The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-07-30
Proceedings of the Prohibition Mass Con-
ventiOn of Jackson County.
JACKSON, O., July %, 1885.

, by John l.. Long, Chairman Of the Coun
ty Central Committee. Prayer was Offered
by Rev. Daniel III. Whetsel Mr.. L. B. G
kirkendall was called to the chair as tenn
; pOrary President. MI. j. J.. Long theT
addressed the Convention, speaking hope
fully of the outlook for the party's future
j. A. Calhoun, of Milton, was selected as
Secretary, with VIM. Hunter, of Liberty
as assistant. a motion was made and
carried to appoint a committee of sever
members to report names of candidates
and to select County Central and Exec
utive Committee The Chair appointed
as the Committee b. f. Scott, of Coal
John Darling, of Coal, John L. Long, OF
Lick, Abram Dupre, of Bloomfield, l.. A
F. Summers, of Madison, Geo. w. Fry, OF
Washington, and Daniel III. Whetsel, OF
Lick Committee on Resolutions was
appointed as follows: r. w. Swan, Lick
J. NJ Vandevoort, Milton, and G. r. S
Kirkendall, Milton. BY vote of the Con
vention the temporary officers were de
clared permanent, and the Convention
adjourned until 80 p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Meeting was called to order at 80, by
Chairman Kirkendall, and opened with
prayer by Rev, l.. l.. Magee, of Coalton,
after which the Chairman delivered quite
a long address.
Committee on Resolutions, through
their Chairman, Robt. w. Swan, then pre-
sented their report: The Committee SIM
ply report and reaflirm the platform of
the Springfield Convention of the Prohi-
bition Party as follows:
THE PLATFORM.
|. We demand an amendment to the
Constitution of our State forever prohib-
| iting the manufacture and sale of intoXi-
eating liquors as beverage.
We are unalterably opposed to the en-
actment of laws that propose by license,
| tax or otherwise to regulate the drink
traffic, because they provide for it's con-
| tinuance and afford no protection against
it's ravages. We hold that the proper at
titude of all good citizens toward this
traffic is one of funcompromising hostility,
and that the friends of prohibition should
not suffer themselves to be controlled by
either of the old parties, because these
parties have shown themselves subser
Went to the interests of the liquor traffic.
II. The men who grow rich from all
this misery have paralyzed the arm of
government. They can be put down only
! by movement which controls the legiS-
| lature and all executive offices. The rum
| power, like the slave power, must be van
quished by a new party devoted to that
| express purpose.
III. The position of the two wings of
the great liquor party, the one advocating
| license, declared by the Constitution to be
illegal, and the other unalterably COM
mitted to the principles of taxation and
regulation as formulated in the Scott
law" declared by our Supreme Court to
| be unconstitutional, leaves no loyal citi-
zen any alternative but to cast hiS lot
with the party of Prohibition. A tenn
| perance man r Ominated as q Republican
or Democrat will feel in honor bound to
defend his party platform, and not to push
temperance in way which might hurt
his party by driving off liquor votes. We,
| therefore, urge the friends of humanity
to support the candidates of the Prohibi-
ton. and to form no alliance with the old
parties.
". Moral efforts for reclaiming the
drunkard and extending the pledge of
total abstinence must never be relaxed.
We heartily congratulate the National
Temperance Society, and the noble Union
of Christian women, upon their heroic
labors, and bid all workers for Temper
ance by whatever methods, God speed.
V. In all offices whose functions are
not political postoffices and many others
men should be appointed, retained and
capacity, without regard to party. The
corrupting spoils element must be re-
moved from political contests. We de-
mand full protection of the franchise,
which is the basis of our civil liberties,
and favor the disfranchisement of those
who tamper with votes or voters, and the
most perfect system of registration.
We favor uniform law for the Iegula-
tion of marriage and divorce in all the
States, founded upon the divine law.
The negro race has our hearty sympathy
in its efforts to overcome the disadvan-
tages arising from centuries of oppression,
and in asserting their civil rights.
VI. We oppose violent changes in the
tariff, and such as are made should not be
in the interest of any particular classes,
but made with q fair and impartial con-
sideration of both labor and capital, pro-
ducers and consumers.
VII. We heartily endorse The principles
embraced in the memorial of the Voters
| Union, presented to the several political
parties of the State, and we cordially in
vite the Second Amendment voters to
! support us in the great conflict between
the home and the saloon.
Will God requires and man needs Il
Sabbath both for rest and worship, and
we view with alarm the encroachments
the Christian and civil Sabbath through
the saloon traffic.
1X. We recognize civil government for
man as ordained by his Creator to whose
laws human enactments should conform
as I'm indispensable condition of peace,
prosperity and happiness.
| We recognize with profound gratitude
the invaluable services of the w. G. r. u,
and record with delight their endorsement
of the Prohibition party. We respectfully
and earnestly ask their eminent services
in the campaign upon which we are en-
tering, and we pledge them that, to the
extent of our ability, we will assist them
in their work.
With all good citizens of our Common
wealth we join in grateful acknowledge
ment of our unceaSing obligations to the
soldiers and sailors who in the late war
fought their countiy's battles and secured
its integrity and perpetuity, and we
would limit the nations Indebtedness to
them only by its ability to bestOW.
We express our entire confidence in eX-
Governor st. John, who represented the
National Prohibition party in 1884, our
admiration of the ability displayed by
him during that campaign, and the Chris
tian spirit manifested since its close.
Mr. j. A. Calhoun made an unsuccess-
full attemptto get in aresolution pledging g
the meeting in favor of the right of suf-
frage for women, after which the report
of the Committee was adopted without
dissent.
Geo. w. Fry, Chairman of Committee
on Nominations, read the report of that
Committee as follows: Representative,
Daniel Ii. Whetsel, of Lick; Prosecuting
Attorney, l.. b. G. Kirkendall, of Milton;
Treasurer, Joseph Gooding, of Milton
Recorder, Robt w. Swan, of Lick; Com
missioner, VIM. Hunter, of Liberty; Sur
veyor, Ross Barton, of Bloomfield; In
firmary Director, Edward Buckley, of
Franklin. Central Committee, John l..
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