The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-27
CONVENTION DAY.
THE PESNsY1vAN1A "pRouIBs"
Nominate Fun State Ticket-RosulutIonu
Adopted-IllInois Democrats ON the
temperance Question The AIIohl.
gan Republican Convention,

HARRISBURG, Pa, August 26.-The Pro.
hibition convention was called to order at
10 O'Clock this morning, Resolutions
were read reCiting that information has
been received Of the opening OF a drinking
saloon in the National Home for disabled
soldiers at Dayton, o, and pronouRcing
the opening Of such place to be a wrong
to the old soldiers and calling upon the
superintendent and managers Of the Home
to close the saloon and protect the In.
mates from the baneIul influence OF drink.
Rev. George H. HeCkerr colored
preacher from Washington, said the same
state Of affairs "a complained OF at the
Dayton Home existed at Hampton, Va,
and at the Home at Washington. The
resolutions were adopted. Nine thousand
dollars was raised to carry on the cam
paign.
After the reading and adoption OF the
platform Charles Wolfe was nominated for
Governor by acClamation, A. A. Barker
was nominated for Lieutenant Governor
by acClamation, Charles I. Hawley, OF
lIaCkawAnna, was nominated for Auditor
General; John N. Emery, OF Lawrence,
for Secretary Of Internal Affairs, and Rev.
]. NJ. Palmer (colored) for Congressman
at Large.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following are the resolutions:
The Prohibition party of Pennsylvania,
by its delegates In convention assembled,
declares
4=First-That tho whole drink system, OF
importation, manufacture, sale or supply
oi intox eating liQuors is State and
National institution, and as a fundamental
object Of our party organization we de.
mand State and National prohibition Of
the same,
second-That tho administration OF the
Government and the execution OF the laws
Ia through the officers chosen by party,
and that party must be held responsible
for uniailhiulness in the discharge Of its
duties; therefore We arraign the RepubIi.
can and Democratic parties as having been
untrue to the people on the liquor ques.
tion, false to proclaimed principles OF
equal Justice to all and special iavors
to none, and Of protection to the weak and
dependent, CallOus to wrongs which the
liquor trade intliCts upon wives and chill
dren, upon industry, trade and domestic
happiness, thrift and prosperity and co.
operators against the people by tue repeal
Of the local option acts against their will
and protest, and by three successive legisla.
lures elected by them rejecting the petit
tions OF thousandsof the best citizens oithe
commonwealth asking for submission to a
pOpular vote OF an amendment to tho con-
stitution forbidding drink marks, the acts
OF these parties in the past as a signboard
for the future, and justify US in asking the
votes OF the SLates TO abandon these part.
les aud unite with the Prohibition party
in support OF measures for the protection
Of our home aud native land.
MORAL sUAsioN.
Third, that moral efforts to reclaim the
drinker and to educate on the nature and
effects OF intoxicants must not be relaxed,
and we approve Of all organic 1tions hay.
Ing these objects specially In view, nota-
bly, the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, by their devoted, practical and
persevering lAbors commands our admira-
tion, emulation aud appreCia!ive reCogni-
tion. Tie Prohibition party pledges It's
cooperation aud influence in prosecution
OF whatever measures and to whatever de-
gree our mothers, wives or sisters may
deem heediul for protecting our homes
from the drinking curse, including civil
equality, aud their counsel and labor in
our party work Of down with the saloon
and up with the home" is cordially in.
yited and welcomed.
Fourth, the Prohibition party is the
only party which gives the citizens the
opportunity Of voting for public officers
not in completely with the liquor business
and removes from the voter oil moral and
responsibility for the evils which the
liquor system inHiCts and Is the only party
willing to be defeated in defense OF prohl-
bltion or to triumph with its triumph.