West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28

service rendered to the common cause by
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Of the State and Nation, and of all other
women active in the cause.
FVfh. We insist upon faithful enforce
msnt in every public school in the State, In
letter and in spirit, OF the law recently pass
ed by the Legislature, requiring instruction
in regard to the effects of alcohol and other
narcotics upon the human system.
Si1th. The re-submission of the question
of Prohibition in a number of the counties
and portions of others of the State, against
the protest of so large portion of the best
citizens thereof; and the refusal to submit
the question to the people of the wards OF
Baltimore City and other portions of the
State where the sale of intoxicating liquors
is unrestricted, and the utter disregard Of
the sacred right of petition by the delegates
from Baltimore City in the House, in re-
fusing even to present the petitions Of q
large number of our best citizens, praying
for such submission to the voters of the
wards of the city, deserve our severest
con domination. To this extent indeed,
Government of the people, for the people,
and by the people, has been superseded by
government of the liquor dealers, for the
liquor Dealers and by the liquor Dealers
Seventh. We maintain that labor and capt.
tai are mutually dependent, and that public
law should be such as to secure equal pro-
lection to both; and in cases where their
interests are supposed to conflict, we
earnestly recommend the principle OF arbi-
| tration. We call the attention OF both
employers and employed to the disturbing
and destructive influence of the drink
places upon both capital and labor, and
invite cooperation in the adjustment Of
the trade as the surest and best way of
securing harmony in their mutual rela-
tions.
Eighth We affirm that the placing of our
civil service, National, State and Municipal,
on the basis of merit as tested by COMPETE
tive examination, rather than of fealty to
men or parties, the securing of municipal
| reform, the establishment of harmony
between labor and capital; in short, every
great interest, State or national, moral or
economical, will be safer in the hands of a
party drawing It's support from the sober,
industrious intelligent class, which is sure
to form the bone and sinew Of distinctive
ly Temperance organization, than in the
hands Of any party controlled by or allied
to the liquor power, which Is politically the
most unscr upulous and morally and
economically the most destructive in the
country.
Ninth. We insist upon full protection to
every voter in the full, free exercise of the
franchise, and that a fair count and return
of votes cast, must be secured. Disfranchise-
ment should be the penalty to all who In
anywise interrupt or corrupt the ballot.
Tenth. We declare that the bitter perse-
cution, the malignant Misrepresentation,
the burning in effigy and the petty annoy
ances and injuries to which many Prohi-
bitionists were subjected after the last
Presidential campaign, were an outrage
upon our free institutions, a shame and dis
grace to all who engaged In or sympathized
with them, and a manifestation of spirit
OF intolerance and bigotry which calls for
the severest condemn alton of all good citi-
zens.
Eleventh. We urge the immediate organi-
cation of Baltimore City, the counties,
towns and election districts of the State and
especially the organization OF Prohibition
clubs throughout the State, in accordance
with the plan of organization adopted by
the Convention.
The announcement of each sue
cessive plank was greeted with ap.
plause. Certain points in the Re-
port were briefly discussed, but it
being manifest that the Platform
was safe, sound and satisfactory, the
Report was adopted as a whole,
unanimously and enthusiastically.
The following was offered, and
unanimously adopted:
Resolutions FavOrIng a PrOhibi.
tory Constitutional Amend
ment.
Resolved, That while we thank God for
what has been done toward the destruction
of the Liquor Traffic in State, by Local
Option we, the Prohibition Party Of Mary
land, will never rest satisfied until our State
That we rejoice in the outlook that we
shall soon have the opportunity to engage in
a contest to secure Constitutional Prohib-
itory Amendment for our State:
That we pledge ourselves to use our in
fuence in sending men favoring PIohib-
itory Amendment to our Constitutional
Convention, If the people shall vote in favor
Of such Convention in 1887, and in the event
of the submission OF such an amendment,
we will most earnestly work to secure its
adoption by the people.
That we request our central and county
officers to take such steps to carry out the
spirit of these suggestions, as in their judg-
mani NAV he most afficient