The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-09-04

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responsibility for the eYils which th
liquor business inflicts, and it is tn,
, only party willing to be defeated in de
fense of prohibition or to triumph will
its triumph.
8. That we deplore the fact that ou
government remains a partner in thi
traffic by issuing permits to sell in tn,
Territories, District of Columbia, tn,
Capitol buildings. in States where tn,
traffic is prohibited and to fill its treas
ury with the SSO,OOO,O0O revenue from
this polluted source, and we demant
that Congress shall by law forbid tn,
issue of such tax receipts or permits il
States, districts or counties where the
liquor traffic is prohibited by law.
q. That corporations are created tc
subserve the public welfare and should
be held to a strict compliance with the
Object Of their creation and its subiec.
tion to the law. That corporation
monopolists, oiiice-seeking, oflice-hold.
ing monopolists, with the liquor trading
monopolists now form triple alliance
in the Republican and Democratic par.
ties for influencing the executive, legis.
lative and judicial branches of the gov.
crnment, dangerous topublc liberty and
hostile to the interests of the people,
which calls for courageous and energetic
measures for their subiection.
I. That we favor the enforcement by
laws of section : and article II of our
State Constitution, which provides
against discrimination in charges OF
facilities for transportation by abate-
mant, drawback or otherwise" and
against "any preferences in furnishing
cars or motive power by transportation
companies of the State, and we charge
the Republican and Democratic parties
as being false to the people and favcring
corporations by not removing by efficient
legislation during the past twelve years
the wrongs and abuses which this article
of the Constitution was intended to cor.
rect
s. That imported contract or pauper
labor should be forbidden and our i'm
migration laws so changed that, while
excluding no nationality, the peace and
security Of life and property and the in
terests of American industry should be
protected against the introduction of
the criminals, idlers and vagrant class
Of all nations.
8. American labor, skill and capital
employed in agriculture, mining. manu-
features, commerce and the mechanic
arts should have first consideration and
protection against the competition of
foreign labor and capital in our tariff
and other laws. We regard capital
rightfully employed as the friend and
helper, and not the enemy of labor. and
any opposition or inldclty of either
must act to the injury of both. The
drink saloon, which absorbs so much of
the wages of labor and incites to discon-
tent, tumult, boycottism. anarchism and
riot, is the rapacious foe OF labor and
capital. The suppression of the saloon
would do more for the prosperity of la
Dor and the security of capital than any
other remedy in the power of legislation.
We invite the cooperation of employe ers
and employees to secure the destruction
of this foe to both. Arbitration for the
just arrangement of differences arising
between employers of labor and their
employees is a manly, christian method,
equally applicable to individual, corpora
tions, States and nations, and should be
provided for by State, national and in
ternational law.
10. That we believe in the Christian
Sabbath as an Indispensable safeguard
of our cherished institutions, justified
as well by nature and reason as by re-
liSious Precept. We demand the strict
enforcement of all laws against it's vio-
lation, and hold in abhorrence as mimi
cal to the best interests of the people
the so-called continental Sunday;"
that all corporations, public and private
and chief among them the
drink trallic, engaged in secularizing
the day, are YiOlatOrs of wholesome laws
and robbers OF both health and rest from
their dependent employees.
II. We dcnOunCe and rcpudiate the
So-called submission resolution of the
late Republican State Convention as de-
ceptiyc and "a snare To catch votes. Il
prJclaims an opinion of judgment that
The Legislature should adopt measures
for submission OF an amendment. but
makes no pledge OF the party either
Iayorlug prohibition or to sustain such
submission, and il was so declared ia
the convention and since by the Re
publican press. The position of the
National Republican platform, with the
silence and acquiescence of the liquor
men, interprcts its secret meaning and
purpose and leaves no hope of aid from
he Republican party in removing the |
wills Of the liquor business in Pennsyl- |
iania.
49, 4 hfAA wv eANhlhllhl lNNllllEN bf'- 3
ween North and South should be oh |
itefated; but we despair so long as the |
Democratic and Republican parties sur |
i've TO rekindle old jealousies and re-
i've Old memories. We, therefore, COM |
nend The effort to combine North aud |
south in National Prohibition party .
n the one great common cause of free /
ng the whole land from the drink /
urSe
l3. That our present Heterogeneous
avs regulating marriage and divorce in
lac social state are a shame to our civil
lalion, and we demand a national law
onformable TO the divine law and uni
orm for all States, and that all laws
of social purity shall be strict
Y enforced.
II. That disfranchisement as pun
,hmcnt for acts OF corruption Of the
oter, of false counts and false returns
I votes east at our elections. should be
uacted. We druouuce the practice of
arty managers OF paying the taxes of
otrrs in order To secure lheiryulrs we
hnounco the plea that To the victors In
lcctiuns belong he spoils of appoint
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