The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-09-03

One undertaken then called
Tor the cosnt of undertakers, but q
physician objected that the undertakers
properly followed not the physicians
but the saloons. 37l classed them
selves as mechanics, laborers and farm
ers.
The evening was occupied by a
couple of addresses and some financial
work.
On Thursday morning Mr. Garrett
of Philadelphia reported the formation
of Prohibition league of the Soldiers
and Sailors of the late war who were
present at the Convention, and invited
all others TO join, including those OF
both sides in that war. A letter from
Canton, Ohio, to Hon. Chas. Wolfe,
was read, reporting the formation of a
similar league, or "Legion," in Ohio.
A resolution of the Old Soldiers, con.
cerning the setting up OF a saloon in
the Soldiers Home at Dayton, Ohio,
was read. A colored man reported
that there was a saloon in the Soldiers
Home at Hampton Va. and another in
that at Washington ID. c., putting the
shackles on the men who had aided in
breaking the shackles from his race.
The resolution was amended to include
all these cases and adopted by the
convention.
The committee on Finance reported
that $4,000 should he raised to be ex.
pended in organizing the State, open
ing Head Quarters in Philadelphia
and circulating Prohibition literature
An attempt was made to raise $4,000
of it in the convention, resulted in
pledges of cash amounting to S6,3l9.
While waiting for the committee Oh
Resolutions to bring in the Platform,
couple of colored men were called out
and made some good hits that were
enthusiastically received. Ex-senator
Landon, who voted for Blaine 2 years
ago, made speech, good but over long
In the afternoon, after the usua
singing and prayer, and collection o
5000 for the widow of Rev. Mr.. Had
dock murdered lately in Iowa, Judge
Black reported the Platform. 1t de
clares first for State and National pro
hibition of the Liquor traffic as a crime
arraigns the Democratic and Republic
can parties for unfaithfulness TO thu
interests of the Home and the State
declares that moral efforts must not bt
relaxed, and commends the work OF thu
Women's Christian Temperance Uniol
says that the Prohibition party is th'
only one that gives the voter a chanc'
to vote for Prohibition, and is willing
to be defeated for it; deplores th'
position of the National Government
and demands that it shall not hinde
prohibition in "prohibition states !;
calls for checks upon corporation ant
,monopolles, specially the whisky mon
opoly blames the old parties for no
enforcing the principles of "anti-dis
elimination" upon the Railroads holds
that imported contract labor should b'
forbidden, that American labor should
have first consideration and protection
against the competition of foreign
labor, and that the drink traffic is the
rapacious foe of the prosperity of labo1
and of the security of capital favor'
arbitration between employers and em
ployed demands enforcement of the
laws that protect the Christian Sabbath
which it regards as safeguard of ou'
free institutions denounces the 'sub
mission clause" of the Republican
Platform as deceptive; declares that
sectional feeling between North and
South should be obllterated and com
mends the effort to combine North and
South in National Prohibition party
calls for national law of marriage and
divorce to do away with the present
heterogeneous system, and for the en-
forcement of laws protecting socia
purity denounces the corruption Of
the ballot box as deserving disfran
chisement; and giving thanks to God
for the past, proposes TO go forward.
The Convention then proceeded tt
nomination. All the candidates were
nominated by acclamation and unani
mously. They are Hon. Chas. S
Wolfe of Lewisburg for Governor
Hon. A. A. Barker of Allegheny Co
for Lieutenant Governor, Charles S
Hawley of Lackawanna for Auditor
General John N. Emory of Lawrence
county for Secretary of Internal Affairs
Rev. John NJ. Palmer of Allegheny fol
Congressman-at-large. The latter is
minister of the African M. E. Church
and l believe Presiding Elder.
After speeches by the nominees and
some votes of thanks etc, the Conven
tion adjourned with the doxology
"Praise God from whom all blessings
| flow