Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-24

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put on record the platform Of the state
prohibition party, adopted at EmPoria,
July IA:
THE PLATFORM.
The prohibition party Of Kansas in
/ delegate convention assembled July IA,
adopt the following as the principles TO
which We are unalterably committed,
and for the adoption OF which, as the
policy Of our state and nation, We VIII
zeslOusly labor.
First-We recognize Almighty God
as the rightful sovereign Of all nations
and peoples, from whom all lust powers
whose laws all human enactments should
square as the only safety, happiness and
prosperity for mankind.
Second-That We regard the cOnstitu-
tiOnal and statutory prohibition OF the
liquor traffic both In state and nation as
the most vital and important political is
sue, realizing that said traffic is the cause
of crimes-ths source Of poverty, the
arch enemy Of labor. the foe OF industry,
[ the destroyer OF private as well as public
virtue, the great parent Of sedihOn,
anarchy, vice, social and industrial dis
order and the fountain Of political cor
rupton, and we pledge our lives, our
/ fortunes and our sacred honor for its
total humiliation; our best endeavors to
secure the election Of officers who believe
In the principal Of prohibition and VIII
use their official power for the enforce
ment thereof In the state and nation; and
I to that end we demand that the federal
/ government shall use all It's constitu-
tional power to prohibit the liquor
traffic for beverage purposes in the
l territories, District Of Columbia, and es-
! pecialIy In the capitol building OF the
nation; that no revenue stamps for the
| sale Of liquors either in the territories,
| District Of Columbia or the states, where
+ prohibition has been adopted, should be
/ issued, unless the applicant therefor has
/ complied with the prohibition law Of
said state; that the interstate traffic In
/ the same should be prohibited, and We
| protest against the government receiving
q single penny Of revenue from the
! liquor traffic anywhere, and We demand
| that the prOhibitOry law Of Kansas shall
I be amended so as to render the
! enforcement thereof throughout the
state more effective against the
dram shops as well as the drug
/ shops, "by providing for the seizure of
/ the offending element, the Intoxicating
! liquors, by legal action similar TO the
/ proceedings against struggled goods un-
/ der the laws Of the United States, and by
/ such other legislation as viii not only
/ close the open saloons but the open drug
shops In the state Of Kansas" We are
! opposed to the submission Of any PrOpO-
sitiOn to repeal the prohibition amend
ment, and We demand that congress shall
submit an amendment to the constitution
of the United States, prohibiting the
manufacture, importation and sale Of dis
! TILED and fermented liquors for beverage
/ purposes to the states for their adoption
or rejection.
/ Third-That we oppose offices with a
life tenure; a judiciary independent Of
! and irresponsible to the people; the dis
| tribution of the government Offices by
! the government officials, and are In
favor Of stripping our members Of con
/ gress Of federal patronage; to the legis-
lation that disCriminates In favor of one
section or one class OF citizens to the dis
advantage Of another; to any system Of
( taxation that increases the cost OF the
necessities Of life; We are IN favor Of
raising revenues by taxing the Injuries
of life, thus laying the heavy burdens
upon those who are able to bear them.
Fourth-That We are in favor Of the
unrestricted coinage and use as currency
of both gold and silver and the use by
the general government OF the surplus
In the treasury as fast as it accumulates
and not necessary for the current eZ-
/ penses Of the government; to the eXtin-
guishment Of the public debt, and that
such gold and silver currency be supple
mented by the issuance OF gresnbacks
sufficient to meet the demands of trade
and the wants Of the people, and that the
same be made legal tender for all debts,
public and private.
Fifth-That We believe IN the political
equality of the sexes, and We demand
that the legislature submit such an
amendment to the people, for adoption
or rejection to the constitution Of the
state as viii secure to women equal pO-
htical rights with men; and We demand
that polygamy be suppressed by the
Judiciary, If it can, by the military il it
must
Sizth-We believe the right OF SUI
frage should be uniform throughout the
United States In the election Of all our
national officers, guarded by Just and
efficient laws, securing a fair ballot, an
honest count and accurate expression Of
the popular VIII.
Seventh-That we are opposed to all
mOnopolies Of every form and character,
managed by the few to the detriment Of
the many; to grants of public lands to
corporations putting them beyond the
reach Of actual settlers. And inasmuch
as the right to enter upon and hold the
public domain under the homestead and
presumption laws is regarded as the
settled policy Of the country, we hold
that those seeking homes should be per
mitted to settle upon the same without
Interference or mOlestatiOn, and that all
disputes In regard thereto be settled by
/ the government Immediately; and we
demand the speedy forfeiture Of all IN
earned land grants; We also favor the
establishing Of a government postal
telegraph system.
/ Eighth-That We are In favor Of the
enactment by the congress Of the United
/ States Of general pension law by which
/ all hOnOrably discharged soldiers and
/ sailors Of the union who are so far d.
/ bled by wounds or disease as to be I--s-
/ pacitated for making a living may be
/ placed upon the pension rolls, without
regard to whether such disability was
contracted while In the service or since
his discharge therefrom, provided such
/ disability was not the result Of
culpa5le negligence, recklessness or
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