The Red Cloud chief., 1888-08-10

Con,e-Tet upon him by the Indian
apo.ls convention and formally accepts
the NOMINATION Il then proceed, as fol-
lows:
VIA; hw creates, law alone can xiii.
Tie ceatUre OF Law. :he saloon, the LIQUOR
frame. eln die only al the laws hands. or at the
Laws sxecuter- Conceived IL ava-icious IL
EQUITY. tor. OF siutU. Legislative weclock. the IL
celse -a.oOE.-he leTalized liquor tra-1c. bastard
child 81 q civilization must go forever branded
with me scarlet letter % its OWL shame.
L S not enough that We reform the individual:
~ r-usl reform the State. The policy OF great
commonwealth o. a whole people must BE- re-
mad, and put in harmony with economic prn-
cp.e,, tne Irae cooperation OF industrial effort.
TIE -SsenIls. conditions OF a National prospect
-. and genuine brotherhood O. man. 50 broad
g demand as XIII can De met z but one way.
= has been Wei salG: A political reform can
become = t.c- Y Government through a politi-
c.. party thai administers Government"
4 reform 30 vast - this We advocate. Irvolv-
lie such radical changes II State and National
policy, = utterly dependent for lis agitation
aaG coasuuma,ion upon some party. agent or
force The National Democratic party in its
Platform utIers 10 word II condemnation OF the
greatest Zoe 10 The Republic the iiQuo- traffic.
That parry having steaGfas-ly II lie urterances
s. National conventions maintained its alliance
20 me American saloon II was no disappoint-
r-e-i TO any one that al St Louis in 1855 il re-
affirmed It's Old position or this. the greatest
question cow being debated among men. Il
was with Erea, reluctance that / accepted
these conclusions and came to admit the I'M
p-ra-Ire need q a new party. while yet
the party 0: nv choice. the National Republican
parry maintained is organization L cost me
the sacrifice ot cherished associations. When
four years ago / enrolled mysel. II the ranks OF
party p-ohio3tiouiscsA under the flag OF Pruhihi-
t,o1. oleached snowy white by the tears OF So /
reI women aLC children through generations OF
so--ow AID want. I have seen no hour OF re-
gre Ever day since then has shown get more
clearly The logic o. Uy course and the III
eFita le truth O. M conclusions Ii Mich
SaE-. Il Texas. II Tennessee and Oregon
sc@{nAc nol-pa--isan efforts 10 establish
PlotinI-ion have failed through parti-
sa. necessity. born OF liquor elements
II oIc pa--y composition In Iowa Rhode Is
land and Maine the laws are saametessiy oetet
20 Ike .easor- The entire trend O. things
these ! - fou- years has proven hopeless the
broader range OF Proh:bltiO-.erect through non
PARTISAN meas and Others equally futile and IS
d 1nal co-sunnatiou the narrow methods OF
local option and high license, Will. FROM the
Supreme Court Itself has come with startling
emphasis Z declaration so ca.lona.iz,uC this ~
foru that Il CT never De Uaoe o. local or state
C--aCIza-lo- .caIo-
The rrs- concern o. good government saio
Il. recent Republican National convention Al
Chicago. = cEe virtue AID sobrieIy OF the peo-
pte and he purity % the hone Revenue then
/, Tot the Governments chief concern whether
coming -ror! internal taxation o. from q tarit
@. lclpor-.lous; auG any source az revenue
which discounts the virtue and soo-iety or the
Teople" and bege-s iHpurlty IN the home
should % The first object assa.lec By every par
y protesting 10 seek gooG government; ~nAe
-h- revenue derived from such . source
should De the frs. 70 re foresworn-not alter
ra,ely. .o- IRE sake o, a protective tar:a, but
positively for The sake OF protection deSrer and
more vita, than the tariff can ever yield HA1
not let the Republican party four years ago
saCvIc De couneiied 10 leave II now. When,
after reading The words ! have quoted. nom q
resolution supplements. 10 but not included in
rs platform. anc finding il these words my
OWE IDEA O. governments chief concern SET
forth. ! search the long platform through
II vain 70 tn6 condemnation q the
saloon or hint o. purpose 70 Asssu Il or any
s.Su o. mora, CONSCIOUS that the saloon Is
acaSe ard IL income TOO unholy for the Nation
70 stxe. j. me CHE. concern has not a place
J. a pa-ys platform and a party has no poicy
- % that chief concern" that party does not
deserve TIE support o. men who love gcoI gov
e-,aenJ -ai would see Il MAINTAINED
The Prohibition pSrty's chief concern Is
To- ne r.--y @. the home and the virtue OF
.pb-,.-y O, a people. That party Is not labor $
--,esr friend which would bar The importation
o. pauperlsm FROM abroad. or closed The tsrin
door OF competition 70 pauperisu industry, and
.he- b- q hCuo- system peroetu2te me manu-
.ac-r-e q paupers and criminals II our midst
with whom honest labor mist compete AND
whom, largely honest labor must support
The letter closes with a review OK the
p-incipI.s OF Prohibition.