The Worthington advance., 1888-08-02
The Prohibition Party.
The Minnesota Slate Convection Held at St
Paul. Where 4 Platform IL Put Forth and

PAUL 1i Piatfof% "S'St IS aSt fSrth sd and
Ticket Nominated.
The largest prohibition gathering ever
seen in the Northwest was the Minnesota
prohibition state convention which assem-
bled in st: Paul. J: W. Earle,
in motto motion as as Temporarily tenn y %aG%nsay ehair%aGy
The report of the committee on creden
tails showed iO5 delegates, representira
sixty-i counties, present. The committee
on permanent organization reported the
following as the permanent officers of the
convention: Chairman S. B. Williams OF
minneapolis; secretary, John J. Moe of Twin
Valley: assistant secretary, d. +. Shepherd
Of St. Paul. In his speech Of acceptance Mr..
Williams alluded to the fact that
he once before presided :, over u
state convention where there were
them left before the convention was over be-
cause some of tho others were so strong on
prohibition sentiment.
Col. Balm of Kentucky came into the hall
at this juncture and was escorted to the plat
form amid rapturOus applause. He after
ward made u telling speech.
The committee on resolutions, through its
secretary, Rev. w. ". Satterlce madc it's re-
port. 1t was read by resolutions and adopt-
ed with very little change those Which we're
made being in wording and not in matter
The platform, as adopted follows:
Whereas, In all great reforms, history is
constantly repeating itself, and as tho great
conflict for the fall ofchattel slavery through
out the world has been fought and won, we
now have another not less glorious, resulting
to all lands, namely, the overthrow
Of alcoholic despotism which demand our
mishtint efforts. England led in tho first
American is leading in this and tho king OF
kings is at the head Of our columns. In this
latter conflict the issue is between the con-
tinnod supply Of intoxicnnts by manufacture,
sal" and importation and it's immediate and
unconditional prohibition.
Resolved. Thatin thefuture ofthis conflict
We fully endorse the national platform
adopted at Indianapolis by tho Prohibition
party, Qnd commend to the sufTragcs Of all
citizens its nominees, Gen. Clinton b. Fisk
and Dr. John A: Brooks. as president and
vico president of these United States. that
We regard tho saloon traffic as the great
curse of the human race and the most dan
g"rous element i'll our government, and wo
demand it's stota!suppresson by constitutions
al and statutory enuctmcnts.
Resolved That. rs the license law of Min
ncsota grants all the revenue derived from
tho saloons in the villages and cities to their
own Eac. while the taX;t ion resulting is boruo
very largely by the farmer element, without
power to prevent tho granting Of such
license, wo declare such law Unjust and ap.
peal to tho farmers to assist us in crushing
til" saloon and preventing their robbery
Resolved, That tho Endorsement of tho
li'..ns" system by dealers and manufacturers
of int oxiclnts is prima f:cie evidence that
liccusc, whether high or low, promotes t1cir
business and gives them q monopoly of
traffic that is believed to be q public evil,
md proves tho churgo that license is a bar to
prohibition.
Resolved That high license has not anpre-
ciabiy decreased the OWLS Of inten, roranco in
our state, and has proven itself rs great
failure in practice aa it has always been
rapidly Increasing. and that here as else
wherr. their reduction is only tom porary;
that it i. good law. good logic and good rea-
son that whoever aids. abcts or countonarces
a crime il urcessory thereto, and the Rep,b-
lean end Dclnocratic part ns do, by their IL
~er,c laws, give legal standing to the LIQUOR
crime and are therefore jointly responsible
for itA results.
Resolved. That We especially confirm tho
action of our national convention on the
Sabbath question us judicous and wise, pro-
viding for the protection Of our citizens who
relgi ously observe the seventh day as Sab
bath
Resolved, That tho announced intention
of tho national Republican party to remove
from tobacco and Intoxicating beverages tho
internal revenue taxes without nboiishins
the saloons and for the purpose OF mant;,n-
HH niSu protccIl'e l'lElu upon articles OF
Necessity in ordinary use, will result in cheap
whisky and tobacco and yh-price,l clothing,
and is opposed to tho best interests OF the
people.
Resolved, That wo recognize tho Demo
cratic party us the sclf-cOnicsscd advocate
and defender of the liquor traffic. and, while
We admire its candor, we ucploro it's lack oi
conscience regarding great evil which is de-
stroying the very foundations Of our rcpub-
Gc
Resolved. That great hindronce to the
suppression Of tho traffic in beverages by the
state law is found in the legal right ofcitizens
fOthcr states and countries to import such
liquors into prohibition states, and We declare
it to DO the iInmediate duty ofrongress undor
the power to regulate commerce, both foreign
and Interstate, to prohibit tho importation
of Intoxicating beverages into any state
where the saloon traffic is made q statutory
Irime. This is u national question Of pcrma.
ncnt Importance demanding the power Of a
Resolved, That 1t is the dnty Of tho state
legislature to require each railway company
doing business in the state to provide suit
able and adequate stock yards at such sta
tons as may be designated by tho railroad
commissioners for the handling and shipping
Of grain cattie and other products under
such rules and regulations as will insure to
every shipper equal rights, facilities and
privileges.
Recognizing and declaring that tho prohi
hitiOn of the liquor traffic has become the
dominant issue in national politics, We invite
to full party fellowship all those who on this
one dominant issue arc with US agreed, In
the full belief that this party can and will re-
move sectional differences, promote nationa
unity and insure the best welfare of our en-
tire land.
We recognize with heartfelt thanks the ed
ncntional work of the Woman's Christian
Temperance union, the Good Templars, thu
Sons Of Temperance and the Scandinavian
and Father Mathew Total Abstinence socie
tics, which have contributed 80 much toward
making the present measure of success posi-
be.
Mr. Pinkham. after some minor busines!
was transacted nominated Hugh Harrison
as the prohibition candidate te for Governor
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