Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-04
THE PROHIBITION PLATFORM.

The prohibitionists met 10 tn,
number " 1900 and upwards IN
national convention, In Indiana
polls, last Thursday, and during q
two dnys session completed theiI
business and adjournOd,, II wns
supposed that the question Of suf.
rage would stir up somo dlscord, and
It's consideration produced a lively
debate; but II was squarely met IN
the platform adopted, and the third
party stands committed 10 female
suffrage. "Thc right Of suffrage, -
they declare, "rcsts on no mere cir
cumstance Of race, color, sex or
nationality" II has been held by
the courts that the electoral suffrage
is not right, because II can be re-
strictcd 10y the lawmaking power
an any educational or property
qualification that may be- deemed
cXpedicnt; and this resolution, after
declaring the right Of women,
Chinese or any other alien race 10
vote, provides for "such educational
basis" "as may be wise There Is an
inconsistency In this. II the suffrage
Is "A right-a" inherent rlght-to
man and woman alike, what author
ity can the lnwmaking power Estate
or nationaD plead, TO limit this
sacred heritage by imposing an
educational limitation? There IL
lack Of consideration manifest In
this.
or course There is II land monopoly
plank. "rhe monopoly In hnd,n
the platform declares, "is n wrong
10 the people, and public land should |
bc reserved 10 actunl settlers" This
comes rather late In the day, and
might bee secuted 10y the lrrevcrcnt
ns n political chestnut. During the
war, when II was uncertain whether
the government would survive Ia
administer the public domain, the
republicans who remained In con-
gress, lthc southern democrats hav-
ing retired with elusive mninron-
adc,l made prohise aud prodigal
grants Ia every railroad aud other
corporation that applied, and public =
sentiment seemed 10 approve the
bounty, but the country survived
the strain, and the credit mobilier
and other frauds that grew out this
hand partition, gave the country I
such distastc for the practice, that l
the rcVerso swing ~ the pendulum ,
has been reached, and now u grant J
of land 20 the most mcritorious en- /
lorprise, no member Of congrrss q
would have the hardihood Ia advo- I
'ate Clovclund's late SECRETARY Of 4
.he Interior l., q, G. Lamar /
brought rcbcl n,ncor and the most a
iagmnt ncpotism into the dcpat-
ncnt, hut lac got afier the gr,edy
and subsidists with inmense &
and millions of acn,s OF e
lncarncd railroad grants were NJ "a
torcd to the public domain during e
lis incumhcncy. "
ou the liquor question thcse cold 4
water apostles arr oNtmyagant AS h
vcr The hrst plank of their plat "
num consists of this hold dcclar- 81
tion; 4
That the manufacture, lmporta. -
on, expectation, transportation
nd sale of alcoholic hovcagt's shall
made pablo crimes and punished Ia
! such
They demand that such prohibi. \.
on hc sccupod through amend. -.
'cnts 20 our national and state con. ~
i'nions cntorsd 10y propcr laws. -,
my form Of hocnse or regulation of -,
'c liquor tmttic is pronounced con. ~ ~
AIRY "a g0ld government, hence ~
icy favor the immediate abolition 80,
all internal taxes, whereby our
'uonal goNrrnmcnI," to us, their 4
eNorahlc loglc "ls deriving sup Ing
NJ mum our gpalcst national the
oe.n Of,
ENtNmos movt The policy of the
g high tarin men and thos, c,ld pol
ter icono'lasls Is not irNN,oncil. Tn
'e. Jndgv Kelly, oi Rnnsylvania, lit
J high prios, az our protective sys- ho'
a, wants the tax on whisky aud n
'aoco abolished Ia orier thai the a.,
sent tanff on impaired g,s.ds. Min
y le retained "a suppoFt uhe gov IA,
nent and the lhinl pauy. nrt. OuI