Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-06-09
FHIRD PARTY PROHIBITI0NIsrs.
The National Ticket is Fiske and Brooks
Tho Platform.

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Tho Platform.
INDIANAPOLIS, May H.-The convention
| reassembled at q late hour this morning.
| The W0man's suffrage question caused q
Very acrimonious debate. Afler this matter
had been tided over the convention proceed
| to the collection of voluntary contributions
| for tho campaign fund. Twenty-6 five thous-
and dollars were soon subscribed. The
largest subscription was $500, donated by
| Mr.. Sturtsvant of Boston.
At 8 o'clock the committee on resolutions,
led by Chairman James Black, with Miss
Frances E. Willard on his arm, entered the
door. A few moments later, it was announced
the committee was ready to report, and Sec
! rotary Small, of the convention and commit
the committee as follows:
The prohibition party, in national cOnven-
ton assembled, acknowledging Almighty
God as the source of all power in govern
ment, do hereby declare:
l. That the manufacture, importation, ex-
portation, transportation and sale of alcohol,
ic beverages shall be made public crimes and
punished az such.
2. That such prohibition must be secured
through amendments of our national and
state constitutions, enforced by adequate
laws, adequately supported by administrative
authority; and to this end the organization of
the prohibition party is imperatively de-
manded in the state and nation.
3. That any form of license, taxation or
regulation of the liquor traffic il contrary to
good government; that any party which sup
ports its regulation by license or tax enters
into an alliance with such traffic and becomes
the actual foe of state welfare, and that we
arraign the republican and democratic par
ties for their persistent attitude in favor OF
licensed iniquity, whereby they oppose the
demand of the people for prohibition, and,
through open completely with the liquor
cause, defeat the enforcement of the law. /
4. For the immediate abolition of the in-
ternal revenue system, whereby our national
government is deriving support from our
greatest national vice.
8. That adequate public revenue being
necessary, it may properly be raised by inn
port duties and by equitable assessments
up n the property and legitimate business of
the country, but import duties should be 80
reduced that no surplus shall be accumu-
lated in the treasury and that the burdens of
taxation shall be removed from foods, cloth
ing, and other comforts and accessories of
life.
6. That civil service appointments for all
civil Offices, chiefly clerical in their duties,
should be based upon moral, intellectual and
physical quail fications and not upon service
or party necessity.
Z. That the right of suffrage rests ON no
more circumstance Of race, color, sex or
nationality, and that when, from any cause,
it has been held from citizens who are of
suitable age and mentally and morally quail
fed to exercise an intelligent ballot it should
be restored by the people through the legis-
latures Of the several states. on such educa-
tional basis as they may deem wise.
8. For the abolition Of polygamy and the
establishment Of laws governing: marriage
and divorce.
8. For prohitinR all combinations Of capt.
tai to control and to increase the cost of pro-
ducts for popular consumption.
10. For the preservation and defense OF
the Sabbath as q civil institution without op-
pressing any who religiously observe the
same or any other day than the first day of
the week; that arbitration is christianwise
and economic method Of settling national
diffe ences, and some method OF Judicious
legislation be applied to the settlement of
disputes between large bodies Of employees
and employers; that the abolition Of the
saloon would remove burdens moral,
physical, pecuniary and s0cial-which now
Cypress labor and rob it of its earnings, and
would prove to be wise and successful way
of promoting labor reform. and We invite
labor and capital to unite with us for the ac-
complishment thereof; that monopoly in !
land is wrong to the people, and public land
should be reserved to actual settlers, and
that men and woman should receive equal
wages for equal work. II
IL. That the immigration laws should be-
30 enforced as to prevent the introduction
dependent institutions and of others phys
ically incapacitated for self support, and
that no person should have . ballot in any
state who Is not . citizen of the United
States. III
Recognizing and declaring that pro-
hibition of the liquor traffic has become q
dominant issue in national politics We invite |
to full party fellowship all those who on.
this dominant issue are with Us agreed in |
the full belief that this party cae and will |
remove sectional differences, prom 0te |
national unity and insure the best welfare Of |
our native land. II
The reading of the document was greeted |
with applause. and a. each plank was com,
pleted the paragraph was marked with loud |
cheers and cries of ''That's all right" Il
Aminority report was made to the conven-
ton advising against the voman's suffrage |
plank. This caused much excitement In |
the convention. Dozens of speeches were |
made pro and CON but finally the majority
report of the committee was adopted With
out change. The principal argument |
against the woman's suffrage plank was
that II would lose the party votes IN tho
northwe.t and in the south.
order of business for the nominating Of.
candidates for president and vice president
Clinton B. Fiske, Of New jersey, was the
only nominee for the presidency. His
was made unanimous amid
much enthusiasm. Several nominations
were made for the vice presidency but al
declined but John A. Brooks, Of Kansas.
His nomination was then made BY acclama-
ton. The work Of the convention having |
baen completed e adjourned sine die.
Judge Hayes DEED.
Bomn CrrY, IDAHo, June 1-James B.
HAYES, chief Justice Of the supreme count Of
HE territory, died yesterday, eyed B.