Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-28
Fighting E g the Saloons.
New York Prohibitionists Nom-
 mate a State Ticket.
W. MARTIN JONES FOR GOVERNOR
A Platform stronsly Declaring Agains.
 the Liquor Tranap Adopted A Tent Campaign Urged tor Interior Counties.
 The Michigan Prohibition Convention.

SYRACUSE, N. Y., June 2S.-The state Prohibition conventioh yesterday adopted | platform and nominated state ticket, ad- journed and went Rome. As before, the | convention opened with prayer meeting. | The committee on platform made this report: |
 Recognizing God a5 the supreme ruler of | men and the source of all just authority in | government, we, the Prohioitionis.s of New | York, through our representatives, in con | vention assembled, do submit the following ! declarations:
 First-The traffic in alcoholic beverages produces misery, pauperism, want, wretched- ness, taxation, ruin, crime and death. 1t affairs. It is foe to the home, menace to the church, and a growing peril to the state, and it's total prohibition is demanded by every interest of political economy, of mora relationship and of social life.
 Second-The total prohibition of this traffic can be secured only through the policy which outlaws the traffic and refuses it all legal recognition by the policy of license in any form for any price.
 Third-The policy of prohibition can be applied to this traffic only through some poli- tical agency or source, and can be applied with success only through such force or agency as favors the policy. Therefore, Prohibition party is imperative, that the principle may have an embodiment and that the policy may be sustained through the ad- ministration of the law.
 Fourth-While there is and must be national policy of any kind concerning the liquor traffic, national party is and must be necessary to establish and maintain na- tional policy of prohibition, and eYe reafirm our allegiance to the national Prohibition party. We ratify with hearty enthusiasm the nominees of that party for president and vice president of the United States, and we call upon all parties to indorse this nomina- tion at the polls.
 Fifth-The organization of the liquor men for the avowed purpose of defying the law, and their repeated assertions that prohibition laws cannot be enforced, demonstrates that the liquor traffic is disloyal of character revolutionary in it's methods, and of treason able intent, and any political party that allies itself with or does not condemn said traffic becomes either on active participant in or silent indorser of the disloyalty and treason by it shown. Thus declaring ourselves upon the supreme issue which this party was organized to meet, this to be the dominant question on which good citizens should now agree; upon all other questions we adopt and indorse the ut terances of our national Prohibition plat form put forth at Ind lnapolis, also our state platform of 1887, and invite the faithful CO operation of the votef of this state. l The report was adopted as whole after several futile efforts st amendment. Mir. Mead raportad for the committee on finance and immediately began hustling for subscriptions, whiclr in a short time rolled up to SC, 143, to be used for the good of the cause. s-.-z~ss F4 These resolutions were submitted to the convention as supplementary to the platform, and their adoption was recommended by the committee:
 Since the object and aim of the Prohibition party are in line with the spirit and tread of | the Scripture teaching therefore | Resolved, That we afectionately urge upon the clergy the privilege and duty of teaching from their pulpits the principles of prohi- \ bition.
 Resolved, That this convention recommends the use of the tent campaign in every county ! in the state wherever practicable, and that ! the state committee assist counties that shall | introduce the use of the tent from funds that | shall be contributed for campaign purposes | Resolved, That the Prohibition party of ! New York heartily approves the system of | medal contests, and thanking w. Jennings | Demorest for his generous offer of medals, we recommend that county and town committees | take advantage of the system to create Pro- | Intuition sentiment and recruit Prohibition | voters.
 Whereas, Some controversy has arisen be- cause of the invitation extended to the Women's Christian Temperance union to
 send two delegates from each county union \ to this convention, to avoid such controversy | hereafter, therefore
 Resolved, That we recommend the election '
 at least as delegates from each county Resolved, That the organization of uni ! formed Prohibition campaign clubs, embrac- ing both senior and junior Prohibitionists, be
 encouraged by us as being practical and eff
 cient aids to the increase of our numbers and
 the successful accomplishment of the work which lies before us
 Resolved, That we approve the organiza- | ton of the Prohibition Army of the Blue and
 the Gray, and heartily indorse their purpose | and work.
 Resolved, That steps be taken by this con-
 vention to secure more perfect system of
 local temperance literature for the informa- Il tion of the masses. Recognizing the importance in every cam
 paign of strongly occupying strategic points, ! we recommend to the attention of the state
 committee vigorous tent work at Saratoga
 Springs, the cosmopolitan summer resort
 Resolved, That the vote of the representa-
 tive of our government at the Berlin con
 gress against permitting liquor to be taken F into the Congo valley was a mere mockery,
 while the government he represented per.
 mits the citizens to do what he voted should
 not be done; that the interests of legitimate
 trade and industry as we'll as the claims o1
 morality and good government demand that
 the exportation of intoxicating beverages te
 any and every mission field be prevented by law.
 The resolution recommending the election of two women in each county as delegates ts
 all future state conventions was passed witt
 few dissenting votes. All the other resolu
 tions were adopted unanimously.
 The roll call of counties was then proceeded
 with for the nomination for governor
 Speeches were limited to five minutes. Tn,
 Rev. A. J. Church, of Albany county, in
 vigorous speech presented the name of Ben | <En bs 1F