The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-08-16
FISK AND BROOKE
Tho Prohibition Candidates for President and
Vice President Write Letters Of Acc eptance.

Tho Prohibition Candidates for President and
Vice President Write Letters Of Acceptance.
The following is a synopsis Of Gen. Fisks
letter Of acceptance:
Within few years the temperance reform
has altogether changed front. Temperance
habit alone; they oppose legislation, law, tho
purpose OF political parties, the policy OF
state and nation. What low creates law
alone can kill. The creatures of law, the
saloon, the liquor traffic, can die only at the
laws executor. 1t is not enough that we re-
form the individual; We must reform tho
s Msah, The policy Sho Of great conn
remade and put in harmony with
sound economic principles. So broad
demand as this con be met in but one way.
"a political reform can become fact in gov
eminent only through political party that
administers government. reform so vast
as this We advocate, involving such radical
changes in state and national policy, is ut
terly dependent for it's agitation and con-
summation on some party agent or force to
give it shape. The national Democratic
party in it's platform utters no word in con-
domination Of the greatest foe in the republic
in Tennessee and in Oregon so-calIed non
partisan efforts to establish prohibition
have failed through partisan necessity. 1.-THE
first concern Of good government" says the
recent national convention at Chicago, sis
the virtue and sobriety Of the people and the
purity of the home" Revenue, them Is not
the governments chief concern, whether COM
ing from internal taxation or from a tariff
on importations, and any source Of revenue
which discounts "the virtue and sobriety OF
the people, and begets impurity in the home
should be the first object assailed by every
party protesting to seek good government
knew at Chicago in June, that the bubble bic
surplus, which in 1884 itleclared dangerous,
and then proposed to reduce, comcs-about
20 per cent of itrfrom source more danger.
GUS than the surplns-the liquor traffic
The Prohibition party's "chief concern" Is
for the purity OF the home, and the virtue
glad and reverent hands the only party
standard on which is inscribed, "For God and
Home and Native Land" We con and do
assert that prohibition is "the dominant is
sue in national politics." and we can and do
Invite to full party fellowship oil who on
this one dominant issue are with US agreed"
John A. Brooks letter accepting the vice
presidential nomination on the Prohibition
ticket is as follows:
After acknowledging tho honor conferred
upon him, he denounces in the strongest
terms monopolies and trusts, which he says
are against a wholesome revision of the tor
if. He says the country will hold each Of
form and that the platform of the prohibit
ton party is the wisest Of the three. He
does not hesitate to declare that tho surplus
in the treasury is a constant menace to the
business interests of the country. The pros
pect of removing the tax from whisky must
depend altogether upon the purpose intended
to be accomplished by such removal. The
tariff itself pleads q right to existence on tho
grounds of it's recognition by the govern
ment and the revenue it pays into the public
treasury. Strike down this defense and IN
outraged public would not long suffer it's con-
tinuancs. The Prohibition party would
strike off the tax that it may the sooner do.
stroy the traffic. The purpose of the Re-
publican party in it's repeal of the tax is to
reduce the revenues that they may not have
''tO surrender any part of our protective sys-
tenn" The Prohibtionists would take this
arch criminal out Of prison to hang him; Re-
publicans to set him at liberty. Every Chris
tan will approve the motive prompting one
human eelfshness and infamy. A proper
protection of American labor and the indus
tries of the country commends itself to q
majority OF tho people, but of infinitely of
more Importance is protection to onr homes
He closes with a glowing tribute to the
women who have so long upheld the cause of
prohibition.
Thomas l.. johnson of Eau Claire. WIS.,, fell
asleep a week ago and has slept continuously
since, much to the alarm of his family. He
is about fifty years old and had been in q
weak state of health for several months. He
swallowing the light aliment which is given
him twice day.
A man was recently arrested at Detroit
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