The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-08-17
FISK AND BROOKS,
The Prohibition Candidates for Prehidcut and
Vice President Write Letters Of Arrpptance,

Tho Prohibition Candidates for President and
Vice President Write Letters Of Acceptance.
The following liz a synopsis of Gen. Fisks
letter of acc"panrc:
Within few years the temperance reform
has altogether changed front. Temperance
forces u" longer fac" human appetite and
habit alone: they oppose legislation. law. thu.
state and nation. What law creates law
alone can kill. The creatures of law, the
saloon, til" liquor traffic. can die only at the
law executor. II is not enough that VIZ re-.
form the individual; We must reform tha
state. The policy of great common.
w"altis OF Il Who'll" people ii,Gst be
rcmn.le nnd put in hnr,nony with
sound eronnmic principles. So broad d
demand AIS this can l1 met in but one way.
~ political INFORM can become u fact in gov
crnmrn' only through political party TINT
administers government. 4 reform 10 vast
ms tins "" advocate involving such radical
changes in stat" and national policy, is ut.
trrly d"lmnlrnt for it's agitation and con.
summation ON Some party agent or force to
give It shape. The national Democratic
party in its platform uttcrs no word in con.
dcnhn:lti"I of he greatest foe in the republic
the liquor traffic. In Michigan. in Texas,
III lri't'ss'T AMI i'll Oregon so-rallel non.
PARTISAN efforts to establish prohibition
nav" failed through partisan necessity. The
first concern of good government" saws the
recent national convention at Chicago, "is
vi" Hirtti" anu snhriety of the people md I he
purity of h" home Revenue. then. tx not
the government + clirf concern, wh.thcrc com
ing from intrrnhl taxation ur from II thrift
on impurtatlons. aud any source of revenue
Which discounts 1.-The virtue and sObIictv of
~" p"oil" and l"grts impIrity in the hnnr'
should h" the first Object nSs;,ilr,l hy every
party PROGRESSING to seek good government.
.h" h"rnhliran party knows to-day, aud
surplus, whirl in 1881 il ,lmlaral dangerous
nlni then proposed to reduce, comcs-alout
w percent ntit-finm II source more danger
Gus than IN" snrplus-tlic uuur traffic.
me Prohibition pariy's "chirf concern" il
Tor II" purity ct the home, AMI the virtue
and solri"ty of tile people ] shall hear with
glad and rvrrrnt hands the only party
STANDARD on which is inscribed. "Fori;nd un.l
Home mud Native Land" We can and do
assert that prohibition is 1.-THE dominant in
81" IN national politics" and w. can and do
invite to full party fellowship all who on
'his one dominant issue are with us agreed"
John a: brooks letter accepting the vice
presidential nomination ON the Prohibition
ticket il ny follows:
After acknowledging the honor conferred
upon him, he ,rnnrInrrs in tho ST rnn,rost
terms monopolirs aud trusts which le snys
nrc against Il wholesome revision of the tar.
III. lie says the country will hole, cnch Of
thr three great political parties to it's plnt.
form and that the platform of the prohilh.
non party il the wisrst of the three. lie
docs not hesitate to declare that he surplus
IN I he treasury is II constant menace 10 tho
business interests of the country. The pros.
I'rt oi removing til" tax from whisky must
depend ;'lt"s",h.r npnn the purpose intended
to lm accomplished by suri' :a;:.v,,i. Thu
'ariff Itself pleads rich. t6 existence on tho