Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-03-03
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Lincoln (Neb, dispatch; The prohi-
bitionists closed their state convention
in mass meeting tonight addressed
by j. b. Montague, Joseph Critchfeld,
nj. j. Tanning and others. The session
devoted the larger part of the day to
discussion and adopting their state plat
form. The platform is as follows:
The prohibitionists of Nebraska &C
knowledSes Almighty God as the right
full sovereign of all men.
The greatest issue before the Ameri.
can people is the absolute prohibition in
state and nation of the alcoholic liquor
traffic. License of this traffic, high or
low, is public bribery and a political
crime of unequalled enormity. To vote
the ticket of a party fayoring and legal
lzIng this monster crime of all the ages
is to become guilty of all the crimes
growing ont of this appalling evil.
We demand of congress the repeal of
the infamous law which authorizes a
United States officer to grant federal
permits for the traffic III alcoholic
liquors to illicit outlaws in prohibition
states aud local territories.
Every American citizen of proper age
and sound merits should be entitled TO
equal rights and privileges before the
law, without regard 10 sex, race or col
or, and we are in favor of extending i'm.
mediate municipal suffrage to the wo-
men of Nebraska. We press the in.
dictment against the republican party
of Nebraska, charging it with commit
ting political perjury to retain the votes
of liquor dealers, by shamelessly repu.
dating its submission pledge of 1896
and further demonstrating the coward
ice and trickery OF its leaders by seced
ing from that pledge in 1887, and rele
eating the question OF submission to
the party primaries, which are over
whelmingly controlled by the friends
of the murder mills.
We charge the democratic party with
disloyalty to the principles of free gov
eminent in denying, by platform utter
ance and Legislative votes, the right Of
the people to say whether or not this
Gigantic crime viii be Outlawed i'll state
and nation.
We protest, in the name of sober man
hood, pleading wOmanhood and neglect
ed, starving children, against the cold
blooded attempt of unscrupulous politi.
cal demagogues to shield the liquor
traffic by disgusting effort to fight an
other presidential campaign on the tariff
issue, while this liquor problem, thou
sand times more vast in importance, is
sought to be ignored
We favor reasonable and effective
regulation of all decent branches of pub.
lie commerce and invite all wage-work
ers to join the prohibition party in its
crusade against all enemies Of honest
labor. We are in favor Of granting pen
sions to all disabled union soldiers and
sailors Of the late war who are depend
ent on their own labor for support with
ont requiring anything but proof OF such
disability.
Supplementary resolutions were passed
endorsing the work of the W. Q. T. IT,,
declaring for the scientific instruction
law, the law against selling tobacco to
minors, and the sale of impure literature
and calling attention to the fact that
Senator Paddock, Peter Z. Her, the dis.
tiller, and the Metz Brewing company
of Omaha are unanimous in their volun.
tary testimony that high license is salts
factory to liquor sellers.
Mrs. Woodward offered n resolution
condemning Governor Thayer for pro.
testing against the recent decision OF the
supreme court of the United States
against the liquor men, and the resolu.
ton was ADOPTED.