Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-16
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The Prohibition Gxadidates far President and
Sfse President Write Letters Of Acceptance.

The Prohibition Candidates FAR President and
Wise President Write Letters Of Acceptance.
The following a a synoposis o fGen- Fisks
letter Of aceapafage;
Within a sv gssrs the temperance nform
has atrngpther ehan@s-t 'front.' TempeFaseu
orrss ua longer lzse human Appetite aatf
habit aigaes they onpase ~ie-siaEon, law. the
purpose 81 political partie-. the policy Of
state AMI natioa. What law e-eatss iaw
al1ne can Kill. The erSaturps al law, tho
saloon. tine iiqu8r traafc. can he only at the
laE : L : not enough that We ~
anrm the individual. we must rrfOrm the
state This policy Of great common
vealtas OF a Whole people mnsr be
rsmade and put in harmony with
sound econ0mlc principles. 80 broad a
6smaala as TINS ean be NEE ia but one war
a Pohtlral neforra can besssme a fact IN EoN-
eramenn Gnly through a political party that
administers gIvgrIusut- A reform 50 vasr
as rlIE We asivrcate. involving such radical
changes IN suate aad national poliev. y Ut
terry dependent tor irs ~agitafiaa and con-
summation on some party ngsnt or forra 20
GFe II shape IhH nasanual pemoerarie
purity in its piariarm urteEs M word in con-
6smsasinn u the grsH5est Zoe in the republic
the iigHor traffic. Ia Michigan. IN Texas.
IN Esunssses and ia Uf--uu sSrealled uoH-
partisan efforts 70 establish prnhibifiou
haEe Guied tbruugh partisan ilsss-S=5ry. The
Ersf rcnueri o. gosld government, says the
nscenr RaaoHa convention az Chicago. is
the vrrtIH and so5rie5y % the people and the
purity ct the hUma Revenue. then. i NOT
the government : cFiiHf concern. Shethereom-
nE rom internal taxation or from q tarlT
on m~pnrraaous. and any SQUIRE al revenue
whtei discounts tie virrIe aud sohriesy Of
the peopie and bs-gts Impgrity IN the home
should - the irss ohjert assailef BY every
party processing - sesN good --Dysrumsnt-
The Republican, party knows to-day, and
kEeW at thIcggo IA June. that tfe public
surplus, which IN TSs4 it,leeIarosI dangerous
ant them proposed 70 rgdlrp. euIne-about
W perceRt ofIS-trUm a snnrce more danger
GHs than the sRrpius-the liquor traffic.
The Prohibition paFfys .ichisf concern =
M; the purity OF the home. and the virtla
and scbrtety % nlG peopie. snail bear with
g3lut aad ravpfant haaGs the only nurtv
suindHEd On Whicg Is InscTfhni. FarGnfand
Rome asd NaciFe land" We can and do
as@srt tAIr prohibition IL tho dominant Is
sue IN aaFiGnai politics and We can aud 90
invita- TO fEil parity feilGEshiD an who on
TINS 0ls daninant issue are WIKI Us agreed
tGin A BrDaks lcstfr accepting the vice
PT~esideHfa4 HeninatioH On the Prohibition
tlasst = as follows:
Aaer acknowledging the honor conferred
upon aIm, nc deEuuncss in the
terms mnrnopniiss and trusts. which he says
HE1 aE1nist q ElI1iesomp revision 0f the tar-
"a lie s1IYs ths enuulC VII hold eneh of
t4s uasee afean g~Iiitieai parties TO rs plat
firm aad that the pIatform IL the prohihi-
uGn party as the FiHest Of the three. he
doe not heElta4e 70 declare that the surplus
"a TIE fritssHTT y a ronataaf menace to the
buHtnsss inreeeays ~ he country. The pros
Feet 81 r~sE1oviur the tax from whisky mist
depend a4togstheT upon tho PURPOSE n Intended
% - sefomphshad By saeh amnval. The
tdrzf dssaf pleads a right 20 existence on the.
gFsuuds offs neenCaitioa By the govern.
meat and tar revenue il phys into the public
rFeaslry strike down this defense AID IN
outraged puhiie wpgid not long suffer IL com
uauaaea. The Prohibition party would
stF1kH on he tax that il may the soones de-
stroE the rrafae- The purpose Of the Re-
pnhleai party IN fs repeal On the tax Is to
ralurs the avenues chat they may not have
To su2-ender any part af our prnfa+.t5ve 49,
tenn The Prohihfsouisss would take this
aren criminal a of praon TO hang him. Re-
PHhiieiIHs % set him AT liberty Every Chris
uaa slh approve the metive prompting one
and fRHounre the other AZ of
human aetnshnsss and imfamv. A prutar
protection Of AneriraH labor and the minis
tires o. the country commands ifsaif ts a
majority Of the people, but Of infinitely of
more Importance IS proterion 70 0ar home.
lie CLOSES win a glowing tribute TO The
women who hare 50 long upheld the canse Of
pruEltN1on-