Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-27
CHAIRMAN DIcKIE'S CALL.
Prohibitionists Are Requested to
Send Delegates to the Ma
tional Convention.
The Principles of the Party Briefly and
Concisely Set Forth.

Following is the call for the National
Prohibition Convention, to be held at In
dianapolis on June next:
70 the Prohibition electors Of the United
States:
In accordance with the action Of the Ma
tional Committee of the Prohibition party,
and in harmony with tho instructions of the
Prohibition National Convention of 1884.
a national convention of the Prohibition
party will be held in the city of Indianap-
oils, Ind, on Wednesday, June 6, 1888, at
10 a. M, for the purpose of nomin ating
candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, and for the
transaction of such other business as may
properly be presented.
All citizens of this republic who believe
that the traffic in Intoxicating drinks is
national disgrace and national scourge;
that it is destitute of wealth. producing
power; that it robs labor. DESTROYS capital,
debauches society, and corrupts politics;
that 1t deties restraint, breeds lawlessness,
and fosters anarchy; that it seeks to, and
already to an alarming extent does, domin-
ate in municipal, State, and national gov
eminent; that it threatens the safety of our
homes and the perpetuity of our institu
tons, and that it ought to be forever pro-
! hibited; who believe that to abolish the sa-
loon will in great measure abolish poverty,
assist in solving the labor question, purify
politics, and add to the solidity of our in
stitutions: who are convinced that this de-
sirabie reform needs for its contamination
the responsible agency of a political party
clearly committed thereto as matter of
principle and not as a matter of eXpediency;
who favor general and progressive system
of popular education; who would amend
our election laws to secure greater purity
of the ballot; who stand for free ballot
and fair count for both the white men of
the North and the black men of the South;
who favor the protection OF American labor
and the laborer; who would foster our ag-
ricultural interests; who believe that the
ballot in the hand of women will be the
death-knell of the liquor traffic; in short,
all citizens, however they may differ upon
other questions, who are agreed upon the
wisdom and necessity of separate political
action in order to secure the overthrow of
the rum power, are requested to unite I'M
der the call in sending representatives to the
National Convention at Indianapolis.
The basis of representation has been
fixed by the committee as follows: Two
delegates from the District of Columbia,
two from each Territory, and from each
State twice as many as the representation
of the State in both branches of the Ma
tional Congress. Delegates are to be
chosen by such method as may be decided
upon in the various States by State Con-
ventions or State Committees, and the Dis
trict of Columbia and the Territories by
corresponding authority. A full list of
alternates should be chosen in every case.
1t is desirable that fair proportion of ladies
be sent as delegates.
Since the basis of the representation was
fixed us above, there has developed wide
spread feeling that the National Conven-
ton, as SO constituted, will not be SUI
fciently large body. To meet this case;
and yet without assuming authority to
change the basis of representation, the Ex-
ecutve Committee would suggest that ad-
ditional delegates, to be known as provis-
ional delegates, be selected in each State
and Territory and in the District of Column
bia, on the basis of one delegate for each
1,OO0 Prohibitionists' votes, or major frac-
ton thereof, cast at the last general cleo
ton, the term general election being con-
strued as meaning in all States the last
election in which State officers were voted
for. The convention must meet and Or
ganize under the call as previously deter
mined; and will possess power to act upon
the question of seating the provisional del
egates. Secretaries of conventions and of
State committees should send to the Chair
man of tho National Committee full lists Of
the names and addresses of all the dele
gates, as soon as selected.
SAMUEL DICKIE,
Chairman National Prohibition Committee.