Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-06-08
Platform of the Prohibition Party
of Washington Territory.

hecOSHlZlnS our ai1eIaDlllty 10 tLe
Supreme Ruler and Judge of all men,
We Prohibitionists of Washington
Territory seek first of all his judgment
of our motives and his leading in our
acts. Conscious of the rectitude of
our intentions, and clearly perceiving
that the most conspicuous stronghold
on social and political mischief in
this Territory and country, is also the
most vulnerable, We having abandon
ed all other party connections, band
together as political party upon the
following
PLATFORM:
1.-The liquor power is the might
lest instigator of political iniquity,
the most fertile source of political
corruption, the unfailing promotion
of social disorder, and the element of
supreme LANCER to American civil
ization ana freedom.
2-The manufacture, importation,
transportation, sale and use of ferment-
ed and spirituous liquors for brewer
age should be prohibited by a con-
stitutional and statutory enactment
both local and national.
3-We are unalterably opposed to
the license system and to every form
of attempted restriction which savors
of compromise.
4-The national internal revenue
tax on alcoholic beverages should be
abolished.
5-It is contrary to the principle
of harmony that should prevail be-
tween the Federal and State or Ter
ritorial Governments that the United
States should issue tax licenses or
certificates for the sale of liquors to
persons who by State or Territorial
law are prohibited from such sale.
6-Our own experience OF the bene-
fits and knowledge of the practical
working of Woman Suffrage in
Washington Territory confirms us in
the belief that in Republican form
of government women are as Justly
entitled to the ballot as are men
and for the same reasons; and we
trust that in the future, as in the past,
the principle of equal suffrage will
occupy a prominent position in the
national platform of our party.
I've favor the enforcement and
perfecting of our legislation for the
observance of Sunday as day of rest.
S-We favor the enactment Of such
immigration laws as will exclude the
vicious, criminal and pauper classes
without regard to race, sex or ma
tionality.
9-We favor such change in the
organic law OF Washington Territory
as will prevent foreigners who may
hereafter come among us, from vot-
ing before they have become citizens
of the United States.
lowe demand the admission OF
our Territory to the sisterhood of
States as an act of manifest advantage
to the whole nation rs we'll as one of
justice to ourselves and our children.
live are in fullest sympathy
with every lawful effort to improve
| the financial, social and moral condi-
ton of the laboring classes and insist
that every petition from them to our
legislative bodies shall receive the
most prompt and careful considera-
ton and action to the end that all
their just grievances shall as far as
practicable be promptly remedied.
12-We heartily endorse the Ma
tional and Territorial Scientific Tenn
perance instruction laws which re-
quire the study and teaching of tenn
perance physiology from regular text
books in all schools supported in
whole or in part by public money and
pledge ourselves to the prac.
ticable enforcement of the same.
13-We advocate national aid to
public education in the States and
Territories.
14-In the revision of the national
tariff system, We demand the protec
ton of all such industries OF Wash
ington Territory as are .promotive q
the welfare Of the people.
| 1--we demand the forfeiture O
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