Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-15

CLINTON r. FISK.
The National Prohibition Convention at
its two days session in Indianapolis. pre-
sided over by Ex-Governor J. Z. st. John, of
Kansas, nominated General Clinton B. Fisk,
of New Jersey, for President, and Rev.
John A. Brooks, of Missouri, for Vice PreSi-
dent a sketch of General Fisk's life, and
the platform adopted by the Convention, are
given below:
THE NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT
General Clinton b. Fisk Of New Jersey,
the nominee of the indianapolis Convention
for President, has for many years been known
in every part of the Union as a soldier, n
promoter o. education, especially of the freed
men, as a prominent layman in eccleSast cal
work, and as an advocate of prohibition. He
was born in York, Livingston County, New
York, about fifty years ago. After sue
ceSSful career as merchant, mil ler and banker
Ia Michigan, he removed To St Louis IN 1872.
Early in the war he became Colonel of the
SD Missouri Infantry in the Union Army, and
served through tho Rebellion with merit.
General Fisk is President of the Board OF
Trustees of Fisk University. for cOlored stu
dents, at Nashville, Trustee OF Dickinson
College, Pennsylvania, of Drew Theological
Seminary and Pennington Seminary, New
Jersey, and of Albion College, Michigan. he
is a Trustee of the American MlSSio nary As
ISOLATION; he is also member of the Book
Committee of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and he has done Methodism CON
spicuous service in his work toward a re-
union of the Northern and Southern branches
of the Church. He is wealthy, and Is largely
interested in the Atlantic and Pacific Rail
road. For many years General FISK mas been
prominently connected with the Prohibition
movement and in 1886 was the nominee OF
that party for Governor of New Jersey,
polling 1880 votes.
NATIONAL PROHIBITION PLATFORM
THE prohibition party in national con-
vention assembled, acknowledging Almighty
God the source Of all power in govern
ment, do hereby declare: /. That the manu-
facture, importation. expectation, trans
portation and sale of alcoholic beveragS
Shall be made public crimes and punished
as such.
So That such prohibition must be secured
through amendments OF our national ana
State constitutions enforced by adequate
laws adequately supported by administrative
authority; and to this end the organization
of the Prohibition party is imperatively de-
manded in State and nation.
''3. That any form of license taxation or
regulation of the liquor traffic is contrary
to good government; that any party which
supports regulation, license or tax en-
tiers into alliance with such traffic and be-
comes the actual foe of the States welfare,
and that we arraign Republican and Demo
cratic parties for their persistent attitude in
favor of the licensed iniquity, whereby they
oppose the demand of the people for prohibit
tion and through open completely with the
liquor cause defeat the enforcement Of law.
~. For the immediate abolition of the in
ternal revenue system, whereby our national
government is deriving support from our
greatest national vice.
-. That an adequate public revenue be-
ing necessary it may properly be raised by
impoSt duties and by an equitable assessment
upon the property and the Legitimate BUSH
ness of the country, but import duties should
be so reduced that no surplus shall be accu-
nlulated in the Treasury. and that the bur
Il Of nx lf ion Chnn h "a
food, clothing and other comforts and
necessarieS of life
90 That civil service appointments for all
civil offices, chiefly clerical in their duties,
should be based upon moral, intellectual and
physical qualifications, and not upon party
service or party necessity.
~ That the right Of suffrage rests on no
mere circumstance Of race, color, sex or
nationality, and that where from any cause
it has been held from citizens who OF
suitable age and mentally and morally quail
fed for the exercise of an intelligent ballot
it should be restored by the people through
the Legislatures of the several states on such
educational basis they may deem wise.
''s. For the abolition of polyg1ny AMI the
establishment of uniform laws governing
marriage and divorce.
80. For prohibiting all combinations OF
capital to control and increase the cost of
products for popular consumption.
40. For the preservation and defence of
the Sabbath as d civil institution without
expressing any who religiOuSlv observe the
same on any other day than the first day of
the week; that arbitration Is the Christian.
wise and economic method OF settling national
differences, and the same method should
by judicious legislation be applied 20 the set
tlement of disputes between large bodies OF
employees and employers; that the abolition
of the saloon would remove the burdens,
moral physical, pecuniary and social, which
now affect labor and robs it of its earnings,
and would prove to be the wise and sue
cessful way of promoting labor reform. and
we invite labor and capital 10 unite with
for the accomplishment thereof: hat monop-
oily in land is wrong 70 the people, and the
public land should be reserved to actual set
tiers, and that men and women should
receive equal wages for equal work.
I'll. That our immigration laws should be
so enforced as to prevent the Introduction
into our country of all convicts. inmates of
dependent institutions and of Others physi-
calIy incapacitated for self-support and that
no person should have the ballot IN any State
who is not a citizen of the United States.
"12 Recognizing and declaring that PROM
bition of the liquor traffic has become tha
dominant issue in national politics, we invite
to full party fellowship all those who on thus
one dominant issue. are with Us agreed IN
the full belief that this party can ana VIII
remove sectional differences, promote ma
tional unity and insure the best welfare or
Of IAN