St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-01
PRINCIPLES OF THE PARTY

PRINCIPLES OF THE PARTY.
Its Platform Denounces Every
thing Not in Accord With Pro-
hibition Tenets.
The platform as finally adopted by
the Prohibition convention, reads as
follows:
The Prohibition party, in national
Almighty God as the source of all
power in government, and believing
that all human enactment should be
framed in harmony with His law, do
hereby declare:
First-That the manufacture, impor-
tatiOn, expectation, transportation and
sale of alcoholic beverages shall be
made public crimes and punished as
such.
Second-That such prohibition must
be secured through amendments of our
national and state constitutions, en-
forced 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.
Third-That any form IF license tax
alton or regulation of the liquor traffic
is contrary to good government: that
any party which supports regulation Ii
cenSe or tax enters into alliance with
such traffic and become the actual foe
of the states welfare, and that we ar
raign the Republican and Democratic
parties for their persistent attitude in
favor Of the licensed iniquity, whereby
they oppose the demand of the people
for prohibition, and through open COM
plicity with the liquor cause, defeat the
enforcement of law.
Fourth-For the immediate abolition
of the internal revenue system. where
by our national government is deriving
support from our greatest national
vice.
Fifth-That an adequate public reve-
nue. being necessary. it may properly be
raised by inpost duties, but impost du-
ties should be so reduced that no sur
plus shall be accumulated in the treas
ury. and that
THE BURDENS OF TAXATION
shall be removed fronAfoods, clothing
and other comforts and necessaries of
life.
Sixth-That civil service appoint
mentS for all civil officers, chiefly cleri-
cal in their duties, should be based upon
moral, intellectual and physical qualifi-
cations, and not upon party service or
party necessity.
Seven-That the right of suffrage rests
on no mere discretion in race, color, sex
or nationality, and that where, from
any cause, it has been withheld from
citizens who are of suitable age and
mentally and morally qualified or the
exercise of an intelligent ballot, it
should be restored by the people through
the legislatures of the several states on
such educational basis as they may
deem wise.
Eight-For the abolition of polygamy,
and the establishment of uniform laws
governing marriage and divorce.
Nine-For prohibiting all combina-
tions of capital to control and to i'll
crease the cost of products for popular
consumption.
Tenth-For the preservation and de-
fense of the Sabbath as civil institu-
ton without expressing any who re-
Hgiously observe the same, or any other
day than the first day of the week.
Eleventh-That arbitration is the
Christian, wise and economic method of
settling national differences, and the
same method should, by judicious legis-
lation, be applied to the settlement of
disputes between large bodies of EN-
ployes and employers; that the aboli-
ton of the saloon would remove the
luolti. peculiarly
and social-which now affect labor and
robs it of Its earnings, and would prove
to be the wise and successful way of
promoting labor reform, and we invite
LABOR AND CAPITAL TO UNITE
with us for the accomplishments thereof:
that monopoly in land is a wrong to the
people, and the public land should be
reserved to actual settlers, and that
men and women should receive equal
wages for equal work.
Twel th-That our immigration laws
should he SO enforced as to prevent the
Introduction into our country of all con-
victs. inmates of other dependent insti-
tutions, and of others physically inca
pacitated for self-support, and that no
person should have the ballet in anv
state who is not citizen of the United
States.
Thirteenth-Recognizi and declar-
ing that prohibition of the liquor traffic
has become the dominant issue in ma
tional politics, we invite to full party
fellowship all those who, on this one
dominent issue, are with us agreed in
the full belief that this party can and
will remove sectional differences, pro-
mote national unity, and insure the best
welfare of our entire land.