Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-06

Matthew's
Maine-N. E. Woodbury. and w. T. Eustts.
Maryland-William Daniel and M. L.
Thomas.
Massachusetts-B. F. Sturtevant
Michigan-John Russell and Samuel Dickie.
| Minnesota-J. p. Ponkham and Hugh Har-
rison. -.
Msstsstppi-J. R. Gambrll.
Mssouri-W. H. Craig and w. C. Wilson.
| Nebraska-A. q. Woollenberger and George
| Scott.
New Hampshire-J. M. Fletcher and D. G.
| Babcock.
| New Jersey-W. H. Nicholson and C. I.
Parker. =.
New York-H. G. Bascomb and w. E. Bor-
we'll.
North Carolina-D. w. c. Benton and Henry
Sbafer.
Ohio-B. S. Hinokley and j. A. Dickson.
Oregon--J. w. Webb and j. c. Warner.
Pennsylvania-A. A.. Stevens and William
Black. 49,,
Rhode 1sland-H s. Woodward and ], w.
| Williams.
South Carolina-James A. Tate and w, 8.
! Smith.
Verm0nt-Clinton Smith and c. w. Wyman.
Virginia-J W. Newton and R. H. Rollens
West Virglnia-Frank Burt and r. r. Croscat
Wisconsin-S D. Hastings and F. W. Chain.
Dakota-D. R. Grover and Mrs. M. H. Parker
Montana-MessinaB ullard.
District OF Columba-J. A. Wheelock and r.
| M. Morton.
THE PLATFORM.
| The platform adopted is as follows:
1.-The Prohibition party, in National conven-
ton assembled, acknowledging Almighty God
Us the source Of all power in government, does
| hereby declare:
II. That the manufacture importation. ex-
portation, transportation and sale Of alcoholic
beverages shall be made public crimes and
prohibited and punished as such,
NIo<c 49,
through amendments of our National and State
| constitutions, enforced by adequate laws ade-
| quately supported by administrative authori-
ty, and to this end the organization of the Pro-
h1bition party is imperatively demanded in
State and Nation.
49, That any form Of license taxation or reg
| ulatlon Of the liquor traffic is contrary to good
government; that any party which supports
| regulation by license or tax enters into an al
| lance with such traffic and becomes the actual
| foe OF the States welfare, and that we ar
raigl the Republican and Democratic
parties for their persistent attitude
| in favor OF the licensed iniQuitv, whereby they
oppose the demand of the people for prohibi-
t1on and through open completely with the liQ-
uor cause defeat the enforcement of the law
-. For the immediate abolition of the inter-
nal-revenue system, whereby our National Gov
eminent is deriving support from our greatest
| National vice.
rs. That an adequate public revenue being
necessary, IT may properly be raised by i'm.
post duties, but import duties should be SO re-
duced that no surplus should be accumulated
IN the Treasury, and the burdens OF taxa
| ton should be removed from foods
clothing and other comforts and necessaries
OF life, and imposed upon such articles OF i'm
port Us Will give protection both to the manu-
| facturer, employer and producing labor
against the competition OF the world
"G That clVil-SerYice 3DDOintments for all
civil offices, chiefly clerical in their duties
should be based upon moral intellectual and
| physical quail .fcations, and not upon party
service or party necessity.
~ That the right Of suffrage rests on no
| mere circumstance OF race, color or national
ity. and that where, from any cause, it has been
| withheld from citizens who are of suitable ago
| and mentally and morally qualified for the OK.
erclse OF an intelligent ballot it should be re-
stored by the people through the Legislatures
Of the several States on such educational basis
as they may deem wise.
20. For the abolition OF polygamy and the es-
! tablishment OF uniform laws governing marri-
age and divorce.
80. For prohibiting all com btnations of CAPT.
tai to control and to increase the cost OF prod
| ucts for popular consumption.
| 40 For the preservation and defense Of the
Sabbath as civil institution without oppress-
ing any who religiously observe the same on
! any other day than the first day of the week.
! III. That arbitration is the Christian, W SO
| aad economic method OF settling National diff
| ferences, and the same method should by ju-
dicious legislation be applied to the settlement
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 Cypress labor
and rob it OF its earnings, and would prove to
be the wise and successful way Of promoting
labor reform: anu we invite labor and capital
| "a INIT ,S%A ro.t
Of:
! ZIG. That monopoly in the land is wrong to
| the people, and public land should be reserved
| to actual settlers, and that men and women
should receive equal wages for equal work.
! ia That our immigration laws should be so
enforced as to prevent the introduction into
our country OF all convicts, inmates OF depend.
ent institutions and others physically incapaci-
thted for self-support, and that no person shall
| have the ballot in any State who is not citizen
of the United States.
IA. Recogai zing and declaring that prohibi-
ton OF the liquor traf11c has become the dom-
nant issue in National politics. We invite to full
party fellowship all those who, on this one
dominant issue, are with US agreed, In the full
belle1 that this party can and will remove Sec
+; tional differences, promote National unity and
! insure the host welfare of our native land"
| Resolutions were adopted by the convention
! favoricg the payment Of pensions to ex-solders
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ton army of the Blue and the Gray; condemn
+; ing the Democratic and Republican parties for
| denying the right OF sef-government to the
CO,OOO people Of Dakota, aid, upon motion of a
colored delegate from North Carolina resolu-
| ton declaring that we hold that all men are
born free and equal and should be secured in
| their rights"
| CLINTON b. FISK.
| General Clinton B. Fisk, the nominee for
the Presidency, was born ut York, Livingston
County, N Y, in 1925. His youth was passed
| in Michigan whittier his father removed while
he was child Deprived of a university educa-
ton by i'll health he Went into business and
was merchant, q miller and q banker sue.
cessively in Michigan until 1859, when he went
to st. Louis Entering the Union army early
IN the war, he rose to be Colonel OF the Thirty
| third Missouri Infantry, was made Brigadier.
| General in 1852, and was brevetted Major-Gen-
eral in 1865. After the war he was assistant
| commissioner unGer General Howard in the
management of the Freedmen's Bureau in Ken
tuckv and Tennessee.
General Fisk married Miss Jeanette c.
| Crippen. of Coldwater Mich, and has three
children-two sons and daughter. Mrs. Fiske
was among the early Florence Nightingales in
| the war OF the Union. in 1856 General Fiske
ran for Governor of New Jersey on the Prohi-
| bition ticket and received 1850 votes
General Fisk is one of the leading laymen
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