The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-06-07
THE PRohlBITIoNisTs.
A Ticket Nominated, and a Plat
form Built, Including a Woman
Suffrage Plant.

n ulCket nominated and q Plat.
form Built, Including a Woman
Suffrage Plant.
The prohibitionist countries at Indian.
oaplis. after much wrangling, got through
with it's business by the nomination OF
Clinton B. Frisk OF New Jersey, for prssi.
dent and John A. Brush, OF Wisconsin for
form adopted. though o vigorous battle
was fought before it was adopted.
The Prohibition party, in national conven-
ton assembled, acknowledging Almighty
God as the source Of all power in govern.
ment. do hereby declare:
That the manufacture, importation, ex.
porration, transportation and sale Of aico-
holic beverages shall be made public crimes,
and punished as such.
That such prohibition must be secured
through amendments Of national and state
constitutions, enforced by adequate laws ad-
eHquately supported by administrative au-
thorlty; and to CHS end the organization OF
the prohibition party is imperatively de-
manded in state and nation.
mat any form OF license taxation or 1egu-
latlon Of the liquor traffic is contrary to good
government that any party which supports
regulation license or tax enters into alliance
with such traffic, n becomes the actual foe
Of the states welfare, and that we arraign
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 completely with the liquor
cause defeat the enforcement of law.
For the Immediate abolition of the internal
revenue system, whereby our national gov
ernmentisderiving supportfrom our greatest
national vice.
That an adequate public revenue being
necessary. 1t may properly be raised by i'm
post duties and by an equitable assessment
upon the property and legitimate business
OF the country, but import duties should be
so reduced that no surplus shall be accumu-
lated In the treasury, that the burdens of
taxation shall be removed from food, cloth
1 1ng and other comforts md ne0eS'arie' of
That civil service appointments for all
civil offices, chiefly clerical in their duties,
should be based upon moral, intellectual
and physical qualities, and not upon party
service or party necessity.
That the right of suffrage rests on no mere
circumstances of race, color, sex or nation
allty, and that. where, from any cause, it has
been held from citizens who are of suitable
oge and mentally and morally qualified for
the exercise of an intelligent ballot it should
DC restored by the people, through the legis-
latures OF the several states, on such educa-
t10nal basis as they may deem wise.
FOR the abolition of polygamy and the es-
tabllshment of uniform laws governing mar
rage and divorce.
AVA phoAlbIIluS HI COuUlQuClOnS OF capital
to control n to increase the cost of prod
ucIs Tor popular consumption.
For the preservation md defense of the
sabbath as a civil institution without op-
any who religiousiy observe the
same or any other day than the first day of
the week. That arbitration is the ChristrsAss
wise and economic method of ian,
tlonal differences, n the same shslag ma
Judiclous legislation be applied ~taAe6uld, by
ment OF disputes between trsothe settle.
employees and employers; tn large bodies of
the saloon would ,pythat the abolition
moral, physical, pecu9E-emove the burdens,
now Cypress labor Y-4hary and social. which
and would provex md rob it Of its earnings,
full way of pe<--to be the wise and success
invite labSferomoting labor reform, and we
the acef 1or and capital to unite with us for
,--R escomplishment thereof; that monopoly
III land is a wrong to the people, and the
public land should be reserved to actual set
tiers, and that men and women should re-
ceive equal wages for equal work.
That our immigration laws should be so
enforced as to prevent the Introduction into
our country OF all convicts, inmates Of de-
pendent institutions, and of others physi-
cally incapacitated for self-support, and that
no person hou have the ballot in any state
who is not a citizen OF the United States
Recognizing and declaring that prohibition
of the liquor traffic has become the DOM
inanr 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 belief that thisp party can n will re-
move sectional differences, promote national
unity and insure the best welfare OF our
native land. =