New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-01
The Prohibition PARTY.
Inc minnesota State Convention Held at ST.
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me Be-, ninnssota State Convention Held at st.
ticket Nominated.
Inc largest prohibition gathering ever
seen IN the Northwest was the Minnesota
pIonipitioR state convention which assem-
Dled IN St: Paul. r. W. Earle
=; 81 oUter Tail put the machinery
az M lnotion as temporary chairman.
= nne report OF the committee on creden-
tais showed 405 delegates, representing
slAuy-1lVe counties, present. The committee
On permanent organization reported the
iolioWlng as the permanent officers of the
convention: Chairman. S. B. Williams of
minneapolis; secretary, John j. Moe of Twin
alley; assistant secretary, d. R. Shepherd
OF st. Paul. In his speech Of acceptance Mr.
" Nliilams alluded to the fact that
ne once before presided over a
SUate convention where there were
less than thirty delegates, and most of
Them left before the convention was over be-
cause some of the others were so strong on
prohibition sentiment
ool. BAN OF Kentucky came into the hall
az az TINS Juncture and was escorted to the plat
form amid rapturous applause. He after
ward made telling speech.
The committee on resolutions, through its
secretary, Rev. W. W. Satterlee, made its re-
port: 1t was read by resolutions and adopt
cd with very little change those which were
made being in wording and not in matter
Inc platform, as adopted follows:
whereas, In all great reforms, history is
constantly repeating itself, and as the great
conflict for thefall ofchattel slavery through
out the world has been fought and won we
now have anothernot less glorious, resulting
TO all lands, namely, the overthrow
& OF alcoholic despotism which demand our
mlghtest efforts England led in the first
American is leading in this and the king of
Kings is at the head of our columns In this
latter conflict the issue is between the con-
tlnued supply of intoxicants by manufacture.
sale and Importation and it's immediate and
unconditional prohibition.
Resolved Thatin the future of this conflict
we fully endorse the national platform
adopted at Indianapolis by the Prohibition
party, ond commend to the suffrages of all
citizens it's nominees, Gen. Clinton b. Fisk
and DR.. John A. Brooks as president and
vice president of these United States; that
we regard the saloon traffic as the great
curse OF the human race and the most dam
gerous element in our government, and we
demand its totalsuppression by constitutions
al and statutory enactments.
Resolved That. as the license law of Min
nesota grants all the revenue derived from
the saloons in the villages and cities to their
own use, while the taxation resulting is borne
very largely by the farmer element without
power to prevent the granting of such
license, we declare such law unjust and ap-
peal to the farmers to assist us in crushing
the saloon and preventing their robbery.
Resolved That the Endorsement of the
license system by dealers and manufacturers
OF lntoxicants is prima facie evidence that
license, whether high or low, promotes their
business and gives them a monopoly of
traffic that is believed to be public evil
and proves the charge that license is a bar+to
prohibition
Resolved, That high license has not appre-
clably decreased the evils of intemperance in
our state, and has proven itself as great
failure in practice as it has always been
recognized in principle; that saloons are
rapidly increasing, and that here, as else
where, their reduction is only temporary;
that 1T is good law, good logic and good rea-
son that whoever aids, abets or countenances
9 crime is accessory thereto, and the Repub-
hcan and Democratic parties do, by their Ii
cense laws give legal standing to the LIQUOR
crime and are therefore jointly responsible
for it's results.
RESOLVED. That we especially confirm the
action of our national convention on the
Sabbath question as judicous and wise, pro-
vlding for the protection Of our citizens who
religiously observe the seventh day as Sab
bath
Resolved, That the announced intention
OF the national Republican party to remove
from tobacco and intoxicating beverages the
internal revenue taxes without abolishino
the saloons and for the purpose of m aintain.
ing high protective tariff upon articles of
necessity in ordinary use, will result in cheap
whisky and tobacco and high-priced clothing,
and is opposed to the best interests of the
people.
Resolved, That we recognize the Demo-
clatic party as the self-confessed advocate
and defender of the liquor traffic and, while
we admire its candor, we deplore it's lack of
conscience regarding great evil which is de-
stroying the very foundations of our repub-
lie.
Resolved. That a great hindrance to the
suppression of the traffic in beverages by the
state law is found in the legal right of citizens
OF other states and countries to import such
liquors into prohibition states, and we declare
1t to be the immediate duty ofcongress under
the power to regulate commerce, bothfore
and interstate, to prohibit the Importation
of Intoxicating beverages into any state
where the saloon traffic is made statutory
crime. This is a national question of perma-
nent Importance demanding the power of a.
national party.
Resolved, That it is the duty of the state
legislature to require each railway company
doing business in the state to provide snit
able and adequate stock yards at such sta
tions may be designated by the railroad
commissioners for the handling and shipping
of grain cattle and other products under
suehrules and regulations as will insure ito
every shipper equal rights, facilities and
privileges.
Recognizing and declaring that the prohi-
bition of the liquor traffic has become the
dominant issue in national politics, we invite
TO full party fellowship all those who on this
onesdominant issue are with US agreed. in
the full belief that this party can and will re-
moVe>seetional differences, promote national
unity and insure the best welfare of our en-
tire land.
Werecognize with heartfelt thanks the ed
rdcational work of the Woman's Christian
Temperance union, the Good Templars, the
Sons of Temperance and the Scandinavian
and Father Mathew Total Abstinence socie
Ties, which have contributed SO much toward
making the present measure of success posi-
BILE
Mr.. Pinkham, after some minor business
was transacted nominated Hugh Harrison
as the prohibition candidate for Governor.
10 Rev j. M. Bull of
MlMSSAka Minneapolis moved
NH that the secretary
6sg@ cast the vote for Mr..
MSH3 ~ "a Harrison. Rev. D.
laezZlV <SssasS fS Morgan however,