Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

On motion of a Michigan delegate. the roll oil
States was called for the selection of members
the convention, at 5:55, adjourned till a. m
Thursday.
THURSDAYS SESSION
The Prohibition National convention was
decidedly slow in coming together this morn.
ing. Admission to the hall was not obtainable
until $50 o'clock, and the immense crowd
which had gathered before the entrance could
not in the short time remaining Eefore the CON
vention hour get to their seats. 1t was q good
natured crowd, however, and the jostlfnp
and pushing was accepted with perfect good
nature.
song, followed by prayer, from the Rev. A. M
Richardson, Of Kansas. The committee or
rules was announced as ready to make its re-
port, and the chairman was accorded the floor.
He proceeded to read the rules as recon-
mended by the committee, which were adopted
as reported.
the delegation Of Texas, which, under the
call, was entitled to twenty-six regular and
nineteen delegates. was then permitted to cast
the 1uii vote OF the credentials committee
giving the State credit for but twenty-eight.
A motion by Rev. w. II. Poole, of New York,
TO limit debate on the suffrage plank to three
hours, ten-minute speeches, was defeated. and
the report OF the committee on finance was
presented. 1t recommended the adoption of the
National committee plan already formulated,
III on asseSsment Dy states, with the aoo1-
tional provision that voluntary contributions
be taken in the convention. The report of the
committee was adopted. A resolution from the
Iowa delegation was then presented containing
! a memorial to Rev. Mr. Haddock: Our
Martyred Prohibitionist''
The convention, under the leadership OF j.
e. Evans, of Illinois, next proceeded to the
collection OF voluntary contributions and then
was seen one of those enthusiastic occurrences
SO peculiar to Prohibition conventions. Almost
the instant Mr.. Evans had completed his
preliminary appeal a subscription of 81 900 from
+. f. Sturtevant of Boston, followed second
later by another thousand from R. H. McDon-
aid. OF California, who was placed before the
convention of 1884 for the head of the ticket.
| Then came James B. Hobbs, of Illinois. with
1900, and w. j. Demorest of New York, who
| first put down $500 and afterward raised it to
1000. From this the amounts went down to
$500, and they came in thick and fast. The Mis-
souri, delegation, in conjunction with w. H.
Crane, pledged Il 600 did also delegate from
Portland, Ore, and ]. K. johnson, OF Grand
Rapids, Mich, like sums. The subscriptions,
as they grew smaller in amount, increased in
number until the total reached nearly S25 600.
Near the close of these proceedings great en-
thusiasm was created by subscription of &. 900
by A. w. Wheeler, of Chicago. On announce
ment that the Californians had aggregated
q, 600, Mr.. Sturtevant, of Boston, raised his to
$1,000, and thus the excitement continued, each
subscription being received with renewed ap-
plause and cheering. An incident received with
perhaps the greatest applause was announced
by Mr.. Dlckie of subscription OF SlGO by a
Catholic priest of st. Paul. whose annual salary
he announced 500. Rev. Father Mahoney,
who aftcrward addressed the assembly.
Alter song by colored quartet from South
Carolina, it was announced that the convention
was invited to adjourn to Music Hall, Cncin-
natl O., Friday evening, to attend ratifica-
ton meeting. at which Governor St. John and
leaders
of New York, and Rev. Sam Small, OF Georgia,
are expected to speak.
An adjournment was then, at 1880, taken IN
til p. m.
AT the afternoon session the delegates were
equally as slow in getting into place as at the
morning session. The same causes operated
to prevent the entrance to the hall, namely, the
late opening of the doors, and a result al
though Chairman ST. John promptly raped
the convention to order at two o'clock, it was
nearly half an hour later before
the great body was ready for bust
ness. The assemblage is proving to be almost
unwieldly, because Of the large number Of dele
gates and alternates, nearly all of whom seem
to have come loaded with a speech.
The proceedings were opened with music and
Bible reading, and prayer by Rev. j. 6. Evans,
of Illinois.
The committee on resolutions presented both
q majority and minority report, the bone of
contention being the Woman-Suffrage question.
much confusion prevailed, the following plat
form was adopted:
The Prohibition party, in National conven-
ton assembled, acknowledging Almighty God
as the source of all power in government. and
believing that all human enactments should be
framed in harmony with His law, do hereby de-
clare:
/. That the manufacture, importation. ex-
portation, transportation and sale of alcoholic
beverages shall be made public crime, and
punished as such.
2. That such prohibition mus. be secured
through amendments of our National and State
constitutions, enforced by adequate laws, ade-
Quately supported by administrative authority:
and to that end the organization of the Prohibi-
ton party is imperatively demanded in State
and Nation.
8. That any form of license, taxation or regu-
lation OF the liquor traffic is contrary to good
government: that any party which supports
regulation, license or taxation enters into alli-
ance with such traffic and 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 in
EQUITY whereby they oppose the demand Of the
people for prohibition, and, through open COM
plicity with the liquor cause, defeat the en-.
forcement of the law.
4. For the immediate abolition of the inter
nal-revenue system, whereby our National
Government is deriving support from our great
National vice.
s. That an adequate public revenue being
necessary. it may properly be raised by impost
duties; but impost duties should be so reduced
that no surplus shall be accumulated in the
Treasury, and that the burdens of taxation
shall be removed from foods, clothing and 9th
err comforts and necessaries OF life.
g. That civilservce appointments for all CIV
il Offices chiefly clerical in their duties, should
be based upon moral, intellectual and physical
qualifications, and not upon party service or
party necessity.
Z. 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
withheld from citizens who are of suitable age
and mentally and morally qualified for the
ercise 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.
s. For the abolition of polygamy and the es-
Enlistment of uniform laws governing mar
rage and divorce.
O. For prohibiting all combinations of capital
to control and increase the cost Of products for
popular consumption.
10. For the preservation and defense of the
Sabbath as a civil institution, without Cypress
ing any who religiously observe the same on
any other day than the first day of the week.
II. That arbitration is the Christian, wise
and economic method of settling national diff
ferences, and the same method should, by judi
cious legislation, he 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 way of promoting labor reform;
and we invite labor and capital 10 unite with
us for the accomplishment thereof; that mo-
nopoly in land is wrong to the people, and
the public land should be reserved to actual
settlers, and that men and women should re-
ceive equal wages for equal work.
m he
enforced as to prevent the introduction into our
country of all convlcts, inmates of de-