Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-08-09
State Prohibition Convention.

The State Prohibition convention met
at Glyndon Park camp-lnecting on Thurs
day of last week, one hundred and eighty
four delegates being present DR.. D. E..
Stone, of Frederick county, was nominat-
ed for Comp roller, and State Central
Committee was appointed, Rufus Robey
being the member for Charles county.
The following platform Was unanimously
adopted:
We, the representatives of the Prohibi-
tion party of Maryland, i'll Convention as
sembled, recognizing our dependence on
Almighty God for all ncedful help, and
believing that our cause has the divine
approval, do declare our principles as
follows:
1. That the platform of our party, adopted
by the national convention held at Indi-
annapolis. expresses the views of the Pro-
hibitionists of Maryland.
2. That we are unalterably oppos ed to
every form of license or compromise, and
that we believe prohibition to be the only
remedy for the liquor traffic.
3. That the success OF prohibition de
pends on separate party organization and
action as the results of recent contests in
several States for constitutional prohibi-
ton have proven the subserviency of the
old parties to the liquor power, and that
union with either of the old parties would
be to abandon our principles and betray
our trust.
4. That we do not discriminate between
the old parties as temperance Legislators,
as neither has promised to support the
grand issue of our party, which is the
total prohibition of the liquor traffic.
5. That men who sell their votes, or
men who directly or indirectly buy votes.
should be DISTINGUISHED, and forever be
prevented from exercising the right of
suffrage.
6. That the modern combinations Of
capitalists, called trusts we believe to
be unfriendly to the interests OF the peo-
pie. and should be prevented by stringent
laws.
Z. That we hold the saloon largely re-
sponsible for the alarming increase of the
desecration of the Sabbath We will.
both by precept and example, use our
best endeavors TO preserve the sanc,ity of
the day.
8. We protest against the present laws
of the Uhitci States which permit the
expectation of rum and other liquors 10
Africa and other heather countries, and
demand national prohibition as the only
means of preventing this gigantic evil.
Ga motion of Rev. J B. Quigg, of Cecil
county, the following amendment was
added to the eighth section: I'VE de
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Commerce laws which opens every pro-
hibition state to the importation Of intoxi-
eating liquors. and protest against this
feature OF said law -"
The ninth section complimented the
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
and the the tenth deprecated moderate
drinking, and the use of iq aors at home
and in social circles 10y men of high posi-
tion in church and society, who are look
ed upon as good citizens, and probes 70
be in favor Of temperance and morality.
The eleventh. sympsthized with efforts
of the wage-earner, and declared that to-
tai abstinence in the individual and state
prohibition lie at the threshold Of labor
reform
~. That the responsibility OF the CON
ilnuance OF the liquor traffic rests on khe
good men who still remain in the Old
parties, and by their votes and induence
encourage the traffickers Ia alcoholic poi
son believing that the temperance voters
of MARYLAND are IN the majority aud that
rtIrrr ~.s-yu IN parry wvurvv s--urs,r sz~-
death knell ofthe liquor traffic; aud where
as such u union is Impossible IN either OF
the o d parties. therefore We cordially in
vite all such voters tn unite with Us in the
onlp patty that has declared as its ulti
matum, the complete aud ter destruction
of the traffic.