The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-07-18
THE PROHIBITIONlSTS
win Hold Their County Convention
In n'MassIllOu, August 9Th.
They Endorse Rev, aelwiE OF Springfield
For uovernor---T RESOLUTIONS.

Before the adjournment OF the Pro-
hlbltlon convention Saturday afternoon
aresOlutlon was passed Without a AIS
benting voice ln9trucung the delegates
90 the State convention toyote for Rev
Dr, B. Helwig, Of Springfield, as their
candidate for Governor,
ID was also decided 10 hold county
convention IN MaaBlil0n on Thursday,
August 9Th, 10 nomlnate county officers,
The ProhlbltlOniats say they will have
a full ticket In the lleld, and that they
cannot suspOrt any man who fay0rB
license or tax for the liquor tralic.
Tho resolutions adopted are aS
follows:
WHEREAS, so-called, non.partlsan
Prohibition was killed IN Pennaylvanla
on Tuesday June 18th, by the machin,
cry aud daily press OF both OF the old
polltlcal parties, as dictated 10 by the
ilauor mOnopOles, and whereas, The
corpse was buried In Rhode Island on
Thursday June Goth, by tho same
REsoLyED, First, that We have In.
dlsputable proof that the salooni 10 In our
national politics, and II never can DO
got out, until the entire traffic ls out
lawed throughout the nation.
RRsoLyEb, Second, that both the
Democratic and Republican partiea In
their national organizations, are license
parties, and therefore they are wholly
unwilling and incompetent to put the
saloon out OF politics, their own daily
papers throughout the country being
| witnesses 10 this fact
RESOLVED, Third, that all men who
oppose the liquor traffic, should support
only the Prohibition party, that pub
lie sentiment amounts 70 nothing, un'
less IL is crystali2ed IN conscientious
voting of said sentiment That no
rnan Ii Prohibitionist IL he votes
for the tax and license parties,
any more than Ia u man
u Democrat II he supports the Republl'
can party and wise versa Ballots make
the correct record OF what n man Is po'
litlcally, sentiment does not.
RESOLVED, fourth that the conflict Is
no longer between prohibition aud the
liqu0r traffic alone, but also between
prohibition and the golden calf OF lisense
which has the support of both theDem'
ocratic and Republican parties, and ia
lauded by their political papers.
RESOLVED, fifth that we 0re prepared
10 defend our position and cordially IN
yite both Democrats end Republicane
TO meet us In public discussion. Our
cause Is Just and even II handled by
youthful Dayids, the pure pebble OF
eternal truth will put TO flight The
boasting Goliaths, We court q fair
discussion on the merits Of prohibition
as against all forms of license or tax,
RESOLVED, Sixth, that we instruct
our delegates to the state convention
TO vote first, last and all the time fol
the unequivical endorsement Of The
right of suffrage for woman, subject
only TO the same limitations as for men
RESOLVED, Seventh, that the Prohi
bitlon party, being the Home Protec
tion party, Ia the best friend Of the
laborlng man, and that In all contro
versieR between labor and capital W.
favor arbitration,
RESOLVED, Eighth, that we respect
fully request the various papers Of The
county TO publish the above preamble
and resolutions. We are subscribers u
our county papers, II Is but right that
we should be heard.