Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-09-12
A DRY CONVENTION
The Prohibitionists Name . Con-
gresslonal Candidate.
Hon. EDglRD |. BRIGGS IS TIE His
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The Prohibition Congressional Con-
ven.i0n VAS held IN North Park yes1ef- /
day and the temperance people maze /
the affair a general lolhficauon. in1fe /
were about 1000 people present ana
everybody was happy. AT l;Sot the con
venti0n WAS called 70 order by Hon. a.
b. Cheney, of Sparta, and without any
apparent wire working or friction Hon.
f. L. Briggs was nominated as the can
didate OF the Prohibition party Tor
member of Congress.
A. Owen Crozier was nominated as
chairman of the Congressional CON-
mittee. Each county is TO elect rs own
member of that committee hereafter.
The Sparta Glee Club entertained the
assemblage with several songs and Hon.
John p. ST. John delivered speech
touching upon the questions OF pro-
hibition and the tariff. Mrs. Mary 1.
Lathrop, of Jackson, was present, and
the people insisted upon nearing lew
words from her. Owing to the fact
that she was to speak at Hartman's
hall in the evening her remarks were
necessarily short, but so great is her
popularity that even these were CRATE
fully received by the faithful.
The audience that assembled at the
hall in the evening was large and ap-
parently appreciative. Judge Tatem
opened the ball by saying that there
was an abundance of good things IN
store for the listeners. He said that the
party platform was broad enough and
strong enough TO meet all the issues OF
the hour. The convention that assem-
bled in this hall on the previous day
denounced rings, denounced the
present tariff regulation, and the Re-
publican party, but the platform did
not say one word denouncing the great
est enemy of mankind. Neither of the
old parties dares TO meet the question
of the hour because they are them
, selves divided.
r Mrs. Lathrsp was then introduced
f cited the platforms of the old parties a;
evading or utterly ignoring the liquor
question, and said that the issue was
| great enough to justify the formation
I of National political party.
I .sSald she: "The Democratic party
: has never been q party of reform, bu
has always been an objector. 1t re
minds me of an old man In India, VIM
}, sat for a great many years on stone
He never did anything else, but he sat
2 there so long that he at last was wor
:: shipped as god.
d 'iThere was great deal of agitation
: in the party on the subject OF tarln re
o form, but when Grover Cleveland cam
e out squarely on this issue, he was de
IS serted by the rank and file.
e She then read a letter from Abraham
/ Lincoln on the subject of monopoly o
a wealth and the aggregation OF capita
& as being a danger which be foresaN
IL with apprehension and doubt.
e "Chauncy DePew SAID IN an atte
l. dinner speech just before he sailed 10
e Europe, There are fifty men IN tn
United States who could block tn
k wheels of business IN tins country a
I, anv time
d 'Tf such is the case these fifty me
y ought TO die, for IL is too much powe
lie 10 be delegated INTO the hands of fe'
D individuals, and IS menace to tn
At commerce of our country.
rs There are four men who sit down
2. an office IN New York every year an
Ie dictate what you, and /, and every on
af shall pay for our coal.
n. "The railroad corporations Of tn
he country own one hundred mllho
acres of our lands. SPECTATORS ow
IN ninty-one million acres, and alien lan'
IS lords own twenty-one million acre
II and they collect millions of dollars K
ed the rent of the land and 1t all goes OF
of this country.
he This country now has more tenal
IN farmers than any other country IN u
us world.
The present administration IS par
rd cularly friendly to the liquor lnteres
he and It is of 10 use 10 look to II f6
a nelp.
&c Every question that remains to
d, settled depends upon the settlement
he our great question"
a "The saloon is the middleman in &
ca purchase OF the votes that elect o
en- representatives IN the government
ed ''What Il these saloons and brewer
were TO shut up tonight and rems
closed until next January, how wou
he these old parties carry Oh their Cal
av pagns? Just think of tl''
ri. prohibition Is hedOmuant questi
up in American politics, and it the OF
rls hope of the oppressed and protest
parties in the country today. IL g
ed tains the bravest and most heroic e
Dg ents of American manhood todi
~ The party stands as no other pa
he / stands for the industrial classes. i
en- isa great year for farmers. Every Q
the of the four parties IN the field tni'
tel has farmer s. Us head. l wonder n
Mt the farmers are gong - vote.
lah 80 long as y0u support either o.
ION old parties. yOu encourage the hcen
hat ing and peTpetuat.on Of the saiOe
the Every saloon = a shambie for the p
use I chase Of vote. Iou ask. what are
The ( gong 20 do with four parties n
laf. heid. 7 believe that there : = flgnt
and / chance for us il this campaign 90
the Prohibition party in power u 2
can not do that ycu can elect men
the Michigan legislature VINO vii :
,e, port temperance legislation
7 quite sgree with Gov. BAR :
On the supreme Court q TINS state -
ew q frr-sl at1va ho7v We rrrsf send 81