Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-21
A PROHIBITION PILL.


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tion daily would involve it laid the resolu-
tion on the table with decided unanimity.
The Committee on Order of Business in
its report fixed tomorrow morning for the
report of the Committee on Platform and
the nomination OF State ticket
IT MAY YET BE STARTED.
After short interval the daily newspaper
project was again discussed. and a committee
was appointed to inquire into its feasibility
and in the event of the Investigation being
satisfactory, to suggest ways and means to
establish the newspaper.
| The next bump was the selection of new
State Commi ttee, but at the request of Mr..
stevens, the rules were suspended and the
platform prepared by the Committee on
Resolutions, was read. William Mater. of
Phlladelphia submitted plank, giving an
explanation of the attitude of the party on
the personal liberty question, stating that it
did not propose to regulate what people
should eat and drink, but merely to prohibit
the rum traffic. This proposition was de-
feated and the platform was adopted with
enthusiasm.
Following is the text of the platform
adopted:
The Prohibition party of Pennsylvania by
Its repr esentatives in convention assembled,
acknowledges Almigh ty God as the source Of
all powe er and authority in human government,
and, invoking His divine help In its efforts for
the abolition of the drink traffic, declares
First-That the traffic in intoxicating liquors
Is the prolific source of crime and lawlessness,
the chief agency in the corruption Of the bal
lot, legislation and administration of law, the
dissertation of the Sabbath and the ally
OF all combinations and associations that
foster and encourage idleness. immortality,
vice and crime, and as such is antagonistic to
the virtue and sobriety of the people, the
Government. Its federation is continued
menace to American institutions and should be
prohibited by laws faithfully enforced.
OPPOSED TO ANY LICENSE.
Second-We are unalterably opposed to any
law, by whatsoever name called, that In any
way legalizes, authorizes or tolerates the
traffic In intoxicating liquors as bever-
age, and maintain that the policy of the Gov
ernment should be that of the prohibition of
its manufacture, importation and sale by
national and State statutory and constitutional
enactments, faithfully enforced, to which
policy the Prohibition party is uncompro-
misingly committed.
Third-The Sabbath must be preserved by
the due enforcement of existing laws and the
speedy enactment of such additional legisla- |
tion as may be necessary to insure its due OBJ
servation.
Fourth-That we indorse the platform of the |
National Prohibition party adopted at In |
dianapolis. May 30. 1888
Fifth-That a pure ballot and a fair count |
are necessary to insure the perpetuity of our |
system of Government, and men who sell their |
votes or men who, directly indirectly, buy |
votes, should be forever disfranchised. We |
favor the Australian system" OF voting as |
means to insure fair expression Of the will of |
the people at the ballot box.
EQUAL POLITICAL RIGHTS.
Sixth-That all citizens. without distinction |
Of sex, race or nationality. should have the |
power of the ballot (such educational basis as
the Legislature may deem wise) for their pro-
lection and the advancement of the best in
terests of the State
Seventh-That owing to the increased imm1gra-
tion from countries of people who do not under.
stand the principles of our governme mt, and
their tendency to substitute European ideas
and customs for the well-grounded prin-
founded, the naturalization laws should
De so amended as to increase the
number of years residence required before
foreigners should be invested with its elective
franchise.
Eighth-That our immigration laws, prevent
ing the importation of citizens of foreign
countries, under any system of contract, and
prohibiting the landing of paupers or criminals
under any pretense, should be enforced.
N1nth-That combinations or trusts which
seek to advance the price of commodities of
i
str1cted manufacturing interests of our coun-
Try by forced close DOWNS" '1ockups," ETC.,
should be prohibited.
the policy of protection to American industries
and labor we favor the principle of reciprocity.
as means of rescuing the agricultural inter
ests from its present depressed condition.
Eleventh-We favor equal taxation on all |
classes of property producing revenue to the
owner.
LABoRERS TO BE BENEFITED.
Twelfth-That labor is entitled to full and
fair compensation and protection. That the
liquor traffic is the greatest enemy the wage
earners have to contend with, breeding strife
and discord between the employed and en-
ployer; consuming the hard earned money of
the toiler without returning an equiv
in many cases producing riot and
bloodshed in the settling of disputes that 9TH
erwise would be settled by arbitration, which
is the true method for adjusting differences be-
tween employer and employed. Its prohibition
will insure better wages to the employed, |
larger profits to the employer, steady work,
money in the pocket. peace. happiness and con-
of strikes and lockouts.
Thirteenth-That the public schools of our
State are its greatest pride, and the education {
Of its youth the greatest safeguard, and all
money collected for its maintenance should
only be used for that purpose.
Fourteenth-We declare that the suppress
sion OF the liquor traffic Is the dominant
polical issue in nation and State. and we invite
all those who on this one issue are with us
agreed to vote with the Prohibition party for
.he complete destruction of tie liquor traffic. '
SCORING THE OLD PARTIES.
Prof. Dickie, Chairman of the National
Prohibition Committee, addressed large
Meeting tonight. Both the great parties I
we're vigorously attacked. At meeting of
he new State Committee, Prof. Patton, of
Lancaster, was elected Chairman, receiving
70 votes to AZ for Tallie Morgan, OF Lacks-
wanna. The conference of the Congressional
district have decided to support DR.. C. W. J
of Newport, for Congress-
The work of the convention tomorrow
will be confined to the nomination of candi-
lates for Governor. Lieutenant Governor .
md Secretary OF Internal Affairs. The =
delegates have decided to h
upport @. G. Hancock, Temporary Presi- a
lent OF the Convention, for Governor. b
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