Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
THE PROHIBITION PARTY.
They Hold a Convention in Des
Moines and Nominate a Ticket.

The prohibition state convention
met at the county court house in Des
Moines, Sept. 4th. 1t was called to
order by Harmon Cook, of Polk
county. Prayer was offered by S. A.
GiIley, of Page county. Malcolm
Smith, OF Linn county, was made tenn
porary chairman, and Harmon Cook,
temporary secretary. II. S. Beall
and A. n. Coates were elected assis-
tants.
At the afternoon meeting Malcom
Smith was made permanent chairman.
Il. S. Beall, OF Ringgold, secretary,
assistant, A. NJ. Coates, of Dallas. A
speech was made by Mr.. Ingram, of
Nebraska. A collection was taken,
amounting to $2S. 90. b. L. Wright
then made speech followed by VIM.
Stewart and S. Il. Davis. The con-
vention pledged support to w. A.
Campbell to start prohibition paper.
The fyllowing was the report OF the
committee on resolutions:
/. The prohibition party OF Iowa
recognizing God as the source of all
power in human government; and
2. Whereas, our oft repeated de-
claration, that the abolition of the
drink traffic as national issue has
been confirmed by the decision of the
supreme court, as well as by the acts
Of both houses OF congress, therefore
we present to the people of the state
the following declaration OF prln-
ciples:
3. We reaffirm our answering de-
votion to the principles laid down in
the prohibition national platform OF
1888.
4. Realizing more clearly than ever
before that the liquor interest has it's
gigantic feet upon the neck Of tie
Democratic party, while its mighty
hand clutches the throat OF the Re-
publican party, we will give our
allegiance only to political party
whose corner stone is laid on
national prohibition, and where every
member is the deadly enemy of the
saloon.
Believing that the annihilation
earnings of the producers and labor
ing classes, will 60 long way toward
the settlement of the differences be-
tween capital and labor, we invite all
the farmers and laborers who are
with us agreed that the drink traffic
is the dominant issue in politics, to
join us in the great crusade OF the
home against the saloon.
We demand the enactment by
congress of law declaring that in
toxicating liquors as beverage, shall
cease to be an article of interstate
commerce anywhere in the United
States.
7. Believeing that it is wrong to
raise a revenue on that which pauper-
ICES the rcop,o an increases crime,
we demand the repeal OF the internal
revenue system, so far as it applies
TO the sale OF liquor and tobacco.
8. We believe the true doctrine now
is, of tariff for revenue adjusted, so
lar as possible, so as to enable
American industry to compete with
foreign industry.
Q. We demand that the voter shall
DO protected in the utmost secrecy
in casting his ballot, and that the bal
lot shall oe printed and distributed
at the expense Of the state.
10. We favor equal suffrage without
distinction of SEX
IL. We favor the governmental
control of transportation and COM
munication.
II. We favor the postal savings
bank system.
Is. We believe there is no more
reason for the withdrawal OF the So
called non-parisan w. G. L. U. Of
Iowa from tho national union than
there was for the secession of South
Carolina from the union in 1860, and
we extend our sympathies to the
women who remain loyal 10 the
national w. C. I. U.
The resolutions were adopted.
The following state ticket was
nominated: Secretary OF State, c. r.
Mcfarland, Cerro Gordo county;
Auditor of state, r. A. Dorcus, lama
county; Treasurer, j. c. Reed, Keo-
kuk county; Judge OF the supreme
court, Daniel b. Turner, Cedar county;
Clerk of the supreme court, +. S.
Spurrier, Taylor county; Supreme
court Reporter, I. S. White, Dallas
county; Railroad commissioner,
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