Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-08
THREE PARTIES.
THE PATRONS, PROHIBITIONlSTS'
AND INDUSTRIAL.
The Platforms and the Tickets That
We're Nominated.
Prohibition Plank Left TO Slumber
on the Table.

LANSING, July 31.-Yesterday the pa
irons of industry closed their convention.
The vote previously taken for an indepen-
dent ticket was discussed and re-considered.
1t was finally accepted generally as sound
conclusion that while the vote was fair
expression of opinion, the making of nomi-
nations would be exceeding the scope of
the duties imposed upon the delegates un-
der the call. So the previous action was
then speedily rescinded and a resolution
was almost unanimously adopted recon-
mending the county organizations to pay
especial attention 20 the legislative and
congressional elect:sGs. The convention
then adjourned sine die.
The state prohibition convention was
held in Bucks opera house with an attend
ance of about 800 persons, of whom about
20 were ladies. The meeting was called to
crcer by Chairman Dodge of the state CEN
trail committee, who read the call for the
convention, inviting the cooperation of all
citizens of this state, without reference TO
past party affiliations, who believe in the
prohibition of the liquor traffic, and gov
ornamental reform in tariff and other finan-
cial legislation, who are opposed to trusts,
monopolieS and gambling in products OF
labor, who favor laws protecting the rights
Of the laboring and farming classes equal
10 those of other classes. After the organ
izatiOn was completed the convention pro-
ceeded TO nominate state ticket with this
result:
Governor-Azariah S. Partridge of
Greenville.
Lieut. -Gov.-Henry 1. Allen of Kalama--
ZOO.
Secretary of State-E. S. Parmenterof
Hart.
Auditor General-L. II. Ives of Ingham.
State Tre.surer-Ansel p. Coddington
of Lenawee.
Com. Land Ofice-Carlton Peck of
Lapeer-
Attorney General--James r. Adst of
Grand Grand Traverse.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
David Howell of Ingham.
The ticket was completed with the
choice of Noah w. Cheever of Washtenaw
as candidate for supreme court justice, and
Prof. Charles Scott of Ottawa as member
of the state board of education.
THE PLATFORM.
Following is the declaration of principles:
The prohibition party of Michigan in
state convention assembled, acknowledging
Almighty God as the source of all moral
power in. government and recognizing in
the political and industrial affairs of the
nation a crying demand for reform, pro-
poses TO assert now, as always, its deter
mination TO advocate such reforms as will
relieve the people from the great burdens
imposed upon, them Foremost in these
reforms TO which we pledge ourselves are
the following:
Tho ,N~alt shitiop of ha 20
importation, transportation and sale of i'll
toxicating beverages in state and nation.
2. The recent decision of the United
States supreme court, declaring that a
state cannot prohibit the importation of in
toxicating liquors In original packages
because the United States constitution
vests in congress alone the power to regu-
late interstate commerce., forces the prohi-
bition question into National politics and
emphasizes the necessity of national pro-
hibition party.
3. AL money TO be issued by the general
government direct TO the people in sufi-
Gent quantities TO meet the business de-
mands of the country, the same TO be full
! legal tender; the free and unlimited coin
age of silver, and the establishment by the
national government of postal savings
banks.
4. A readjustlnent of the tariff so as to
! tax Injuries and exempt the necessaries OF
life. The increase of specific taxes so that
the corporate wealth of this state shall bear
as high a rate of taxation as that of the
private citizen.
5. A.service per diem pension to all hon
| orably discharged Union soldiers.
9. The adoption throughout Michigan OF
the Australian ballot system.
Z. The governmental control of the
means of transportation and comT.uica.
| ton.
8. A perfected and enforced system Of
civil service laws
O.. Equal suffrage without distinction OF
sex, but with, an educational qualification
TO-. SpeculatiOns in margins, the corner
| ing of marlIRts, the formation of trusts
and combinations for the purpose of arbi-
| trarily forcing up or down prices, are an
outrage upon the people and should be pro-
hibited.
IL. Tho nelation of capital and labor is
a pressing. political issue to be solved only
| by a party which regards politics as
''morals applied to public affairs" We
favor legislation that will insure to the la
borer Just return for his labor and will
check the tendency to divert the wealth o.
the country from the hands of the many
into the hands of the few.
H.. The prohibition Of alien land owner
ship,and the limitation of land ownership
by domestic corporations and by individu
ais; that all unearned land grants be de
clared forfeit9'i, and all government land:
be held for actual settlers only.
13. That we believe that congress should
provide for the loan of legal tender note.
upon neal estate as security at two per cen
in, such sums as would be safe.
The seventh resolution was amended a,
follows:
That government should control islth
public interest the railroad, telegraph aDt
telephone interests to the end that the, pub
lie be guaranteed rates covering the actua
cost of operation and fair interest on CAPT