Daily Republican., 1890-05-09

justify IN expectation that the party pro- |
poses 10 befriend thls eause; while % 4 |
national party It's shameless bribery ut /
electionf, utrageous dssls for as, en- alcy,
the continued exposure cf the iniamy ID
10 trusted lesiers, shows It to be falas to
It's great moral history aud fallen from
the glory OF it, past record. "In gov
ernment. protesting to know God, but IN
works they deny Him, being abominable
work reprobate. Titus 1-l6.
y. For the God-isasing, humanity
loving citizens Of our State there 10 but |
one consistent course concerning these |
two political organizations: ITO hsarken
aud heed ~ voice from heaven; como
out OF them. my people. that 70 be not |
partakers Of their sins, have reached |
unto heaven and God hath remembered |
their iniquitiss. Rev. kill; L. 8.
U. Those who are solemnly convinced |
that the time has fully come when all |
good citizens, and especially Christians.
should Icy aside all minor considerations |
and band themselves together 10 . great |
| organization, which has - It's supreme |
issue the total and eternal destruction of |
the liquor traffic. To suoh we appeal, to
| consider that all these conditions meet |
10 the Prohibition party spd It alone,
and that 1t 10 only prey snssd from the
fruition Of fts purposes By the non-idsn-
dhcatlon Of these classes W.Lh II. Their
Immediate presence and support will
bring us to victory this present year. It
remains to be seen whether these will
again allow themselves to be deceived by
the spscious promises Of politicians, cor
ruptionists and base botrayers OF sacred
interests. or whether they will stand with
US Tor home protection il stkd Of bar
room monopoly. Ono In principle, We
should be united in method. We invite
them to place In our councils efforts,
sacrifices, ballots. and to Q participation
In the final victory.
~. Many things might be introduced
important In government and conducive
to welfare. We leave It to our opponents
to wrangle over other questions, in
Guiding the tariff. We favor . just dls-
elimination In the revision and equalixa-
the best interests Of our man uiacturing
and farming communities may be pro.
tsc,ed and the dignity Of labor be fos-
tered aud maintained. Yet white the
tariff involves leas- than $3.50. 900, 900
annual tax upon imports, but we,
believing that sober people eau be
trusted to govern wisely when that result
10 neodfu', and refuse to complicate our
great question with issues OF mino =
| importance.
What is the tariff issue Of $3.50. .0Oo, 900
compared with the drink waste OF the
; nation Of 1900, 00O,00 Ono million
wretched, ruined drunkards, without Joy
now or hope for the hereafter; 1000, ,OOJ
1 more approaching this hopeless condi
. tion, while $4,000, 900 OF relatives and
friends are shamed, their iives rendered
miserable, and many abused aud ruined
. through this one evil. While $50, 900 &c
! down to the gloom OF death aud out into
a the dark hereafter each year shall We
. spend our strength In bowling tariff,
0 tariff, high or low, while each day the
r despairing shrieks Of All drunkards aud
their victims ascend In accusst on
. are crushed out Of lie under its ponder
: Gus whee's. 4ss.
r II. Concerning our statS and loca
] affairs We favor an equitableadJ Ju stmen
OF taxation and sgainst the unjust dis
n crlminaticas which now exist agAiDst thu
! agricultural aud laboring classes. Tbss,
o hAvo grievances which ought to be re-
= lievsd BY legislative enactment, and VI
l. sympathiss with the Farmers Alltanc,
. in Its efforts TO obtain redress
10. Because OF misfortuues from ths
! destruction Of crops. which has greatly
:. I'm npov-rished the debtor class, ther'
should be legislation preventing fors.
closures for . period of at least Hve years
= 90 guarded as 10 protect the interests o
toln creditor and debtor, yet securinl
J. to the latter an opportunity for payini
n his debts, that the savings of fruga
\. lifetime may not be leopard zsl by rapa
!. cIous capitalists through Que or tw'
years OF misfortune.
n Is. We believe also that the old Law
70 should be restored which worked for
!, | cf hnp nd In
r where usury wss exscted, with sue
additional legislation as TO prevent
bonus OF any kind to punish sovsrel
>. apy evasion OF tho law.
~ Il. The adoption OF new constitution
- for the state Is one OF the crying nccca
v sitics of the time. The changes mad
- should body the prohibition OF tn
y, ~ liquor traffic, limit the period Of judlcia
)" service, reduce the namber OF ofiicia
places and make the inoum seRts elective
70 Rraut district representation 10 the Lsgi-
" Iature aud Levy Court to the end tha
=. the privilege OF greater local SELF
~ government may be secuied to the pee
- pie. We therefore favor constitutions
y. convention.
~ is. We also favor the adoption Of th
, Austraiian ballot system.
IT, We recognize . common bond Q
a. sympathy between the Prohibition part
A' aud all moral Temperance aud real n
form movements We are laboring TO
one common object, and ours We believ
~ to concentrate and render pcrmanor
- thelr various currents OF ssntiment. w
~ therefore ask the co operation OF al
~, these organizations with Us NJ the ballo
q box.
~ N. We favor an educational systeI
~ that will give at least nine months {
's, school to each locality, that will cen
"a "a pei attendance OF children between Il
~ W ages OF q sni IA years ior seven month
~ M and that will iuraish equal facilities to a
~ the people of the ttate.
Il" IL. We recommend the w, q. 7. U.
~, o valuable aid to temperance.
NJ Section 10 says in effect that, haviu
Wv submitted thess prime ples. knowing tnei
~. ~ to be right. God's blessing 10 asked upn
them.
'e The platform was considered Ssriati
a. and alter some discussion Was adople
w. The nomination for governor was III
nd taken up aud NJ. !. Fisher declined,
~ did II. NJ. Cooper aud Miles Messic
+" Finally W. T. Kellum, OF Dover, v
N. nomina ated for governor by stclamatio
M Daniel Green. OF Newport, was tn
var nominated for Congress by scclsnatio
NON 1t WAS decided to hold mass meet'i
,or at Rehoboth In August and to begin
the vigorous campaign.
In -s
ut Ham and Tongue.
Is Housekeepers who would consult The