The morning call., 1891-07-02

| League, and one signed BIZ John Jay, Pres
| ldent OF the National League for the Pro-
| lection OF American Institutions, asking the
| convention to recommend in the platform
| the State and national constitutional pro-
| hibition of sectarian appropriations as a
| necessary measure of defense for the Amer
lean common-schOol system.
Congressman Perkins. Chairman of the
| Committee on Resolutions, reported the
| platform.
| THE PROHIBITION PLANK.
A. j. Hlrschl of Davenport also men,
ber OF the committee, protested against the
plank indorsing prohibition aud offered a
substitute therefor " "favOring such system
OF local option under high license as will
| afford protection and prohibition TO those
communities which desire the same, and
also wholesome restriction and the regu-
iatlon OF those which, under the prohbitory
system, are ana of necessity ever will be
cursed by free liquor" Hirschl made u
vigorous speech In favor of his substitute.
He said If the Democrats advanced a re So
luton of this kind it was only to be
smothered on the first occasion, whereas n
resolution of this kind coming from the Re-
publican party Is an effort to introduce true
temperance in every part of the State. The
atoption OF the resolution would fasten the
State lTrevocably to the Republican party
the party of patriotism and progress.
Henry S. Wilcox of Polk County argued
against the substitute, and Senator Law
renee of Sioux City favored it. The latter
said so far as intemperance goes prohibition
Is not only farce but is to-day breeding
more intemperance than any other law that
can be devised.
The general sentiment of the convention,
however. was clearly against the substitute,
and on rOll-call it was defeate ISL to 107-
ana tremendous applause greeted the ar
nouncement of the prohibition victory.
On motion of one OF the delegates that
the platform as. reported by the committee
be adopted by a rising vote with cheers,
there were no opposing votes, and the plat
form was adoptrd unanimously.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform renews devotion to tie
principles of the national Republican
party; commends the administration Of
President Harrison; commends the last
Congress for the redemption Of pledges 10
revise the tariff and make liberal provision
Tor pensions; approves the Coinage Act
by which the great product of the silver
mines OF the United States is added to the
currency of the people, and out of which
experiment may come wise adjustment
OF the financial questions and llberaity
toward Western interests; heartily COM
mends the reciprocity policy and the ad-
minlstrative efforts for the enlargement Of
foreign markets for American beef and
pork; asserts that the Republican party
stands on record in every State of the
Union in favor of elections based on tue
the Republican party may be trusted
in Iowa or any State to promote any
plan Of reform, Australian or other, cal
culated to extend this liberty and to further
protect the purity of the ballot. On the i'm
migration question the platform earnestly
recommends the enactment and enforce
ment OF proper restrictive laws; favors
such legislation as will impose on al
classes oil property, corporate and incl
vldual. equal burdens of taxation; favO-S
- hal fNgVN.
State legislation tending to promote farm
ers, institutes and enlarge the powers If
DAIRY Commissioners; recommends a Ii
eral appropriation by the next General As
Sembly for an Iowa exhibit at the World S
Fair: On the subject of IrOhibtion the
platform says: We have no apollo
giles to offer TO the people nor TO
the Democratic party for the Re-
publican record in the conspicuous
issue In the State cam paign this year" 'ln
tue interests OF true temperance and un-
der the laws of Iowa enacted by representa-
ives oil Its sovereign people the saloon was
made an outlaw in this State We charge
that the outlaw has had the patronage, cOuh-
sci and protection OF the Democratic party;
that the Democratic party as it has been in
power has nullihed the law, deted the au-
thorty OF the State and the expressed will
of the peoole, and that now an appeal is
made to the electors of the whole State for
their approval OF the lawless work; we rec
OSuILc lhdt lli6 iNSut Is law against TIE IT.
nance OF law: sub0rdnatiOn against insub-
ordination; the State of Iowa against tho
Democratic party; we recognize that the
issue is between the - Interests -
true temperance" and freedom ai,a .As
rule of indScriminate traffic: we renew
our allegiance to The people of Iowa and
submit TO them determination of the issue,
recognizing trat. the control of the next
Legislature by the Democratic purity means
Statewide license and the control of the
a ia Inv Pm IA hlif.n, nd
opposition to the beheSts of the saloon
power through the maintenance and enforce
ment Of the law. We denounce the Demo-
cratic party of Iowa as insincere in its deal
ings with the saloon issues. We cite in
proof OF this Its surrender this year of the
local option feature of the plank of 1889, un-
der which last year a pretense of indorse-
ment by this State was made and to which
pledge was given in return for legislative
authority. We charge that this abandon
further premeditateu betrayal. and that
trust in the Democratic parts will pnd in a
complete breaking down OF temsaranne
legislation of the State aud the Co-n-
plete turning over of the State in every
township thereof to the polluting tester
of the saloon against whatever protest of
the communities now free from IL, The
platform goes on TO denounce Governor
BIies for n.iSrepreSenting the people and re-
sources of Iowa in his New York speech
last ID, mber, with "alleged statistics"
etc; denounces the Democratic party Tor
pretended friendship for the soldier, while
at the same time it arraigns the Republi-
cans for appr0priating money for pensions;
charges the Democratic party wit mis-
representing facts in its Ottumwa platf orm.
The resolutions close with an appeal to the
intelligence and integrity of the people Of
the State.
Chairman Perkins then presented a sup
Elementary resolution from the Committee
on Resolutions, and it was declared adopted
by the Chair, although there was a strong
vote against it. 1t favors the holding of the
next Republican Presidential Convention
west OF the Missouri River: in RECON iti0n
Of the fact that one third of the population
of the country lies in that section, and names
Omaha as the pOiut.