Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-11
BAY STATE PR0HIBS.
THEY NOMINATE A TICKET IN
GLIDING A DARkY.
They Demand n Dissolution of The Pnrt
ncrship between the Government
and the Rum Power"

WORCESTER, Mass. September a.-The
Prohibition State Convention met here to-
day. adopted platform, and nominated
the following ticket; Governor, Charles
II. kmhGll, OF Lynn; Lieutenant Cover
nor. Augustus Il. Smith, Of Lee Secretary
OF State, Alfred Richardson. OF Spring
Held; Auditor. William Oscar Armstrong.
- coiored maa) OF Boston, Attorney-Gen
sral. Wolcott Harlin, of Amherst: Troa-
surer. Samuel i. Shapleigh, of Boston
Only two or three votes were cast against
Armstrong. All tho other nominations
were unanimous.
AGAINST TaH LIQUOR TRAFFIC ~ TOTO
Following is Il synopsis of the platform
Tho document assails the LIQUOR traffic in
the usual ringing manner and calls for Its
absolute suppression; denounccs HIGH
license or any license, and demands dis
solution OF tho partnership now existing
between the Government State aAd ma
uonaJ and tho rum pOwern; calls the at
tcntion Of the voters Of the State to the
fact that although the Supreme Court has
decided that no citizen has an Inherent
right to retail intoxicating liquors, yet ~
Democratic Executive, Republican
House, aud tied Senate have made the
irain-shop lawful institution, and points
ont TO the supporters OF missions that the
port OF Boston Is foremost III the eIpOrta-
tiou ~ rum To Darkest Africa and that the
traffic las doubled during the past year.
DEGRADATION or TIE STATE DETACHMENT.
The seventh plank is as follows: "Wo
deplore the depth of degradation to which
the national Depari mcnt OF state has de-
scended III becoming drummer in
foreign lands for the beor-lOrds of this
country. Add 10 this these other facts: The
refusal 10 unite with other nations III a
treaty for the suppression OF tho slave
trade and the rum traffic in Africa; "a
President who finds five kinds If wine ne
ccssary cor bis official banquets; u Vice.
President who applies for a hquor-hcense
for hls Shoreham q Senate that will not
Danish the ballroom from lis wing Of the
Capitol, and "a House tina. strangies all III
curry INTO tho facts of the liquor traffic,
and we have a perfect demonstration of
the complete domination of the liquor
power IN our national AFFAIRS and of the
slavsh sutscrviency OF our public ser
wants to lis bchests."
REMEDIES PROPOSED.
The remedies which the party proposes
arc stated IA follows: Tho prohibition
I by State and national authority Of the
manufacture. importation, expectation,
transportation, OF sale Of alcoholic beyc-
RACES. and the election and appointment
ot oficlals--e executive. Legislative aud
judicial VINO are ia sympathy with and
VIII enforce prohibition. these ends, We
believe, are attanable only through "A
party organized for that purpose. Aud,
! luasmuch As the desire for gain Is the mo
tlve-pOwer Of the drink traffic, we favor
such Arrangements for the supply Of alco-
hollc liquors to medicinal. technical. and
scientific uses as shall dlyest the dealer If
any pecuniary interest III the sale. We
also favor the appointment rather than
! the election Of prosecuting officers for
/ the same reasons that judges are Gp-
pOintlye.'
rOR FENAIE SUFFRAGE.
The platform then declares in favor Of
female suffrage and-the strict enforcement
of the civil-service law; declares against
any hostile interference with the public
school system; that any actual or supposed
/ burden Of tlril tax alton j. trivial ana IL IL
nihcant IN comparison with the burden Of
alcoholic taxation: that INN grafton be
restricted 20 prospective good citizens.
aad that labor receive lts Just share Of IL
! product. 4 currency is favored equal TO
! and convertible into the best dollar known
! t. commerce, and sufficient and elastic
| enough 10 meet tho varying demands Of
! The business of the cOuntry. he prOhi-
| h.ton OF combines to control and increase
the cost of products for popular c0nsunp-
ton Is demanded and the unequal taxation
/ VI the farmer Is deprecated.