The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-02

to the Republican party, the party Of patriot
ism and progress.
HIS Wilcox, of Polk county, argued against
the substitute, and Senator Lawrence, Of Sioux
City, favored it. The latter said that 30 lar as
preventing intemperance goes, prohibition Ia
not only farce. but is today breeding more In
temperance than any law that can be devised.
The general sentiment OF the convention.
however, was clearly against the substitute,
and on the roli-call II was defeated, 80 70 107,
and tremendous applause greeted the announce
ment Of the prohibition victory. On ths motion
of one delegate that the platform, as reported by
the committee. be adopted BY rising vote with
cheers, there was no opposing vote, and the
platform was adopted unanimously.
The platform renews devotion TO the prin-
ciples OF the national Republican party: recon-
Inends the administration OF President Harri-
SON. commeads the last congress for redemption
OF pledges to revise the tariff and make liberal
provision for pensions; approves the coinage
act, by which the great product of the silver
mines OF the United States is added to the cur
rency OF the people, and out of which expert
ment may come q wise adjustment of financial
questions liberal toward Western interests;
heartily commends the reciprocity policy and
administrative 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 freedom of individual con-
science, and that the Republican party may be
trusted In Iowa or any state TO promote any
plan OF reform, Australian or other, calculated
10 extend this liberty and to further protect the
purity OF the ballot. On the emigration ques-
tioE the platform earnestly recommends the en-
actment and enforcement OF proper restrictive
laws. The platform favors such legislation as
viii impose Upon all classes OF property, cor
porate and individual, equally the burdens OF
taxation; favors the passage Of the conger land
bill and state legislation tending TO promote
farmers institutes and enlarge the powers Of
dairy commissioners; recommends q liberal APP
Precipitation by the next general assembly for an
Iowa exhibit at the Worlds fair. On the sub
iect of.prohibition the platform says:
We have no apologies TO offer the people nor
70 the Democratic party for the Republican
record In conspicuous issue in the state cam
paign this year. In the interests Of true tenn
perance and under the laws of Iowa enacted by
the representatives of its sovereign people the
saloon was made an outlaw in this state. We
charge that the outlaw has had the patronage,
counsel and protection of the Democratic party;
that the Democratic party az il has won power
has nuilifed the law, defied the authority of
and that now an appeal is made to the electors
OF the whole state for approval of the lswless
work. We recognize that the issue is law
that the issue is between the interests of
true temperance and freedom and the rule OF
the liquor traffic. We renew our allegiance TO
the people OF Iowa and submit to them defni-
ton of the issue recognizing that control of the
next legislature by the Democratic party means
state wide license, and control by the Rcpubli-
cans means continued opposition TO the behest
Of the saloon powers through maintenance of
the law. We denounce the Democratic party of
Iowa in its dealings with the saloon issue We
charge that party with subseryiency
10 the saloon, and with purpose TO strengthen
the saloon against the homes and policy Of the
state We cite in proof of this its surrender this
year OF the local option feature of the plank of
1883. We charge that this abandonment of local
option 10 q forerunner OF further premeditated
betrayal, and trust IN the Democratic party will
end in the complete breaking down of the
temperance legislation of the state and the COM
plete turning over OF the state in every town
ship thereof TO the pollution OF the saloon
against whatever protest OF communities now
free
The platform goes on TO denounce Governor
Boies for misrepresenting the people and re-
sources of Iowa in his New York speech last
December. with alleged Statistics" ETC. de-
nounces the Democratic party for pretended
friendship for the soldiers, while at the same
time they arraign the Republicans for appro-
priating money for pensions, and ar
raigns the Democratic party for general
misrepresentation of facts In the Ottumwa
platform The resolutions close with an appeal
to the intelligence and the integrity of the peo-
pie OF the state. Chairman Perkins then pre-
sented . supplementary resolution from the
committee on resolutions, and il was declared
adopted by the chair, although there was
strong vote against It, It favors holding the next
presidential convention west of the Missouri
river In recognition of the fact that one-third
of the population of the country lies in that
section. Adjourned sine die