Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-07-09

Platform Of the Prohibiti6u Party.
Minority reports were decided upon against
the financial and tariff planks adopted by
the majority. The following is tho full text
of the platform as submitted to the conven-
ton:
The prohibition party in national conven-
ton assembled, acknowledging Almighty
God as the source of all true government,
and His law as the standard to which all hu-
man enactments must conform to secure the
blessings OF peace and prosperity, presents
the following declaration of principles:
First-The liquor traffic is foe to civil
iZation, the arch enemy of popular govern
ment and public nuisance. 1t is the citadel
of the forces that corrupt politics, promote
poverty and crime, degrade the nations
home life, thwart the will of the people and
deliver our country into the hands of rapa-
cious class interests. All laws that under the
guise of regulation legalize and protect this
traffic, or make the government share in its
ill-gotten gains are vicious in principle and
powerless as remedy" We declare anew
for the entire suppression of the manufac-
transportation of alcoholic liquors as a bev-
erage by federal and state legislation, and
the full powers of the government should be
exerted to secure this result Any party that
fails to recognize the dominant nature of
this issue in american politics is undeserving
of the support of tho people.
Second-No citizen should be denied the
right to vote on account of sex, and equal
labor should receive equal wages without re-
gard to sex.
Third-The money of the country should
be issued by the general governments and in
sufficient quantities to meet the demands of
the business and give full opportunity for
the employment of labor. To this end an
increase in the volume of money is demand
ed and no individual or corporation should
be allowed to make any profit through its is
sue. 1t should be made legal tender for
the payment of all debts, public and private.
It should be fixed at the definite sum per
capita and made to increase with our in
crease in population.
Fourth-We favor the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold.
Fifth-Tarif should be levied only as de-
Tense against foreign governments which
levy tariff upon our products, revenue being
incidental. The residue or means necessary
to an economical administration of the gov
eminent should be raised by levying bur-
den upon what the people possess instead of
what we consume.
The other planks demand woman suffrage
and equal pay, regardless of sex; demand
government control of railroads, telegraph
and other public properties: demand the fur
ther restriction of immigration and the ex-
tension of the naturalization period; oppose
acquisition of lands by aliens and favor for
fixture of unearned land grants; Lenounce
the reign of mob law and demand trial by
jury for all citizens; demand one days rest
in seven for all persons; favor arbitration
and pensions; unequivocally stands by the
American school system and teaching in
English and oppose grants OF money to sec
tartan schools and denounce both parties for
trucking to the money interests and to the
saloons.
The platform was adopted, the amendments
offered BY the minority report being rejected.