The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-02

Inc enemies OF rev. IL. u. SUTTON were
out in full force, and tried to keep him
from becoming even an alternate, for he
first failed of an election as regular dele
gate One of the anti-Sutton faction
moved that the delegates be given power
to name their own proxies. Mr.. Sutton
promptly declared that he was going to
the convention anyhow, and he wanted to
be made alternate. Finally the conven'
ton voted to make the last four of the
twelve on the list alternates.
The following platform was adopted:
The Prohibition party OF the state Of Wash
ington, organized in the name OF the people, to
revive, enforce aid perpetuate in the govern
ment the doctrines OF the Declaration OF indie
pendence, submits for the suffrage OF all good
citizens the following platform OF national re-
form measures:
First-fhe prohibition, as public crimes, OF the
importation, expectation, manufacture, sale
and supply OF all alcoholic beverages
S,coud-The abolition of all license regula-
tion and legal sanction in any form OF these or
any other public crimes.
Third-That We hold that the beer and liquor
manufacturer, the SALOON keeper, the man who
signs petition for license and the voter who
sustains a license party equally responsible
for all the evils of the traffic.
Fourth-We demand a constitutional amend
ment giving to women the privilege OF suffrage
equal with men.
Fifth-we favor the election OF president, vice
president and United states senators by direct
vote OF the people.
Six,h-The abolition Of all monopolies class
legislation and special privileges from the gov
eminent injurious TO the equal rights OF citi-
gems.
Seventh-We favor the abolition OF national
banks as banks OF issue, and for the issuance OF
money direct to the people.
Eighth-That there can be no greater peril to
the nation than the existing competition Of
political parties for the liquor vote. Expert
ence shows that any party not openly opposed
to this traffic Will engage in this competition.
Patriots and good citizens should, therefore,
Immediately withdraw from al, connection
with such parties.
Ninth--That We gratefully acknowledge the
presence OF the Divine Spirit guiding the coun-
ellis and granting the success which has been
vouchsa.ed in the progress OF the temperance
reform, and we earnestly ask the voters of the
United States 10 make the principles of the
above declaration dominant in the government
OF the nation.
A free silver plank was proposed and re-
jected. The plank for woman suffrage
was opposed by Elder Moss, who re-
marked that man was intended by God to
be the head of the family, the church and
the nation.
How can you prove il ?" asked Mrs. Win
ME Thomas. with considerable warmth.
Elder Moss went on TO quote Scriptural
texts and Mrs. Thomas retorted: From
such doctrines pray for dellverance"
Some delegate then suggested that Mr.
Moss had the floor and should not be in
tcrrupted.
Il want to answer his arguments seri-
atm" was Mrs. Thomas rejoinder.
Mr.. Moss at this juncture said, with
great calmness and an air of being some
what mystihed by the gene raj proceed
ings: Il am $ years old, and somewhat
deaf; and in consequence | have not heard
aword that woman has said.
None so deaf as those who won't hear !"
INTERCEPTED Mrs. Thomas
Elder Moss closed his speech by assert
ing that the logical result OF the doctrine
of women's rights was intdelity to God
and inhdeil'y 10 the Bible.
The women, however. had the last word,
for their plank was adopted by an over
whelming majority.
When Mr.. Sutton presented his report