Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-09


lT9 Demorest, l39. New York gave three votes |
TO Bascom. When the result was known tho
band played "Hai Columbia" and the usual
yelling and hat handkerchief and umbrella
hurrah took place. Finally when something
like quiet had been secured, Georgia, which
was the only state voting solidly against Bid
well, moved that the nomination be made
unanimous. This was seconded by some OF
Demorest's personal friends, end 1t was duly
done with great hurrah
John p. St John then presented to John
Lloyd Thomas purse of 5000 from the conven
tion for his services TO his pagty as secretary
and the rol.call for candidates for vice presi-
dent was ordered.
For the vlce.presidential nomination the fol-
lowing names were presented: SamW. Small,
OF Georgia: George w. e Balm, OF Kentucky;
Joshua Levering, of Maryland; w, w. Safer
lee, of Minnesota: j. b. CranAl, Of Texas and
| Thomas B. Carskadden, of West Virginia The
names of Balm and Small were withdrawn, and
| the convention proceeded to ballot.
The call of states was ordered at 1880 a. m,
| and on tho first ballot there was no choice for
| vice president, the vote being Cranfil, 400;
| Leverng, 351 Carskadden, 81; Sateree, 26.
Before the result of this ballot was an
nounced, however, enough changes were had TO
make the vote stand: Cranfl, 4,6; Leverson,
| 35l; Saterlee, 20; Carskadden, 81 and Cranhl
| was declared the nominee.
Resolutions of thanks to everybody were
| voted, and the convention adjourned in con-
fusion; over discussion of the indignity offered
the colored men by Cincinnati hotels, at $3.50
| q. m.
| The platform us Il was finally adopted, is as
| follows:
| The prohibition party in national convention
assembled acknowledging Almighty God as the
source of all true government and His law as
the standard to which all human enactments
| must conform to secure the blessings of peace
| and prosperity, presents the following declara
| tion of principles:
| l. The liquor trafllc is a foe to civilization,
| the arch enemy of popular government and u
| 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 rapacious class interests. All
| laws that under the guise of regulation Legalize
and protect this traffic or make the government
share in its iisotten gains are vicious in prin-
ciple and powerless as remedy"
We declare anew for the entire suppression OF
the manufacture, sale, importation, exporta.
ton and transportation of alcoholic liquors as
beverage by federal and state legislation, and
the full powers of the government should be ex-
erted to secure this result Any party that fails
to recognize the dominant nature of this issue
in American politics is undeserving of the sup
port of the people.
q, No citizen should be denied the right to
vote on account of sex, and equal labor should
receive equal wages without regard to sex.
g. The money of the country should be issued
by the general government only and in suli-
| ClenI quantities 10 meet tne ueHluuuS Oh lHe
business and give full opportunity for the en-
ployment of labor. To this end an increase In
the volume OF money is demanded, and no indi
vidual or corporation should be allowed 10 make
any profit through its issue. 1t should be made
legal tender for the payment of all debts, pub
| lie and private. Its volume should be fixed at
definite sum per capita and made to increase
| with our increase in population.
| 4. Tariff should be levied only as n defense
against foreign countries which levy tariff upon
or bar out our products from their markets,
| revenue being Incidental The residue of means
necessary to economical administration Of
the government should be raised by levying u
burden on what the people possess instead Of
upon what we consume.
3. Railroad, telegraph and other public cor.
r poratons should be controlled by the govern
ment in the interest of the people and no higher
: charges allowed than necessary to fair interest
on the capital actually invested.
g. Foreign immigration has become q burden
| upon industry, one of the factors in depressing
! wages and causing discomfort, therefore our
| immigration laws should be revised and strict
3 ly enforced. The time of residence for naturali-
| Zation should be extended and no naturaliZed
/ person should be allowed to vote until one year
| after he becomes a citizen.
4 :. Nonresidents should not be allowed to ac-
quire land in this country, and we favor the linn
. | tation of individual and corporate ownership
< OF land All unearncd grants OF lands to rail
: road corporations should be reclaimed.
e 8. Years of inaction and treachcry on the part
q OF the republican and democratic parties have
resulted in the present reign of mob law, and
K we demand that every citizen be protected in
K the right of trial by constitutional tribunals.
. O. All men should be protected by law in thei1
= | right 10 one days rest in seven
r TO- Arbitration is the wisest and most eco
I nomical and humane method of settling nation
IL oil differences.
H. Speculations in margins, the cornering o
}. grain, money and products, and the formation
q of nOpls. trusts and combinations the arhi
r trary advancement OF prices should be sup
a pressed
IL. We pledge that the prohibition party Il
r elected TO power will ever grant just pension,
7, to disabled veterans of the union army anC
:, navy, their widows and orphans.
IS 49, We stand unequivocally for the American
l. public school and opposed to any appropriation
II of public moneys for sectarian schools. We de
{, clare that only by united support of such com
g mon schools, taught in the English language
II can we hope to become and remain an homo
IL geneous and harmonious people.
IA. We arraign the republican and democratic
II parties false 10 the standards reared by thei
n founders; MS faithless to the principles of tn
% illustrious leaders of the past 10 whom they d.
'r homage with the lips; us recreant TO the "highe
a. law" which is intieXible in political ai
e fairs as in personal life. and as no longer EN-
bodying the aspirations OF the American peopl
N or inviting the confidence of enlightened pre-
0, gressve patriotism Their protest against tn
Il, confession of their own moral degeneracy. Th
u declaration of an eminent authority that mt
of ncipal misrule is "the one conspicuous faur
N of American politics. follows as u natural cor
ic sequence OF such degencracy, and is true alike
oI cities under republican and democratic contro
u Each accuses the other of eXtravagance in cor
er gressional appropriations, and both are alil
o. guilty. Each protests when out of power agains
TX the infracton OF the civil-service laws and eac
IN in power violates those laws in letter and spir
IS Each processes fealty TO the interests of tn
e. toiling masses but both covertly truckle to tn
ig money power in their administration
N public affairs. Even the tariff issue o
+. represented in the democratic Mills an
Id the republican Mckinley bill is no longe
Vt treated by them an issue upon grea
cd and divergent principles Of government bl
rt is mere catering to different sectional an
81 class interests The attempt in many states
d wrcst the Australian ballot system from II
true purpose and to so deform II as to render
y. extremely difhcut for new parties to exercis
On the rights of suffrage Is an outrage upon popull