The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-18
1892.
PROHIBITION PLATFORM

The Prohibition party, in national
convention assembled, Acknowledge
Almighty God as the source of all true
government, and His law as the stand.
ard to which all human enactments
must conform to secure the blessings
of peace and prosperity, presents the
following declaration of principles:
Il. The liquor traffic is a foe to civ.
Iization, the arch enemy of popular
government and a public nuisance. II
is the citadel of the forces that corruDt
politics, promote poverty and crime,
degrade the nations home life, thWat
the will of the people and deliver our
country into the hands of rapaciom
class interests. AL laws that, under
the guise of regulation, legalize and
protect this traffic or make the govern.
ment share in it's I'LL gotten gains, are
vicious in principle and powerleS8 as
aTomCdy.
1--WE declare anew for the enNfaI
suppression of the manufacture, sale,
importation, expectation and trans
portation 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 Amer
can politics is undeserving of the sup
port of the people.
"2. No citizen should be denied the
right to vote on account of sex, and
equal labor1should receive equal wages,
without regard to sex.
80. Themoney of the country should
be gold, silver and paper, and belsSu1
by the General Government only, and
in sufficient quantities to meet the de-
mands of business and give full oppor-
tunity for the employment Of labor.
To this end an increase In the volume
of currency is demanded, and no mol,
vidual or corporation should be allowed
to make any profit through its issue; IL
should be made a legal tender for the
payment Of all debts, public and pr
vate. It's volume should be fixed ava
definite sum per capita, and a
increase with our increase IN populS
ton.
"A. Tariffs should be levied only as
a defense against TO- eign go~vernnlelss
which put tariffs upon or bar our Proa
ucts from their markets, revenue Dehs
incidental, The residue of mean
necessary to ian economical admlnlsIs
ton of the government should y
by levying a burden on whatts
people possess instead Of upon WD''
they consume.
80. Railroad, telegraph and QUIZ
corporations should be coz
trolled by the government, In the
terest of the people, and no higIa
charges allowed than necessary t0g%
fair interest on the capital actually
vested.
sc. Foreignimmigratio has becog
a burden upon industry, n Of "
factors in depressing wages and cal
ing discomfort; therefore, our immlgLS
ton laws should be revised and stTHg
enforced. The time of residence y
naturalization should be EXTENDED
no naturalized person should m%s
to vote until one year at"
Oecomeska citizen, usot
81. Non resident aliens shO1o
be allowed to acquire land in tbsofn
and we favor the Iimitatgl If
ana corporate oWDgSrs to
and. AL unearned grants Of aora,
railroad companies or other caP
shoulf be reclaimed.
80. Yea 8 of inaction and treF. n
IN the pakt of the Republicm =
Oemocratik parties have resultes
he present reign of mob law, and
th 1T every citizen be protecEJ
a the righb of trial by constitution
tribunals. Ia
80. All 4 "a should be protected .!
aw IN thei night to one days rest
sven. :,
40. ART Eation IS the wisest and
lost econd heal and humane method
settling stional differences.
II. Spe 1lations ia margins. the
,rnering cs grain, money and pro
lcts, and 1.-THE formation Of pools,