Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-02
JOHN BIDWELL
Nominated by the Prohibition
lists for President,
With DR.. J. B. Cranfill, DID,, for
Vice President.

Biographical Sketches of the Two Can
didates.
CINCINNATI, July 2.-Shortly after
midnight Thursday night General John
Bidwell was declared the nominee of the
National Prohibition party for president
of the United States, amid cheering that
lasted fully five minutes. The vote stood
Bidwell, 5S2; Demorest, 142; Stewart,
1874; Bascom mot nominated), 3. Neces-
sary to choice, 457. The corrected
vote stood: Bidwell, 500; Demorest, 1879;
Stewart, 179.
At 2 o'clock DIR. j. B. Cranfill, of Texas,
was declared the nominee for vice presi-
dent, amid much cheering. The names
presented were: Samuel Small, of
Georgia; William w. Satterlee, of Min
nesota; Joshua lowering, of Maryland;
j. b. Cranfill, of Texas, and Thomas r.
Carskadon, of West Virginia. Small
withdrew before u vote was taken. The
vote stoodl Levering, 35l; Cranfill, 4l6;
Satterly, %; Carskadon, 49,
The Platform.
Considerable squabbling resulted when
the platform came up for adoption. The
fight was ON the free coinage and tariff
planks. The platform as finally adopted
was as follows:
The Prohibition party, in national con
vention assembled, acknowledging Al
mighty God as the source of all true gov
eminent and His law as the standard to
which all human enactmentS must CON
form to secure the blessings of peace and
prosperity, presents the following declara-
tion Of principles;
First-The liquor traffic is foe to
civilization, the arch enemy Of popular
government and a public nuisance. 1T Is
the citadel of the forces that corrupt
politics, promote poverty and crime, de-
grade 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 regula'
ton 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 suppress
sion of the manufacture, sale, importation,
expectation and transportation of al
coholic liquors as II beverage 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 the people.
Second-No citizen should be denied the
right to vote on account of sex, and equal
labor should receive equal wages, without
regard to sex.
Third-The money of the country should
consist of gold, silver and paper and be is
sued by the general government only and
in sufficient quantities to meet the de
mands of business and give full opportun
ity for the employment of labor. TO this
end an increase in the volume of moncl 4
demanded, and no individual or corpora
ton should be allowed to make any profi
through its issue. It should be mad, &
legal tender for the payment Of all deb :
public and private. It's volume should b'
fixed at definite sum per capita, anC
made to increase with our increase in pop
ulation.
Fourth-We favor the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold.
Fifth-TariffS should be levied only as
defense against foreign governments whlcl
put tariffs upon or bar our products iron
their markets, revenue being incidental
The residue of means necessary to M
economical administration of the govern
ment should he raised by levying burdel
on what the people possess instead OF upo
what we consume
Sixth-Railroad, telegraph and othe
public corporations should be controlle'
Inv the Governments in the interest of tn
people, and no higher charges above
than to give fair interest on the capital act
ually invested.
Seyenth-Forcign immigration has b'
i,l of
factors in depressing wages and causln
discomfort therefore, our immigratio
laws should be revised and strictly Ell
forced The time of residence for naturalizi
ton should be extended, and no natura
lied person should be allowed to vote unit
one year after he becomes a citizen
Eiphth-Non-resi aliens should M
be allowed to acquire land in this countr.
and we favor the limitation of indiydui
and corporate ownership OF land All III
earned grants of lands to railroad comp
MES or other corporations should be n
claimed.
Nnth-Years of inaction and treacheI
on the part of the Republican and Dem
cratic parties have resulted in the presel
reign of mob law, and we demand thu
every citizen be protected in the right
trial by constitutional tribunals.
Tenth-All men should be protected |
law in their right to one days rest
seven
Eleventh. FILTRATION is the wisest an
most economical and humane method
settling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in margins, Il
cornering of grain, money and product
and tine formation of pools, trusts and cor
binations for the arbitrary advancement
prices should he suppressed,
Thirteenth pledge that the Prohil
ton party, if elected to power, will ev
grant Just pensions to disabled veterans
the Union army and navy, their widoN
and orphans.
Fourteenth-Wc stand uncquivocally
the American public school and opposed
any appropriation of public moneys +
sectarian schools. We declare that on
by united support of such common schoo
taught in the English language, can
hope to become and remain an homogel
GUS and harmonious people.
Fifteenth-We arraign the Republic
and Democratic parties as false TO I
standards reared by their founders;
faithless to the principles of the illustrio
leaders of the past To whom they do no
age with the lips; rs recreant to
higher law which is infeNihle in pol
ical affairs rs in personal life and as
longer embodying the aspirations of
American people or inviting the conftder
of enlightened progressive PATRIOTS
Their protest against the admission
"moral issues" into politics is confessi
of their own moral degeneracy. The
claration Of an eminent authority Il
municipal misrule is the one cOnspicuC