Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-09-08
PROHIBITION PLATFORM,
Convention at Cincinnati. June
so, 1899.

Adopted by the National Pruhihttinn
Convention at Cincinnati. June
80. 1899.
The Prohibition party, in National
Convention assembled, acknowledging
Almighty God as the source of all true
government, and His law as the stand
ard to which all human ensctments
must conform to secure the blessings of
peace and prosperity, presents the fol-
lowing declaration of principles
a. The liquor traffic is a foe to civil
ton, the arch enemy of popular gov
eminent and public nuisance. It 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 lands of rapacious
class interests. All laws that. under
the guisc of regulation. legaliZc and
protect this traffic or make the Govern
mert share in its i'll gotten gains, are
vicious in principle and powerlcss as
a remedy
I'VE declare anew for the entire sup
preston of the manufacture, sale, i'm
portation, expectation and transporta-
ton of alcoholic liquors as beverage
by Federal and State legislation, and
the full powers Of the Government
should be exeFted to secure this result.
ANY party that fails to recognize the
In-,,iyaynr - ,f 4hiS iCS,tn IN, 4
lean politics is undeservinG of the sup
port of the people.
- No citizen should be denied the
right to vote on account of sex. and
equal labor should receive equal wages,
without regard to sex.
%. The money of the country should
be gold, silver and paper, and be issued
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 money is demanded, and no individ-
ual or corporation should be allowed
to make any profit through its issue
Ii should be made a legal tender for
the payment of all debts, public and
private It's volume should be fixed at
a definite sum per capita, and made
to increase with our increase in popu-
lation.
II Tariffs should be levied only as
defense against foreign Governments
which put tariffs upon or bar our pro-
ducts from their markets, revenue
being incidental. The residue of means
necessary to an economical adminiStra-
ton of the government should be
raised by levying a burden on what the
people possess instead of upon what
they consume.
80. Railroad, telegraph and other
public corporations should be CONTROL
ed by the government, in the interest
of the people, and no higher charges
allowed than necessary to give fair in
terest on the capital actually invested.
SO. Foreign immigration has become
a burden upon industry, one of the fac
tors in depressing wages and causing
discomfort; therefore, our immigration
laws should be revised and strictly en-
forced. The time of residence for
naturalization should be extended and
no naturalized person should be al
lowed to vote until one year after he
becomes citizen.
~. Nonresident aliens should not
be allowed to acquire land in this
country, and we favor the limitation of
individual and corporate ownership of
land. All unearned grants of lands to
railroad companies or other corpora
tions should be reclaimed.
''8. Years of inaction and treachery
on the part of the Republican and
Democratic parties have resulted in
the present reign Of mob law, and we
demand that every citizen be protected
in the right of trial by constitutional
tribunals.
80. All men should be protected by
law in their right to one days rest in
seven.
$40. Arbitration is the wisest and
most economical and humane method
of settling national differences.
al. SPECULATIONs IN MARGINS.