The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-07-01
PROHIBITION CONVENTION
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND
DAYS SESSION
Free and Unlimited Coinage of Gold
and silver, Among Various other
Things. Dem and-Thc
Platform.

By Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
CINCINNATI. O., June 30.-It was 9 80 |
when the second days session of the pro
hibition convention was called to order
by permanent chairman Eli Ritter, of
Indianapolis. The attendance was lar
ger than on yesterday, the entire ground
floor and broad, deep platform of
the big building being packed, while
there were few vacant seats in the
gallery. A prayer of remark
able brevity was offered by J. c. Quinn,
Episcopalian, of Fairmont, Neb w. w.
Gibbs, of Virginia, who saw service
with the forces that wore the gray and
had evidently been nettled by some of
the references to the South made in yes
days debate by some of the speakers, was
on his feet with a resolution that read as
follows
WHEREAS, The prohibition party is
not a sectional party, but a national
party, and
| WHEREAS, The issues of the civil war
were settled and settled forever, there
fore,
Resolced, That it is the sense Of this
convention that speakers who are accord
ed the honor of addressing the conven-
tion be requested to refrain from unnec-
essary references or illustrations that
could be construed as a reflection on any
of the participants in the late struggle"
Objection was raised that the resou
tion should go to the committee on reso
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s;lit the ajority of the convention, how
ever, and so the rules were suspended
and the resolution was considered. Gibbs
made stirring speech in its behalf,
urging that the issues of the war were
ended and buried and ought not 10 be
resurrected Gibbs resolution was adopt
!, ed by a nearly unanimous vote. The
raising of the sinews of war was the next
business to demand the attention of the
, convention After a two hours exhor-
tatiOn it was announced that twenty
. thousand dollars had been handed up
or guaranteed one fourth more than the
| amount secured at the Indianapolis con-
} vention in 1888. The convention came
to sudden halt at this point for want
of something to do, and at 1915 res
2 cess was taken until O'clock.
I The delegates were prompt in assemb-
J ling for the afternooni nisession At 2o'clock
the resolutions committee presented {
/ majority and minority report and trans
e ferred the fight on the platform to the
e convention.
h The prohibition party in national con
i vention assembled acknowledge Al
mighty God as the source of all tru,
d government and his law as the STANDARD
y to which business enactments must con
d form to secure the blessings of peace anC
b prosperity, presents the following declar
e ations of principles:
l The liquor traffic is a foe to civiliza
y ton, the arch enemy of popular govern
IS ment and public nuisance. 1t is til
Is citadel of the forces that corrupt politics
n promote poverty and crime, degrade tn
he nations home life, thwart the will of tn
is people and deliver our country into tn
II hands of rapacfous class interests. A
h laws that, under the gulse of regulation
y legalize and protect this traffic, or max
C. the government share in its i'll gotte
is gains, are vicious in principle and pow
le erless as remedy. We declare ane'
facture, sale, importation, expOrtatio
st and transportation of alcoholic liquor
s. as a beverage. by Federal and State lie.
ty lslation and the full powers of govern
IL, ment should be exerted to secure tn
he result No party that fails to rccognl.
es the nature of this issue IN Americs
ny politics is deserving of the support
a the people. No citizen should be deni,
no the right to vote on account of sex, III
lll equal labor should receive equal wag
| without regard to SEX The money
By the country should be issued by the ge
a eral government only, and In suffcie
| ! quantity to meet the demands
IN business and give full opportunity
I'D the employment of labor. To this el
ri an increase in the volume of money
RAJ demanded. No individual or cOrpo
tn ton should be allowed to make a
his profit through its issue. 1t should
I'll. made legal tender for the payment
naI all debts, public and private. It's volul
1t should be fixed at definite sum per ca
rty tia ard made to increase with the popu
ler ton. We favor the free and unlimit
m coinage of silver and gold. Tariff shol
ith be levied only as a defense against f
ter eign governments, winch levy tariff
rk, or bar out our products from tn
go, markets, revenue being incident
ley The residue of means necessi
agu to an economical administr
III of the government should
ITS raised by levying the burden on W
hey the people possess instead of upon w
our we consume Railroads, telegraphs 6
my other public corporations should be C
leir trolled by the government In the inter
me of the people, and no higher char
fer allowed than necessary to give fair In
sent est on the capital actually invest
its Foreign immigration has become
the den upon industry, one Of the factor
nco depressing wages and causing disc
my tent, therefore our immigration |
the should be revised and strictly enforC
lave The time of residence for natural
OF ton should be extended and
! in naturalized person should be aliOwc
due vote until one year after he becom
ke.' citizen No resident aliens shouc
with allowed to acquire land in this coun
fin and we favor the limitation of indlvl
to and corporate ownership of land-all
For earned grants of lands to railroads,
hing panies or other corporations shoul(
reclaimed Years of inaction and tire
cry ON the part Of the republican
democratic parties have resulted IL