The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-07-08
California

man and now wealthy land owner Of
California, was the nominee by an UNI
mistalable majority, receiving 500
votes out of a total vote of 974, 4S7
votes being necessary to choice j.
d. Garfield of Texas was nominated
for vice president on the second ballot.
The Platform.
The platform as adopted is as fol-
lows:
The Prohibition party in national conven-
tion 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 declaration Of
principles:
First-The liquor traffic is a foe to civil
ization, the arch enemy of popular govern
ment and public nuisance. II is the Cita-
del of the forces that corrupt politics. pro.
mote poverty and crime, degrade the ma
TONS home life, thwart the will of the peo-
pie and deliver our country in 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 ill-gottcn gains are
'vicious in principles and power
less as a remedy" We declare anew for
the entire suppression of the manufacture,
sale, importation, expectation and trans
portation Of alcoholic liquors as 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 unde-
serving 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
be issued by the general government and
in sufficient quantities 20 meet the de-
mands Of the business and give full oppor-
tunity for the employment of labor. To
this end an increa in the volume Of
money is demanded Al no individual or
corporation should be allowed to make any
profit through its issue. 1t should be made
a legal tender for the payment of all debts,
public and private. 1t should be fixed at
the definite sum per capita and made TO in
crease with our increase in population.
F'ourth-We favor the free and unlimitd
coinage Of silver and gold.
Flfth-Tariff should be levied only as a
defense against foreign governments which
levy tariff upon our products, revenue be-
Ing lHClu6ubdl. 1 ne IeSluuc OF llelnS nee
essary to IN economical administration Of
the government should be raised by levy
ing burden upon what the people possess
instead of what we consume
The other planks demand woman
suffrage and equal pay, regardless OF
sex; demand government control Of
railroads, telegraph and their public
properties; demand the further re-
strictIon of immigration and the ex-
tension of the naturalization period;
oppose acquisition of lands by
aliens and favor forfeiture Of
unearned land grants; denounce
the reign of mob law and demand
trial by jury for all citizens; demand
one days rest in seven for all persons;
favor arbitration and pensions; un-
equivocaly stand by the American
public school system and teaching in
English and oppose grants of money
to sectarian schools and denounce both
parties for trucking to the money in
terests and to the saloons.