Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1892-07-08
PROHIBITION CANDIDATES.
General lsidwcll for President and j. T.
Crunfil Vice President,

General Bidwcll for President and, j. b.
Craniil Vice President.
CINCINNATI, July 1.-After Il session
lasting till nearly morning the Prohibi-
ton convention nominated General John
Bidwell, of California, president and j.
B. Cranfil. Of Texas, vice president.
Both nominations We're made on the first
ballot. There were majority and
minority reports OH the tariff and silver
planks of the platform. The following
are the main features ST the platform as
adopted:
Liquor Traffic.
| The liquor traffic is Il foe to civilization,
the arch enemy of popular government
and public nuisance. 1t is he citadel of
the forces that corrupt politics, promote
poverty and crime, degrade the nation S
home life, thwart the will of the people.
and deliver our country into the hands of
r.pacious class interests All laws that
| under the guise Of regulation legalize and
protect this traffic, or make the govern
ment share i'll its ill-gotteu gains, are
vicious i'll principle and powerless as a
remedy We declare anew for the entire
suppression of the manufacture, sale, i'm
portation, expectation and transportation
of alcoholic liquors as IL beverage by fed
eral and state legislation and the ful
powers of government should be eNertct
to secure this result. No party that fail.
to recognize the nature of this issue il
American politics is deserving of the sup
port of the people.
The Finance Plank.
The money of the country should be is
sued by the general government cnly ant
in sufficient quantities to meet the de
mands Of business and give full oppor
tunity for the employment of labor. Il
this end an increase in the volume q
money is demanded, and no individual o
corporation should be allowed to make an
profit through its issue. 1t should cor
sist of gold, silver and paper and b
made legal tender for the payment
all debts, public or private. It's volrm
should be fixed at n definite sum pc
capita, and made to increase in popul;
ton.
Tho Tariff Plank.
Tariff should be levied only as IL defens
against foreign governments which lev
tariff upon or bar out our products from
their markets. revenue being incidental
The residue of means necessary to al
economical administration of the govern
ment should be raised by levying Il burde
upon what the people possess, instead O
| upon what we consume.
Margins.
Speculations in margins, the cornerin
of grain and products and the formatio
of pools, trusts and combinations for tn
arbitrary advancement of prices shoul
be suppressed.
The other planlss in the platform d.
mand woman suffrage and equal pay rt
gardless of sex; demand governme1
control of railroads, telegraphs and othe
) public corporations; demand the furthe
!, restriction of immigration and the e,
tension of the naturalization period; OF
poses acquisition Of lands by aliens an
i favoIs forfeiture of unearnel Ian
grants; denounces the reign of mob la
1 and demands trial by jury of all citizen
3 demands one days rest in seven for {.
persons; favors arbitration and pension
unequivocally stands by the Amelic;
: public school system and teaching
= English and opposes grants Of money
y sectarian schools and denounces bo
p parties for trucking to the money inte
:. ests and to the saloons.