The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-07-09

platform" but they were stilled
Mr.. Gibbs then explained that he had no ILL.,
feeling against any one in tho convention, but
he believed in 'lettug the dead past bury its
dead" I'm the name Of the southern people,"
he said, II want TO ask what have I, q young
man, to do with the war? We should conduct
this party for the pcrpetuation of our high
principles, and, gentlemen, ask, Let us have
| peace"
This was greeted with great applause
AT the close Of his address a delegate rose and
| proposed the singing of "Blessed be the tic
| that binds" Immediately the body of dele
gates rose TO their feet and amid waving Of flags
| and handkcrchiefs the grand notes OF the hymn
OF brothorly love rolled out in vast volume.
! Col. Balm, OF Kentucky moved the previous
| question. This was carried. The question was
then on the resolution Of the gentleman from
Virginia. 1t was almost unanimously adopted
A request was then read from officers of the
| White Ribbon order that Miss Willard be In
| vlted to address the convention q few moments
| A committee was appointed TO escort Miss
| Willard to the platform. telegram was read
| from Mrs Clinton B. Fisk bidding the conven-
| tion God-speed Montana Good Tempars sent
| greetings. telegram was read from Cali
fornia requesting the nomination of Gen. Bid
| we'll
| motion was here made that when the con-
| vention adjourned it adjourn until p. m. The
| motion prevailed.
Miss Willard's appearance on the platform
was greeted with cheers She was introduced
| by the chairman as the queen Of the prohibition
| party She launched at once into the midst of
| the fusion question. She had never written
| line favoring q fusion in which the prohibition
party should give up iot of their principles.
Because thousand prohibitionists here,
| there is hope of u near approach to the millen
mum. She predicted that the time would come
| when the Farmers Alliance, the Peoples party
| and other reform organizations would parade
| in line with the prohibitionists. The other or
| ganizations are better posted on economic ques-
tions and the prohibitonists on the moral issue
| 1t would dry many tear II satisfactory union
| could be effected. AS Miss Willard withdrew
| she was presented with q bouquet from the
| women Of the w. G. T. u.
Chairman DiclSie then stated the need of mon
| ey for the cause, and appointed dozen or more
deputies TO stand all over the hall and catch the
| names of those who pledged TO give money.
Pledges to the amount of $50 coo were soon Sc
| cured.
The committee on platform, not being ready
to report the convention adjourned until this af
ternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
At the opening of the afternoon session Of the
prohibition convention, to the surprise of every
body, the platform committee was ready to re-
port. Judge Black, of Pennsylvania, made
statement that there was majority and minor
ity report
Here is an abstract of the majority report:
After depicting the evils of the drink trafac
to the nation and the home, the resolutions con-
demn all efforts at regulation by license rs
''vicious in principle and powerless as rem
edy."
Entire suppression of the manufacture and
sale of liquor is insisted upon.
Other provisions OF the platform are:
No denial of the right of suffrage on account
of sex; the granting to laboring men Of one day
of rest in seven; arbitration in international
difficulties; tariff only as defense
against foreign goods government control
Of railroads and telegraph system; immigration
laws should be revised and strictly enforced.
The time of residence for naturalization should
be extended. Nonresident aliens should not
be allowed to acquire land in the country, and
the limitation of individual and corporate
ownership Of land is favored. Mob violence is
condemned.
The liberal pensioning of disabled soldiers
and their widows and orphans is favored.
Speculation in margins, and cornering ofmoney
| and products and the formation of pool trusts
| should be suppressed
| The money of the country should be issued by
| the general government only, and in Sufficient
| quantity to meet the demands of business and
give full opportunity for the employment
OF labor. TO this end an increase
| in the volume of money is demanded
No individual or corporation should be allowed
| TO make any profit through its issue. 1t should
| be madea legal tender for the payment OF all
debts, public and private It's volume should
| be fixed at definite sum per capita and
made to increase with our increase in popula-
tion. We favor the unlimited coinage of silver
and gold. The appropriation of public moneys
for sectarian schools is opposed. The protest
of the old parties against the admission Of
moral suasion" into politics is a confession of
their own moral degeneracy; the old parties
| protest when out Of power against infraction of
civil service laws ana each, when in power, vio-
lates those laws in letter and spirit, Each pro-
| fesses fealty to the interests of the toiling
masses, but both covertly truclle to the money
| power. The democratic Mills bill and the re-
publican Mckinley bill are no longer treated by
them as an issue between great and divergent
| principles of government, but as mere cater
| ing to different sections