The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-07-07

| form. Two reports were presented and after
long and spirited discussion the report oil
| the majority was accepted after knocking
| out q claue ayoring the free coinage of sill
yer. The report as adopted is as follows:
The Prohibition party in national convention
| assembled, acknowledging Almighty God as the
source OF all true government, aud his law as
the standard to winch all human elements must
conform to secure the Blessing OF peace and
prosperity presents the following declaration
of principles;
The liquor traffic is a foe to civilization, the
enemy To popular government and public
nuisance, 1t Is a citadel OF the forces that cor
fupt polltits promote poverty aud crime de-
grade the nations home life, thwart the will of
the people and deliver our country into the
hands OF rapacious class interests, All laws
that under the gnse of regulation legali2e and
protect this traffic or make the government
share i'll illgotten gains are vicious in principle
and powerlcss as remedy" We declare anew
for the entire suppression of the manufacture,
sale, importation, expectation aud transporta-
ton OF alcoholic liquors as II beverage by feder-
al 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 the issue In American
politics is undeserving of the support OF the
people,
No citizen should be denied the right to vote
on account OF sex, and equal labor should re-
ceiVe equal wages without regard to sex.
Railroad, Telegraph and other public corpo-
rations should be controlled by the govern
ment i'll the interest of the people, aud no higher
charges allowed than necessary to give fair in
terest on the capital actually invested.
Foreign immigration has become a burden up
on industry. one OF the factors in depressing
wages and causing discomfort, therefore our i'm
migration laws should be revised and strictly
enforced. The time OF residence for naturaliza-
ton should be extended and no natnralzed per-
son should be allowed to vote until one year
after he becomes citizen.
Nonresident aliens should hot be allowed to
acquire land in this country, and we do favor
the limitation OF individual and corporate own
ership OF land. All uuearned grants Of lands to
railroad companies or other corporations
should be reclaimed.
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 i'll
the right OF trial by constitutional tribunals.
All men should be protected by law in their
right to one days rest in seven.
Arbitration is the wisest and most economi-
cal and humane method OF settling national dif-
ferences.
speculations in margins. the concerning Of
grain and products, AMI the formation OF
pools, trusts and combinations for the arbi-
trary advancement OF prices should be suppress
ed.
We pledge that the prohibition party, il elect
ed to power, to ever grant just pensions to dis
abled veterans OF the Union army and navy,
their widows and orphans.
Recognizing and declaring that prohibition OF
the liquor traffic has become the dominant is
sue i'll national politics, we invite TO full party
fellowship all those who on tins one dominant
issue are with us agreed, with the full belief
that this party can and will remove sectional
differences, promote national unity and insure
the best welfare OF our entire land.
We stand unequivcally for the American,
public school and are opposed to any appro-
priation OF public moneys for sectarian schools.
We declare that only by united support of such
common schools, taught in the English language,
can we hope to become and remain an
homogeneous and harmonious people.
OTHER PARTIES DENOUNCED.
We arraign the Republican aud Democratic
rti q q n he standards pnarn6 10
founders; as faithless to the principles Of the
ilustrous leaders OF the past to whom they do
homage with the lips; as recreant to the 'highest
law which is as inleXible in political affairs as
III PERSONAL life and as no longer embodying the
aspirations OF the American people or inviting
the confidence of enlightened. progressive pa
triotism. Their protest against the admission
OF moral issues" into politics Is confession OF
their own moral degeneracy. The declaration
of an eminent authority that municipal misru'e
is 1.-The one conspicuous failure OF American
politics follows a natural consequence OF
such degeEeracy, and is true alike OF cities under
Republican and Democratic control Each ac-
cuses the other OF extravaganza in congressional
appropriations and both are alike guilty: each
protests when out OF power against the intrac-
ton OF the civil service laws, and each when i'll
power violates those laws in letter and spirit;
each processes fealty to the interests OF the
toilng masses, but both covertly truckle to the
money power in their administration of public
affairs. Even If the tariff issue as represented
in the Democratic Mills bill and the Republican
Mckinley bill is no longer treated by them as
an issue upon great and divergent principles ri
government, but is mere catering to different
sectional and class interests The attempt i'll
many states to wrest the Australian ballot
system from its true purpose and to SO detorm
it as to render it extremely difficult for new par
ties TO exercise the rights OF suffrage is an out
rage upon popular government The competi-
ton of both the parties for the vote OF the
slums and their assiduOus counting OF the liquor
p .Wer and subServiency to the money power
has resulted in placing those powers in the posi-
ton OF practical arbitrators OF the destintes OF
the nation. We renew our protest again these
periious tendencies and invite all ctizeus to join
us in the up building Of party. as shownin five
national campaigns, that prefers temporary de-
feat to an abandonment OF the claims OF justice,
sobriety, personal rights and the protection OF
American homes.
The convention then adjourned till the
evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The hall was crowded to suffocation at
the evening session. Prayer was offered by
Rev. DR.. Hagans of Indianapolis, and
then Chairman Ritter announced that
the roll OF states would be called
for nominations !or president When Cal
irornia was reached, exGov. St. John of
Kansas took the stand at the request of the
delegation and presented the name
of Gen. John Bidwen OF Chico,
Cal. L.. B. Logan of Ohio
dominated Gideon 7: Stewart; and New
Demorest. The ballot resulted: Bidweil
500, Stewart $780, Demorest 179.
Minnesota cast % votes for Bidwell.
for Demorest and for Stewart; Montana,
Bidwell 3, Demorest 1; North Dakota, Bid
well 3; South Dakota, Bidwell 3; Wiscon-
sin, BidweIl 81, Stewart 6. Bidwelrs NOM
ination was then made unanimous.
The following vice presidential candi-
dates were presented: Sam Small of
Georgia, William Satterlee OF Minnesota,
Joshua lowering of Maryland, j. B. Cranfll
of Texas and Thomas Carskadon OF
West Virginia. Small withdrew before
vote was taken, saying he was no mans
fool and knew before he was here many
days that the ticket had been made up. The
ballot gave lowering $50 votes, Cranfill 1885,
Satterlee % and Carskadon 81. Before the
votes was announced changes were made
and Canfiil received 416 votes, nine more
than enough to win. The convention then
adjourned sine die.