The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-07-07
PROHIBITION CANDIDATES.
General Bidwell for President and j. z
CrapGl Vice President.

General Bidwell for President and j. 3.
Cranfil Vice President.
CINCINNATI, July 1.-After 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 were made on the first
ballot. There were majority and
minority reports on 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 foe to civilization,
the arch enemy Of popular government
and public nuisance. IL is the citadel of
the forces that corrupt politics, promote
poverty and crime, degrade the nations
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 in its iil-gotten gains, are
vicious in principle and powerless as a
remedy We declare anew for the entire
suppression of the manufacture, sale, inn
portation, expectation and transportation
of alcoholic liquors as beverage by fed
eral and state legislation and the full
powers of government should be exerted
to secure this result. No party that fails
to recognize the nature of this issue in
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 only and
in sufficient quantities to meet the de-
mands of business and give full oppor-
tunity for the employment of labor. To
this end an increase in the volume of
money is demanded, and no individual or
corporation should be allowed to make any
profit through its issue. 1t should con-
sist of gold, silver and paper and be
made legal tender for the payment of
all debts, public or private. It's volume
should be fixed at definite sum per
capita, and made to increase in popule-
ton.
The Tariff Plank.
Tariff should be levied only as a defense
against foreign governments which levy
tariff upon or bar out our products from
their markets. revenue being incidental.
The residue of means necessary to an
economical administration Of the govern
ment should be raised by levying a burden
upon what the people possess, instead Of
upon what we consume.
Margins,
Speculations in margins, the eornering
of grain and products and the formation
of pools, trusts and combinations for the
arbitrary advancement of prices should
he suppressed.
The other planks in the platform de-
mand woman suffrage and equal pay re-
gardless of sex; demand government
control of railroads, telegraphs and other
public corporations; demand the further
restriction of immigration and the ex-
tension Of the naturalization period; OPP
poses acquisition Of lands by aliens and
favors forfeiture of unearned land
grants; denounces the reign of mob law
and demands trial by jury of all citizens;
demands one days rest in seven for ali
persons; favors arbitration and pensions;
unequivocally stands by the American
public school system and teaching in
English and opposes grants of money to
sectarian schools and denounces both
parties for trucking to the money inter-
ests aud to the saloons.