Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-09-19

Currency and the Tariff, the Par
tvs Position Clearly Defined.
The Prohibition party of New York
nominated the following candidates
for State offices to be filled at the en-
suing November election Secretary
of State, Joseph A. Bogardus; State
Comptroller, Geo. I. Chester; State
Treasurer, w. r. Hunt; Attorney
General, Edwin C. English; State En-
gineer and Surveyor, Chester Bedding;
Judge of Court Appeals, Silas w. Ma
son.
| Delegates to the Constitutional Con-
vention were also nominated from the
State at large.
The attendance at the State Conven-
ton, which met at Syracuse, was large
and the spirit fine. The following is
the platform adopted
THE PLATFORM.
The Prohibition party of the State
of New York, in convention assembled,
relying on the justice of it's cause and
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hereby renews its allegiance to the Ma
tional Prohibition party and presents
the following declaration of principles !:
l. In the words of the Supreme
Court of the United States, "No legis-
lature can bargain away the public
morals. The people themselves can
not do it, much less their servants
Government is organized with view
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itself of the power to provide for
them" We declare that in legalizing
the traffic in intoxicating beverages
the State is bargaining away the pub
lie health and the public morals and
making itself a partner in the debauch-
cry of its citizens, the devastation of
their homes and destruction of human
life. The traffic in intoxicating liquor
as beverage must be entirely sup
pressed, and it's sale for medical and
other legitimate purposes should be
regulated, as the sale of other poisons
is regulated in the interests of public
welfare The full powers of the State
and nation should, if necessary, be ex-
erted to this end. No party that fails
to recognize this as the dominant is
sue in American politics is worthy the
support of American patriots.
2. The issuing of a national curren-
cy belongs to the sovereign power
alone, and should not be delegated to
private individuals or corporations
We favor the issue of legal tender
treasury notes exchangeable in gold
and silver bullion or coin, and the
maintenance of metal reserve sutH-
cient for that purpose.
3. We demand in the name of justice
and equity that the election laws of this
State shall be SO amended that the
party casting the third highest vote
shall be entitled to representation on
the election board of every election
precinct in the State.
i t. We favor the submission to q vote
of the people of an amendment to the
Constitution striking out the word
male in the section prescribing the
qualification of voters, and we urge
the Constitutional Convention which
is to meet next year to provide for
such an amendment, pledging our
selves to labor for its adoption when
submitted.
.. A non-partisan commission of eX-
perts should be empowered to revise
the tariff schedule in accordance with
the principle of protection to Ameri-
can labor. TO this end such protec-
ton should not exceed the ascertaine1
difference between the scale of wages
actually paid by protected American
manufacturers and that paid by their
foreign rivals, ard it should vary as
this difference may vary 'rom year to
year.
6. The Government should establish
postal savings banks so that small de-
posits can be made without risk to de-
positors.
}, 7. We denounce and condemn the
Democratic majority of the last Legis-
lature for passing, and Governor Flow
er for signing, the Constitutional Con-
vention act, by which all but the Dem
ocratic and Republican parties are alb
solutely prevented from presentation
in said convention; and we maintain
that the members of the Prohibition
party, casting nearly or quite e-thir-
tieth of the votes of our State and con-
tanning within it's ranks at least as
large proportion of the intelligence
and wealth and character of her citi-
zens, and, in company with other mi
nor parties, unjustly deprived of their
constitutional prerogatives.
8. We invite to party fellowship all
those who are with us agreed upon the
Prohibition of the legalized liquor
traffic, and declare that loyalty to this
issue alone is the test of party fealty.