The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-22

idJcllo county,
Sheriff-JosEPH L. LovELAND, Madison town.
ship.
Treasurer-WILLTAM ATHERToN, Clark's
Green.
Prothonotary- II. CHANDLER
Scranton.
District Attorney-W. w. LATHRoPE, Scran-
ton.
Clerk of the Courts-JAMEs A. LENNON. Oily
phant
Recorder Of Deeds-EDwIN S. WILLIAMS,
Scranton.
Register of Wills-JoHN NJ. HUGHES. Scran
ton.
Jury Commissioner-JoHN Il. CoLvIN
Blakely.
The Prohibitionists of Lacka wanna
county met in the Rockingham thea
ter yesterday afternoon in mass con-
ventiOn to nominate county ticket.
The convention was attended by about
100 persons. Several ladies watche
the proceedings Of the convention with
evident interest.
At few minutes after 3 o'clock D.
m. Edward S. Williams. of this city,
chairman of the Prohibition county
committee, called the convention to or
der and read the call John Z. Stone,
Of Waverly, was elected chairman, and
A. B. Clay. of Elmhurst, and J. e.
Shepherd, Of Jermyn, secretaries. H.
M. Walton introduced a resolution
providing an order of business to be
followed by the convention. 1t was
approved and the convention pro.
ceeded to business without any speech
making on the part of the new off
GERS. Chairman Stone announced the
following committees:
Resolutions-A T. Thomson, G. R. Clark,
w. w. Lathrope James +. Judge, DR.. j.
G.. Chamberlain, c. G. White, d. w. Brown,
O. S. Woodruff. L. s. Jones.
On County Committee-Perce Butler,
L. S. Williams, F. NJ. Koebler Tallie Nor
gan, John r. sColvin, William Atherton,
Amos Washer c. d. Winter, John NJ.
Howe.
SHORT ADDRESSES MADE.
While the committees were preparing
their reports Rev. John Davy was
called upon for remarks. He said that
the Prohibitionists had right upon
their side and must ultimately win. E.
r. Griffith also made a few remarks.
He urged every member of the Pro-
hibition party to unite with the execu.
tive committee of the county in an eff
fort to push forward the movement.
Rev. W. j. Watkins. pastor of the
North Main Avenue Baptist church,
made short address urging his hearers
to work and above all to vote for Pro-
hibition.
w. W. Lathrope was next called
upon. He said that when person
sits down to calmly consider the con-
dition Of affairs in this country it
seems that our republic is on the high
road to ruiul I'VE have the same
condition ofluxury and debauchery, the
same corruption. he cried, that ex-
listed in Rome before its downfall-and
the Christian church, young people of
this country seem to care not. They
are sunk in apathy. This is enough to
discourage those who are laboring in
this movement but as for myself
believe that the principles of the Pro.
hibition party are right and honest and
will maintain them even if l am the
only one to do So"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Lathrope's
remarks the committee ON resolutions
presented the following which were
adopted by rising vote:
RESOLUTIONS AS ADOPTED.
The Prohibitionists of Lackawanna
county. Pennsylvania, in convention as
sembled, make the following declaration
of principles, and ask the voters to ratify
them at the polls on Nov 6:
We believe in and are working for the
prohibition Of the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquors as beverage, aud
we demand the abolition of the saloon be.
cause it is the citadel of the forces that
corrupt the individual and the state be-
cause 1T is parasite upon industry; be-
cause it is the arch-enemy OF labor; be-
cause it is the robber of the many, in
cluding innocent women and children;
because it transforms good grain into
poison; because 1t employs men in the de-
struction of their fellows; because it deals
out disease and death for the wages of
honest toll; and because there is no real
value in it.
We call attention to the fact that there
are now in force in this county 500 local
liquor licenses. A low estimate of the bare
cost for the living of the proprietor or the
pay Of one bartender. for rent, heat, light,
liquor and license would require that there
be paid into each of these saloons to
them without any profit, at least
S2, 900 per year. Thus in Lackawanna
county, for the maintenance without
profit Of the 500 legalized saloons alone,
there is withdrawn from the channels Of
honest trade each year LOIS, 900 to spread
disease breed crime, corrupt the govern
ment, employ the courts and afford liv-
ing to recognized violators OF law. At
the same time there are in force
!, ,42S federal liquor licenses in this
county indicating to some extent the
speak eases" and "holes in the wall'' that
debauch our people and impoverish the
county but avoid paying the county Ii
cense Of $500 each. Thus it is that high
license does not restrict, and we affirm
that this county could better pay over to
those engaged in the liquor traffic here
y, 600, 900 annually to quit the business
than to continue the traffic with its at
tendant horrors and fearful cost.
Who shall explain the commercial blind
ness and party idolatry Of the honest
tradesmen who by their ballots legalize
lEOul OWu TbN6Ilu65l
We hold.,all license laws, high or low,
as vicious in principle and as protective of
the traffic. Such laws constitute a guilty
alliance Of the government aud the saloon:
making the government to share in the
spoliation Of the weak and ig-
norant; TO share in the money extorted
from the tears of women and the blight of
childhood. We solemnly arraign the vot-
ers who pay allegiance to any liquor IL
censing party as responsible for this awful
curse that threatens now to submerge this
republic. A republican government can
not long live with system of laws
that tempts its children to depravity.
We promise unwavering support to the
party organization In state and nation
pledged to the overthrow of the liquor
traffic and ginmil government, and we
commend the Prohibition state and ma
tional party platforms for their wise and
statesmanlike methods Of settling other
economic questions.
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE,
The report Of the committee on
county committee recommended that
the organization consist Of fifteen men,
6ers divided as follows: Scranton, 3;
Taylor, 1; Moosic, 1; Ransom, /;
Waverly, l; Peckville, 1; Jermyn, /;
Carbondale. 9. Dnnmora 1. Mnaeow