The Delta independent., 1894-04-25
PROHIBITION PARTY ADDRESS.
A Formal Appeal to the Voters Of Colo
RADIO.

A Formal Appeal to the Voters Of Colo
| RADIO.
At the prohibition conference held March
! 20 committee was named to prepare an ad-
| dress to the voters Of Colorado. The address
| was reported to the state central committee
last Friday night and adopted. 1t is as fol-
| lows
To the rioters of Colorado:
"The Prohibition party in conference as
sembled respectfully submit tire following for
your earnest and careful consideration:
"Something is radically wrong. Whyl
Because,
"First-The legislation by the Republican
| and Democratic parties has been chiefly upon
the immoral policy of deriving revenue for
the support Of the government from saloons,
| gambling dens and the social evil, against
which the Populist party has so far failed to
| enter any protest.
"Second--The Democratic, Republican and
Populist parties will not dare oppose or offend
the liquor traffic with its $50, 900 saloons and
60O, 900 employees though these legalizcd sa-
looms produce 60U, 900 drunkards, 50 per cent
of the criminals, paupers and lunatics of the
nation, destroying annually $50, 900 lives and
| wasting si50, ,0OO, 900, being conceded by the
! United States court, the church and the moral
people OF the natlon to be the principal
source OF misery, poverty, crime and heart
| ache.
''Third-The liquor traffic controls the
| Democratic, Republican and Populist parties,
and their leaders will not and dare not legis-
| late for the good of the state or nation tinan-
cially or morally, should such legislation con-
tiict with the interests of said traffic, which is
| OF the devil, for the devil and by the devil
"Fourth-The paralytic state of affairs
throughout the nation the Democratic, Re.
publican and Populist parties unfit and un-
| qualified In all particulars to hold the polit-
ical reins Of this nation.
| Therefore, in the name Of God, home,
| education and humanity, we declare: As the
mothers and fathers OF the colored race had
no price to put upon the child sold upon the
| auction block OF human slavery, SO we, the
voters Of the Prohibition party, declare that
| We will accept no revenue derived from the
! sale OF our loved ones upon the auction block
| of vice. no matter how high the license fee
bid. We demand that this trinity of vices
be suppressed and that all revenue shall be
| derived from legitimate property values as
| sesscd upon what the people possess, instead
| OF what they consume; that municipalities
| shall be supported by owning their own
| water, gas electric and street railway fran
| chises and by direct taxation but not n dol
dar from the saloon, gambling den, brothcl
| or other form Of Vice.
"Further, We are often met with the OBJ
lection that the Prohibition party is party
| OF 'one idea This statement Is dlsproved by
our party platforms, state and national, for
| the past twenty years, which show that since
Its organization the party has stood for equal
wages for equal work, and for the right to
tne balot without reRarl 10 race, sex or
nationality; for the control and regulation Of
railroad, telegraph and other corporations by
the government In the interest Of the people
for the destruction of pools, trusts and similar
combinations which oppress labor, degrade
| the poor and enrich the moneyed class At the
expense OF the masses; for the election OF
president, vice president and United States
Senators by direc. vote OF the people. etc.
FINALLY men and women Of Colorado, we
beseech you, for the sake of God. nome and
humanity, to lay aside all old party preju-
dices and in an united effort give to our people
n superior and better government which can
not, under present conditions, be accom-
plshed through other than the Prohibition
party.
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