Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-27
II PRoHlelTIoNIsTs.
The State Convention at Madison Nomt-
mates u Full Ticket.

The State Convention at Madison NOmi-
mates u Full Ticket.
The State Prohibition Convention
was in session at Madison Saturday at
ternoon and evening. The attendance
was light. The following ticket was
nominated:
Congressmen-G. A. Raglan, Minnehaha;
Governor-M. d. Alexander, Codington.
Lieutenant Governor-knut Lewis, Kings
Secretary o. State-J. F. Hanson, Dawson.
Auditor-J. r. O'Neil, Beadle.
Treasurer-James Harker, Dawson.
mittee.
Superintendent of schools-Prof. R. B. Nc
Clenun, Lake.
Commissioner of School and Public Land
F.. j. Carlisle. Brookings.
commissioner of LaDor-A. G.. Hunt, Brown.
Railroad Gommissioners- Sykes Wilson,
Brown; a. H. Reed, Beadle; third to be filled.
The platform adopted is as follows:
We. the Prohibitionists of South Dakota, in
convention assembled, acknowledge Almighty
God as the source of all true government and
God the supreme ruler Il the nations of the
earth. in order to secure the blessings of peace
and prosperity, make the following declaration
OF principles:
We re;rirm our allegiance to the National
Prohibition party and the great principles for
wh.ch it contends, chief among which is the
suppression of the liquor trat1c.
We therefore declare for the utter prohibit
tion OF the manufacture. sale, importation,
transportation and exploration of Misunderstanding
liquors as II beverage III state and nation, be-
lieving that the only way to secure this is by
the election to power of Il party that can and
WILL make and enforce SUCH laws.
We delnand the suppression of joints. dives.
Lotteries, policy shops and gambling dens. and
declare that the political party lacking the
courage to ~antaEOLi2e these ~. Is is unworthy
the support of the people.
We demand that the United States Govern
f1lpOf shall NOT Grant 11nitnf StrfuS 1iro,cos ~
discriminatory in prohibition states for the
sale of liquor.
We believe that intelligence hou.d be tn
test OF citizenship: but that all limitations of
the privilege of the franchise on account of
sex should be removed.
We favor the defense of American labor by
restriction OF immigration to actual settlers
who come to be real Americans and by the en-
clusion OF all paaupers and crimina classes.
their one day of rest in seven.
We declare une luivocally for the American
public schools and Tor instructions to be given
in the English Language only.
We declare that all money should be issued
by the Government directly to the people with
out the intervention of any. private individual
all debts both public and private. contracts to
the contrary Notwithstanding. To this end we
favor the free and unlimited coinage OF gold
and silver, the product of the mines of the
United States on equal terms. No more Gov
rnmen bonds should be issued in times of
peace, but a system OF postal savings banks
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ings of the people on which a low rate ofinter.
est should be paid.
We favor the appointment of a non-partisan
commission on reven e. whose duty it shall
be to annually to Congress such
changes in the taritf laws and the methods of
collecting revenue us may from time to time
become necessary.
We are opposed to alien ownership of land or
mines. and the unlimited acquisition thereon
by Individuals or corporations. We favor the
forfeiture OF all unearned land grants in the
hands of railroad corporations.
The public means OF transportation and COM
muntcation have become a common necessity
and should be operated in the interests Of the
people. To this end governmental postal.
telegraph and telephone systems should be
established and the Government should own
and operate the railroads.
We favor the extension of the civil reform
system to all grades OF the service to which it
Is applied. Fitness and not party service
should be the essential test and fidelity and
efficiency the only sure tenure of Office.
We favor granting just pensions to disabled
veterans OF the Union army and navy and their
widows and orphans.
We cordially invite the cooperation of all
our fellow citizens to the end that these dec.
larations may be made triumphant in the state
and nation.