Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-06-23
PROHIBITION PLATFORM
ADOPTED nv THE MEETING
IN ASHEvIL.LE.

There Was q Good Attendance
a d Twelve Townships Sent
Represen ntatives-COnventi lon to
he Called by Committee.
There was good attendance upon the
meeting of Prohibitionists Of Buncombe
in the court house today. Twelve town
ships were represented. W. R. West, ST..
presided and Rev. VIM. Ward was secre.
tary.
A finance committee, consisting of one
member from each township, was or.
dercd appointed, which will be done
later.
The county Prohibition convention
will he called by the executive commit
tee.
The principal work of the meeting was
the adoption Of a platform for the party
in this county.
The platform expresses belief in the
Prohibition party as promising reform
most in accordance with the eternal
prime iples of right and the highest stand
ard of American liberty; that the liquor
traffic debauches our citizens, breeds dis
orders and absorbs the peoples money
to the detriment of oflegitimate trade. ter
rorizes politicians and corrupts and con
trolls the government; that any form
of license is wrong in principle; that al
other political parties are prostratet
before the liquor influence and cannot
antagonize it; that three-fourths of thu
crimes are traceable to alcoholic liquors
that the present fearful financial depres
sion is caused by the liquor traffic alb
sorbing 5000, ,OOO,O 900 from the pockets
of the people. The remaining planks o
the platform are:
9th. We believe in government o
the people. for the people, by the people
therefore, we believe that the fundamen
tai principle of true democracy re
uuires and always demands {
government. natio nal state and county
wherein the people shall directly choos
by their ballots all officers in who's
hands are placed public trust, hence w
demand a change in the county govern
ment system of North Carolina.
| 7tb. We believe in change OF tn
election laws of our state so that FIRE
and fair expression OF the will of all cit
zens can be had at all our elections.
Sth. We believe in an amendment OF ou
road laws, so that the burden of max
ing and repairing our public highway
shall fall equally upon all according t
interest in the same, and that no mino
shall be polled for road working.
9th. We believe in prohibition entir
and complete, and we are not loci
optionists, per Sc, but we demand, tha
sn long as local option shall pre- vail q
the law instead OF our principles an
in spite of US, that the special law 60
crning Buncombe county be so amende
as that, when an election shall |
ordered to determine whether or ne
intoxicants as beverage shall tie sold
Asheville. the question shall be decide
by polling the entire vote Of the count
! 10th. We are opposed to all otfici
I fees, and favor reasonable salaries.
11th. We sound the key note of o,
: principles. the principles OF reform: Su
preston of the liquor traffi,; ir,e az
unlimited coinage Of both gold and $
yer on basis of 16 to 4; governmeI
control of railways and telegl apis; o
position to iudiscriminate immigratio
election of all officers by the people; Z
burdens of taxation to be measured
the financial ability Of the citizen
bear them; no more government bon
for any purpose in time OF peace;
money to be issued direct by the geneI
government and to be full legal tend
Tor all purposes; equal rights to al! al
special privileges to none; no individu
or corporation should be allowed
make any profit through the issue
money by the government.
10Th. We invite all lovers of God a
home and country to ioin us on Il
platform of reform.