The herald., 1894-09-18

Mr.. French began by saying he be-
longed to O party in which the Office
seeks the man. 1t was pleasure to
stand as a candidate representing the
principles OF the Prohibition party. The
criticism that this party is party OF
one idea no longer has any force, for the
reason that the platform is broad and
liberal enough for any party.
The tariff has been used as q partisan
iesue between the two old parties. AS a
result there ale two million idle men In
this country who are anxious and eager
to get work and cannot find it. Con-
gress has done nothing tc relieve the
situation except to reduce the tariff on
pistols 53 per cent and cut the duty on
gambling cards from IL cents to 2 cents
per pack. They have likewise reduced
the duty on clay pipes 80 per cent. and
they made reduction of 30 per cent in
the duty on opium, that the youth of
our land may be exposed to the tempta-
ton of this terrible curse. The bounty
on sugar has been wiped out by this
congress, thus striking blow 1T Ameri-
can capital and labor.
ONT xemedv is that all these tariff is-
tariff commission. This commission
should be strictly non.partisan.
Another thing that the Prohibition
platform advocates ia the election of
every officer, from poundmaster to pros
ident by a direct vote OF the people, par
ticularly United States senators.
The govern mont ehoIld likewise own
the railroads and means OF Transports
sion. II the government controlled the
railways the thousands OF tons of fruit
now permitted to ros on the ground,
would be shipped east TO benefit the
people there. The time is rapidly ap-
preaching when the government will
control the railroads.
Our party believes in graduated land
tax eimilar to the law in New Zealand.
We likewise believe in Sunday laws,
and one days rest in seven. We be-
| lieve the easiest solution would be for
the government to issue the money ne
cessary directly to the people. Further,
that the money of the government
| should always be at actual par and in
terchangsable and good for all debts.
The great question OF the day to be
settled ia the liquor question. The gov
ernment has licensed 245, 900 gin mills
| in this country. The beer industry is nc
longer AN American industry. British
capitalists have invested $4,000 ,00O
in the breweries OF this land and $780,
0O0, 900 in chattel mortgages on
corner groceries and they are making II
per cent on the investment.
As result of the whisky trust the
distillers are now making 40rod whisky
that drives men crazy. The government
by reason Of the tax it COLLECTS on whis
ky, is the principal owner of the whisky
There were recently discovered 500 Illicit
distilleries in the state OF North Caroline
and the business from beginning tc
end is tainted with fraud. Then there
is the wine industry which has been re
ceiving $50, 900 year to help the indus
try along. Go ernor Waterman refused
to pay the bills, and they never woulc
nave been paid If you had not elected f,
man who left his backbone out at Pas
adena. While the state has been spend
ing large sums of money on the win,
industry it is not thriving. They ar,
turning the hogs among the wine grape
which 10 much better than making hog
out OF men. The United States spend
SIS per capita for whisky, while 1t only
costs $5 per capita to pay the running
expenses of this government.
The speaker then touched on the evil
of unrestricted immigration. and sal,
that 90 per cent OF the saloon keepers ar
foreigners. The saloonkeepers wan
high license, and that is q good reason
why Prohibitionists should be oppose,
to high license. There was only on
good remedy, and that is the absolut
anihilation of the liquor traffic. Th
hope OF the Prohibition party lies in tn
public school system, and its principles
will ultimately prevail.