The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-29
OF the State Prohibition Cor
yentiOn.
Selection Of the Executive Committee
4 Musical and Literary Programme.

zion vas in session. At that nour,
AS stated in The News the plat
form had Just been adopted. Press
Of matter and the late hour pre-
vented a publication of the platform
At that time. It. is as follows;
We, the Prohibition party OF
Texas, in convention assem- bled,
gratefully ackno vledging Almighty
God as the rightful ruler of all ma.
tons, humbly invoking His bless
ings upon our forts for the public
gooi, and eaffirming our allegi ance
TO the national Prohibition party,
present the foil o wing de ,lara.ion of
principles:
The liquor ira fiji, ID the chief
source Of crime, poverty, degreda-
ton and political corruption, and
should not be legaliz9d and protect
ed under any form of Ii ,eose or tax,
but should be absolutely prohibited
10y law.
9. We are opposed to tariff,
sither for revenue or protection, and
favor absolute free trade, believing
Ghe revenue needed for the support
Of the government should be raised
by means of graduated income
sax
3. Money should be of gold, sill.
yer and paper, all full legal tender,
adeq late in volume to meet the de
mands of business and keeping
directly to the people by the gov
eminent, without the Intervention
of individuals or private corpora
Gions.
4. The railroads, telegraph lines,
and all other means of transporta.
zion and communication which owe
&heir existence to grant of power
from the state should be controlled
by the state and no higher charges
allowed than may be necess ry to
afford q reasonable profit on the
capital actually invested.
g. The privilege of suffrage
should be determined solely by
standards of character and intell
gence, and no foreigner should be
allowed to vote who has not resided
IN the United States over ten years.
8 Foreign immigration has be.
come a burden upon industry, one
of Che factors in depressing wages
and causing discomfort. Therefore,
we declare in favor of immigration
law to exclude the paupers, crimi-
alls, insane and anarchist classes.
T. Speculation in margins, the
cornerng of money, grain and other
products and the formation Of trusts
and combinations for the arbitrary
advancement of prices should be
prohibited.
The president, vice president
and senators of the United States
should be elected by direct vote of
l.le people
All official fees should be paid
into the public treasures, and all
officials, state county and munici
pal. paid reasonable salaries.
10 Non resident aliens should
aot be allowed to acquire land in
4ns country, and we favor the lin s.
cation of individual and corporate
ownership of land All unearned
grants of land to railroad compa.
MES or other corporations sh ould be
reclaimed.
Il. We stand unequivocally for
ma American public schools taught
n the English language, and are
opposed to an appropriation of pub
ic money for sectarian schools.
- All taxable property shall be
listed for taxation st its actual
galce, less any bona lie indebted.
ness of the owner thereof.
-. We are opposed to the issue
If government bonds for any pur.
pose in times of peace and denounce
tho Democratic and II publican par.
es for the resent issues of such
bonds under ples of necessity, AMI
declare that such action is contrary
90 the interests Of the paople.
"A. We cordially invite the CO.
operation of all our better citizens
60 ths end thai these declarations
may be made triumphant in the state
and nation. Where there are other