The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-16
COAXED UP A TICKET
PrOhibitiOnists Have Difficulty in
Securing State Candidates.
A Platform Against Rum, Restricted
Currency and High Salaries-The
Irrepressible Cougar Appears.

Masonic Hail was we'll filled yesterday
upon the occasion of the Prohibitionists'
State convention About one-fourth Of
those occupying seats upon the floor Of the
convention were women, and upon the stage
were a number OF women seated with the
leaders of the party. The convention was
composed Of 621 delegates, of which number
sixty-two were women. Heading the list
of women delegates was Helen Cougar, Of
Lafayette
The convention was called 10 order by
F. T. McWhirter chairman Of the State
central committee. and was opened with
prayer by Aaron Worth. s. A Haines
who led the municipal ticket in this city
for the party last fall, was chosen tenn
porary chairman, and spoke at length upon
political topics. He said the people did not
want to return to the good old times"
but wanted new times" He said the
liquor traffic was in a great measure re-
sponsible for the depression and expressed
himself as opposed to the national banking
system. Chairman McWhirter then de-
livered his address. In it he arraigned Re-
publicans. Democrats and Populists for
supporting false doctrines, and recon-
mended the success of the Prohis as a
panacea for all the existing ills OF the Ma
ton. He spoke at length of the liquor
traffic and the wage problem. Helen
Cougar moved that the State committee
be instructed to have the speech printed
and used as campaign document and the
motion was adopted
The committee on permanent organization
then brought in it's report, naming w. II.
Hickman as permanent chairman and
Samuel NJ. Sayler, of Huntington, as per-
manent secretary. The permanent chair
man was called out of the convention to
perform marriage ceremony and S. A
Haines was chosen permanent chairman.
THE PLATFORM.
There were no contests reported from the
committee on credentials and the commit
tee on resolutions reported the following
platform:
The Prohibition party of Indiana, in
state convention assembled, acknowledge
ing Almighty God as the source of all true
government and His law a standard TO
which all human enactment must conform
10 secure the blessings of peace and pros
of principles:
should be declared public crime, and as
such should be adequately punished. The
manufacture importation, expectation,
transportation and sale of such beverages
should be suppressed by law and the gov
eernment should have absolute control of
the, the Inanufaeture and sale of alcoholic
liquors for all other purposes.
We favor the coinage OF gold and sill
yer from our mines on the same basis as
existed prior to 1873, 10 be supplemented by
paper money issued only by the general
government without the Intervention of
INDIVIDUALS or corporations. All such money
should be full legal tender for all debts.
public and private. any contract notwith-
standing We favor an increase in volume
sufhcient TO the demands of business and
provide full opportunities for the emnlov
ment of labor.
.S. All limitations to suffrage should ap-
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equal labor should receive equal wages
without regard to sex.
"A. Realizing how detrimental to the bus
mess interests or the country are the fire.
quent changes in our tariff legislation by
the Republican and Democratic parties for
partisan purposes, we demand that the
tariff question be raised above party pom
tics and placed in the hands of a nonpar-
tlsan tarin commission, and the tariff regu-
Iated ACCORDING 70 the needs of the whole
20. We favor supplying the deficiency
that would be caused in the Nations rev
enues from suppressing the liquor traffic
by a Judiciously conducted income tax
o. we favor the establishment Of gov
ernment savings banks.
II. There should be a general reduction
In official salaries and more economy should
be practtced in public expenditures. All
official fees should be covered into the pub
lie treasures and officers allowed reason
able salaries for services satisfactorily rem
dered.
''S. The contract system of EMPLOYING
convict labor should be abolished, and ali
convicts should be employed in the CON
struction and repair of the public highways
g. AS a matter of right and Justice we
ask the amendment of the election laws of
Indiana, so that all parties having places
on the legal ballot shall be allowed watch
men at the polls and during the counting of
the votes.
10. We pledge the Prohibition party, If
elected to power. will ever grant just pen-
sions to disabled veterans of the Union
army and navy. their widows and orphans
III. We stand unequivocally for the
American public schools, and are opposed
to any appropriation of public money for
sectarian schools.
There a minority report, signed by
two. members, which reported in favor of
substituting for the second section of the
majority report the following:
I'VE favor a national currency of gold,
silver and treasury notes. issued only by
the United States government which shall
be legal tender for the payment of all
debts, public and private. All such money
should be subject to taxation and it's vol
ume should be increased to meet the nat
ural demands of trade and for the employ
ment of labor"
This substitute provoked considerable dis
cussion, and at / o'clock was adopted under
a demand for the previous question The
convention then adjourned for dinner