Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-21
COLD WATER CONVENTION.
Tho Prohibitionists' Session NJ Dover on
Thursday-The Smallest state Convention
Held for Twenty Yours.


The Prohibitionisss' Session Mt Dover on
Thursday-The Smallest state Convention
Held for Twenty Years.
SpeciulCorresnOnuen OF Gazette ana journal
Dover, May ll.-The Prohibition
State Convention to elect delegates to
the National Convention met in the
Opera House at IL O'Clock this morn
ing. About 10 persons were present,
all OF whom were accorded the rights
of delegates,
1t is tho smallest Prohibition State
Convention held in Delaware for 20
years.
The organization was quet affair,
compared with the storm of Tuesday.
Temporary organization wan made by
elocting Dr. j. ID. West chairman and
l.. W. Brosius secretary.
The different committees were ap.
pointed and permanent organization
effected by making Richard NJ. Cooper
OF Kent county chairman and l.. w.
Brosius secretary. A recess was then
taken until 3 o'clock.
Tho following delegates and alternates
to tho national convention were elect
cd after the session reconvened.
Now Castle county--L. W. BrosiIs
and II. W. Brown, delegates: o. W.
Eastburn and V. s. Collins, alternates.
Kent county,. II. FARRELL and DR..
West, delegates; l.. M. Price and Will
liam Denny, alternates.
Sussex couuty-Aloycius Green and
g. NJ. Marshall, delegates; Dorsey
Blake and W. S. II. Williams, alter
mates.
Delegates at large--J. b. Turner and
j. L. Straughn.
The following platform was adopted 3:
The Prohibition party of the State of
Delaware, in convention assembled,
recognizing Almighty God as the
source of all true government, presents
the following declaration of principles :
|. We reailirm our allegiance TO the
National Prohibition party and the
great principles which it represents
=. We believe that the liquor traffic
| is public nuisance is and should be
| the dominant issue in American poli.
tics, and is the greatest foe to rivill2a-
ton; that its legalization is vicious in
principle and pnwerless as remedy,
and that what il morally wrong can
never be legally right. We believa
| that while there are many reforms that
urgently demand attention, but few of
them can be brought to successful
issue until the saloon is removed from
It's position of control in political
affairs. We demand, therefore, the
absolute prohibition of the liquor traffic
in State and nation, and call on all
who sincerely desire political and social
reforms to vote with lis the ticket
pledged to this object.
3. We advocate thoentire elimination
of the tariff question from partisan
politics, and its reference to Il nom
partisan commission, which. under
proper regulations by Congress, shall
adjust the schedules 10 the changing
conditions of trade, thus freeing tho
whole subject from political bargain
ing and commercial distrust, aud Civ
ing greater permanency to the system,
greatly to the benefit Of the farmer and
mechanic as well as tho manufacturer
and all classes of society.
4. With all progressive nations we
believe that gold should be the standard
of value for our monetary system bnt
we also believe that silver and national
bank notes should be used as mediums
Of exchange, and recognized AS equal
in value to gold in payment of all
obligations, national as well as private
debts included.
D. We believe in government
economically administered, 80 as to
tighten to the minimum degree the
burden of taxation; and we believe in
suffrage for every citizen, irrespective
of color, sex, or previous condition
who is morally and intellectually uuali-
fled for the duties of a citizon
Ma biol nE L.I.
bath as a Divine institution, to be
sacrodly observed as a day of rnat from
al secular labor that every workman
Of every class il entitled to this seventh
day rest, and ought to be Legally
protected in his God given right. We
demand the enforcement Of our prnsnnt
Sunday lave, and the enactment of
such further Legislation as will more
fully project our state from sabbath
Dissertation.
7. We demand that the coming State
constitutional Convention, which
should be non partisan, in connection
with other needed reforms, shall incor-
purato q clause in tho Constitution
Tor ever prohibiting the manufacture.
Importation and sale Of alcoholic
liquors as u beverage.
g W. Eiotusl against tle granting
Of divorces by Our State Legislature,
and against the supporting of our pub.
ne schools hy money taken from tho
licensed liquor traffic.
8. We believe IN tic purity of the
ballot and demand that the bribe.giyer.
as well as the bride talSor. in addition
to ino and Imprisonment, should be
forever disqualified to vote and hold
office, and that this penalty should
apply to primary as we'll as other cleo
tons.
10. We denouncc tho narrow par.
tisanahip, the open bribery, tho braAen
self seeking, the unbnBhing debauchery
and corruption that has disgracod tho
politics of this State in recent years,
and call on all citizens who are opposed
to these methods to unite with us TO
correct the present evils and secure
good government for AL, believing that
this is an opuortune time to cut loose
from and sever all ties with the old
parties.
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