The herald., 1896-04-28

Resolved. That the early settlement
of this problem is so important that our
. efforts should not be weakened by COM
plication with other issues, however i'm
portant.
Resolved, That while sympathizing
with the many other reforms pressing
Tor settlement. we recognize the fact
tnat our party was organized to deal
with the one supreme issue which gave
1t name, and that other experimental
issues can best be dealt with by sober
people freed from the domination of the
liquor oligarchy; and we will focalize
our energies upon this end.
Resolved, That we demand a resto-
ration or the law protecting the sacred
ness of the holy Sabbath day. unpro-
tected Sabbaths being in the interest of
the saloon and inimical to the welfare
or the whole people.
Resolved. That we favor an amend
ment TO article II, section 2. of the state
constitution extending the suffrage to
women. in the interest of the great issue
which We are called Upon to settle.
Z. p. DORLAND, Chairman.
JOHN A. b. WILSON, Secretary.
This report was not satisfactory to
state Chairman j. M. Glass, and. he
promptly fired in the following minority
report and moved that it be adonted IN
lieu Of the majority report, with the
exception of the first two sections.
We declare in favor Of government
ownership of all works of public neces-
sity, administered in the interests of the
people.
We declare in favor of the initiative
and referendum and proportional rep
resentation.
We declare in favor of the eleventh
amendment to our state constitution.
giving women the ballot.
We believe in gold, silver and paper
for money, all on q parity, receivable
Tor all debts, to be issued by the govern
inent direct to the people.
Mr.. GLASS, in introducing his report.
took occasion to roast" in the most
approved style the secretary of the ma
tional Prohibition committee, Mr.. War
dell, the treasurer of the Standard Oil
company whom he denounced as a
monopolist who was trying to use the
party for his masters. This had the
effect of bringing Rev. Mr. Wilson to his
feet, who roasted" Mr.. Glass, and, the
ice having been broken, number of
others Joined in and took three-minute
whacks at the proposition from their
respective standpoints, each of the
leaders apparently having quite fol-
lowing. There was no telling when the
talking would have stopped, but for the
fact that many Of the delegates had to
catch the afternoon trains, and they
finally got down to business, and COM
promise platform was adopted. The
1trst section of the majority report was
adopted after having all that part after
the word party" eliminated. The sec
ond section Of the majority report was
adopted in its entirety. The section of
the majority report on Sunday observ-
ance was eliminated and the section of
the state platform substituted, which
reads: "All men should be protected
by law in their right of one days rest in
seven" The section of the majority re-
port in regard to woman's suffrage was
adopted. Then the two sections of the
minority report on the referendum and
money questions, which made up the
platform.
Immediately after the adoption of the
platform the convention adjourned,
after which a meeting of the county
executive committee was held.