The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-06-03
THE PRoHIBITIoNIsTs.
First to Place Presidential Ticket In
the Field.

80 THE PROHiBlTlONISTS.
First to Place q Presidential Ticket In
the Field.
Pittsburgh, Pa, May 29.-At 1880 p.
N. Thursday the prohibition national
convention nominated Hon. Joshua
lowering. of Maryland, for president of
the United States, and Hon. Hale John
son, OF Illinois, for vice president.
The faction known as the broad
guagers" bolted the convention on be-
ing unable to secure the insertion of y
free-silver plank in the platform, and
organized the national party" They
placed the following ticket in the field:
For president, c. +. Bentley, of Ne
braska; for vice president, j. H. Couth-
gate, of North Carolina. A platform en-
bodying the minority report submitted
to and refuted by the regular convention
was adopted.
Pittsburgh, Pa, May 29.-One of the
first acts of the prohibition convention
when it reassembled in exposition hall
Thursday morning was to send tele-
gram of sympathy to the mayer of ST.
Louis.
DR.. j. X. Funk, of New Yori;, chair
man of the committee on platform,
then reported the platform as agreed
upon by the majority of the committee.
The first six planks, denuncatory of
the liquor traffic and proposing
straight out prohibition. he said, had
been unanimously adopted. The sew
enth plank, which declared that no cit
izen should be denied the RICH. to vote
on account of sex, he said had been
adopted by only a small majority.
The other planks upon which there was
some division in the committee were:
Clause s. that all citizens shoult be pro-
tccted in their right to one days rest
| week
| 9. Non-sectarian schools to be taught in
| the English language.
10. Election of president. vice president
and senators directly by the people.
II. Liberal pensions.
II. Exclusion Of pauper and criminal i'm
| migrants.
13. The naturalized citizen not to vote till
O year after naturalization.
IA. Favoring arbitration.
15. Inviting cooperation Of all persons
| favoring these views.
When Gov. ST. John rose to present
the minority report, he was received
with loud applause from the broad
gauge faction, which increased as he
read the minority plank as follows:
Resolved, That all money be issued by
the government only and without the in
| Prevention of any private citizen. corpora
tion or banking institution. 1t should be
based upon the wealth, stability and in
| tegrity of the nation and be full legal
tender for all debts, public ana private,
and, and should oo be Tho of sufficient vol .b
legitimate business interests of the
country and for the purpose of hon.
estly liquidating all our outstanding obli-
cations payable in coin. We demand the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and
gold at ratio of sixteen to one. without
consulting any other nation"
The other points on which the minority
asked action were as follows:
II. Preserving public lands from monop-
| oily and speculation.
IS. Government control of railroads and
| telegraphs.
10. Favoring an income tax and imposing
only such import duties as are necessary
to secure equitable commercial relations
with other nations.
And lastly, clause 20, favoring the adop-
ton Of the initiative and referendum as
means Of obtaining free expression of
the popular will.
The vote was then taken on a motion
to table Gov. ST. Johns proposition. and
resulted as follows:
Yeas, 80; ayes, 492. So the conven.
ton refused to table the motion to make
the minority report part of the ma
jority report.
Mr.. Patton, of Illinois, precipitated
a lively debate by opposing the non-sec
tartan school resolution, as being the
the work of the American Protective
union and then appealed to the conven-
ton not to adopt anything which would
prevent their enlisting all good citizens
to aid them in fighting against the rum
power. He proposed substitute plat
form which omitted mention of every
subject (woman suffrage included) eN-
cept prohibition.
In acene of intense confusion, the
previous question was ordered by ris-
| ing vote, and Mr.. Patton's substitute
was declared adopted, and thus became
the sole platform of the party. It's full
text was as follows:
'"The prohibition party in national con-
vention assembled, declares its firm con-
viction that the manufacture, expectation.
| importation and sale of alcoholic beverages
! has produced such social commercial, In
| dustrial and political wrongs, and is now
threatening the perpetuity of all our social
| and political institutions, that the suppress
| sion of the same by national party. or
| ganized therefor, is the greatest object to
| be accomplished by the voters of our coun-
| try; As Of such importance that 1t. of right.
| ought to control the political action of all
| our patriotic citizens until such suppress
| sion Is accomplished. The urgency of this
| cause demands the union without further
| delay Of all citizens who desire the prohi-
| bition Of the liquor traffic. Therefore. be 1t
Resolved, That we favor the legal pro-
hibition by state and national legislation
of the manufacture, Importation. exporta-
tion interstate transportation and sale OF
alcoholic beverages.
THAT we declare our purpose to organize
and unite all the friends Of prohibition into
our marty and In order to accomplish this