The morning times., 1896-07-29
FOR COED WATER ALONE
Mr.. Joshua Lsyering Accepts
the Prohibition Nomination.
HE WILL FIGHT TO WIN
Platform Suits Him-BefOre the NOti-
ftcation Convention Was Held There
Was Torch Light Procession in
Baltimore's Streets-Rev. W. A.
Stewart Addressed the Candidate.


Stewart Addressed the Candidate.
Baltlmore, July 2S. 2S.-Prohibitionists were
very much in evidence in Baltimore today.
This afternoon the State convention met
in Hazazer's Hall. and tonight at Lyceum
Theater. the notification committee ap-
| pointed by the national convention dis
cha rgeh Its duty and formally notified Mr..
| Joshua Levering OF his nomination for the
Presidency.
| c. A. E. spamer. presided over the
| deliberations of the State convention.
Sixteen counties were represented by 1876
delegates. Eight Presidential electors
| we<e chosen and a State central commit
tee named.
Prior to the grand mass meeting at the
| Lyceum Tbeater tonight. thousand or
more enthusiastic cold water advocates
carryingbanners ami 1transparenciesparaded
| the streets and ente rcd the already well
filed theater headed ~ brass band. Hon.
| John w. Daniel. prohibition candidate for
the Vice Presidency in 1884, called the
] asscmblage to order and introduced Rev.
| j z. Smith, OF Mount Vernon Place n. i.
| Church, who invoked divine blessings upon
the gathering. ana the prohibition cause.
Rev. ". A. Stewart OF Illinois made the
| notification speech. Among other things
| he said:
I'm asking you to accept this nomination
| We offer you a platform long and wide. 1t
| goes Tar enough for us 10 include the needs
| OF humanity, back OF us it takes in all there
| is of Justice, to the right Its scope includes
| political honesty. and OF the left human lib
| erty We do not tieour hands aud feet,but
in the name OF God and humanity weloose
| them and say: Go to the last voter in this
| land and preach the gospel of liberty from
| the slavery OF the saloon Then when
this half drunk nation has been sober we.
| Will settle every other great question Of
our national life along the lines OF right
eousness"
MR.. LEvERING's SPEECH.
In accepting the nomination Mr.. Lever
Ing said.
IT ) with feelings OF deep en- otiOn that
[ stand in this presence this evening to
accept the Nomination for the Presidency
of the United States, which you tender
me, on behalf of and by the authority of
the national Prohibition convention. Which
~
l beg to express my sincere appreciation
OF the honor thus conferred, and To assure
you that it is esteemed all the more highly
because of the uraaiinity OF action which
marked the Convention.
such an honor rs worthy the ambition
of any citizen OF this S great nation, but , to
my mind, it is to be doubly appreciated
when rendered by the only political party
which has hadlthe courage to stand openly
for the protection Of the no me, the
womanhood and the childhood Of our
country against the terrible ravages and
destruction of tn 9 iegalized liIuor traffic.
The Prohibition party, conscious OF the
integrity of its motives and purposes,
and firm in it's belief that questions OF a
, moral character should take precedence
over those purely economical. has stood
firm for score or more of years against
all the attacks of ridicule, niisrepresenta-
ton and abuse
THE PLATFORM.
THE platform adopted by the Convention
meets my hearty approval, and though
based on the single issue, is in reality
sufficiently broad to allow all to stand
upon it who are opposed to the saloon axd
its consequent evils, regardless OF their
views on any OF the other public questions
of the day
1T is true. and no thinking man, regard
less of his surroundings or residence, can
for a moment doubt II, that very many of
the people of our beloved land, and es-
peciaIly those engaged in industrial and
farming pursuits are suffering from the
general depression so widely prevalent at
present, and also that there has not been
time since the memorable days just pre-
cetiIng the breaking out of the civil war
when these difficulties weighed so heavily
upon the people. or when there was SO
much unrest and dire forebodings for the
future as exist at the present time.
I'VE are told by the advocates of one
of the political parties that a high tariff
is the panacea of all our ills. and yet the
average annual receipts from customs
for the three years ending June 80, 1894,
when the Mckinley tariff bill was opera
ton, were only S1T1,0Oo 900, less thsn
$3.50 per capita of our population Others
tell us that the free and unlimited coinage
of silver will be the cure-all of the evils
affecting our people. 1t is strange sue.
an idea should be entertained when the |
fact is recalled that the total output OF
was only $50 100000, Il sum less than
the annual product of the familiar barn
yard fowl.
A LARGE SUM.
How utterly Insignificant are either |
of these figures compared to the 81 POO |
100000 which it is reliably estimated is |
the direct yearly tribute the people OF this |
country pay to the support of the liquor |
traffic.
LET this vast sum of money which is now |
spent yearly in this way and for which |
no value is received, but on the contrary |
Is only adding TO the suffering of the people
in varied and manifold forms, be turned |
into the channels of legitimate trade, in
the purchase Of those things which will |
bring comfort; and happiness to the home
and family, then, believe, the troubles
. which, are now weighing so heavily upon
them will be largely things of the past,
and until 1t is, done no real relief can be
expected.
1.-THE question of the maintenance OF the
credit ditofthegovernment, on whichitshonoris
based and for whicheveryone worthy ofthe
name of an American citizen is or should
be profoundly jealous, is one OF vast im-
portance.
HE ACCEPTS.
"Again. proper adjustment of the tariff |
so that labor can have its just protection
without at the same time giving undue
protection to the manufacturing interests
at the expense of the great consuming por-