The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-29
BROAD GAUGE VICTORY.
Free Silver Prohibition Delegates
Make Their Point.
TWO REPORTS MADE on PLATFORM.

The Minority, Containing a Free silver
Plank, Is Incorporated as Part OF the
MaJority-Broad Gaugers Confident Of
carrying Everything-Cha Har-
rity OF the Democratic National Com
mittee Says There VIII BE No Bolt.
PIrTsRURG, May 29.-It was 9:l0 O'Clock
Thursday before the second days session
Oh the Prohibition national convention
was called to order by Permanent Chair
man G. w. Stewart of Illinois, who was
selected late Wednesday afternoon by the
broad gauge" faction. The attendance
at that hour was light, as many Of the
delegates had been laboring in committees
untll the early morning hour. When
comparative quiet had been obtained Rev
Gldeon p Macklen of Ohio offered
prayer. resolution was then presented
expressing sympathy for the sufferers Of
the st. Louis cyclone, and 1t was adopted
by standing vote.
After tho consideration of some routine
matters report from the committee on
platform was called for
Majority and Minority Report.
The committee on platform presented
two reports to the convention. The ma
jority, or marrow gauge" report declares
Its agreement with the United States su-
preme court that statistics of every state
shows more crime and misery result from
the use OF ardent spirits than any other
source. That liquor dealers corrupt legis-
lation and make good government impos-
sible. That the party is unalterably OPP
posed To the drink traffic, and declares for
its total suppression for beverage pur-
poses, rejecting all compromise measures,
whether high license, local option taxa
ton, or public control. Wage earners at
tention Is called to the enormous waste
caused by the liquor traffic at the cost Of
production, and that the success of the
Prohibition party will remove this great
burden from industry. That they stand
for good government, honestly and eco
nomically administered. That there is no
greater peril to the nation than the COM
petition of political parties for the liquor
vote and calls upon voters to enforce the
declaration Of the churches against the
liquor traffic.
The Minority Report.
The minority report which was present.
ed by the broad gaugers," has the follow
ing declaration on the money question::
THAT all money should be issued by
the government only and without the in
tervention of any banking association. 1t
should be based upon the wealth, stability
and integrity of the nation, and should be
full legal tender for all debts, public and
private, and should be of sufficient vol.
ume to meet the demands Of the legiti.
mate business interests of the country,
and for the purpose OF honestly hquidat-
ing all our outstanding coin obligations,
we demand the free and unlimited coin.
age of both silver and gold at a ratio of 10
to without consulting any other nation." "
Other planks in the platform declare
against the manufacture or sale of intoxi-
eating liquors for beverage purposes. The
use of liquors for medical and other legiti-
mate purposes should be controlled
by the state. Equal rights OF suf-
frage for both sexes is favored,
alien acquisition of land opposed. Gov
ernment control of railroads, only Eng
lsh in the public schools and no public
schools for sectarian institutions, election
of president and vice president by popular
vote, liberal pensions, amended imnigra-
ton laws, none but citizens To vote, and
naturalined citizens to vote only after be.
ing naturalizcd year, are other recon-.
mendations. The final declarations of the
platform are:
"There should be proportional represent
alton in state and nation, and the initia-
tive and referendum should be adopted so
as to secure free expression of the popular
will. We favor the Imperative mandate
as a guarantee against the misrepresenta'
ton of the people by men chosen to be
their representatives"
Big Victory for 'Isroad Gauges"
Ex-Governor ST. John read the minority
report. Almost every sentence was ap-
plaudcd. When he came to the free silver
plank the broad gaugers broke loose with
cheers and prolonged applause. After
finishing its reading Mr.. st. John moved
that the report be Incorporated as part
of the majority report. motion to lay
ON the table was then made, but 1t was
defeated, the vote standing 3lO yeas to 48S
nays. q big victory for the broad gaugers
A great commotion was created when the
vote was announced. Mr.. St. John then
spoke in advocacy Of the report. The mo-
ton to make the minority report part
of the majority report was carried Inc
motion to take up the report section by
section was carried with cheer, and the
broads were confident of carrying every