The McCook tribune., 1896-08-07
The Prohibition Candidate.


BALTIMORE, Md, July 3n.-Joshua
lowering of this city was last evening
officially notified of his nomination
for the Presidency of the United
States by the Prohibition party. Prior
to the notification, the Maryland Pro-
hibitionists held their state conven-
ton and nominated electors in the
various Maryland districts. They also
paraded the streets of the city with
banners and music, the line of march
terminating at the Lyceum theater,
where the notification meeting was
neld
O. w. Stewart of Illinois, as chair
man of the committee on notification,
delivered the address informing Lev
cring of his nomination. The latter
read from manuscript his letter of ac-
ccptance, which is, in part, as follow S:
such an honor Is worthy the am
bition of any citizen of this great ma
tion, but to my mind 1t is to be doubly
appreciated when rendered by the
only political party which has had the
courage to stand openly for the pro-
lection of the nome, the womanhood
and the children of our country
against the terrible ravages and de-
struction of the legalized liquor traffic.
The Prohibition party, conscious of
the integrity of its motives and pur-
poses, and firm in its belief that the
ques ton of a moral character should
take precedence over those purely
economical, has stood firm for a score
or more of years against all attacks
of ridicule, Misrepresentation and
abuse made against it: increasing it's
numbers and gaining the esteem and
confidence of those who are not yet
willing to be enrolled under the ban
ner of Protection to the Home
During all the years it has steadily
pursued its way in educating the peo-
pie to the constantly increasing en-
croac achment OF the liquor traffic,
knowing how 1t is undermining our
political and social life and interfer-
ing with the free expression of the
will of the people ut the ballot box,
controlling to a large extent the legis
lative bodies of the country, adding
heavily to the burdens of the already
overburdened taxpayers, and, above
all, bringing suffering, sorrow, pow
erty and death to many of our fellow
citizens.
1.-The platform adopted by the con-
vention meets my hearty approval,
and, though based on the single issue,
is. in reality, sufficiently broad to
allow all to stand on it who are Op-
posed to the saloon and its consequent
evils, regardless of their views on any
public questions of the day.
L do not underestimate the fact
that there are other questions of
grave Importance over which the pub
lie mind is seriously agitated, and
which are being pressed for speedy
settlement. There is the question of
q stable and At the same time elastic
currency, equal to the demands of
business for every section of the coun-
try, and yet every dollar of which
should be Of equal value and the whole
based on standard equal to the best
interest liz the world. The United
States cannot afford, without dishonor,
to have money bearing its stampln
ferior to that of any other coantrv on
the globe.
Again. a proper adjustment of the
tariff; SO that labor can have its Just
protection without at the same time
giving undue protection to the manu-
featuring interest at the expense of
the great consuming portion of onr
people, is of profound Importance and
demands early solution
Prior to the notification meeting,
Mr.. Levering, in an interview, said:
II do not see any necessity for the
sound money Democrats who do not
wish to vote for Mckinley to nominate
third ticket. Let them vole the
Prohibition ticket. We shall have
electoral tickets in every state and
those Democrats and others who can
not conscientiouslv vote for either
Bryan or Mckinley can vote for our
ticket. My views on the money ques-
tion and on the tariff question are also
in accorI with the views of these peo-
pie in general and are decidedly
definite"
TURKEY PROTES