The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-29
GOLD WATER DISCIPLES
THEIR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
 OUTLINES HIS VIEWS.

Now Besetting the Country He Attrib-
 utes to the Liquor Traffic Other Issues
 Are of Minor Importanee--speaks Up
 for Maintenance of National Honor on
 Tariff should be Adjusted.
 Baltimore, July 2S.-The prohibition ist state convention met to-day and chose presidential electors. Tonight at the Lyceum theater the notification committee appointed by the national convention formally notified Joshua Lowering of his nomination. The the ater was we'll filled. Hon. John w. Daniel, prohibition candidate for the vice president In 1884, called the assem- blaze to order and Rev. J. E. Smith invoked the divine blessing. Rev W. Q. Stewart of Illinois, chairman of the nomination committee, made an ad- dress notifying MT. Lowering of his nomination. In part MT. Stewart said
 Your position in the politics of the nation is a peculiar one. There Is only one candidate for the presidency who deserves to be elected and you are that one. You will have the prayers of every champion of right, who, forget ting the things that are behind, faces this one supreme question and trusting in God for strength lifts his arm to strike the saloon @ deadly blow. Wo- men who, crushed and bleeding under the iron heel of this tyrannical mon- ster, will turn toward you for deliver ance. Men, who In the past have been silent at the ballot box, will in this campaign rally to your support and make their protest felt in the election.
 In the affairs of this nation the par ty holds a unique position. Other so- called third partie, rise and fall, but this goes on forever. It will continue to call attention to the havoc of the saloon and the wreck and ruin caused by the liquor until a majority have been whipped and scourged into Its ranks. Then when this half-drunk na- tion has been sober we will settle every other great question of our national life along the lines of righteousness. There are some who will not vote for you. It is our joy to know that the votes that will be counted in heaven and recorded in the book of life will be those cast for Lowering and John son"
 MT Stewart was frequently inter- rupted by applause and at the conclu- sion of his address was wildly cheered MT. Lowering In reply read his letter of acceptance. It was, in part, as follows:
 Oliver w. Stewart Esq, Chairman. and Gentlemen of the Committee--It is with feelings of deep emotion that stand in this presence this evening to accept the nomination for the presi- dency of the United States which you tender me on behalf of and by the authority of the national prohibition C. invention. which recently assembled in the. city of Pittsburg. I beg to ex- press my sincere appreciation of the honor thus conferred and to assure you that It is esteemed all the more highly because of the unanimity of action which marked the convention.
 Such an honor is worthy the anlbi- tion of any citizen of this great na- tion, but. to my mind, it is to be doubly appreciated when rendered by the only political party which has had the courage to stand openly for the protection of the home, the womanhood and the childhood of our country against the terrible ravages and de- structfon of the legalzed liuuor traf- fic. The prohibition party, conscious of the integrity of it's motives and purposes, and firm in it's belief that questions of moral character should take precedence over those purely economical, has stood firm for a score or more of years against all the at- lacks Of ridicule, misrepresentation and abuse made against it; increasing in numbers and gaining gradually the esteem and confidence of those who are not willing as yet to be enrolled under its banner of Protection to the Home.'
 The platform adopted by the con- vention meets nfy hearty approval, and though based on the single issue. Is in reality sufficiently broad to allow all to stand upon 1t who are opposed to the saloon and its consequent evils, regard less of their views on any of the other public questions of the day.
 ''The products of the soil, the main- stay of the nations prosperity and wealth, are so low in value in many in- stances as not to pay the cost of pro- ducticn, leaving nothing for the labor of the toiler or for the capital invested Many persons hold the opinion that the cause of all this trouble Is overproduc-, tion. But can such an explanation be true? Is not the thought an impious one? Can any one who believes in a benefcent creator believe that he be- slows bountiful harvests to be a curse rather than a blessing to mankind? No, no. Perish the thought The req son of all the prevalent trouble in our fair land to-day is not overproduction. but under-consumption. That being so, where is there a cause which pre- vents the consumption of necessaries. to say nothing of the luxuries of life comparable to the liquor traffic?
 Tt is nearly twice as large as the aggregated capital of all our national banks, or to state it more plainly, it is equal to about 75 per cent of the en- tire money, gold, silver and paper cur rency, of the United States. 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 legiti- mate trade, in the purchase of those things which will bring comfort and tba bnraa ond fo .to~