The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-14
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THE PROuIBITIONISTS.
a Campaign Letter of Acceptance by
the Nominee for Governor.

the Nominee for Governor.
r. r, Dunlap has formally accepted tho
i'rohibiiionist nomination for governor In
the following letter:
Seattle, Wash. Sept. Z. 1896.
& l.. Haggard, Esq. Secretary Prohibi-
tlon STATE Central COMMUNICATIONS Sir:
i cur taN or notify ilg me OF my nomination
n$ Inc troniblti0n convention for governor
OF the state CT Washington demands more
IMAM lorna! acknCWleQs ment. l deem Il
al noHor 10 be called by the Prohibition
party 10 Dear lis standard through the con-
Elet ana discussions OF the present poliii-
cd1 campaign. II has az oil tines stood
Tor purity IN politics and IN all other mat
ters.' 1t is not strange that IN the past X
should have followed custom III making an
t4aoofdte Platform IN preparing Tor a po-
Hl.caI battle. out from the Inception OF
Is campaigns II has made the eNtermina-
tloh OF the ilqIor traillc the center Of KS
thought and effort. Without Ignoring any
ltem OF public policy that needs the early
ana earnest attention OF the American peo-
PIE and gathering about IL all related Is
sues. i declines To abandon the one great
issue so long as II is unsettled ana Will not
be turned away from 1t by the persuasion
o. friends or The threatenings OF It's enc
mics II Il is charged wiki being party
with one idea, II points out the fact tlat IL
IS only slch IN com mon with all political
parties. save only that its one idea con-
thUes ine same. while those OF other par
Ties change With every prospect OF control
ms the offices thereby. For several sue
cessiVe CampaIGus the battle between The
!taHius parties Was fought on the issue OF
the tariff. II is now being waged over free
silver. eVading as We believe the larger and
more important and vital issue OF TIE
A430r tTafflC. The Prohibition party has
never tcit a liberty TO employ uurighteo1s
me mods ia striving Tor victory 1t declines
- GO evil that good may come and IS there
Tore charged with lack OF SIKH IN tue man
ipulatlon OF political campaigns, and with
lack OF competent leadership. To whatever
extent the charge may lie. b5 L said Of the
prohibition party that on every altlefleld
I fr % fTtf.f 81 j. a.
prospective defeat. or the waveTius faith
o. Trends. IL has re led Confide ntly on the
ultimate triumph OF the rigat ia tbs al
ia4rS OF government and has believed that
II Is better 10 be right than - be tenn
pofafliy victorious. Il steastastly declines
20 Weld 10 the ciamcr for compromise and
uniurls It's banner IN the face OF every Zoe
10 our American homes.
IL IS oar duty to continue 20 awaken and
e4-tste the people until they shall rigRty
conceive OF the magnitude OF the evils be-
s"iLing the nation Or account of tne llI1oc
taNlc and 10 employ every opportunity
q iAaAenc4ns the powers OF government
80 extefm.nate H. | believe the Prohloi-
uon party Is justified II asking control OF
tne affairs or government in the interests
o. prohibition for the following reasons:
Ftgst-The immense cost Of the liagor
UatIlc 20 the people ~ the United States.
S.atlsEics carefully compiled oy United
states authority SslON tlat Ill costs the
American people directly more money per
s2n8in lhan the entire coinage OF the IA
ton "a gold and silver. Taat II costs lndl-
fecty a. sum equally ggeat. 80 taAt il costs
Double fne coin circulation Gf tne Cnited
Secs every year. X costs about eight
tmcs the amount az Che tariff. high or
low. gathered oy tae United States annu-
aily. IN three years % consumes more
value tAau The entire annual pro4ucl Of the
farms % tina nation. In e,cat years IL con-
surlvs the value % the entire annual pro-
d4et OF Az 0GT mechanical aud maue4tae-
turing industries 50 ihst every eleven
Tafa II consumes a value equal 70 the
IS aote annual 1rciUct OF the United states
% every Kind. Il costs the nation year by
year more money ;aan the war 81 t.sa -
cost 4 wear by year. Its cost 30 single
gear wound Tun tAe gabitc schools Of the
a-atio8 FOR seventeen years IT costs an
naa4lY eight times yte nef earnings q all
tls F4il - la the United States LIS cost
OF the Union. Its cost would pay tire uA-
aona4 De- 81 IN one year In .ess than Ihlvty
tiro wealth ~ the United S,ates-tae rica-
est @alon on EARN. These comparisons
caKAt - help rs 20 understand tne VIAL
Importance % mis- issue IN iAa settleaen,
o. tae ausD Il problems ~ The day.
e,eror1-~l- s.ss stl> ans EitAl relations %
the Industrial and sconomsc problems ot
taN F&yleS. * aas U20ge - 60 w.tp tA@ pow
er,} u tne poor and the lack Ga. employ
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more t1An any other agency for t1e i4na1-
CA faU.c that how ongresses 'ttla nation.
one out ~ every twenty peEaoDs lu tna
bites safes 5 inca pscitateI fQr 81 i<-su{-
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