The herald., 1896-07-29
Joshua Levering Leads the Pro.
hibitiOn Hosts
HE IS A SOUND MONEY MAN
And Offers Suggestion to the Disguised
Democrats
Sound Money Men Who Can't Vote for Brva n
and Won't Vote for 7ckinley Pro-
yided For
Associated Press Special Wire.

BALTIMORE, July 2S.-Joshua Lew
ering of this city was this evening Off
cially notified of his nomination for the
presidency of the United States by the
Prohibitionist party Prior to the noti-
fication the Maryland Prohibitionists
held the state convention and nomina-
ted 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 1-y-
ceum theater, where the notlncatlon
meeting was held
The meeting was called to order by the
Hon William Daniel of this city, after
which the Rev. DR.. j. +. Smith, also of
Baltimore, offered prayer. Summerfield
Baldwin, the permanent chairman then
assumed the gavel and introduced 0. w.
Stewart of Illinois, who, as chairman of
the notification committee. delivered
the address informing Mr. Levering of
his nomination. The latter read from
| manuscript the letter of his acceptance,
which is as follows:
Such an honor is worthy the ambition
of any citizen of this great nation bu.
to my mind it is to be doubly apprecia
ted when rendered by the only political
party which has had the courage to
stand openly for the protection of the
home, womanhood and the childhood of
our country, against the terrible rava
ges and destruction of the legalized
liquor traffic. The Prohibition party is
conscious of the integrity of its mo-
tives and purposes and firm in its be-
lief that the question of moral char
acter should take precedence over those
| purely economical. Ii has stood firm
for a century or more of years against
all the attacks of ridicule, misrepresen-
tation and abuse made against it; in
creasing in numbers and gaining the
esteem and confidence of those who are
not yet willing to be enrolled under the
banner of Protection to the home"
During all the years it has steadily
pursued its way in educating the people
to the constantly increasing encroach-
ment of the liquor traffic, knowing how
it is undermining our political and So
cial life and interfering with the free
expression of the will of the people at
the ballot box; controlling to large ex-
tent the Legislative bodies of the coun-
try; adding heavily to the burdens of
the already over -burdened taxpayers
and above all bringing suffering, sor-
row, poverty and death to many of our
fellow citizens.
The platform adopted by the conven-
ton 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 opposed to the sa-
loon and its consequent evils regardless
of their views on any of the public ques-
tons of the day.
I do not underestimate the fact that
| that there are other questions of grave
Importance over which the public mind
is so seriously agitated and which are
being pressed for speedy settlement.
This is the question of stable and at
the same time an elastic currency, equal
to the demands of business and for
every section of the country, and yet
every dollar of which should be of equal
value and the whole based on a stand
ard equal to the best interest in the
world The United States cannot af-
| ford without dishonor to have money
| bearing it's stamp inferior to that of
! any other country on the globe.
The question of the maintenance of
| credit of the government on which it's
| honor is based and for every one worthy
| of the name of an American citizen is,
or should be, profoundly jealous of its
vast Importance.
Again, proper adjustment of the tar
| iff so that labor can have its just pro-
| lection without at the same time Civ
ing undue protection to the manufac-
| turing interests at the expense of the
great consuming portion of our people,
| it is of profound consideration and of
| early solution.
| Prior to the notification meeting Mr..
! Levering, in an interview, said:
Il do not see any necessity for the
! sound money Democrats who do not
wish to vote for Mckinley, to nomi-
nate a third ticket. Let them vote the
Prohibition ticket, We shall have a
electoral ticket in every state and those
! Democrats and others who cannot con-
scientiously vote for either Bryan or
Mckinley can vote for our ticket. My
| views on the money question and on the
tariff question also are in accord with
the views of these people in general and
are decidedly definite"
A MINERS UNION