The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-29
.LEYERING ACCEPTS.
Prohibition Nomination for Prcsi.
idcnt in II Formal Address.
VIEWS ON PUBLIC QUESTIONS.
Tic I, for sound Nomsr-Au Honest Dollar
Wanted by tho reopie-Auribnte. Much
OF tho Financial Di.tre,, OF the People
to the Enormon, Consumption OF

BALTIMORE, July 2S-Joshua lev
orlng this evenIg accepted tho nomIna.
ton for the presidency upon tho Pro.
hIbltIon ticket In tho following I'D.
dress;
Oliver W. Stewart, Esq, chairman,
and gentlemen OF the commIttee:-It IL
with feelings of deep emotion that |
stand In this presence this evening to
accept the nomination for the prcsIden-
cy of the United States which you ten
der mt. on behalf OF. and by authority
OF, the national Prohibition convention,
which recently assembled In the city Of
pittsburgh. ] beg TO express my sincere
appreciation of tho honor thus confer
red, and 10 assure you that It IL esteem
cd oil the more highly because of the
unanimity OF action which marked the
convention.
Such nm honor Ia worthy the ambition
OF any citizen of'thls great milton, but,
TO my mind, II IL to be doubly appreciate
ed when rendered by the only political
party which has had tho courage TO
stand openly for the protection OF the
home. the womanhOOd and the child
hood OF u country against the terrible
TnrascS and destruction OF the legal
IZcd liquor traffic. The Prohibition
party. conscious OF tho integrity Of Its
motives and purposes. and firm In its
belief that questions OF n moral charnc-
ter should take precedence over those
purely economical, has stood firm for q
score or morn OF yours against all the
nttncks OF rldlculc. Misrepresentation
and abuse made against Il: Increasing
IN numbers md gradually gaining the
esteem and confidence OF those who are
not willing, as yet, TO be enrolled under
us banner OF protection TO the home"
During all these years It has steadily
pursued Its way In the educating OF the
people TO the constantly increasing en-
c~roachments OF the liquor traffic, show
Ing how II Is undermining our pOlit!-
cal and social life. interfering witlDthe
free expression OF the Will or the people
Mt the ballot box: controlling 10 a large
extent the legislative bodies OF the
country: adding heavily 10 the burdens
OF the already ovcr-burdened taxpayer;
and above all, bringing suffering, sor-
row, poverty and death 10 many OF our
fellow citizens.
Such n record Is In itself sufficient
compensation for the labOrs OF those
heroic men, who, during all these years,
nave stood true TO the principles which
gave birth to the party. But. In addl-
ton, by their answering course, taxi
Ing fresh courage after every defeat,
they have wrung from the press at
large, regardless OF Its political bias.
testimonials OF the honesty OF It's pur-
pose, purity OF motives and exalted
Ideas which hive animated the party.
as well as the unseltlsh spirit OF It's
members.
With such a history. marked by its
years of toll and sacrifice, and sealed
By the blood OF its martyrs, and still be-
llevinS that public questions embracing
moral aspects should have the priority
In settlement over those simple eco
nomlcs, howevr important. the Prohibi-
ton party enters one again upon n ma
tional campaign. and submits Its claims
for support to the sober minded. right
thinking and unselilsh people OF this
country