The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-05-14
MISSOURI
PROHlBITIONISTS

, county.
, Second-W. 8. Crouch, Of Carroll.
Third. @. Hughes, Of Ray.
, Fourth-D Ward King, of Holt.
Fifth. II. Page, of jackson.
Sixth-H. p. Faris of Henry.
Seventh-C. E. Belts, of Howard.
Eightb-John G. Bauer, of Usage.
y NinthA-w. b. Moss of Montgomery
Tenth--D. 8. Webster, of St Louis
county.
Eleventh-H. B. McCorkle, of St
Louis.
Twelfth-C. E. Stokes of st. Louis
Thirteenth-J. r. Vanderbilt, of
Taney.
Fourteenth--S. G. Winebraker, of
Howell.
Fifteenth. M. Ritchey, of New
ton.
The st. Louis National was made the
organ Of the party in Missouri, and
the Irrepressible Conflict of Marshall
was indorsed, and its editor, DR.. W.
s. Holland, commended.
The following platform was adopted
The prohibition party of Missouri,
assembled in state convention, ac-
knowledging Almighty God as the
source of all true government, and His
law as the standard to which human
enactments must conform in order to
secure the blessing of peace and pros
perity, and reaffirming our allegiance
to the national party, presents the fol-
lowing declaration of principles
The liquor question is foe to civil
ization and the arch enemy of popular
government. 1t is the citadel Of the
forces which corrupt politics, promote
poverty and crime, degrade the nation s
home life, thwart the will Of the
people and deliver our nation into the
hands of rapacious class interests. All
revenue laws that under the guise of
regulation, legalize and protect this
traffic or make the government share
in the ill-gotten gains are 'vicious in
principle and powerless as remedy"
We declare anew our demand for the
entire suppression of the manufacture
sale, importation, expectation and
transportation of alcoholic liquors,
except that the national government
may manufacture and sell the same
under strictest surveillance for med
ical. mechanical and scientific purposes
alone.
We believe that ours should be
government Of the people. by the
people and for the people, and that
Soanry are ~RssaRa4 RsGR4e or The so money Of the
paper. should be issued by the general
government only, and in sufficient
quantities to meet the demands of bus
iness, and no individual or corporation
should be allowed to make any profit
through its issue, and all money should
be q legal tender for the payment of
all debts, public or private.
The, national constitution should be
so amended as to allow reasonable
portion of the national revenues to be
raised by an income tax. Railroad,
telegraph and other public corporations
should be controlled by the government
in the interest of the people, and no
higher charges allowed than necessary
to give fair interest on the capital
actually invested.
We stand unequivocally for the
American government public school,
taught in the English language, and
are opposed to any appropriations Of
public money for sectarian purposes.
Our immigration laws should be so
revised and executed as to exclude the
criminal and pauper classes, and the
time required for naturalization should
| be extended. Nonresident aliens
should not be allowed to acquire land
in our country.
We pledge that the prohibition party,
when elected to power. will ever grant
just pensions to disabled veterans of
the Union army and navy, their
widows and orphans.
| The nomination of state ticket was
the next order of business. For gov
ernor, Mr.. Bliss, of Wayne county,
nominated H. P. Faris, of Clinton.
Judge Hartwell, of Butler. sec
onded the nomination, and Mr.. Faris
was nominated by acclamation. The
applause was deafening, and became
even more 80 as Mr.. Faris was led to
the front by Chairman Sobieski
There may be times when Faris
can talk said the nominee, when
pressed for speech. "but this is not
one Of them"
He then thanked the convention for
the honor conferred, and promised to
discharge the responsibilities of his
position to the best of his ability.
Chirman Sobieski nominated Capt.
j. M. Ritchey, of Newton county. for
lieutenant governor. Mrs Lucy Wiser
named Mrs. Clara Hoffman, of Kansas
City, for the honor. State Chairman
Stokes stated that Mrs. Hoffman had
positively refused to permit the use of
her name. Judge Hartwell was opposed
to the nomination Of q woman on the
state ticket until they have the right of
suffrage. Col Sobieski thought Mrs
Hoffman would make an excellent can
didate for president On motion, Capt
Ritchey was nominated by acclama-
| ton
Other state nominations were: E.
z. Mcclellan. of Sedalia, secretary of
state ~. o. Rolfe, of st Louis, audi
tor Rev. L T. Hull. Of Greene county.
treasurer; ]. O. Hughes, Of Ray
county, attorney general; Lewis
Adams, of Mcdonald county, judge of
the supeme corurt; W. e. Sullivan, of
st. Joseph. railroad commissioner.
Nearly every nomination was made by
acclamation.
The following electoral ticket was
| nominated;
At large-Dr. J. b. southworth. of
Glasgow, Mo-, and Rev. ]. H Garri-
son. Of St Louis
First District-R @. Marshall.
Second District Martin " Tanner.
Third District--Not represented.
Fourth District-R. q, vanderhoff,
Fifth District--T. 8. Woodward.
Sixth District--J. N. Vaughn.
! Seventh Districts- DR.. q, w. Hushs