The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-01

Party OF Maryland was held in Baltimore on
Tuesday. Delegates were present from the
city and sixteen counties OF the State.
Messrs. Daniel W. Hopper, of Baltimore. and
Henry H. Hartsock, of Alegany, were chosen
as Presidential electors at large. and Geo A
Cox, John NJ. MacKlem, DR.. E. B. Fenby. G..
A. E. Spanier. VIM. II. Silk and W. W. Moore
district electors. On the State Central Com
mittee VIM. L. Mccullough was chosen for
Cecil. The convention was opened with
prayer by Rev. A. S. Mowbray. OF Elkton.
CRIr1CIsING GOVERNOR LowyDEs
resolution offered by the Cecil county
delegates criticising Governor Lownd,, for
extending executive ceemency to certain
violators of the local option law in Cecil
county was unanimously adopted by the
convention.
"GoD. HOME AND COUNTRY"
1t was decided to use as the party emblem
on the official ballots in Maryland this year
the same emblem that was used last wear.
This was portrait OF George Washington.
with the inscription God, Home and
Country"
lhE fLAItbRM.
The platform adopted by the MARYLAND
State prohibition convention yesterday is as
follows:
The prohibition party of the State of Mary
land, i'll convention assembled. acknowledge
ing Almighty God as the source Of all true
government and His law as the standard to
which all human enactments should con-
form. hereby renews its allegiance to the
national prohibition party, and laws down
the following as its declaration OF purposes:
First. The liquor traffic is Il foe to civili-
@atlon, the great enemy OF popular goveren-
ment and public nuisance. In lrgalizng it
for beverage purposes the State is bargaining
away public health and public morals ant,
directly contributing to the dcbasement of
our citizenship. We hold that it is the duty
OF government to maintain Justice. insure the
blessings of liberty and domestic TRANQUILITY,
provide for the common defense. promote the
general welfare and securely defend from all
that may menace the rights OF life, liberty or
property. We charge that the }.Quor power
through the saloon, over rides Justice violates
peace and domestic tranquility. destroys life.
liberty and property, is an enemy to the
public welfare and is constant and ever
increasing menace to the safety and perpet-
uty of our most cherished institutions-the
home, the church. the school-and for these
high crimes against the constitution, the
people and humanity we indict it and hereby
pledge our most earnest enieavors toward its
absolute destruction.
Second. While there are other great
questions of public Importance now pending
for adjustment before the American people,
but few of them. if any. can be- brought to a
successful and permanent issue until the
saloon is removed from its powerful and
controlling influence in our political affairs.
and hence we insist upon the absolute pro-
hlbition of the liquor traffic in State and
nation, and cordially invite the cooperation
at the ballot box of all citizens who honestly
desire genuine reform and good government
to the end that we may strike down this great
legalized wrcng.
Third. As thoughtful, Intelligent and
patriotic citizens we recognize that the oppo-
nents of the legalized liquor traffic should
and do hold pronounced views and conyic-
tions on other great public questions affect
ing the financial and industrial welfare of
our people--such as currency. tariff and suf-
frage. But we are also compelled to admit
that while we are thoroughly united against
the great drink traffic. like other political
parties we represent Il variety of views con-
carning the methods and manner Of settling
other questions, and have therefore deemed
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patriotism, as expressed through our national
convention at Pittsburg. to call upon no
honest prohibitionist TO surrender his ,or-f
vctions, but to leave him the freedom o.
those convictions upon all other poltica
questions. and trust our repr"st natives to
egislate on such matters as the changes oc-
casioned by prohibition and the welfare of
the whole people shall demand We hold
that the legal suppression of the drink traffic
from moral, social, economic and industrial
standpoints overshadows. so far as the best
interests of all the people are affected all
other pending public questions, and should
therefore be made the dominant issue before
the American people in the national contest
of 1896. If it be the supreme issue. as we
patriotic endeavor to secure its enactment
into the organic law of our land by adopting
the wise counsel of the great Lincoln of
fighting one great battle at time'
Fourth. We congratulate the citizens of
Maryland. without regard to party, upon the
wisdom and patriotism displayed by the
national prohibition party in the selection OF
its standard hearer for President of tho
United States-Joshua Levering of Baltt-
more distinguished as he is among his
fellow citizens for his ability his high char
acter, his clean record and his great useful
ness-a platform Of itself on which all good
men, VINO sincerely desire an honest and
clean admnis ration of public affairs can
confidently and patriotcally stand. especially
rs his candidacy is supplemented by the
nomination Of Hon. Hale johnson. Of Illinois
for the vice-presidency. whose wise states
manship, marked ability and pure life ass
conceded ~