The Portland daily press., 1896-05-01

Oh1nA uAoy Wou1u nave made MIN d.
trustee? 1t was suoh mean motive 1t
was because they wanted his money.
But they say, it will be oonsecrated to
God. What was done with the 30 pieces
of silver Judas received for betraying his
Savior? Was that consecrated to God3 /
see, however, way in which this ap-
polntlnent will help us. 1t will open the
peoples eyes. The rum power has made
itself felt In Congress. This will show
the people that it has tackled the church
OF the Living God. believe that those
who have been almost persuaded will be
compelled to come to US. l believe that
this very thing over which we look with
Bishops and brewers, mininisters and
drunkerds, drinkers and 0eaoons, acting
together and when the ballot box Is
opened you can't tell the vote of the bis
hop from that of the brewer.
Mrs. Darlington was loudly applanded.
At the afternoon session the COM
mittee on
PLATFORM
reported as follows:
The Prohibitionists of Maine renew
their allegiance to the National Prohip-
ition party and ask for the suffrages OF
thelir fellow citizens upon the following
platform:
I'VE hold with the United States Su-
preme Court that the statistics of every
state show a greater amount of crime
and misery attributed to the use of ar.
ant spirits obtained at retail liquor
saloons than to any other snurce.''
2-Ws maintain that the LIQUOR dealers
corrupt legislation, debauch voters, bribe
officials, intimidate public men, control
political parties and make good govern
nent in the centres of population i'm
possible
3-We maintain that to insure domestic
tranquility, promote the general welfare,
and to secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and posterity, the liquor traffic
power of the liquor dealers forever de-
stroyed. 10 this end we favor the pro-
hibition of the manufacture, sale, export
alton, importation andsinterstate trans
portation OF alcoholic liquors for beverage
purposes. For all other purposes we favor
The manufacture and sale OF such liquors
by the government under strict regula-
tions
I'VE contend that the liquor traffic is
SO thoroughly entrenched in business and
government that it can only be suppressed
by political union of its opponents, and
we urge on patriotic citizens the duty
of abandoning parties that serve the rum
power, and the necessity of building a
party that shall destroy this monstrous
agency of corruption and go forward in
political progress.
Owe declare that the State Of Maine
presents Il condition Of lawlessuess that
disgraces civilization; that notification
OF the liquor. law is widespread and open !;
that whole communities are compelled to
consent to shameless and illegal traffic;
that county officials work the law for
purposes of revenue, and that long con-
tinued familiarity with illegal rum sell
ing has begotten in considerable num-
ber of citi zens disrespecS for the authori-
ty of law in general. We hold the Re
publican and Democratic parties respon-
ible forsthis deplorable condition 1.-The offio-
ials OF these parties nulify the law, and
the voters of these parties condone the
notification at the ballot box. We pledge
ourselves, when given the power, to faith.
fully enforce the laws of the s tate.
6-We arraign the national Republican
and Democratic parties for the class leg
islation bywhich monopolists and usurers
plumber the wealth producers and spread
distress among the people. We charge
those parties with responsibility for the
growing influence of rapacious trusts
and corporations, for the present chaotic
condition of business and finance, for
the unjustifiable depletion of tho United
States treasury, and for the unprece-
dented increase of bonded indebtedness
in a time of peace and bountiful produc-
ton. We claim that the Prohibitionist
party is the party of progress, the party
of the people, and we pledge ourselves,
when given the power, to enact such leg
islation upon questions of currency,
taxation, monopoly, transportation and
suffrage as may be needed to establish
justice and insure a government by and
for the people.
I've call attention to the fact that
every political revolution In our country
has been brought about by concentration
of thought upon some great issue. We
hold that the time is now ripe for suc-
cessful political movement against the
liquor traffic, and we invite the co-opera-
tion of all citizens who are in sympathy
with this purpose, whatever their opin.
ions may be upon other questions, conf
dent that party which wins in righte
Gus conflict with the saloon will have in
telligence and conscience enough to settle
other problems of government and main.
tain the interests of the repu blic.
S-We call upon Christian voters to en-
force the declarations of the church
against the liquor traffic by supporting
the Prohibition party, which aims to set-
tie the only political question uponwhich
the church makes deliverances, and we
maintain that a new era of political
righteousness Will come when the voting
memte of the church stand at the bal
lot bog in state aud national elections,
for the principles and candidates of the
Prob ibition party.
The candidates for Presidential electors
are At large, Volney 7. Gushing. Ban
gor; E. 7. Burrowes, Portland. District.
w. =. Hussey, North Berwick; S. T.
Woodbury., Auburn; J. W. Oh uroh. Hal
lowell, and Ira G.. Hersey of Houlton.
The delegates to the national convent ion
are At large Volney T. Gushing and
DIR. W. S. Thompson; district, E. G.
Barnes Of Lewiston, @. W. Johnson of
Fort Fairfield, Z. T. Burrowes of Port
land, and L. W. Brown Of Newport.
Mr.. S. T. Emerson had presented res
olution endorsing the listing bill, but the
committee pigeon holed it.
A delegation from Oxford county pre-
sented a resolution that "We are in favor
Of woman suffrage" and moved that it
be added so the platform.
Mr.. Burrowes of Portland moved that
the platform be adopted as reported, and
the motion was seconded. Then Mr..
Skillings of Portland asked for the read
ing of the platform again, and motion
was made that all additional resolutions
be referred without debate. Mr. Gushing
made the point of order that the only
question before the cnnvenfioO was on the