The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-21

mated for governor by todays state
Prohibition convention. T.. ID. Nichols,
of Wilkes Barre, was named for lieu
tenant governor; Sterling w. Dixon, of
Berwick secretary of internal affairs;
George II. CARRIER, of Pittsburg, and
PinncCk +. Sharpless, of Warde, Della
ware county, Congress-at-l large; Lewis
ID. Vail, of Philadelphia, superior court
judge. The nominations were made by
acClamation, except for lieutenant gov
crnOr. Nichols defeated Dixon on the
first ballot and then the convention
selected the Berwick man for the next
place on the ticket.
The candidates, with the exception
of MIR. VAIL who was called to Phila-
delphia this morning, made short
speeches of acceptance, promising to
make an aggressive campaign. Dr.
Swallow, who had previously been
nominated by the Populists ana Honest
Government party was received with
wild enthusiasm when he was intro
duccd to the body Of the convention
In accepting the nomination he said
that he still stood on the one plank
platform of honest government"
All differences not absolutely essen
tial to the one temporarily dominant
issue Of ovcrthrOwing the state thieves
must for the time be laid aside. I'VE
must insist" he added, that the cs-
sential principles of American citizen
ship is. and must forever be, that no
man and no set of men shall be politi-
cally dependent Of any other man or
set of men, but that each Ehall be
armed for self-defcnsc.'
The platform is as follows:
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Tho probibition marty of PENNSYLVANIA
i'm state convention assembled acknowl-
odrrs Nlnirhty God as the rightful and
Su,r,r,r RuIer of tho universe TO whose
laws an human cnactmcnts should con-
forr, bar,h,, declares the purposrs for
which il was organi2od and exists:
We are i'm hearty accord with the
declarations of principIp Of the National
| probihition marty,
The Irnalizrd traffic I'm Intoxicating
liouors for brycrarc purpose is a puhlic
nuisance. a great source Of poIitical
corruntion and produces crime. pa,per-
ism ana unjust taxation. it is antagon-
istic ia the moral Intellectual and COM
p,orciaI interests of the state. the por-
rlissiyc existence of the same is con-
trarv to the governmental policv. which
socks tbe greatest GOOD for the greatest
uurnbrr Tho licrnsc laws under which
II rxists in this state should be rancalod
and rcpIaccd nv legislation prohibitinl
the traffc and we nlcdro ourselves. if
vcetad Win necossory newer to b,i,,fr
about the prohibition of Uauor traffic
tbrourb effective Legislation and to seq
that the same is faithfully enforced
ave declare our sympathy for the on
messed and down troddtn inba bitants Of
Cuba we dernlv regret the failure of
the government 10 nraccably adjust tho
our country and its flags. we nlGdge our
suDnort to all efforts 10 secure to the
down-troddcn and opprcsscd Cubans fair
and humane treatment and 10 put an end
TO the tyranny and brutalitv that has
been visited upon them bv the Spanish
government. But in doing so we viii not
lose sight Of our duty 70 Tho hundreds Of
thousands Of ragged and starving of orr
own land. the victims of the mprciless
drink traffic. who in bitterness cry in vain
| for governmental nrOtoctioD from this
| worse than Snanish tyraunv This son or
all villains the lcrllfyrd llouor traffic
which the people of this country. through
| its law making pov.er fosters and nro-
tccts for the revenue IL aDparontly, virIde
and tho nulitipaI ,oyyar IL ronrn,tr,tcs
regardless of the suffering and dnstit,-
| tton 81 nr1ducrs
| I've rclfTirr1. or,r bcIiaC II, tho iuetice
| of canal suffrage rcrardIrss of ssS
| We declare that Tho GROWING ovtrav-
| g~,1r. and racl,l.-sno.s np ,,,,,,,,,,riotio,,
| of state funds for ouasi uubIic institution.
| Ia tbo prriu,Iicr Of thr Tnassoe nf nao,,I,
| who ar, dirccrlv and indiracrlv ta,tod
| 10 prodlce sutTicignt rcvanun 70 I,oot Tho
| Same. have grovn to no an abuse tbat
| d,pande otton-ion and ,.otrcrrL,,,.,rt
| CWn declare Cnr th, son,,, br,,,,a+,,
| econory ana oar, fl, tb,, n,o,,a.y',,,,,
| of offairs of STATE ss nrudnnt b7,siness
| mon reouira and nut form, for tho sue
| roesruI mnnaran1o,t of thnir ou,, b,.i-
| ncss Affairs
| W, docr,r, tb,, .r,, ,,., ,-,u,,,,.,,,,.
| and tbo nrcspnt stata administr,iio,, vim
on into ,h higto,,, Of tI ,, H.
| as t,o most Rockies. irrornu.tent axt,,,,'
arant and yanaI tbot has s,,or Jiscra|,,l
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o ,rhc probiLitin,, ,,,rt, - ~
whom vested Win rrcasS,,,,, "',,,
oI0rn aina an rro on"fIIS,ny tEc @ pT'S offices to
the names Of all whose services are not
personally rendered ana actually ncces-
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