Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-15
THE PROHIBITION PARTY.
Result of tho state Convention Held a
pover Thursday.

Dover Thur,day.
DIVER, Sept. Q. AT tho State Pro-
Inhibition convention yesterday the COM
mittee on resolutions, consisting OF the
Rev. o. G. Buddington,' George W.
Todd, DIR. }. D. West, Rev, W. o.
Hurst and Charles NJ. Marshall with
tho secretary. Il. W. Brosius, submitted
the following, which were unanimously
adopted:
"The Prohibition party of Delaware,
in convention aRssnbled, recognizing
our responsibility as sovereign citizens
TO God ana to tho state, unite on the
following declaration Of principles:
THE liquor traffic is tha chief source
of crime, poverty, degradation and
political corruption and should not
| be lsgalized or protected undor amy
| form of iranse but should be ahso-
lntey prohibited by law. 1t is a
thoroughly organized political in.
stitution, welding 10th political and
financial power to perpetuate itaelf
| Through these combined agencies it so
corrupts our POLITICAL life that men of
convictions anu conscience are prac-
tically barred fran the exercise Of their
| political privileges
| "lta financial power has heen won
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our entire legitimate industrial eystem.
There are othsr evils THAI the liquor
| traffic in our body polite, which chal-
lenge tho attention of good citizens;
hut In the,man these evils are. born Of
| aud. mado possible by liquor inhuences
and the liquor power.
1.-The prohibition of the liquor traffic
| is right and all systems of taxing and
licensing the sumo are wrong in prin-
ciple, vicious In their theory and
failures in practice, apart from all con-
siderationH OF mere sentiment as a
matter of clean citizenship, honest
government aud mutual business in
tersst, svery moral voter and prudent
business man should array himself in
political opposition to his iniuuitUuH
traffic and in favor of its destruction.
1--WE favor the removal of all re-
striotions OF suffrage as regards sex, al
improved public school system and
liberal appropriations thereto. Strict
enforcement Of the laws governing
purity of elections, and deploring the
unhlushipg corruption Practical by
the old parties in this State in the past
pledge ourselves to righteousness in
civil government
"Since under the new Constitution
it ia possible for the msm bers of the
Legislature from any district to sub
nit the question of local prohibition,
therefore We deem it unwise to nomi.
nate persons for the Legislature at this
time and ask our frepus to ascertain
IL possible what legislative candidates
are in favor OF submitting the question
to the people ami vote for them. We
condemn the President and all who are
iu any way responsible for the army
canteen, or in other words the beer
saloons in the camps, whereby the
health OF the soldiers has been under
mined aud their morals corrupted. I"
Ths conmitte on nominations. con
i sisting Of the Rev. Alfred Smith, D.
d., Richard Nj. Cooper and Danie
Green, presented the following report
For Representative in Congress, Levi
! Treasurer, John Hutton OF Dover IA utli
/ tor of Accounts, DR.. q. f. Jones o
,, Georgetown. This report of the com
mittss was unanimously adopted an,
the men were declared the choice o.
! the party.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing as members Of the State com
mites New Castle county, George W
Todd, Joseph Derrickson and Rev. o
,, g. Buddington; Kent, Richard NJ
Chopper, ID. ]. d. West, John Heyd
Sussex, W. W. Vincent, O. NJ. Mar
shall, II. Is. Hitch.
This convention selected a homo a
: the party device.
At 2.30 Prof. Samuel Diukis. chBir
: man of the National Prohibition Party
A, delivered an address, which was lis
' teusd to by large audience.