The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-06-30

ssettasa tttt, seas. uEtd that uiir tag shall
Wstve As the ss ulhol of partnership at hatut
and abraad hetweesa This government ana
ths men who defy aud define II for their
9Nn profit aud gtts5
Ihe President Arrhlancd
We hatRe ultan President NJ II tutev.
~ha Mas eiFrted Ia his high affitis by ap.|
realt Ia 'hrtstitn sentiment and patriotism
almost unprecedented. and hS Il cumhiHt-
tiau at moral Influences never before seen
In this country, that, hy his conspicuous
example AZ Wine drtnket at public ban
auets, and as Il WinezserXinR host In the
White house he has done more TO enraurs
age the liquor business. to demeraIiAe the
temperance habits of Young men, and to-
bring Christian practices aud require
mentS into disrepute. than any other preais
dent this republic has had We further
charge upon President Mckinley respuu-
slhility tor the army canteeu, with all Its
dire brood OF disease. immortality. sin and
death, IN this country, In cuba. In Porto
Rico aud the Philippines and we insist
that by his attitude conceFning the can
teen, and his apparent contempt for the
vast number OF petitions and petitioners
protesting against It. he has outraged and
lusutted the moral sentiment of this coun'
try. ia such a manner, aud TO such a de-
gree. as calls fer its righteous uprising aud
his indignant and effective rehukc
We challenge denial Of the fact that our
executive as communicative hiet OF the
military forces OF the United States, At abN
time prior to or since March ., iSFi, could
have closed every army saloon called a
cHutceu by executive order. "a President
Hayes did before him, aud should have
closed them, for the Same reasons which
actuated President Hayes we assert that
the act OF congress, passed March 9. lN9a.
iorbiddtne the sale Of liquors I'm any post.
exchange or Cantccu. 10y any officer or
private soldier. OF by ANY other person,
on any premises used for military purposes
by the United Ststes. was aud iN as vN
plIctt an act of prohibition as the English
language can frame,
cali for Christian Aid.
Great religious bodies having declared
opposition to the liquor traffic and tho duty
Of Christian citizenship thereto. and the
fact being plain and undeniahie that both
the democratic and republican parties
stand for the saloon. we declare ouraelVes
justified In expecting that Christian voters
everywhere shall unite Themselves with
the only party which uphulds the ptohibi
ton policy
we declare that there are but two real
parties to-day concerning the liquor trat
-perpetuationists aud rrohhitiunists
ard that patriotism. Christianity and every
interest of genuine rvpuhiicantam and pure
democracy require the speedy union IN
one solid phHianN at the ballot box uf all
| and whoeovet endurance fof this republic
The vote In favor OF the platform
was practically unanimous u, "
Chatin. Waukesha, Wis, was chair,
man of the resolutions committee, and
A. A. Hopkins, Hornelsville, \. y
who read the platform, was secretary
In the committee on resolutions
there, were several members who fl
vored the adoption of woman's suf.
frage plank, and they made an earn.
est fight for their principle. A com
promise was effected m the shape ui
rider resolution TO the effect that
"thc ballot should not be denied TO
any citizen on account Of sex.
Payne sees Hanna.
Cleveland. q. June 20. Henry G.
| Payne. Of Wisconsin, arrived here
| Thursday and spent the afternoon with
| Senator Hanna at the latter's suburban
homeA~Glcumorc.
Plans were discussed ut length, in
connection with the coming campaign
While the members Of the national
| executive committee were probably
| decided upon al the conference, then
names will not be made public for at
| least week or ten days.
Mr. Payne, II II understood, VIII he
| IN direct charge Of the Chicago head
quarters, while Chairman llnnua. dur
ing the campaign, will divide his time
between the New York ana Chicago
| headquarters.
Mr., Payne, referring Ia Gov. Roosc-
| vclt's coming western trip said the
hitter would be in Oklahoma city on
July and 2. On July he will speak
In Wichita and Topeka, Ran, abd on
July Mt Quincy, III.
Mr. Payne. who Is accompanied by
his wife. left for Chicago M 1880 in
the evening.