The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-06-28
'T I h; co ,iil.'I "a
National Convention Of Pro-
'2 hibitionists In Chicago. .
THREE PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES
The Platform Declares For Absolute
Prohibition, Arraigns the Two
Great Parties and Says Hard
Things About the President,

Prohibition, Arraigns the Two
Great Parties and Says Hard
Things About the President.
CHICAGO, June 2S.-The national con
vention Of the Prohibition party met il
the First regiment armory, Sixteenth
street and Michigan avenue. or the 1903
delegates who were entitled to seats IL
the national convention more than three
fourths were in attendance when Chair
man Oliver w. Stewart of the nationa
executive committee called the conven
ton to order.
Three avowed candidates for the presi
Dental nomination are in the ield-.Iohu
q. WOolley Of Chicago, editor of The
New Voice and prominent platform ad'
vocate Of the cause Of prohibition; Hale
johnson of Newton, Ills, and Rev. Silas
e. Swallow of Harrisburg. The latter
has high reputation as a pulpit orator
and has many supporters among the dele
gates from the eastern states.
The evening session of the convention
was called to order at 7:45 p. m. but the
committee on platform was still debating
over unsettled points, and it was not un.
til after O'Clock that Chairman Chaffip
appeared with the platform.
In the meantime the delegates listened
to speeches and campaign songs, all OF
which were given loud applause.
The platform as read by Secretary
Hopkins of the resolutions COMMITTEES
was in part as follows:
I'VE submit that the Democratic and
Republican parties are alike insincere in
their assumed policy to trusts and mo-
nopoies. They dare not and do not at
tack the most dangerous of them all, the
liquor power. So long as the saloon de.
bauches the citizens and breeds the pul.
chasable voter money will continue ia
buy its way to power. Break down this
traffic. elevate manhood, and sober citi.
zenship will find way to control dan.
gerous combinations of capital.
I'VE purpose as a first step in the
financial problems of the nation to save
more than a billion Of dollars every year
now annually expended to support the
liquor traffic and to demoraize our PEG
pie. When that is accomplished, c0ndi
tions will have SO improved that with
clearer atmosphere the country can adj
dress itself TO the questions as to the
kind and quantity of currency needed.
I'VE reatiirm as true, indiSputahly. the
declaration of William Window. wher
secretary of the treasury in the cabinet
Of President Arthur, that, "considerrG
socially. financially, politically or moral
ly the licensed liquor traffic is or ought
to be the overwhelming issue in Ameri
can politics. and that "the destruction
Of this inlquity stands next on the calcn
dnr Of the worlds progress We hold
that the existence Of our party presents
this issue sQuarrly to the American pcO
Pile and lays upon them the responsibility
Of choice between liquor parties domi.
mated by dstillers and brewers, with
their policy Of saloon pcrpeuation, breed
ing waste. wickcdncss. woe. pauperism
taxation. corruption and crime and ouI
own party Of patriotic and moral princi
pie, with policy which defends it from
domination by corrupt bosses and which
insures it forever against the blighting
control Of saloon politics.
I'VE face with sorrow. shame and fca1
the awful fact that this liquor traffic ha.
Il grip un our government, municipal
state and national, through the revenue
system and saloon sovereignty which nc
other party dares to dispute. a grip
which dominates the party now in power
from "aucus to congress. from policeman
10 president. from the rumshop to the
White House. Il grip which compelS the
chief executive to consent that law shall
he HuliitIcd in behalf Of the brewer. that
the ranteen shall curse onr army and
spread intemperance across the seas and
that our flag shall wave as the symbol OF
partnership at home and abroad between
this government and the men who defy
and define ii for their own profit and
gain.
we charge on President Mckinley,
who was elected to his high Office by an.
pcals to Christian sentiment and patriot.
ism almost unprecedented and by com.
bnatiun ofHnoral Influences never before
seen in this country, that, by his con.
spicuous example as wine drinker at
pnhlic banQuets and as a wine serving
host in the White House, he has done
more to encourage the liquor business, To
dcmoraliZc the temperance habits Of
young mon and to bring Christian prac.
tees and requirements into disrepute
than any other president this republic has
had. We further charge upon President
Nc Kinley responsibility for the army
canteen. with all its dire brood of disease,
immortality, sin and DEATH in this coun.
try, in Cuba, in Porto Rico and the Phil.
ippines, and we insist that by his attitude
concerning the canteen and his apparent
contempt for the vast number of petitions
and petitioners protesting against it he
has outraged and insulted the moral sen.
timent of this country in such manner
and to such degree AS calls for its right.
eous uprising and his indignant and eff
fcctive rebuke.
I'VE challenge denial OF the fact that
our executive as commander in chief Of
the military forces of the United States
ut any time prior to or since March 2,
1899, could have closed every army sa
loon, called cantcen, by executive order,
MS President Hayes did before him, and
should have closed them, for the same
reasons which actuated President
Hayes"
The platform was received with the
widest enthusiasm. Every sentence in
condemnation of President Mckinley was
greeted with shouts of approval and cries
of Hit him again" th" delegates stand.
ing on their chairs and yelling them.
selves hoarse.
On motion Of Professor Hopkins
plank was added favorng woman SUI.
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