The true northerner., 1900-07-04

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B. Metcalf, of Rhode Island. The nom
on the first ballot. Only two candi-
dates for the presidential nomination
were balloted for, Mr.. Woolley and
Rev. Silas c. Swallow, of Pennsylvania,
Hale Johnson. of Illinois, withdrawing g
his name AT the last moment, throwing
his strength to Woolley. For vice
president three candidates were bal
loted for, II. b. Metcalf. Thomas r.
Caskardon, of West Virginia, and Rev.
+. 1. Eaton, of Iowa, Metcalf receiving q
an Overwhelming majority.
The Platform.
A synopsis of the platform adopted
is as follows:
We declare that there is no principle now
advocated by any other party, which could
be made a fact I'm government with such be-
neficent moral and material results as the
principle OF prohibition. applied TO the bev-
erage liquor traffic, that the national in
terest could be promoted in no other way
SO surely and widely as by its assertion,
through "a national policy and the coopera-
tion therein of every state forbidding the
manufacture sale, expectation, importa-
tion and transportation of intoxicating
stand for this as the only principle, pro-
posed by any party anywhere. for the set
tlement of a question greater and graver
than any other before the American peo-
pie, involving more profoundly than any
other their moral future, and financial wei
fare; and that all the patriotic citizenship
OF this country, agreed upon this prin-
ciple, however much disagreement there
may be 10 minor considerations and is
sues, should stand together at the ballot
box, from this time forward, until prohibi-
tion is the established law of the United
States, with party in power to enforce IL
and TO insure its moral and material bene-
fits.
The platform continues: I'VE reaffirm
as true indisputably the declaration of
William Window when secretary of the
treasury in the cabinet of President Ar
thur, that, considered socially. financially,
politically or morally, the licensed liquor
traffic is OF ought 10 be the overwhelming
issue In American politics and that the
destruction OF this iniquity stands next on
the calendar OF the worlds progress We
hold that the existence of our party pre-
sents this issue squarely to the American
people, and lays upon them The responsible
ity Of choice between liquor parties. DOM
mated by distillers and brewers, with their
policy OF saloon perpetuation breeding
waste, wickedness, woe, pauperism, taxa
tion, corruption and crime, and our one party
a
icy which defends ii from domination by
corrupt bosses and which insures IL for
ever against the blighting control OF sa-
loon politics.
I'VE charge upon President Mckinley,
who was elected TO his high Office by ap-
peals to Christian sentiment and patriotism
almost unprecedented, and by a combina-
ton of moral influences never before seen
in this country, that, by mis- conspicuous
example as wine drinker at public ban
Quets, and as a wine-serving host in the
white house. he has done more to encour-
age the liquor business, TO demoraliZe the
temperance habits of young men, and to
bring Christian practices and require
ments into disrepute, than any other presi-
dent this republic has had. We further
charge upon President Mckinley respon-
sibility for the army canJeen, with all It's
dire brood of disease, immortality. sin and
death, in this country, in Cuba, in Porto
Rico and the Philippines; and we insist
that by his attitude concerning the can
teen, and his apparent contempt for the
vast number of petitions and petitioners
protesting against 1t, he has outraged and
insulted the moral sentiment Of this coun-
try, In such manner, and 70 such de-
gree. as calls for its righteous uprising and
his indignant and effective rebuke.
Great religious bodies having declared
opposition TO the liquor traffic and the duty
of Christian citizenship thereto; and the
fact being plain and undeniable that both
the democratic and republican parties
stand for the saloon, we declare ourselves
justified in expecting that Christian voters
everywhere shall unite themselves with
the only party which upholds the prohibi-
ton policy.
1--WE declare that there are but two real
parties to-day concerning the liquor traf-
hc-perpetuationists and prohibitionfsts-
and that patriotism, Christianity and every
interest of genuine republlcanism and pure
democracy require the speedy union in
one solid phalanx at the ballot box of all
who oppose the liquor traffic's perpetuation
and who covet endurance for this republic"
The Nominees.
John @. Woolley, of Illinois, prohibition
nominee for president, was born in Collins
Vile. o., on February l5 1850. He was grad
uated from Wesleyan university in 1871. He
attended the University of Michigan law
school and was admitted to the bar Of
Illinois in 1873. He was city attorney OF
Paris, ILL.,, In 1876. and states attorney In
Minneapolis from 1854 TO 1856. He became
prohbitionist i'm 1883. He is called the
Wendell Phillips of the party" He was
nominated for vice president by the Chris
tian party this year. He resides at 5535
Cornell avenue, Chicago.
Henry B. Metcalf, of Rhode Island, pro-
hibition nominee for vice president. was
born II years ago. He is president Of the
Providence county savings bank and SUI
perintendent of the Sunday school OF the
Church of Our Father in Pawtucket, II. 1.
Mr.. Metcalf was formerly republican,
but Joined the prohibition party several
years ago and has been prominently identi-
fed with that party since. He has been
the candidate of his party for sovernor