Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-21
land, New JerSsy, Gonnsetscut, Rhode
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crats ana Rspa blioans scored. q
The prohibition county convention
was held In the east court room, COM.
mencing ct II :. M. with thirty people,
including several ladle1s present. Coun-
~ Chairman y. ii, Kinxer. OF bangor,
presided ana Horace Nichols, Of MARI
eta. acted a. secretary.
Among the prohibition wheel horses
in attendance were Thomas swearingen
and w. C. Smith, of Albion III James Bu-
chanan, OF Washington; A. N, Miller, of
Timber Creek: q. w. Calhoun, 4. c.
Cronkleton, II. r. Milhiser and others
from this city. Bangor, LeGrand and
several other outside precincts We're
A committee consisting of Warren
Howard, DR.. ]. @. Van Ness and A. M
Miller was selected to meet the presi-
dental party at 8 o'clock. with car
.riages. and escort the distinguished
5viEitors to the court house park. The
following county ticket was nominated
Clerk-7Warren Howard.
AUDITOR. 7. Swearingen.
Recorders. W.. Calhoun.
County Attorney Capt. G. S. Aldrich.
Supervisor-J. HI. Kinzer.
Mr.. Howard desired that his name be
not placed on the ticket, but the con-
yention refused to excuse him. Some.
discussion ensued as to whether Capt,
Aldrich. who is at present in Alaska,
would consent to the use Of his name.
but the nomination was allowed to-
stand, with the understanding that the
nominating committee could I'LL any va
cancy that might occur. The old COIN
3ty central committee was retained with
a few exceptions.
The resolutions adopted were strong
ly anti-republican and also anti-dsmo-
cratic, but the republicans came for a
severe scoring. The resolutions adopted
follow in full:
Tho prohibitionists OF Marshall.
county, Ia, in convention assembled.
declare that one Of the blacklist and
most treacherous political conspiracies
ever eliminated in the United States
was the one between the present adj
ministration and the liquor syndicate,
by which the .Griggs opinion, sane
toned by the president nullified the
anti-canteen law passed by congress
BY treaty with the sultan Of sulu,i
slavery has again been established
within our domaine.
BY the Porto Rico tariff bill taxa
ton without representation has become
the national policy Of the republican
party.
The democratic party stands openly
in favor Of the liquor traffic and the
present saloon system.
The democratic party of the south
is disfranchising the negroes In some
states.
The republican party in power does
nothing to enforce the fifteenth amend
ment to the constitution, which sayA;
The right OF the citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied or;
abridged by the United States or by
any state on account OF race o. color
!or previous condition OF servitud,..
With the republican party multiplying
laws OF congress, making treaties for.
the continuance OF slavery In the Sulu
islands, favoring taxation without rep
resentation in Porto Rico: with the
democratic party disfranchising the ne
gro and both favoring rum rule in
politics and lpglslatlon: with both tax
ling vice for revenue instead OF prop
erty, in nation. state and municipality,
forestalls the downfall of the republic;5
therefore be 1t
Resolved, That all legalized voters
be invited to join with US and call po-
litical halt on these politicians. that for
the spoils of Office are corrnpting girl
hood as well az boyhood by legalizing
the saloon and brothei. which are filling
our penal and charitable institutions
with criminals, idiots, lunatics. pau RS
and diseased persons, by a business fos-.
tered under government protection.
That we demand the national pros
hibition, exportation, importation and
sale OF Intoxicating liquors for bever-
age purposes turnout the United States
and all the territories thereof, with
equal rights to every citizen of the
great republic.
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