The Delawarean., 1900-05-09
COLD WATER MEN
HAD RAINY DAY.
But rlerriiy Proceeded With Their
State Convention.
THOUSANDS KNOCKING AT DOOR.
And National Committeeman Stew
art Tells the Convention That
the Prohibitionist are
Ready for Them.

NAS AOHlDiIlOu party OI delaware
met in the Dover Opera House in BIZ
ennial convention to-day. The rain
lnterfered with large attendance. but
felicitious feeling prevailed and the
delegates went about their work of the
day full of good cheer. The water
cooler, which occupied position ON
the platform, was patronized more
liberally than at some of the larger
political conventions.
National Chairman Abner W. Stew
art OF Chicago, was present, and his
counsel and business methods kept the
convention board at work all day. IIe
rs magnetic speaker and made two
excellent addresses.
Most of you" he said, "are members
of churches. Everyone of Won know
that those churches stand pledeed
against the saloon and in taking that
pledge to yourself by becoming a MEM
Der, you assumed an obligation that
falls due on election day. Are Won eo-
Ing to pay it? If you don't you'll die
as one man who has not met his obli-
cations. That's political honesty.
And our determined stand as bones+
men is bringing about a general knock
ing at the door for admission. And no
one ready to admit, as we have never
been before.
Rev. Ralph T. Coursey of Newport
submitted this platform which was
adopted:
The Prohibition party of the State
lof Delaware in convention assembled
recognized Almighty God as the
source of all true Government. presents
the Following declaration of PRINCIPLES.
Q) We re-affirm our allegiance TO
the National Prohibition party and the
great principles which it represents.
t2) We believe that the Huuor
traffic is a public nuisance, is and
should be the dominant issue in
American politics, and is the greatest
foe to civilization; that its legaliztion
is vicious in principle and powerless
as remedy, and that what is morally
wrong can never be legally right. We
believe that while there are many re-
forms that urgently demand attention.
but few of them can be brought TO a
successful issue until the saloon is re-
moved from its position of control in
political affairs. We demand, there
fore, the absolute prohibition of the
liquor traffic in State and Nation. and
call on all who sincerely desire political
and social reforms to vote with us the
ticket pledged to this object.
(3) We believe that the attitude or
President Mckinley in regard to the
army canteen deserves the condem-
nation of all friends of truth and right
and should be rebuked at the
eallot-box by all lovers of law and
power.
(4) We deplore the extension of the
liquor traffic in our new territories and
believe that this Christian Nation
ought to prohibit in our new territory
that business which is the sum of all
iniquity, mother of all abomination.
(5) We believe in government
economically administered, so as to
tighten to the minimum degree the
burden of taxation; and we believe in
suffrage for every citizen, irrespective
Of color, sex, or previous condition,
who is morally or intellectually quail
fed for the duties of citizen.
(6) We endorse the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, and
pledge them our heartiest cooperation
n their magnificent work for God and
home and every land.
CD We record our belief in Sabbath
Is a Divine institution to be sacredly
as "a day Of rest from all
secular labor; that every workman of
very class is entitled to this seventh
lay of rest, and ought to be protected
n his God-given right. We demand
he enforcement of our present Sunday
avs and the enactment of such further
egislation as will more fully protect
'ur State from Sabbath dissertation.
(S) We believe in the purity of the
,allot and demand that THE bribe-giver
Is well as the bribe-taker in addition
% fine and imprisonment, should be
brewer disqualified to vote or hold
'ffice and that this penalty should APP
,ly to primary as we'll as other cleo
IONS
(9) We denounce the marrow par
isanship, the open bribery, the brazen
the unblushing debauch-