The age-herald., 1900-06-04
MEETING 0P ALL REFORMk9S CALLED To Organize Branch ot ay9ul
 Christian Party. WILL MEET HERE ON JULY 4 Some of the Principles of the Party Which Are Based Upon the Teach
 ings of Christ-J. H. Wander
 grift Committeeman
WILL MEET HERE ON JULY 4

J. H. Vandergriff, of Branchville, who has been appointed state committeeman for Alabama for the United Christian party has called a meeting of all reformers in the state to assemble in this city on July 4, next, for the purpose of organizing a branch of the party in the state and to take action in regard to the choice of the supporters of the principles for president and vice president of the United States.
 William R. Benkert, of Davenport la, is chairman of the national executive com mittee of the party.
 Some of the declarations of principles of this party, adopted at a meeting in Rock Island, H., May g. 1900, are:
 I've believe the time to have arrived when the eternal principles of justice, mercy and love- as eXemplifed in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, should be embodied in the constitution of our nation and applied in concrete form to every func- ton of government.
 We maintain that this statement is in harmony with the fundamental principles of our national common law; our Christian usages and customs the declaration of the supreme court of the United States that
 this is a Christian nation;" and the cepted principle in judicial decisions that no law should contravene the Divine law. We deprecate certain immoral laws which have grown out of the failure of our nation to recognize these principles nota- bly, such as require the desecration of the Christian Sabbath, authorize unscriptural marriage and divorce and license the man. ,ifaa as a beverage.
 'The execution of these immoral laws above mentioned we hold to be neither | loyalty to our country nor honoring to 1 God; therefore it shall be our purpose to 1 administer the government, so far as 1t l shall be entrusted to us by the suffrages | of the people, in accordance with the prin- | ciples herein set forth and, until amended our oath of office shall be to the constitu- ton and laws as herein explained and to l no other, and we will look to Him who has all power in heaven and in earth to vim dicate our purpose in seeking His glory and the welfare of our beloved land. We hold that all men and women are created free and with equal rights, and de- | clare for the establishment of such politi- I cal industrial and social conditions as | shall guarantee to every person civic l equality the full fruits of his or her hon. 1 est toll, and opportunity for the righteous l enjoyment of the same; and we especially condemn mob violence and outrages against any individual or class of individu- als in our country
 We declare against war, and for the ar btration of all national and international disputes.
 "We hold that the legalzed liquor traffic is the crowning infamy of civilization, and we declare for the immediate abolition of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage.
 We are gratiied to note the widespread agitation of the cigarette question, and de- clare ourselves in favor of the enactment of laws prohibiting the sale of cigarettes or tobacco in any form to minors
 "We declare for the daily reading of the Bible in the public schools and institutions of learning under control of the state.
 I've declare for the government owner- ship of public utilities.
 we declare for the election of the pres- dent and vice president and United States senators by the direct vote of the people. "We declare for such amendment of the United States constitution as shall be neces- sary to give the principles herein set forth an undeniable legal basis in the funda- mental law of our land.'