The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-14

The prohibitionists of Lackawanna
county held their annual convention
yesterday at Nay Aus park, and nomi-
rated their candidates for county
offices. The slate chosen was as fol-
lows
Additional Law Judge COLONEL r. l..
HITCHCOCK
County Controllcr--C. L. BRADBURY.
County Surycyor-MlLTON +. MITCHELL, OF
Dunmore.
The nominations for coroner were
left to the county committee. The
convention was called to order at .
o'clock yesterday afternoon, with
about forty delegates present, and the
pavinon thronged with male and fe-
male devotees of the Prohibition cause.
Chairman b. G. Morgan, of the county
committee, was in the chair temporar-
lily, and Rev. C.. r. Henry, of Taylor,
opened the meeting with prayer. Rev.
Henry was elected chairman OF the
convention, and f.. F. Altemose chosen
st eCretary.
The first business before the conven-
ton was the nomination of the county
officers Colonel Hitchcock was nomd-
mated by Attorney W. w. Lathrope.
and b. q. Morgan put the name of
Attorney Bradbury before the conven-
tIon. Mr.. Emery nominated Mr.. Nit
chell. Attorney Lathrope then intro
duced the following set of resolutions.
which were unanimously adopted:
TIL ERESOLUTIONS.
The Prohibitionists of Lackawanna
county are still in the field and still on
| the firing line. We invite the cooper
alton of all patriotic citizens, and we
| present two urgent reasons for the ac-
| ceptance of this invitations:
Frst-Ours is the only party that is
| waging war against the ruinous liquor
| traffic, an enemy that is desolating oui
| homes, debauchinG our young men
| leading our young women into lives oi
| shame, making wives worse off thar
widows and children worse off thar
| orphans, corrupting society and pro-
| noting poverty, vice and crime.
Second-The two old parties are
| hopeleSSly corrupt. There is no re-
| demption from machine politics il
either of them. The only hope for clear
| politics lies in a third party. No party
| can be clean that Is controlled by the
| liquor interests. The dominant part!
| in our state, aided by a DemoCrati,
faction, has made Pennsylvania a hiss
ing and by-word throughout the ma
| tion. No other state in the Union ha'
| been so disgraced by vicious legisla
ton, bribery and fraudulent elections
| The infamous ripper bill' has estab
lished a petty tyranny i'm three cities
of the state, including Scranton Ou
own county is simply rotten, so far a.
its politics are concerned. Republican,
| and Democrats alike admit that ",
| have neither a fair vote nor an homes
| count. and that candidates. as a rule
are nominated and elected not on thei
| merits. not by argument and persuas
ion, not on account Of their party ser
| vices, but by the unlimited and corrup
use of money.
We commend our last national con
gress for it's patriotism and good sens
| In passing the anti-Canteen law. 1t |
a cheering sign when a majority II
both senate and house prove them
selves to be independent of the lordl
brewers and deaf to the silly argumen
that an army saloon promotes temper
anCe; In other words, that the way 4
keep our soldiers from drinking is /
put the drink before them.
In common with all good citizens, W
deplore and denounce the recent das
tardly attempt upon the life of Presi
dent Mckinley, which now seems likel
to result i'm his death. We favor dras
tic legislation to suppress anarChisr
and an amendment to the federal con
stitution that shall make it hic
treason to attempt to kill our chief CX
eCutiVe.
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
on the motion Of Rev. James Field