The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-17
FOR THE TIME 1T Is NOT IN
THE RESOLUTIONS.


0OihiiiOucs
For Attorney General-Sumner w.
Haynes, Of Portland.
For Clerk of Supreme C~Ourt-Charles F.
Holler. of South Bend.
For superintendent of Public instruction
Professor Andrew F. Mitchell, of Bloom
ingdale.
For State Geologist-Earl Stinespring, OF
Lafayette.
For State Statistician-J. Lewis Speicher,
of Wabash county.
The morning session Of the convention
was devoted TO a consideration of the plat
form and 10 raising "sinews of war"
From s until . o'clock there was a session
devoted TO a consideration of the alliance
organization. The convention heartily in
dorsed the alliance movement and adopted
a resolution recommending that Prohi-
bitionists should take a sufficient number
of shares in this alliance to represent at
least one per cent. of their gross income.
National Chairman Stewart explained the
details of the new organization.
1t was about $3.50 before the delegates
were arranged in their proper positions by
districts. The permanent chairman was A.
l.. Grim. of Charlottesville. He made a
short talk. arousing the enthusiasm of the
convention. For a gavel Chairman Grim
used a piece of board in lieu of something
better. 1t served the purpose, however,
and he did some vigorous work with it.
bringing the delegates 10 order when they
became too bOisterOus. The report of the
platform committee was read by +. t. Nc
Whittier. The platform for the first time
does not declare for wOman's suffrage
and the initiative and referendum. as these
were considered 'divisive issues"
II PLATFORM.
The platform is as follows:
1T is our unalterable judgment that the
licensed liquor traffic is contrary TO the will
or God, and subversive of the best interests
and ultimate high destiny of a free people.
therefore, we rely upon the patriotism
and honesty of all citizens who believe that
the license OF the sale of intoxicating bever-
ages Is a crime against public morals. pub
lie health and public peace, a breeder of
anarchy, poverty. disease and all manner OF
crimes, to join with us in opposition to the
license system. which perpetuates the
I'VE submit for unprecedented and deliber-
ate judgment on the part Of the liberty
loving, patriotic and conscientious citizen.
this propositions: That neither the Repub-
lican nor Democratic party will oppose the
license Of the liquor traffic in their respect
parties lessen the domination and increas-
ing power of the brewers. distillers and re-
tail liquor dealers within our borders.
charge that suicides caused by the
debasing influence of alcohol, murderers
nerved by strong drink; disease, insanity.
want, hunger and death of thousands of
our people year after wear. result from con-
tinuing the Republican and Democratic
parties in power, and we plead with the
masses of voters who desire TO free them
selves from completely in the fearful havoc
OF the liquor traffic, to break away from
these political organizations which neglect.
fail or refuse to declare against license OF
the liquor traffic.
Democratic parties are unworthy of trust,
that the license of the liquor traffic by them
increases the burden of taxation to the ex-
tent that for every dollar of license and
revenue collected from liquor dealers, at
least $40 is expended in the care of the
product of the saloon, the equipment and
maintenance of jails, p-oorhouses. police and
in political corruption, whose bulwark is
w pledge our candidates. if elected. to
an economical administration and TO a
patriotism which prefers the good Of all
the people rather than the emoluments
of office.
I'VE favor the merit system. and it's
establishment and promotion, TO the high
est efficiency of public service.
I'VE cannot too severely c~riticise every
member Of Congress from this State for
his failure to make effort to correct the
inhuman methods practiced by our army
in the Philippine islands, as shown by Of
fetal reports and court-martial trials, and
for his tacit consent to the legalizing and
regulation of vice, demOralizing and de-
bauching our army in the Philippines and
w believe that convict contract labor
should be abolished, and that a system Of
Improvement of public roads and other
public work should employ the criminals
now incarcerated in the penitentiaries and
jails of the State
I'VE believe that the present practice of
furnishing cOnvicts should be impartially
investigated by a n~on-partisan commits
sion, and that the control of the peniten-
tiaries should be vested in officers whose
humane and Christian qualifications shall
have been well established by testimony
duly filed with the Secretary of State and
open 10 the public. and that tenure of Of
flee should be based upon such qualihca-
tiOns and upon humane and proper admin
istratiOn, and not upon political spoils.
Believing that government is instituted
for the protection of human rights. and
recognizing conditions continually chang
ing. we pledge ourselves in all matters de-
manding legislation. to be governed by the
same principle that leads US unalterably
to oppose the legaliZed liquor traffic; and.
therefore,. we urge every voter who is
against the saloon. and who favors other
immediate reforms. TO record his convic-
ton i'm the ballot box at the coming cleo
ton by voting the Prohibition ticket"
w. IL. BOLES'S REMARKS.
Following the adoption of the platform
DIR. w. II. Boles made one of his charac-
teristic speeches. He said the Prohibitionists
are standing on the ground that Abraham
Lincoln occupied with reference TO the
temperance question and he held that the
Prohibitionists have more righy TO have
LincOln's portrait I'm their conventions thar
the Republicans. On the strength of DR.
Boles's speech funds in cash and pledges
were raised amounting TO about 1900. TIL
subscription list was headed by Charles
Eckhart. OF Auburn, who gave $500.
At the afternoon session National Chair
man Stewart gave his farewell message be.
fore leaving for his home i'm Chicago. He
declared that although PrOhibitionists are
opposing a gigantic foe they are bound tC
win and he urged them 10 keep up an az.
gressive fight. He also urged them TO deaI
with the voters In the other parties with q
sweet spirit and gain converts by persuasive
argument rather than denunciation and
abuse.
Among the resolutions adopted wa one
favOring intelligence and education as 2
qualification for voting rather than sex
This was the nearest the convention came
TO discussing woman's suffrage out anc
out. 4 resolution indorsing the Initiative
and referendum idea was also adopted. but
n was distinctly stated by the chair tina
these resolutions were not a part of the
platform. Another resolution adopted was
IL reference TO John G.. WOolley's sugges.
ton that in 1904 a worlds Prohibition con.
gress be held in this country. The resolu.
ton not only declared in favor OF this idea
but also recommended that the congress be
held in indianapolis. The chair named a
10 try and secure the meeting