Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-28
THE PLATFORM.
Finally Adopted After Fights Over Diff
ferent Sections.

Finally Adopted After Fights Over Diff.
ferent Sections.
The platform of the Iowa prohibition
lists was adopted this afternoon after a
two hours struggle. With the preamble
disposed of this forenoon the afternoon
session began with work on the plat
form. The money plank was eNpunged
The final adoption was ~ follows:
Section /. We believe that the fed
eral government. by raising large
part of its revenue by taxation of the
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors, makes itself "particeps GRIM
mis-" in the infamous business. and we
insist that our government should 60
out of this unnecessary and vicious
partnershop. and cease this unsodiy
practice. We believe that it is the first
duty OF the state and nation to for
ever prohibit the manufacture and sale
Of intoxicating liquors as 4 beverage.
because the liquor traffic Is the most
fruitful source of Ignorance. poverty.
political corruption. and crime. in eX-
istence. We demand its absolute over
throw And we believe that the work
can he accomplished only by a political
party crystalized around the doctrine.
and committed to its enforcement as
recent events thru the country have
testified.
Section 2. We declare in favor of
eaual suffrage. regardless of Sex, race
or color.
Section g. Since mulct means fine or
penalty paid in advance for the COM
mission Of crime therefore we reaf-
firm our positive disapproval of tn"
Martin Mulct Law" and demand Its
repeal and the speedy resubnission of a
prohibitory constitutional amendment
to the vote of the people.
Section 1. Since inebriates are the
products of the saloon. and. asyluns
have been established in which to treat
them, ut the expense OF the state. there
fore we demand that all taxes and
monies collected from the saloons by
the state, county or city. be used to
bear the expenses for the treatment OF
said ine3riates. and the maintainence
of said ;tsylunls.
Section . we demand the enforce
ment OF al! laws and that officials who
disregard solemn obligations in this
respect shall be removed from Office.
Section 8. We believe that next in
Importance TO the liquor question is
the problem of marriage and divorce,
and this party advocates the enactment
into national Law the statute on this
subject prescribed by Jesus of Nazareth
permitting divorce only for the one
cause stated by Him.
Section Z. We favor the settlement
of all controversies between capital ana
labor and al! international differences
by arbitration, and all international
difficulties that cannot be settled by
diplomacy. to The Hague court.
Section 8. We favor placing our trade
relations with foreign countries in the
hands of cox petent commission, non
rart!san III character. With power to re-
wise the tariff schedules as necessity
and conditions demand.
Section 9.-We declare for the iEau :
gura tion OF the initiative and referea-
dunn.
Section 10. We favor the election of
United States senators BY direct vote
Of the people.
Section H. We are opposed to all
legislation that fayors q combination OF
capital that results in ,hc formation OF
trusts that crush out Individual enter
prise.
The platform itself did not cause
much discussion until section 8 came
UP for adoption. Ii was first moved
to strike out The word municipal" and
insert uniform national 1t was then
moved to strike out the entire section.
The latter on vote was lost.
A substitute was offered by A. U.
Coates, of Perry to the effect we favor
"A uniform national law governing mar
riage and divorce
This was discussed pro and con and
was finally lost by bis vote. A mo-
tor was made to strike out the word
uniform This was done and the
plank was adopted.
Some little discussion occurred on
sections and 8. but they We're adopted
without much trouble.
The original section 10 was as fol-
lows:
We declare for a stable currency and
one that shall be sufficient TO meet all
cinergenctes.' The sentiment on the
money plank was decidedly against the
adoption, and the vote stood 50 TO 81
Ii was dropped and section II was made