Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-07
S|LAS G. SWALLOW J
FOR PRESIDENT
Pennsylvania Man Choice Of
Prohibitionists With Geo.
W.. Carroll OF Texas.
OPPOSITION FOR MILES
Antagonism to His Nomination Centers
on Stewart Of Illinois. and Seems
to Be Gaining in Numerical
Strength.

Indianapolis. July The prohibition
party in national convention nominated
Silas G.. Swallow. of Pennsylvania. for
president, and Geo. w. Carroll. of
Texas. for vice president.
The platform was adoptcd without
argument. after a long deadlock i'm the
resolutions committee. 1t was described
BY /. H.. Amos. of Oregon, secretary Of
the committee. as the broadcast plat
form ever placed before the people by
he party. In addition To the planks
on the liquor question IL declares the
party to be in favor of international
arbitration, 4 suffrage law based ON
mental and moral qualifications; uni
form laws for the country and depend
encies. popular election of senator's.
civil service Legislation and the iniative
n referendum.
The trust question was recognized by
n demand for a rigid application of the
| principle of justice to- all organizations
of capital and labor. A reform of di-
Vorce " is and polygamy
denounced.
Over $4,000 was raised by @ubscrip-
ton from h floor OF the convention.
which, with Sli 900 in the treasury. will
be the nucleus of the campaign fund.
National Chairman Stewart and Secrc-
tary Tate We're reelected.
me prohlDltlon ed1torS organized for
the campaign by electing Edward
Clark of indianapolis president.
The convention program closed last
night with a mass meeting at which ai-
dresses were made by National Chair
man Stewart. John G.. Woolley and
Others.
Several hundred Of the delegates left
last night for ST. Louis to visi. the ex-
position.
The Platform.
h resolutions committee reported
the following platform to the convcu-
ton:
The prohibition party in national
convention assembled. recognizing that
the chief end OF all governments is the
establishment of righteousness and
Justice. and believing in the peYpetua-
tion OF high ideals of government of
the people. as established by our ia
theirs, make the following declarations
of principles and purposes:
The widely prevailing system Of
licensed and legalized sale of alcoholic
beverages is so uinous to individual
interests. so inimical to the public well
fare. so destructive to the national
wealth and so subversive of the rights
of the great masses of our citizenship,
that the destruction OF the traffic is
and for years has been the important
question In American politics.
"C uCiOuHCG tUG lack OI STATES
manship exhibited by the leaders of the
Democratic and republican parties in
their refusal of the paramount import
ance of this question. and the cowardice
with which the leaders of these parties
have courted h favor Of those whose
selfish interests are advanced by the
continuation and augmentation of the
traffic, until today the influence of the
liquor traffic practically dominates na-
tlonal. state and local governments
throughout the nation.
w declare the truth, demonstrated
by the experience of a half century.
that all methods OF dealing with the
liquor traffic which recognizes its right
to exist in any form or under any sys-
tenn OF license. tax or regulation, have
proved powerless to remove its evils
n useless as checks upOn it's growth.
while the Insignificant public revenues
which have accrued therefrom have
the recognition OF its iniquity.
w call public attention to the fact,
proved by experience Of more than fcty
years. that to secure the enactment and
enforcement of prohibitor:- legislation.
in which alone lies the none of protec-
ton of the people from the liquor traf-
f1c. 1t is necessary that the legislative,
executive and judicial branches Of the
government be ir the hands of n no.
litical party IN harmony with pro;,ihi-
ton principles, and pledged to their
embodiment in law. and to the exetu-
ton of those laws.
W pledge the prohibition party,
wherever given power by the SURFACES
OF the people, to the enactment and en-
forcement of laws prohibiting and abol-
ishtng the manufacture. importation.
transportation and sale of alcoholic
beverages. We declare there is not
only no other issue OF equal Importance
before the American public today. hut
hat the so-called issue upon which the
democratic and republican parties seek
to divide h electorate of the country
are in large part subterfuges under COW
err OF which they wrangle for the spoil.
Of office.
Recognizing that the intelligent vot
ers Of the country may properly ask
our attitude pom other ques-
tons Of public concern. We de
impartial enforcement Of all laws
safeguarding the peoples rights. by
rigid application Of the principles OF
Justice to all combinations and or
g~anizations Of capital and labor: Of
more intimate relations between the
adaptation Of the principles Of the in
itiative and referendum: the safe
guarding to every citizen. in every
place under the government. of all
rights guaranteed by the laws and con-
stitutiOn. We favor International arbl-
tration. and declare that our nation
should contribute in every manner con-
sistent with the national dignity to the
permanent establishment Of peace be-
tween all nations.
We favor reform of our divorce
laws, dnal extirpation OF polygamy. the
total overthrow OF the present shame
ful system Of Illegal sanction Of the
social evil. with Its unspeakable traffic
IN girls. by the municipal authorities
OF Utmost all u cities"
A minority report on platform was
presented by the chairman Of the res
0lutions committee. Tracy Of Illinois.
signed by six members. including G.
2. Hopkins OF south Dakotn md ". NJ.
Howard OF Iowa. The minority report
contained many planks on numerous
ssuea not contained In the majority
report.
The convention took a recess before
sither the majority or minority report
was read.
Miles Destined 70 Run.
Indianapolis, Ind. June s0.-John G..
Woolley Just received q telegram from
0eonral Miles declining the uoe Of his
no1ne - presidential candidate. The
paeeeesN. ~ a0opted after sone slight
aoqosst q ~ vafbiaes It t6e majority
49, An eeSsral A9e3NegA) plan@