The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-01


paramount importance of this question,
and the cowardice with which the lead
ers of these parties have courted the
favor of those whose selfish interests
are advanced by the continuation and
augmentation of the traffic until today
the influence of the liquor traffic par
ticularly dominates national, state and
local government throughout the ma
tion.
Third-We declare the truth, demon
strated by the experience of half CEN
fury, that all methods of dealing with
the liquor traffic which recognize its
right to exist in any form under a sys-
tenn of license or tax or regulation
have proved powerless to remove its
evils and useless as checks upon it's
growth. while the Insignificant public
revenues which have accrued there
from have scared the public conscience
against a recognition of its iniquity
Fourth-We call public attention
to the fact proved by the experience
of more than fifty years that to Sc
cure the enactment and enforcement
of prohibitory legislation. in which
alone lies hope of the protection of the
people from the liquor traffic, 1t is
necessary that the executive, legis-
lative and judicial branches of the
government should be in the hands of
political party in harmony with the
prohibition principle and pledged to
its embodiment in law and to the
execution of those laws.
Fifth-we pledge the prohibition
party wherever given power by the
suffrage of the people to the enact
ment and enforcement of laws pro-
hibiting the manufacture, importation
and sale of alcoholic beverages.
Sixth-We declare that there Is not
another issue of Importance before the
American people today but that the
so-called issues upon which the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties seek to
divide the electoral vote of the coun-
try are in a large part subterfuges I'M
der the cover of which they wrangle
for the spoils of ONCE.
Seventh-Recognizing that the in
teHigent voters of the country may
properly ask our attitude upon other
questions of public concern, we declare
ourselves in favor of:
The impartial enforcement of all
laws.
The safeguarding of the peoples
right by a rigid application of the
principles of justice. to all combina-
| lions and organizations of capital and
labor.
A more intimate relation between the
people and the government by a wise
ada ptation of the principle of initiative
and referendum.
The safeguarding to every citizen in
every place under the government of
the people Of the United States of all
tn rights guaranteed by the laws and
the constitution.
International arbitration. and we de-
! clare that our nation should contribute
in every manner consistent with ma
tional dignity to the permanent estab-
lishment of peace between all nations.
The reform of our divorce laws. the
final extirpation of polygamy and the
total overthrow of the present shame
full system of Illegal sanction of the
social evil with its unspeakable traffic
In girls. by the municipal authorities of
almost all our cities.
A minority report on platform was
presented by Joseph r.. Tracey of I'LL
nois. Chairman of the Resolutions Com
mittee. The minority report included
planks for international improvement;
lower postage rates. extension of free
delivery. closing the malls against all
publications containing liquor adver-
tisements; self-government in the Phil
ippines, opposing the Republican colo
NAL policy. a non-partisan tarin COM
mission. liberal pension laws. anti-can-
teen law; civil service reform and the
initiative and referendum.
Planks also demanded that laws be
framed to facilitate legitimate business
and corporation as we'll as individuals
be forced to obey them and arraigninE
the present administration for the pres
ence of saloons in the Philippines and
Alaska and demanding that the PAN
anna canal construction be kept free
from graft.
An hour was devoted . raising mon
ey by subscription for campaign pur-
poses $20.150 being raised