The San Francisco call., 1904-07-01

Stewart John G. Woolley and others
Several hundred delegates left tonight
for st. Louis to visit the exposition.
PROHIBITION PLATFORM.
Following is the full text of the plat
form adopted to-day:
The Prohibition party in National Conven-
tion assembled. recognizing that the chief end
OF all government is the establishment Of those
principles Of Righteousness and justice that
have been revealed to man 5 the will of the
everything God. and desiring his blessing upon
cur national life. and believing in the perpetua-
ton OF high ideals of government of the peo-
pie, by the people and for the people. estab-
lished by our fathers, makes the following dec
laration Of principles and purposes:
l. The widely prevailing system of the
licensed and legalized sale of alcoholic bev-
erages is so ruinous TO individual interests, so
inimical to public welfare, destructive TO
national veal and so subversive to the rights OF
great masses Of our citizenship that the de-
struction Of the traffic is and for years has
been the most important question in American
politics.
2 We denounee the lack Of craftsmanship
exhibited by the leaders of the Democratic
and Republican parties in their refusal 10 rec
ognize the paramount Importance of this ques-
tion and the cowardice with which the lesh-
ers OF those parties have courted the favor OF
those whose selfish interests are advanced by
the continuation and augmentation of the traf-
nc, until to-day the influence of the liquor
traffic practically dominates national, State and
local government throughout the nation.
3 We declare the truth demonstrated by
the experience Of half a century, that all meth
DDS Of dealing with the liquor traffic which rec
ognize its right exist in any form. under
any system Of license or tax or regulation. have
proved powerless to remove its evils and use
less as checks upon its growth while the in
Significant public revenues which have accrued
therefrom have scared the public conscience
against recognition of its iniquity.
T. We call public attention TO the fact,
proved by the experience OF more than fifty
years. that 10 secure the enactment and en-
forcement of prohihitory legislation. in which
alone lies hope of the protection of the people
llnllnr
legislative, executive and judicial branches of
the Government should sbe in the hands of a
political party in harmony with the prohibition
principle and pledged to its embodiment in
law and TO the execution of those laws.
5. We pledge the Prohibition party. wher-
ever given power by the suffrage OF the people.
to the enactment and enforcement of laws pro-
hibting and abolishing the manufacture, i'm
portation. transportation and sale Of alcoholic
beverages.
6 we declare that there Is not only no
other issue of equal Importance before the
American people to-day but that the so-called
issues upon which the Democratic and Re
publican parties seek to divide the electorate
Of the country are in large part subterfuges,
under the cover OF which they range for the
spoiis of office.
:. Recognizing that the intelligent 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 rights by a
rigid application Of the principles of justice to
ali combinations and organizations of capital
A intimate relation between the people
and Government by a wise adaptation of nc
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 the rights guaranteed
by the laws and constitution.
International arbitration, and declare that
our nation should contribute in every manner,
consistent with national dignity. to the perma-
nent establishment of peace between all ma
tions.
The reform OF our divorce laws, extirpation
of polygamy and the total overthrow of the
present shameful system of illegal sanction of
the social evil with its unsDeakable traffic IN
girls. by the municipal authorities of almost all
our cities.
We declare ourselves in favor of the recogni-
tion Of the fact that the right of suffrage
should depend upon the mental and moral
qualifications Of the citizens.
We declare ourselves in favor of such changes
in our laws will place tariff schedules in
the hands OF a non-partisan commission
We declare ourselves in favor of the appl-
dependencies
we declare ourselves in favor of the ex-
tension and honest administration Of the civil
service laws.
Of United States Senators by vote Of the
people.
SWALLOW MAY NOT RUN.
HARRISBURG, Pa, June 3O.-Dr.
Silas Swallow may decline the nominal
ton after all. This evening, in re-
sponse to a telegram, he sent the fol-
lowing to Chairman Stewart:
If honor referred to- in your dispatch implies
duties requiring my absence from home, while
I highly appreciate any honor or duty the
unless Mrs. Swallow health greatly improves,
l would be compelled to decline