Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-10-13
NATIONAL PROHIBI4YON
pL AT'E1RM.

The Prohibition Party in National convention
assembled, at indianapolis June ~, 1904, recog-
Min that the chief end OF all government is
the establishment of those principles of right
eousncss and Justice that have been revealed to
men as the will OF the Everything God, desiring
His blessing upon our national life. and believing
in the perpetuation OF the high ideals of govern
ment of the people. by the people and for the
people, established by the fathers. makes the
following declaration of principles and pur-
poses:
/. The widely rSevailing system OF the licens-
ed and lealized sa lie of alcoholic beveraes is SO
ruinous of indiyidual interests, SO inimical to
public welfare, 80 destructive to national wealth
and SO subversive of the rights OF great masses OF
our citizenship, that the destruction of the traffic
is, and has been, the most important question in
American politics.
g. We denounce the lack of craftsmanship ex.
hibited by the leaders OF the Democratic and
Republican party in their refusal to recognize
the paramount importance of this question and
the cowardicc with which the lepders 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 practically domi.
government
throughout the nation.
3. We declare the truth, demonstrated by the
experience of half 4 century, that all methods oi
dealing with the liquor traffic which recognize it
| right to exist, in any form, under any system OF
| license or tax or regulation, have proved power.
less to remove IFS evils, and useless as check.
| upon its growth, while the insignificant publ,
| revenue which have accrued therefrom have
scared the public conscicpue against u recoe nj
ton of its iniquity.
4. We Call public attention to the fact, proved
| by the experience of more than fifty years, tha
! to secure the enactment and enforcement of pro
hibitOry legislation, in which alone lies the hop,
| OF the protection of the people from the liquo
traffic. 1t is necessary that the legislative, execu
tive and judicial branches of the government
should be in the hands of political party in har
mony with the Prohibition principle, and pledged
to its embodiment in law and to the execution o
those laws
| S. We pledge the Prohibition party whereve
given power by the suffrages Of the people, to tn
enactment and enforcement of laws prohibtin,
and aholishing the manufacture, importation
transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages
| 6. We declare that there is not only no othe
issue Of equal Importance before the America,
people today, but that the socalled issues upoi
which the Democratic and Republican partie
seek to divide the electorate OF the country are
| in large part, subterfuges under the cover o
which they wrangle for the spoils Of office.
| Z. Recognizing that the intelligent voters o
| the country may properly ask our attitude upol
other questions of public concern, we declare
ourselves in favor OF:
| The impartial enforcement of all law.
| The safeguarding OF the peoples rights by
rigid application of the principles of Justice t,
all combinations of labor and capital.
| The recognition of the fact that the right o
suffrage should depend upon the mental an,
moral qualifications Of its citizens.
A more intimate relation between the peopl,
and government by wise application Of til,
principles OF the initiative and referendum
| Euch changes in our laws as will place tarif
schedules in the hands of an omni- partizan com
mission.
| The application Of uniform laws for all on
country and dependencies.
| The election of United States Senators by ;
direct vote Of the people.
| The extension and honest administration of tn
civil service laws
The safeguarding Of the peoples every plac
| under the government of the people o. the Unite,
States. in all the rights guaranteed by the law
and the constitution.
International arbitration and we declare tina
our nation should contribute In every manne
consistent with national dignity to the establish
| ment Of peace between all nations.
| The reform OF our divorce laws, the final extir
patton Of polvgamy, and the total overthrow Q
the present shameful system of the illegal sane
tion of the social evil, with lis tram
In girls by the authorities Of almost all cities