Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-09-22
NATIONAL PROHIBITION
PLATFORM.

The Prohibition Party in National convention
assembled, at indianapolis, June 80, 1904, recog-
Min tn at the chief end of all government Is
the establishment of those principles of right
cousness and justice that have been revealed to
men as the viii 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:
I. The widely Prevailing systef ID of the licens-
ed and lealizad 81 lc of alcoholic beveraes is SO
ruinous Of individual interests, SO inimical to
public welfare, SO destructive to national wealth,
AID so subversive of the rights OF great masses of
our citizenship, that the destruction of the traffic
IL, and has been, the most important question in
American politics.
2. We denOunce the lack of craftsmanship ex-
hibited by the leaders Of the Democratic and
Republican party in their refusal to recognize
the para Importance of this question and
the cowardice with which the leaders 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-
mates national, state and local government
throughout the nation:
8. We declare the truth, demonstrated by the
experience of half y century, that all methods Of
dealing with the liquor traffic which recognize its
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 checks
upon its growth, while the insignifcant public
revenue which have accrued therefrom have
SEATED fhp nuhlfC cnuscinns.o n opiNuf a M.
ton of its iniquity.
4. We Call public attention to the fact, proved
by the experience of more than fifty years, that
to secure the enactment and enforcement of pro-
~hibitory legislation, in which alone lies the hope
of the protection of the people from the liquor
traffic, it is necessary that the Legislative, execu-
tive and judicial branches Of the government
should be in the hands of u political party in har-
mony with the Prohibition principle, and pledged
to its embodiment in law and to tho execution of
those laws.
8. We pledge the Prohibition party wherever
given power by the siffrages Of the people, to the
enactment and enforcement of laws prohibiting
and aholisliing the manufacture, importation,
transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages.
Q. We declare that there Is not only no other
issue of equal Importance before the American
VCVRtVt Nlusl O0t NoNV " GGstA ulOu
which tae Democratic and Republican par les
seek to divide the electorate OF the country are,
In large part, subterfuges under the cover Of
which they wrsnsle for the spoils of Office.
Z. Recognizing that the intelligent voters o.
the country may properly ask our attitude upon
other questions of public concern, We declare
ourselves in favor OF:
The impartial enforcement of all law.
Tie safeguarding Of tire peoples rights by U
rigid application Of the principles Of justice to
all combinations Of labor and capital.
The recognition Of the fact that the right Of
suffrage should depend upon the mental and
moral Qualifications Of its citixens.
A more intimate relation between the people
and government by. a wise application Of the
principles OF the Initiative and referendum.
cuch changes in onr laws - wilt place tariff
schedules In the haads Of - ~omniapartisAn com.
mission.
Tho application u Uniform lsws for ali oul
country aud dependencies.
Tho election Of Tinted States Senstors BY a
direct vote OF tas people.
The sxsension apd honast sdninistration Of IN
civil setvts laws.
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