Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-10-27

The Prohibition Party in National convention
scmblcd, at indianapolis June 30, 1904, recog-
aln that the chief end of all government is
the establishment of those principles OF right
eoasncss and JUSTICE that have been revealed to
men the will OF the Ever-Living God, desiring
His blessing upon our national life, and believing
in the perpetuaton of the high ideals OF govorn-
mcnt 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 systcm of the licens-
ed and ealised sale Of ale Oholic bev eraes is so
ss'l'rns uf individual interests, inimical to
public welfare, so destructive to national wealth,
and so subversive of the rights OF great of
our citizenship that the destruction of the traffic
is, and has been, the most important question In
American politics.
9. We den0unce the lack of craftsmanship ex-
hibited by the leaders of the Democratic and
Republican party in their refusal to recognize
the paramou 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.
g. We declare the truth. demonstrated by the
| experience of half : 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 reulatiOn, have proved power
| less TO remove It's evils, and useless checks
| upon its growth, while the insinifc ant public
| revenue which have accrued therefrom have
scared the public conscience against Iecoe nj
ton of its niquty.
| 4. We csll 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 hop,
Of The protection of the people from the liquor
traffic. it is necessary that he Legislative cxecu
tive and judicial branches of the government
should he in the hand. OF political party in har.
,nony with the Prohibition principle. ard pleaget
10 Its embodiment in law and to the execution o
those laws.
| 5. We pledge tie Prohibition pnrty wherever
given poverty the suifrages Of the people, to r,,
lenac!ment and enforcement Of laws pfol,ibitju,
and aho!islilns the manuiaciurc, importation
| transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages.
| &. We declare that there is not only no otlc
issiic vf equal i'm purtance before the America.
people today. but that the socaled issues upo,
which Tie Democratic and Republican par ie
seek to divide the electorate OF the country are
IN large part, subiertuges under the cover O
Wnich tncv wfat.le Tor the sppiIs OF Office.
I. Recognizing that the intelligent voters o
the country may property ask our attitude uroI
other questions of public concern, we declar
! ourselves in favor OF:
The Impartial enforcement Of all law.
The safeguarding, Of The peoples rights by
rigid arpic;' ion OF the principles Of Iu.tice Il
AL combinations Of labor and capital.
The recognition Of the fact that the right o
! suffrage shouii depend upon tho mental an,
mora, qualifications OF its citizens
\ moe intimate relation between the reopt
and government sy wise application OF III
principles vt the initiative and referendum.
s.uch changes in laws AS will place tari;
schedules in the hands of an oin,li- -partzan com
| mission.
The application Of uniform laws for all on
country and depcndc dcncies
The election Of United States Senators hy
direct vote OF the people.
The extension and honest administration of IL.
civil service law.
The safeguarding of the peoples every plac
nder The government of the peoric o. thcI mite
states, in all the rights guaranteed by the l;iw
and the constitution.
international, sIbiiration. and we declare tina
our na:io,, should contribute in every manne
consistent with national dignity the establish
ment Df peace between all nations.
The reform %. our divorce laws the final cxtii
patton cf pol, amy. ;nl the total overthrow q
the present shameful SYSTEM Of the illegal sane
tlon of :he social evii, with i.s BILE traf
in girls by the authorities of almost All our cities