Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-03-15

nation. into one political organiza- |
ton which would stand not only |
against the trusts. railroad robberies. |
life Insurance frauds and other fin |
anclal wrongs, but will also oppose
the greatest wrong Of them all-the
legalized saloon, which not only at
tacks the pocket book but the very
citadel of civilization,-th home.
= From one to five in the afternoon
Thursday, over three hundred Of the
delegates and visitors assembled at
the Y NJ. G. A. hall for a banquet
and general social occasion. Rev.
W. B. Riley, of Minneapolis, presided
as toast master. and those responding
were Mrs. Bessie Laythe Scovell,
whose subject was Our People,:
Quincy Lee Morrow. Secretary Of
the State Committee Of South Dako-
tia, who spoke on ''our policy, fol-
lowed by State Chairman Geo. u.
Higgins and Geo. T Wells, editor Of
Backbone. the official paper OF the
party III this state.
The platform adopted touched up
on many OF the leading questions Of
the hour, and reads as follows:
Glad and thankful for the recent
uprising among men Of all parties in
behalf Of pure government, and be-
| cause Of the new purpose to capture
the seats Of legislation which is now
thrill ng our own ranks. the Prohibi-
ton party Of Minnesota, assembled
! in convention. makes the following
declaration OF principles:
/. We demand the repeal Of all
laws which give sanction TO the man
ufaccure or sale Of alcohol beverages,
and the substitution therefor OF state
and rational legislation utterly 'abol-
isIling them. The union Of all enem-
ies Of the liquor traffic in q political
party uneQuivocally committed TO the
enactment and enforcement OF such
legislation is the only method Of
accomplishing the desired result. We
insist upon the right OF the people
to vote out the saloon by counties
,. Wide spread graft and c0rrup
tion Of public life menace the stabil
iuy of our government. The license
system is the most insidious and pro
life parent Of all graft. The eleva'
Lion of the Prohibition party TO powe
q vii put the government in an at
tftuds st hostility to every form" Q
corruption. wrest it from the contro
of private and selfish interest, cor
porate greed and bossism. and brin
the people again into the possession
of their own.
3. We recognize the danger t
i popular government in the CROWN!
{ power of corporate wealth. trust
] and combines We favor Legislation
that will curb the power Of the rail
roads by regulating railroad rates
The public must either rigidly cor
Il troll or own the means of transports
ton and communication. We bellev
e that the issuance of passes TO publ
: officials is bribery, and should be pro
e hibited by law We favor the remoS
S al of tariff upon goods manufacture
S by trusts. We heartily common
r President. Roosevelt because OF til
u brave stand he has taken in relatlo
d to rate regulation and other reforms
G but we deplore his silence on 1f
y liquor question.
d i. We favor just laws in behalf
: the laboring classes
J. ). The right Of suffrage should
70 conditioned upon intelligence rattle
) than upon sex.
is &. We renew and emphasize tt
Is demand which the Prohibition part
has made from the beginning OF i
lie history. for the election OF Unite
d States senators by popular vote.