The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-19
Prohibition Ticket and Platform

hihliun friends We publish below their
State ticket and platform:
Supreme Judge, Long Term, JoNA.
rHoN =. ORR, Holden.
supreme Judge, Short Term, Austin
+. Butts, Springfield.
Superintendent Public Schools, Miss
RoENA + SHANER, Jackson.
Railroad and Warehouse Commits
,ioucr, ALBERT Is WRAY, Union Star,
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PLATFORM
Adopted at Cameran Convention, June
Il, 1906.
She Prohibition party OF Missouri IN
convention assembled in the city Of
Cameron, June II, 1906, invoking
Gods divine guidance, makes the fol-
lowing declaration Of principles:
/ In harmony with the National
Prohibition patty, aud with publlcisls
generally, we proclaim the liquor
tlnflc the greatest evil OF the age, aud
the trusted alley Of all other great
evils, especially Sunday Dissertation,
gambling, aud the social evil, there
fore We demand that the manufacture,
importation aud traffic in beverage
alcoholics be prohibited by the state
aud national governments, aud the
general government ought to recognize
the authority and concedr the comfy
Of the several states by refusing to
issue Federal tax receipts in Frohibi-
| lion territory.
,. We favor the initiative and ref
rndum; the election of United State,
senator's by direct vote Of the people
and the ballot in the hands Of citizens
Of the state regardless of sex, who are
mentally and morally qualified to eX-
ercise and appreciate that right.
; We believe that the tariff Ques-
ton should be taken out Of partisan
politics aud put under control of an
later partisan commission, and that
when articles OF manufacture are found
to be in the hands or under the control
Of trusts, that the President aud this
commission be directed to remove all
tariff from such articles.
We commend the efforts of the
national government and the attorney
general of Missouri 10 trying to check
the ravages of the trusts, and in bring
ing to the bar of justice their man
ayers. But we would call the atten-
ton of General Hadley to violations of
the Corrupt Practices Act by certain
brewers aud politicians, and demand
that he at once proceed against them
according to law. We also demand
that the liquor laws be rnlp,rcd against
railroads and dining cats operating in
thi. state.
We call attention Of such officials to
he fact that the liquor trust is the old
c,t, greatest and the most menaaciny
Ut all the trusts, and that If these Of
tenders BIZ called to the bar of Justice,
that much relief will result TO tho en-
Tire country.
/. We favor the establishment of
the Parcels Post, the best that may be
devised from the experience of the
countries that have tried ii, and be-
lieve 10 the establishment OF Postal and
Public School savings institutions.
5. We favor economical admins
tration OF government in all its depart
men,s, aud rigid enforcement of all
laws, and commend Governor Folk for
his manly stand in the enforcement Of
the Sunday law, and call attention of
the public to the great benefits de-
rived from this enforcement. II so
much good can come from Prohibition
of the liquor traffic one day in the
week, under the most adverse circum.
stances, we hold that entire prohibi-
ton in the State aud Nation would
result in infinitely greater benefits.
6. Until we 90 out of the drunk
ard making business In Missouri, we
shal! have an over supply OF inebriatei
to care for, and to that end we de.
mand the establishment of an Inebriate
Asylum by Missouri.
We favor q penal system, under thu
operations Of which convict labor shal