The Detroit times., 1908-08-19
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PROHIBITION ARE
FICTITIOUS
EUGENE W. CHAFIN.
WATER WAGON" PARTY NoTL
FIEs PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
SAMUEL DlcKiE, OF ALBION,
CHAIRMAN OF GATHERING.
EUGENE w. CHAFIN.

CHICAGO, Aug. LIN the presence
OF large and enthusiastic audience
in Music hail, last evening, Eugene w
Chain. OF Chicago, accepted the nom
nation for the presidency by the Pro
h!bition party.
Tho address formally notifying Mr.
Chair OF his selection as the head oi
the Prohibition ticket was made by
Prof. Ches. Scanlon, os Pittsburg. on
nehaH OF HE committee On RetifeatioE
appointed 1t the national convention
10 Columbus, o.. July 10.
Lesding mem ers Of the party from
Illinois, michigan, WISCONSIN, 6hft
Indiana. Nebraska and other states
attended. Chas. II. Jones, chairman
ot the national committee, called the
Albion college. Albion. Mich. was an
nounced. Dickie delivered brief al
dress and then introduced Mro Scan
lon.
Following are excerpts from Mr.
Chains speech OF acceptance:
we are now approaching the close ot
another 80 years where two DOM nam
political parties Republican and Dem
most gigantic crime that ever cursed
the world. and by their attitude MAKE
known TO tEe American people tha'
they do not propose to permit taem 10
have "A chance even though the major
lily may favor IL. To destroy the liquor
traffic AID add another amendment 20
the constitution, which would mark the
highest achievement OF CIVILIZATION IN
the worlds history.
Twenty seven Presidential campaigns
have been more or less nerceiy foush
Most OF them have been battles over
fictitious issues which adj little or moth
ing TO 40 with the administration
which followed.
a line % American history have been
changed II tie defeated candidate had
been elected instead OF the successful
one. This party strife over false issues
for the sake OF obtaining office, has
made moral towards OF many public
men and transformed some OF our
chief executives into mere pawnS upon
the party chess board.
The attempt made by the Republican
and Democratic parties TO create a
fictitious issue, is the most farclcal in
our history in the face Of the fact that
during the past four years the question
OF the prohibition OF the ltCuor traffic
has attracted wider attention OF the
press and tie peonle than all other
public issues combined.
The calm thought and common sense
OF the moral citizenship have pro
nounced sentence OF death upon the
LIQUOR traffic. and the only thing that
stays its execution IS the protecting
care OF these two old political parties
kept alive by blind political party
prejudice.
For long time there has been a dis
position on the part Of the leadine
pOIttiCfans OF tfr-s---a4d- naIttes 10 be
little and ignore the liquor problem
This has now reached an acute stage
which amounts TO conspiracy on the
AT oil these
coin ND the conscience OF the people
into liquor license revenge and offices
While not line OF history VIII be
changed by the election OF a Republic
an or Democrat. the triumph OF the
Prohibition party and the placing OF Its
platform I'm the constitution and upon
the statute book Will write the longest
brightest. purest, and most benehcent
chapter Of history that has marked the
progress of civilization since govern
ments were instituted among men.