The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-07-02
July 2, 1908.


trary to public policy and repugnant to public
morals" condemns the federal government for
assisting the vioators of state law; it denounees
regulation and declares the only solution OF
the problem is the absolute Prohibition of the
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating liquors for
beverage purposes" The platform further de-
clares for the direct election of United States
Senator's for the referendum and for suffrage
upon the basis Of moral and educational quail
fications only 1t calls attention to the wide
spread attempts to break down Sunday observ-
ance. 1t condemns the present system of discre-
tonary enforcement of law, favors an employers
liability law, better tenement house laws and
better child labor laws. 1t also favors state
reformatory and the extension of the parole sys-
TEN and the indeterminate sentence for the pun
ishment of criminals.
After the adoption of the platform, State Chair
man Hohenthal presented the report of his work.
Introducing his report Mr.. Hohenthal said
It does not require very long span take back
the time when he who advocated the outlawng the
liquor traffic and the protection of society from the
Of the open saloon was the object of derson rdicue
messed the birth and burial of socaled third
aa has oa With Shh Re Which G
9ughy organized foe could command to bring about its
friends frequently misrepresented by the and in
public Speech the party has moved steadily and
sstenty, not always showing it's progress by in
creased surely modng and creating public sent
ment the greatest problem affecting our modern
Toing unselfshy for the conservation of everything
hold dear in this world, of you men and women
have borne unhinchngy the heat and burden OF battle
and this of veterans, victors in many pitched
Of public prejudice the false opposition of the bus
ness and commercial world now to move upon the
last citadel in which is entenched law of the he
state which says that for price you can nth Sor to
Of the times, many the events which portend the
final overthrow of this arch enemy of society.
This moment and this campaign demands from him who
is the veteran and from those who cheering
hearts new recruits, devotion and hero1sm I'M
paralleled in the history of this nation
Mr.. Hohenthal showed that during the past
two years the Prohbitionists of this little state
have given the state committee than $4,000
for its work.
At the afternoon session the nominations
made. There were two principal candidates Tor
the gubernatoral nomination, Mr.. Matthew E.
OBrien and the Rev. Duane N. Griffin. OF these
the convention made choice of Mr. O'Brien. The
full ticket is given elsewhere in this report.
At the opening of the afternoon session the
Hon. Oliver w. Stewart was introduced and
after brief address called for contributions to
the state fund A response, amounting to $500,
was made in few moments.
The evening session was seriously nterfered
with by heavy rain Yet large audience gath
cred in the armory where a fine program of,
music was rendered, and Mr.. Stewart delivered
an able address.
At the close of Mr.. Stewards address he re-
tired from the hall to take train for Chicago,
vigorously cheered by the audience he with