Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-19


chains Of moral death. To ali the
living everywhere we cry, come.
sound the moral resurrection trump,
that these may rise and stand up an
exceedingly great army come from
the four winds, oh, breath and
breathe upon these slain. that they
may live.
II the relative grandeur Of revo-
buttons shall be estimated by the
great amount OF human misery they
alleviate, and the small amount they
inhict, then, indeed, viii this be the
grandest the world shall ever have
seen. OF our political revolution OF
'76 we are all Justly proud
Turn now to the temperance reyolu-
ton. In 1t we shall find stronger
bondage broken, viier slavery
manumitted, a greater tyrant de-
posed. In IL more Of want supplied,
more disease healed, more sorrow as
suaged. And when the
victory shall be when
there shall be neither a slave nor a
drunkard on the earth-how proud
| the title of that land which may
truly claim to be the birthplace and
the cradle Of both these revolutions,
! that shall be ended in that victory
How nobly distinguished the people
who shall have planted and nurtured
to maturity both the political and
moral freedom OF their species.
THAT was the great Lincoln's esi-
mate OF our reform which the politi-
cal parties of this day ignore.
Prohibition Platform.
Mr. Chairman, the platform adopt
ed by the national convention Of the
prohibition party over which you pre-
sided, is SO plain and comprehensive
that no voter need read it a second
time to understand exactly what it
means. have studied the platform
Of all other political parties. Ours
gives the voter the only opportunity
he will have this year to cast his
} ballot against the liquor traffic, and
} for other reforms being earnestly de-
manded by the American people.
THE lofty ideals or twentieth CEN
fury craftsmanship call for United
i States senate born of an intelligent
: peoples conscience, instead of mock
/, | tno ,toA,xas a,,rro,,udtDo Aba uodosfaTe
Q OF concentrated wealth; the equaliza-
j tion OF public burdens by system
: that will compel the rich to pay their
: proper proportion of the costs of gov
9 eminent. A graduated income and
: inheritance tax will be long step in
0 this direction.
i The development of the trusts has
n changed entirely all the old theories
4 of protective tariff and free trade
e and the people demand legislation II
\ their interest on this important mat
i ter, which can best be worked out b,
d permanent tariff commission WI
i. are the only party that strikes blow
It at the social evil, so closely allied t,
y the liquor traffic; and propose thu
v only practical method OF stamping on
ID polygamy throughout the nation, b.
n uniform marriage and divorce law.
sr Would Make History.
le while not a line of history will b
changed by the election of repub
n lican or democrat, the triumph of tn
lg prohibition party and the placing o
Of its platform in the constitution an
er upon the statute book, will write tn
3, largest, brightest, purest and mos
Or beneacent chapter of history tina
a. has marked the progress OF civiliza
st ton since governments we're inst
st tuted among men.
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen {
the committee, to you, and throug
at you to the prohibitionists of tn
N. United States. l extend my heart
wv thanks and grateful appreciation Il
this token of your esteem and col
a fidence. / consider 1t the highe
ID honor that will be conferred upc
to an American citizen this presidents
ID year. At future time | will ser
tie you a formal letter of acceptant
ICY In which | will more at length di
Use euss the issues raised in our pla
OF form. and the lack of issues in Il
ue platforms OF our opponents.
ar with a firm reliance upon dfyil