The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-07-17
SCORESCLD PARTIES
Taft and Bryan Denounced in Pro-
hibiti0n Convention
DRAFT OF THE PLATFORM
Declares Fer tho Suppression Of the
Saloon, the Traffic In Girls, ABUSE
Ct Sunday and cambling-RooseveIi
Policies Endorsed.

EANNfNo ENANtotbs
Columbus. O., July 15.-With nearly
1900 OF the 1919 delegates present. the
national Prohibition convention was
called 10 order in Memorial hall
Robert II. Patton. OF Springfield. Ill.
was chosen temporary chairman, and
David B. McCalmont, Franklin. Pa.
temporary secretary.
Temporary Chairman Patton dellv
cred a keynote speech that SET the
delegates almost Wild H. sh.t the
rum demon" full OF holes. me.o.lessly
/ jumped upon the old political parties
criticised "A public press almost uni
yersally against us" and joyfully cried
that in spite OF the fixed habits OF ap
petite. greed and lust We have by the
help OF God and the power OF the right
conquered over all. and are met bers
with the shouts Of victory upon oui
I lips We are face 10 face with the
hour that gives assurance Of complets
triumph"
Alr. Patton put the Democratic and
Republican parties on the grill. lie
said the plank In the Republican ma
! tlonal platform "reaffirming our adher
ence to every Republican doctrine pro
claimed since the birth Of the party
was a direct reafirmation OF a plank
IN the Republican platform OF 1872
which declared against interfering
with The rights Of the people"
Scores Taft and Bryan.
Mr.. Patton denounced William "
Taits friendliness and cooperation
with the Brewer Boss Politician ol
Cincinnati-BOss Cox"
The speaker deoried the alliance OF
the Democratic party with the saloor
element and asked William J. Bryan
70 explain this plank in the Demo
cratic platform: we reafiirm oul
faith in and pledge our loyalty TO the
principles OF our party" which princi
pies. declared Mr. Patton, included the
famous anu-sumptuary plank in the
Democratic platform OF 1876. lie con
tinued. From the fact that Mr.. Bryan
recently IN a public interview con
fessed TO voting and making speeches
10 defeat prohibition In his own state
from the fact that In his campaign
speeches IN Oklahoma, he spoke fol
/ an Of their constitution but the pro
hibition part; from the fact that be
| has recently In an interview tried tc
make this appear as a mere local 10
sue and not a national one, what hope
have we that he and the Democratic
party will give any aid to this oausei
lie advised tho organization Of the
party on practical lines and declared
that the time had now come when ths
movement must 20 forward or back
ward. There is no middle ground"
The Platform.
The following IS a draft Of the plat
form to be submitted 10 the resolution
committee by Wilbur +. Crafts, Of thu
International Reform bureau. Wash
ington. which will In all probability bs
adopted
"We appeal TO the sovereign people
against the Republican congress that
has year after year refused to with
draw the federal shield Of interstats
commerce from 'speakeaslos.' and
against the Republican party that at
its recent convention refused to prom
lse this reasonable reform; and against
the Democratic party because II failed
10 make any clear declaration at its
national convention on any moral Is
sue. We believe the selection OF
successor by the president Is a dan
gerous precedent. and that at most be
should have intlmated he would op
pose the nomination Of any man liable
10 reverse Roosevelt policies. which We
heartily endorse. We believe these poi
icies. which In their attacks on trusts
have not prevented the raising OF
prices, should be supplemented by
such gradual tarid reform a. will
make private monopolles impossible
We favor a constitutional convention
10 amend the constitution so as 10 pro.
vide for the election OF senators by
direct vote of the people; FOR federal
control OF marriage. including divorce
and polygamy; for national prohibition
Of importation. manufacture or sale OF
intoxicating beverages.
Meanwhile We propose as the largest
measure OF prohibition now possible
to dam the liquor traffic at every state
line by forbiddlng all Interstate com.
merce In intoxicating liquors
I'VE invite intelligent Christian yot.
ers in the Republican and Democratic
parties, never 10 numerous as now,
who have been turned down hard by
refusal of platform makers Of both par
ties % recognize that nations do not
die 0f free trade or free silver, but of
free love; not Of currency or conquest,
but OF cancer-to join MS In electing
an issue. namely, national prohibition
by constitutional amendment and pro
hibition by congress in the District OF
Columbia and the territories and wher-
ever the national government has
Jurisdiction. and In electlng officers In
sympathy with the legislation b en-.
force &C. And we make this paragraph
our only test Of party fealty.
I'VE favor conditionary suffrage. not
on sex. but on intelligence. with com
pulsory voting or public record OF rea-
sons for not voting We favor protec-
ton Of labor by immigration restric-
tlons fairly corresponding 10 protec-
ton Of capital by tariff. We desire to
suppress the traffic in girls, gambling,
abuse Of Sunday and the chief root u
them all-the saloon"
aF. G.. Dewitt & Co., Chicago, III.
-Genilemaen-ln 1897 lihad a disease
of the stomach and bowels. Ia the
spring Of 1902 ] bought bottle oi
kod0l and the benefit ] received all
the gold in Georgia could not buy.
May you live long and prosper. lours
very truly. G.. y. Cornell. ROding, Ga.,
Aug. ~. 1867 Sold by Anderson
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