Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-11-01
Progressive Prohibition
Platform of virginia.

mond, Virginia, october 10, 1912
Reco- nizing Almighty God as the
Sovereign Ruler of the Universe;
realizing that, as our Creator and
Preserver, the good in us all must
emanate from Him, and believing
that all our legislative enactments
as far as possible. conform
to His revealed will, as expressedin
His written Word, thus restraining
our selfishness and greed and pro-
noting a concioussness of right IN
our dealings with each other,
Therefore, we do hereby set forth
to the people of Virginia the follow
ing declaration of principles:
/. We declare that the manu-
facture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors for beverage purposes have
proved to be not a business, but
crime against God and man: We
declare that licensing its sale for
such purposes is wrong in principal
and as a source of revenue; vicious
in policy; and that afixing the
great Seal of the State upon liquor
license permits, conveys the lives,
liberty and happiness of her people
as legal pray into the hands OF a
merciless traffic. and under local
option laws its intrusion upon local
self. governments is in direct opposl-
lion to true and progressive democ-
racv.
2 Ours is government by the
people Local option on the liquor
question by individuals, having no
bower +, enforce it's DEGREES or even
to restrain the traffic from wet ter
ritory into dry, cannot be effective
as a means to an end, and under
present political conditions, no"
rests; not upon the option of a weak
| ocal electorate, but upon a state
| vide and nation wide liquor con-
rolled party.
3 We declared that in so far as
We may be intrustcd with COVER
mental power, we would appeal all
iquor license laws and would enact
lin their stead, state wide prohibi-
,orv law, thus changing the attitude
of the government of our state from
that of friendliness and completely
with the evils of the traffic to that
oil direct hostility.
4 Believing that we represent
the best interest of Virginia, which
as a member of our Commonwealth
Of States, is effected i'll welfare by
| hem all, we demand, in her name,
that Congress Immediately revise
our interstate commerce laws so
that intoxicating liquors for beyer-
age purposes cannot be transported
nto prohibition states,
5 We further demand that Con-
,ress provide an amendment to our
National Constitution, to be ratified
by our several states, forever pro-
aibiting the Importation, exporta-
tion, manufacture andsale of intox-
icating liquors for beverage purpos-
es within ournational domain. We
| 4lso demand the immediate sup
preston of its kindred associated
crime, the fendish white slave
| traffic.
6 We endorse the National
Prohibition Party platform and
| commend to the voters of Virginia
it's clearly defined position on all
the burning. issues of the hour,
especially the conservation of our
youth. of our natural public re.
sources and public utilities and the
protection of one day in seven as
day of rest against the licensing of
lawless privileges and merciless
monoplies, the common enemies
of our industrial, commercial and
social life.
7 Tariff on our imports very
materially effects our industrial and
commercial welfare, and as source
of revenue and as a means of pro-
lection should be fixed upon a
scientific basis. of accurate know
ledge, and equitably applied in the
interest of American laborers, pro-
ducers and consumers, which can
only be secured and permanently
maintained through a carefully select
ed non partizan tariff commission.
s More stringent and clearly de-
fined, antitrust laws for the regula-
ton and control of all corporations
transacting an interstate business.
9 Efficiency and economy in
governmental administration.
10 Believing in the righteous
ness of our cause and in the strength
and wisdom of the National Prohi.
5ition Party, our natural and politi-
cal ally, we pledge to its candidates
our earnest suppost, and invite the
cooperation Of all good citizens,
to the end. that the object of COVER
ment. equal protection and exact
justice for all, may be secured, by
voting with the party that stands
squarley for these principles
EUGENE W CHAFIN,
For President.
AARON S WATKINS,
For Vice-President.