East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-10
Candidate For President on Prohibi-
ton Ticket is Officially Informed
of His Nomination.
ISSUES MUST BE MET
says Old Parties Sidestcp Vital Prob
lens of day-Advocates Six Year
OF Tariff, WOman's Suffrage, miti-
ativc, Referendum and Recall

Waukesha. Wis, Aug. 1O.-Hun-
dreds of persons gathered in the Meth
odist church here today where
Rev. Charles Mead of New York
city notified Eugene w. Chafin
of Illinois of his nomination for
president by the prohibition party.
Accepting the nomination Mr.. Chafin
charged the old parties with side
stepping the liquor question and the
high cost of living problems.
Chafin declared he favored a single
term of six years for the president,
the suppression of the white slave
traffic, scientific revision of the tariff.
direct election of senators. the initi-
ative. referendum, recall and woman
suffrage.
In part he said:
1t did not seem convenient for this
committee and myself to meet at my
home in Tucson, Arizona, for this
formal and important ceremony, so l
selected Waukesha, Wisconsin 1t
was here that / began the practice of
law in 1875, a practice which
NpHNilAltu lOi Ilbie lIdH lNtIlN -llN =
years 1t was within fifteen miles of
this city that l was born snd-renred
on a farm purchased of the govern
ment by my father. who was one Of
the pioneers of Wisconsin.
Presidential office.
The platform favors "a presidential
term of six years and one term only"
This is a most important matter
Twenty-six eminent gentlemen have
occupied the presidential office. The
first seven were born the subjects of
king. the others citizens of a great
republic. Seven served, by re-elec-
tion, two full terms of eight years
Not one of them added anything to
his reputation or performed any great
service by a second term. Several
have lost much in reputation and done
infinite harm to the nation by seek
ing a subsequent term. The time has
come in our history when we have
too much president-too much poll
tics-too frequent presidential cleo
tions. We are an industrial business
nation of people Our progress should
ii'N bt St'pptu pit Ntdi III l'ul "
elect "A president. Amend the conSti-
tuition making the term six years and
one term only. Let the office become
one of silent dignity and firm ad-
ninistration of the law. Let congress
10 the legislating. Follow the eX-
ample of James X Polk, who made
less noise than any other president
and whose administration of four
years is noted for greater achieve
ments than any other in our history
with the exception of Lincoln's.
Liquor Traffic.
The master method of destroying
! the worlds greatest plague is well
defined in this prohibition platform.
The liquor traffic is wrong. 1t pro-
/ luces crime, poverty ana political
corruption and spreads disease and
1 death All laws taxing or licensing
such Il traffic should he repealed. How
shall we establish these facts in gov
,rnmeut and repeal these laws and
| have prohibition? There is but one
way. All other methods have been
tried and failed. Our platform says:
"To destroy such a traffic there must
he elected to power q political party
which will administer the government
from the standpoint that the drink is