The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-13
Has Served Two Years in State Sen
ate and Is Believed to Be Good
Material.
STAND FOR COUNTY OPTION.
Also Demand Strict Enforcement of
the Laws Pertaining to White
Slave Traffic.

In a platform which assails the IL
quor traffic as the "greatest of all
moral, social and political evils" and
duty of the state and naional govern
ment," the Prohibition prty in Min
nesota is preparing to make an ac-
tive campaign this fall to seat e. E.
Lobeck in the governors chair.
Mr.. Lobeck has served two years in
the state senate. In his speech &C
cepting the nomination from the Pro-
hibition party, Mr.. ,Lobeck said, eff
we can elect a Prohibition governor
and we can succeed in chloroforming
the present state senate and send it
to a better world, the saloon evil will
60" W. G. Calderwood was nominal
ed for congressman at large.
At the Prohibition convention, a
decidedly progressive platform was
drawn up, containing besides the us
ual prohibition planks, planks de-
handing better working conditions
for the wage Garner; equal taxation,
equitable reapportionment of legis-
latiye districts, enforcement of the
laws governing the white slave traf-
fic, declaring for the conservation Of
commercial and natural resources, in
itiative, referendum and recall; de-
manding that the evils of alcohol on
the human system should be taught
in the public schools and that all ap-
pointive offices and all committee as
signments of the house and senate
be made a matter of election.
Following is the platform in full:
We, the Prohibitionists of the State
of Minnesota, in convention assem-
bled, assert our belief in God as the
author of all just government.
We hold in derision the liquor Ii
cense laws of our statute books,
which assume that a citizen may pur-
chase Of his equal a right which the
same laws imply, and the courts have
asserted that no one possesses We
favor the repeal of such laws
We invite to fellowship all men on
the following principles:
l. We maintain that the beverage
liquor traffic is the greatest of all
moral, social and political evils, and
it's destruction is the paramount duty
of state and national governments,
and should be the greatest political
issue.
2. We favor legislation granting
the right to vote the saloon out by
counties. Our candidates for the leg
islature have always stood squarely
for all such legislation both before
and after their election-a record un-
rivaled by other organizations.
3. We favor the conservation Of
our commerce, our resources and our
business enterprises but we also hold
that our homes, our churches and our
schools and our boys and girls should!
be protected from the gluttonous ra-
pacity of the saloon.
4. We demand the strict enforce
ment Of the laws pertaining to the
unspeakable traffic in girls common
ly known as the white slave traffic.
5. We favor the reinstatement OF
the law requiring temperance in
struction in our public schools, which
was found in our statute prior tc
1905.
6. We favor the initiative anC
referendum legislative and the recall
for all public officials.
7. We hold that the right to vote
should rest upon intelligence ant
character rather than upon sex.
8. We hold that efforts directed
against brewery ownership of politi
cal parties is of more permanent ben
eft, than wasting time to curtail thu
brewery owned saloon.
g.. We favor laws that will assure
to all men a just compensation for la
Dor performed, and allow the laborel
sufficient time each day for culture
and recreation. When full value il
given for value received, labor ant
capital can unite for mutual benefit.
TO- We favor laws which shall
cause all property to be taxed equal
q CONTINUED on last pags.)