Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-10-11
PROHIBITION TICKET
For President-J. FRANK HANLEY Of Indiana.
For Vice President-IRA d. LANDRITH of Tenn

! For PRESIDENT. FRANK HANLEY Of Indiana.
For Vice President-IRA d. LANDRITH of Tenn
STATE TICKET
! Governor-Geo E. McKerrow. Pewaukee.
Lieutenant Governor Charles H. Mol. Milwaukee,
Cangressman--C l.. Clifford. Sparta.
u. s. Senator--Charies L. Hin. Rosendale.
Secretary Of State--Will Mack FtAtkinson.
State Treasurer--John A. Berg. Galesville
Attorney General-B E. Vankeuren. Oshkosh.
COUNTY TICKET
Member of Assembly-Lyman q Smith. Viroqua.
County Cierk--Dr. Clyde D. Mead, Virodua-
County Trezsurer-Dr. Chas. v. Porter, Viroqua.
SheriH-James f. Eeefe. LaFarge.
Coroner-W. S. Groves. Readstown.
The Prohibition party, assembled
in its twelfth national convention IN
the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, on
the twenty-first day of July, 1916, thank
full to Almighty God for the blessings
of liberty, grateful for our institutions
and the multiplying signs of early vic
tory for the cause for which the party
stands, in order that the people may
know the source of its faith and the
basis of its action, should it be cloth
ed with governmental power, chal-
lenges the attention of the nation and
asks the votes of the people on this
declaration of principles.
PROHIBITION
We denounce the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors.. We believe in its abol-
ition. 1t should be made crime not
a business--and ought not to have gov
ornamental sanction.
We demand, and, If given power,
we will effectuate the demand, that
the manufacture, importation, expor-
tation, transportation and sale of al
cohojic liquors for beverage purposes
shall be prohibited.
To the accomplishment of this end
we pledge the exercise of all govern
mental power, the enactment of stat
utes and the amendment of constitu-
tions, state and national. Only by a
political party committed to this pur-
pose can such policy be made effect
i've. We call upon all voters, belle :
ing in the destruction of the drink
traffic, to place the Prohibition party
in power on this issue, as a necessary
step in the solution of the liquor pro-
blem.
SUFFRAGE
The right Of citizens of the United
States to vote should not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by
any state on account of sex. We de-
clare in favor OF the Acknowledgement
OF women by amendments to state and
| federal constitutions.
We condemn the Republican and
Democratic parties for irfailure to
submit TO the voters an equal suffrage
amendment to the national Constitu.
tion.
We remind the four million women
voters that, in 1872, we declared for
their political rights, the first so tc
do, and we invite their cooperation In
electing the Prohibition party to pow
err.
PEACE AND PREPAREDNESS
We are committed to the policy 81
peace and friendliness 10 all nations
We are opposed unalterably To ths
wasteful military program Of the Dem
ocratie and Republican parties Mi
itarism protects no worthy Institution
II endangers them all and violates
lth Q high principles which have
brought Us as nation to the present
hour. We are for constructive pro
gram in preparedness Tor peace. We
declare for and will promote WORLD
court, to, which national differences
shall be submitted, 50 maintained as
10 give its DEGREES binding force.
We will support compact among
nations to dismantle navies and dis
band armies; but, until such worlf
court and compact are established
we pledge ourselves to maintain an
effective army and navy and to pro
vide coast defenses entirely adequate
for national protection.
We are opposed to universal mill
tary service and to participation in
the rivalry which has brought Europe
TO the shambles and nov imperils tn,
civilization of the race.
Private profit, SO far as constitution
ally possible, should be taken out o.
the manufacture of war munitions an6
ali war equipment
In normal times, we favor the EN-
ployment Of the army in vast reclaim
tion plans: in refOresting hills anC
mountains; ia building state and ma
tional highways: in the construction
of AN inland waterway from Florida
TO Maine: in opening Alaska and IL
unnumbered other projects, which
will make our soldiers constructive
builders of peace. For such service
There should be paid an adequate, in
dustrial wage.
Those units of our navy which arc
capable of being converted into mer
lchEatmeu and passenger vessels Should
be constructed with that purpose IL
view, and chiefly SO utilized in tinei
Of peace.
We condemn the political parties
which, for more than thirty years
have allowed muuition and warequip
I q
lpeopie and to Jeopafiize' the highest
interests OF the nation by furnishing
honey-combed drmor plate and sec.
i ond-rate battieships, which the Navy
! League nov declares are wholly in
adequate.
We will not allow the country L
forget that the FIRST step toward phys
icai. economic, moral and politiea
I preparedness is the enactment Of ma
t,onal Prohibition.
MEXICO AND THE MolsRoE DOCTRINE
Mexico needs, not conqueror, but
a Good Samaritan. We are opposed
to the violation of the sovereignty o.
the Mexican people and We will cOun
tenance no war of aggression against
them. We pledge the help of thiI
country In the suppression of lawles
bands Of marauders and nuraerers
who have taken the lives of American
citizens, on both sides Of the border
as we'll as of MeXicans in their owr
country.
The lives and property Of our citi
zeus when about their lawful pursuits
either in the United States or in Mex
leo, must apd will be protected. II
the event Of breakdown Of govern