The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-09
HANEY AGAINST ONE +
PLATFORM PLANK
In Acceptance Speech Yesterday He
Said Initiative, Referendum and
Recall Were Dangerous.
Prohibition Candidate Warns Nation
Against Nilitaristic Spirit Although
FaVoring Form of Prepared
ness

Indianapolis, Ind. Aug. S,--Former
/ Governor J. Frank Hanly. Prohibi-
! uon candidate for the presidency OF
the United States will not support
one plank in the Prohibition platform
at the coming election That plank
IS the ono endorsing the initiative
referendum and recall. Mr.. Hanly made
this known to-day in his speech OF
acceptance after his official notifica-
ton Of nomination. at his home here,
by Robert H Patton. OF Illinois
chairman of the Prohibition National
Mr.. Hanly. after setting forth the
ideals Of the party regarding the
abolition OF the liquor traffic. said:
There is in the platform one plank
not reported by the committee on
resolutions but adopted by the con-
yentiOn-which l can neither approve
nor accept, which l cannot defend in
the campaign. which, If elected, l
would oppose, and which. IL brought
20 me as a proposed law. l would
veto.
Il refer to the following:
We favor the initiative, referen-
DUN and recall
My statement In regard to this is
based upon the assumption that the
declaration implies approval of the
initiative. referendum and recall in
state ana national ar1airs.
III so intended. l cannot yield IT
my assent SO applied | believe them
10 be subversive OF Representative con-
stitutional govern oicnt.
Wherever they have obtained they
have wrought confusion and harm.
Where the initiative and referendum
have been applied to the amendment
of constitutions. they have made these
solemn and organic charters liquid as
water, and volatile as oil They will
do the same TO tho Federal Constitu-
ton. All three are revolutionary, but
not progressive They are the weapons
Of the bad oftener than they are the
defense of the good
Fraught With Peril to Nation.
I'm my judgment nothing could be
fraught with greater peril to State and
national prohibition OF the traffic in
intoxicating liquors than the applica-
ton OF these three principles to the
state and national governments.
my attitude in regard to them has
been SO often expressed, and in sc
mary States, and before 50 many peo-
pie that is SO widely known. that II
Is In conceivable to me that the con-
vention could have known 1t. But
lest there be some who sat in the con-
vention and voted for me. and others
,
plate voting for me. and who do not
know. feel that Justice and candor
required from me this statement.
Never in my life have l surrender
ed a clear conviction on any vital pub
lie question to secure position or po-
l!tiCal favor. and I cannot do so now"
Regarding the tariff and trade is
sues the former Governor expressed
himself in favor of Federal Tariff
CommisSion and a reversIOn TO the
reciprocity ideals of Mckinley and
Blaine.
He continued:
These things. important and vital
as they are. will not be sufficient to
insure to us the industrial and COM
mercial primary 10 which the intel
ligence and skill of our people and
natural resources of the country we
intebit entitie us.
In a brief while many millions OF
men. drilled into high efficiency and
disciplined into bstinsncs and So