The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
HANLY ACCEPTS
NOMINATION
Tells Why He Went Over TO the Prohibi-
ton Party, Because His Own Took
Up with Liquor Interests.

indianapolis, Ind, Aug. s.-Ex-Gov. j
Frank Hanly to-day accepted the Prohi
bition party nomination for president
saying in part;
Speaking as the duly authorized rep
resentative of the Prohibition national
convention, but recently convened in the
city of st. Paul, you have formally noti'
fed me of my nomination by the Prohi'
bition party for president of the United
States.
You have couched your notice to me
in such generous and eloquent terms, and
have performed your mission with such
delicate courtesy and kindly good will,
| that | cannot refrain from making CRATE
full acknowledgment to you, and to each
of you.
IL accept the nomination, profoundly
sensible of the great honor and the grave
responsibility it brings. Even though |
shall not be called upon to administer
the government the issue involved is of
such tremendous and far reaching i'm
port, and the opportunity for its ad-
vancement so unusual at this particular
moment of our history as a people, that
it awes and humbles, calling for solemn
ty of thought, candor of speech and un
selfishness of action. on the part of every
citizen, and especially so, upon the part
Of one upon whom leadership affecting it
is devolved.
Concerning such a cause at such a
time and under such circumstances, you
may justly expect me to speak with
straightforward sincerity, not only to
YOU and to the party but to the country.
That expectation | shall try to meet.
There shall be no evasion. There shall
be no concealment. You, the party, and
the country shall know my mind.
u have not hitherto affiliated with
you in party action, but upon the one
great issue which you tender to the cleo
torate of the nation ms first in character
and insstency, and by which you have
stood with unwavering devotion for half
a century, without hope of reward other
than the ultimate triumph of the cause
itself have long been at one with you.
Every life is in some measure an eyo-
luton. Mine has been no exception.
Called to the administration OF the !
of the great commonwealth |
in which i live, / found il impossible TO |
reconcile my public and official duty with |
silence and inaction concerning an agency |
that levied an unpsyable toll upon the /
social, civic economic and moral life of /
the people such as ! found the traffic in |
liquors daily levying
Desiring a remedy, | turned instinct
yely TO the party with which ] was, and /
ong had been, affiliated and which had
greatly honored and trusted me, as the
agency through which | could best rem
,dy the evils and redress the public and
private wrongs | daily looked upon.
poke to it, exposed the wrongs as best
could, and pleaded for action. The
learts and the minds of the rank and lie
II the party were willing to make an
response, but the paTty's lead
rship rebelled But still / hoped and
wrought as best could to give the party
-ision and bring it conservation r but
oped and wrought in vain. IL did not,
Tould not act. save only in guarded tim
rous phrase and with hslting, uncertain
tep, picking its way in doubt and fear,
nd then only Immediately to recede, re-
reating TO its old position. IL simply
-ould not stand and fight 1t had no
ision. no conviction. Its councils were
Drrupted and its action made futile by /
overt Understandings and secret CON-
litments.
Finally il honored with positions Of /
ouncil and trust IN state and national /
inventions. the active, direct represen- /
,tives Of the liquor traffic and by its
lenee in its conventions both state and