The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-06
PROH|B|T|ON|STS
IN CONVENTION
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why" said Elicit, Il would rather
see ten thousand American flags burn
ed, as in New York few days ago
than have the Stars and Stripes
draped around whiskey barrel"
Both motions and amendments were
withdrawn, and motion to adjourn
put before the house. The conYen
ton adjourned to meet at one-thirty
this afternoon.
Platform Adopted.
Preanble-The prohibition party Of
Iowa in State Convention assembled
in Oskaloosa, Iowa, July 4 and 5, 1916
recognizing Almighty God and His
Word as the foundation of all human
laws and that this nation should b.
governed by laws in harmony with
la Christian civilization; make the fol
flowing declarations of principles anG
policies.
Declaration of Principles and Prohi.
Ibition of Liquor Traffic--We declare
for the prohibition of the alcoholic
! liquor, its manufacture, sale, importa.
ton or use for any purpose whatso.
ever. and pledge ourselves if elected
to power to submit to the vote of the
lpeople of Iowa, constitutional amend
ment prohibiting the manufacture, sale
and importation of alcoholic liquora
except denatured alcohol, for any pur
pose whatsoever and provide adequate
penalties for any violation of the
same. -ls
! Equal Suffrage-We demand resub
mission of the constitution of the state
of Iowa for equal suffrage. r..
| Social We've favor uniform
national marriage and divorce law for
the nation, the determination of po
ligamy, and the white slave traffic,
and adequate laws for the preserva-
ton of our youth regardless of sex.
Preparedness-We stand for pre-
paredness as outlined in the national
constitution and a policy of national
peace instruction.
National-We stand for the perpet
Iuity of our free institutions, civil and
religious liberty, government inspec.
tons of all institutions; complete sep
Iaration of church and state; no public
funds for sectarian purposes; free
speech; free press, free public schools
and land of free men and free WON
en-. II
Labor-We favor the protection of
motion of social justice, harmony be-
tween capital and labor, more equi-
table distribution of the points of la
NOR and legislation against the exploit.
tation of child labor.
Initiative and Referendum--We de.
clare for the initiative referendum and
recall under such restrictions or will
secure calm consideration of measures
submitted to the people. 81
Taxes and Mortgages--We demand
that mortgages be given in to be as
sessed by the mortgage and that the
taxes on the holdings be reduced in
that proportionate amount and that
the mortgagor pay the tax and retain
it from the interest when paid. d.
Primary Law-We favor the repeal
of the primary law.
Bible in SChools--We favor, a law
requiring daily bible reading in all
public schools.
Civil Service-We favor a cOmprp
hensive law for the employees of all
state, county, and municipal offices.
Good roads-We favor good roads.
and the application of all automobile
license revenue for their construction
and maintenance.
DELEGATES are Named.
This mornings session of the con
vention was called to order at nine
o'clock bv Chairman MacEachron. Up
on a motion put before the house, i'm.
mediately after the opening of the
meeting. the state party platform was
read. and considered item by item.
With the completion of corrections the
platform was adopted, the following
chan ges being made: a... ~.
Article Amended by saying al
coholic liquors. excepting. denatured
alcohol" ~.
Article 5.-Adopted after sumbitting
adequate and impartial government
inspection of all private and denomina-
tional institutions of charitable, edu
cational of objectionable character"
Article S.-Mortgagees changed to
mortgagors.
The selection of forty-six delegates
to represent the state of Iowa of the
National Prohibition Convention.
meeting in st. Paul, Mimi, next Wed
nesday. July IL. came next in order
Following Is the incomplete list of
representatives chosen:
A. MacEachron, o. d. Elicit, Rev.
Morris Bailey. w. NJ. Collins, A. IT,.
Coats, C. H. Bay. F. T. Stevenson. e.
r. Hoag. W. c. Mott. Mrs. Anna Mott
Isaac E. Bennett, Miss Minnette MIr.
ply. Mrs. Jessie T. Williams, Eva
Tharpe, Mrs. Ida B. Smith, W. Fl.
Knots NJ. L.. Christian. Philip Vog.,
John B. Hammond. Rev. Otis l.. Spur.
gin, Anna Spann. Mrs. A. MacEaehron
l.. S. Stoker. N. B. Stewart. G. N. Mer.
ry, H. G. Hodgkinson, r. B. Howard,
Mr.. Johnson. w. l.. Bawden, w. r..
Gannly. w. A. Schale. w. III, Holroydi
Mrs, Shoeman, A. Fl. Hook, Karl Lew
is, Orly Buck. Hattie Dickson, Milton
j. Shaw, and s. A. Spurgeon.
VIII Fight Harding.
The question of state ticket head
was again brought up in the conven-
tion by J. N Hosier of Hancock, who
offered a motion calling for a resolu
ton authorizing the holding open the
head of the party ticket, until after
the state Democratic convention, after
which II the Democratic party put a
plank in their platform favoring prohi.
bition .he prohibition party supper,
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