The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-21
MEET TO SELECT
BURIAL GROUND FOR
JO HN bARLEYCORN
SAYS CHA| RIM A n IN
OPENING A DID RESS

Lincoln, Neb., July 21--Calling the
the Prohibition party to order here
this morning, Virgil G. Hinshaw,
chairman of the Prohibition national
committee, told the delegates they
had come together to "select a burial
lot for John Barleycorn." The other
political parties. he said, out Of re.
spect to Johns relatives have voted
that he shall lie in state for another
four years to be viewed by the Am
erican people.
THE Democratic platform is silent,
the Republican platform is silent, "
the Prohibition national chairman con-
tinued. Harding owns brewery stock,
he is not prohibitionist at heart.
Cox is wet. The future is before us,
the campaign is upon us.
I'VE want to do the wisest thing
the best thing for the prohibition
movement and for the country. 1t
was our fervent wish that every poll
tical party would this year fall in
line with the Constitution of the
United States, with the congress Of
the United States, with the supreme
court of the United States, and rec
ognize openly and avowedly the set
tlement Of this question. The other
parties have failed. What shall we
do?"
Turning to measures other than pro
hibition which the party had cham
pioned. Chairman Hinshaw said LAS
we assemble here for the thirteenth
time in 81 years we do so with a
realization that we have had part in
more than one battle and for the solu.
ton of more than one problem. While
we have been a party with an eye
single to the solution of one great
problem we have at the same time
aimed at the solution and reached the
solution of many problems.
For example, we stood for woman
suffrage in 1872, which was 40 years
before the Progressive party was borr
and 40 years before any other party
assumed the same position. We ad
vocated civil service reform the same
year and thus preceded the Democrats
by four years and the Republicans
by u years. We championed the di
rect election of U. S. senator's in 1872
The Republican party never champion
ID that issue and the Democratic
party not until 1900 or cS years there
after.
I'VE favored twocent letter postage
in 1872 and thus beat every othel
political party to that proposition
by the space of l6 years. We stoot
for international arbitration in 1876
the Republican party did not advocat,
it until 1904, or 2S years thereaftel
and the Progressive party not unit
1912, or 36 years thereafter. w,
opposed lotteries and gambling il
1876; no other political party eve
opposed such in platform or in con
vention.
Opposed POlygamy Since 1876
I'VE went after the land grabber!
and spectators in 1876 and thus bea
the Republican party to it by eigh
years and the Progressive party b!
IS years. We have opposed polygamy
since 1910, lHe DelnOcTdllc party ueN
er opposed that institution in ma
tioral platform or convention. VI
have opposed the white slave traffi,
since 1876, no other political part.
ever opposed that institution in eithe
national platform or convention. w
have advocated uniform marriage an,
divorce laws since 1883; no othe
political party has ever champione,
that issue in national platform o
convention.
I'VE have stood for income Ia
since 1896; the Republican party nev
er favored it and the Democrati
party not until 1908 or IL years there
after We opposed child labor !.
1903 and thus beat the Progressive
to it by period Of four years. w
favored the conservation of natura
resources in 1908 and thus beat tn
Democrats ana Progressives by fou
years.
'As matter Of fact, we have pre-