Evening star., 1924-06-06
PROHIBITIONISTS VOTE
TO CONTINUE PARTY
Platform Adopted Scores G. 0. P.
and Democrats for Failure to
! Uphold Dry Law.
WORLD COURT ENTRY URGED
Teaching of Bible in Schools Is
Made Campaign Issue.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, June 6.-The Pro
hibition national convention today
voted to continue the party machln-
ery. nominate candidates and make
its usual campaign for prnciple. 1t
rejected a resolution by Robert II.
Patton, Illinois, proposing that no
ticket be placed in the field, but that
members of the party find asylum in
an amalgamation of law and order
forces.
AARON :. watkins of Ohio presented
the platform, as follows:
Platform of the Prohibition national
party:
The Prohibition party, in national
convention at Columbus, Ohio, TINS
9th day of June, 1924, recognizing
Almighty God as the source of all
governmental authority and that the
principles enunciated BY his som
Jesus Christ. should guide in all mat
ters pertaining to government, makes
the following declaration OF prln-
CipIeS:
our party and its philosophy
Four years of nullitication by the
Democratic and Republican officials
have demonstrated the soundness or
the philosophy of the Prohibition
party that a law comforting a right
will enforce itself. but law pro
hibiting a wrong, financially ana
politically intrenched, requires
party thoroughly committed to IT'S
maintenance and enforcement. Little
or no Improvement can be expected
so long as the friends of the prohibl-
tory law divide themselves among
political parties. seeking the votes
of the law violators, and the nullitlca-
tionists whose votes are regarded as
necessary to the political parties as
the votes of the law abiderS.
Moral bankruptcy Hit.
The astounding revelation Of cor
ruption and maladministration in
government extending to the cabinet
itself, are but the inevitable conse-
uucnCeS of the moral bankruptcy OF
a political party which. perpetuatin Ing
the old liquor regime, is dependent
upon the wet vote for its margin OF
plurality. The Prohibition party.
therefore, summon all good citizens
who favor suppression of the liquor
traffic, the enforcement of law, the
maintenance of constitutional gov
srnment, the publication of our
policies honesty and efficiency in the
the building of better citizenship
TO join in new alignment in a politi-
cal party to achieve these tranSCendent
objectlVeS.
Restrictive Ballot.
We denounce the election laws en-
acted by the Republican and Demo
cratic parties in many states that
maxi il almost and often entirely i'm
possible for minor parties to retain
their place on the ballot or for new
parties to be born, and We demand
their repeal
For World Court Entry.
International relations:
The time is past when the United
States can hold alOof from the affairs
of the world. We support the pro-
posal for the entry of this country
into the Court of international JUS
tice, as an important step in substi-
tuting law for force in the settlement
of international disputes.
Capital and labor:
While adhering to our time hon
ored position of demanding justice
for both capital and labor. we declare
that the interests of the general pub
lie are paramount to both. There
fore, we favor the speedy enactment
by Congress and the several state
legislatures, each IN its respective
shAll impartially protect all three of
IueSe Classes.
Agriculture:
In the constantly increasing trend
of population from the country into
towns and cities, with the consequent
abandonment of the farms, this coun-
try faces d grave peril. 1t is self
evident that the farmer, with his in
vestment in his land. buildings, live
stock, machinery, tools and labor,
ought to receive more than one-half
of the dollar paid by the consumer for
the products of the farm, where no
process of manufacture intervenes
IF given power, we will by appropri-
ate legisla tion endeavor to secure to
the farmer his just proceeds of his
toll.
Conservation:
All natural resources, including
mineral, oil and timber lands. water