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Show KNOCKS HARDING j FOR If STAND! Absolutely Unacceptable' Says Newly Chosen Candidate of Prohibition Party LINCOLN, Neb.. July 23. Aaron S. j Watkins, of Germantown, O., nnd D LelRh Colvin. Prohibition party i candidates for tho presidency and vice-presidency, today issued stat mentH conde-mnln;; the stand on pm nibitlon taken by Souator Harding in his ppeech of acceptance yesterday. . "Wo notice with regret that Bens tor Harding mentions and even emphasize.-', tho fact that m.any dissent ' from the law and he will, If possible, I think, secure its repeal," said Mr Watkins. "It is all right for Senator Hardin-: ' to epe?k of law enforcement," said , Mr. Colvln's statement. "Anyone j v, uuld do that. But his broad state ' ment about re.neal makes his stand j absolutely unacceptable." With the national convention fin- ished and a ticket placed In the field for tbo fall campolgn, prohibition delegateo today wero cn their way borne and the newly elected national committee was making its plans for the coming fight with the Democrats and Republicans. CONVENTION ADJOURNS The convention adjourn d shortly after mid night after naming Aaron i S. Watkins, Germantown, uhio, school teacher, its standard bearer i nnd D. Leigh Colvin. New York author, au-thor, his running mate. The nomin- atious came after W illiam Jennings I Bryan, nominated Wednesday, had ; sent word that he could not accept i because he wished to remain a Democrat, although he had not decided de-cided how he would vote this fall. In addition to planning for the i campaign the national committee ex pectfl to Issue a statement today or In the next few days making known I Its feeling lownrd Senator Harding prohibition pronouncements In his speech of acceplanco yesterday. Individual In-dividual members said it was satis factory at first glance, but wanted more time to study It. The prohibition party adopted a platform favoring ihe league of nations, na-tions, but expressing no expression to reservations. PLATFORM IS DRAWN UP Advocating greater participation bv i women in federal agencies for bet tering the condition of workers; I promising farmers aid and In equallz- i ing prices, securing farm labor and cooperative marketing and demanding demand-ing industrial courts to end industrial warfare. The platform et forth the party's ! views as follow.-, 1 I'ndiihlt inn-C,ive thnnl fnr I national prohibition, commendation of congress for enforcement laws passed and of supreme court for Up holding eighteenth amendment and enforcement law. 2. rfuffUIQcatlbn Denounces ef forts of "Irganizcd liquor traflic," to nullify amendment by modefylng enforcement en-forcement act and condemns Republican Repub-lican and Democratic parties for platform silence on this point. 3. League of nations Favors entrance en-trance of United States into league by immediate ratification of peace treaty, "not objecting to reasonable reservations interpreting American understanding of covenant " Favors constitutional amendment providing treaties of peace be ratified by majority ma-jority both houses congress 4. Education Compulsory education educa-tion English language both in public and parochial schools. MANY AIMS MENTIONED 5. Agriculture Pledges aid to farmers "in working out plan to equalize prices, secure labor and organization. or-ganization. 6. For the League Women voters, providing for prohibition of child labor, appropriations for federal children's chil-dren's bureau, protection of infant life through federal program of maternity ma-ternity and infancy cate, federal department de-partment of education, federal aid lor removal of illiteracy and increase teachers' salaries. Instruction for vouth of land and newly arrived aliens in duties of citizenship; federal fed-eral supervision of marketing of food to prevent excess profits, estab .uiient of women's bureau In department de-partment of labor and appointment of women In mediutlon and concilia Ition service and on any industrial commissions, just wages to women in civil service and no discrimination on account of etx, appropriation for campaign against venereal disease; American women married to aliens to retain citizenship while resident in United States, 7. Economy and administration Favors budget system and govern-no govern-no nl economy and "demands legislation legisla-tion defining rights of labor and tho creation of industrial courts which will guarantee to labor and employ-lug employ-lug capital nui.l ;-.nd exact Justice and to tho general public protection against the paralysis of industry ' 8. Profiteering Promises to eliminate elim-inate profiteers and all unnecessary middlemen by legal action 9. Suffrage Congratulates women on freedom "which this party has helped them achieve" 10. Presidential qualifications Declares president should be a person of high moral, spiritual and intellectual intellec-tual qualifications and Christian ideals 11. Law and order Pledges Impartial Im-partial enforcement of all laws. 12 Conclusion Declares Prohibition Prohibi-tion party has served people wisely and faithfully and asks favorable consideration of voters By such action ac-tion voters can mako all political organizations or-ganizations render fine equality of service, it is asserted. |
