Show THE pROHIBIT prohibitionists IONNIS prohibition pa party arty ro r row o W holding their national convention at indianan olio oli indians indiana had its origin in an attempt to establish a third party in the greenback la in 1876 the party ran neal eal dow of ino aine as a candidate for in IM 1880 james black of pennsylvania and in 1884 st john john governor of kansas of its platform the f ull full text of which appears in telegrams absolute abe state and national aati onal prohibition is the dominant characteristic feature the other plank being tacked on or torn off accordine accordi according nw to political policy B the party nas accomplished its wort of state and local option prohibition more by impressing itself 0 n th e pre availing political power and through it to influence legislation rather than by separate political action maine mai be now for about abent thirty years i a prohibition state was carried almost solely by the eloquent advocacy of neal dow massachusetts next to lot I 1 lowed with a prohibition law wh which teh has lately been repealed in 1881 the nation was somewhat surprised by an overwhelming popular vote in kansas adopts adopting in a prohibition amendment iowa followed next on the teetotal list hit and then the question centered with interest and excitement in pennsylva nit ala and georgia the prohibitory party sarty however does not figure strife bigly angly in national politics not ha having as yet abc succeeded ceedee in holotik even a bal ne ance of power between the two peat great p eat parties though it has bas often slightly confused contused cont used calculations as to results from massachusetts pennsylvania new york and ohio |