New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-16

~..t. u, ihe;r own views sui feelings on the sub
ec, .hey are of In no single State or Ierritsry up
10 this G.y have the People been empowered 20 'He
or or STANDARDIZATION except by tho frehas oil u "
nolcv. and in no esa has State or Territory voted
on the question without SUSTAINING IT, SUBMISSION has
hitherto been equivsens TO enacins Prohioiton ror
the first time an adverse Legislature has deerred SUD
,i..iop in Pernsyrsais. and the result ray be sd'
verse 10 our convictions but il rIH N" II the frenis
sf Temperauce accept the issue promptly and heartily
sna fight the battle psnfuy. With the State thor
ou,hJy csnvassed frox sehooI-house to school house,
by capable men and women shall feel scon6dsnt
assurance Of large majority ssr Prohibition; but if
our friends there take the suks because Legislature
they did not elect refused 70 pass they de-
sired ana passed instead OF their BILL they did rot
want they will wantonly subject their cause to
shameful defeat and probably postpone its triumph for
years.
In this State, the friends Of Prohibition feel deeply
sggrieved ant wronged. They were organized and in
the field for Prohibtory Law ia 1882, when our last
Governors election took place and tbey addressed
letter to Messrs Hunt and Seymour desiring from
each an expression of his views the subject The
snswer of each favorable thOrsh noe very specific
aud Seymour accompanied or followed his by dona-
]
his Questoners were engagcd-said cause embracing
expressly and avowsdly the total suppression Of grog
shops by law The Committee in charge OF this cor
resperdence did hen well understand the tricks
and Niles of offce-seesers by trade they do
that part of their education having received very
considerable impulse fcom the subsequent conduct of
this same boratio Seymour. They reported to the
Temperance public that the answers of both Messrs.
Hunt and Seymour were favorable and that Temper
ance mea might safely vote for either, according 70
their party predictions What followed we need not
here recapitulae.
We have revived these facts only to explain and
Justify the very general resolution of the earnest adyo-
Gates of Total Abstinence not to be swindlei again.
unless it be by outright uuequivoca undeniable per-
fdy The candidates who desire their vote, for
Governor or Assembly neZt Fall must give an explicit
affirmative answer to this question:" bill s"b-
s;anauy Ike the Prohibory Act Of last session, then
reoed BY Cor Seymour, shoyd before you during
',onr official term ,riH yor, heartily support IT." He
who cannot answer Yes to this queston-aot by winks
and nois and squeezes of the hand and enigmatical
that he is all ri yht may look elsewhere
for his votes than to the earnest champions OF Total
Abstinence from All that can lntoxicate. If they do
not find candidate to their liking next FALL they will
make oue-of that be assured. For though while they
believe the advocates of Prohibition tQ be majority
of the People of this State are quite aware that
there is no minority of that people who will vote a
Temperance ticket in defiance fther party afnities
and predictions. they deem it by certain
that they woad not elect their Governor in quad
rangnlar contest, such as their nomination of a
Candidate would ensure next November At the very
worst, as between being beaten and cheated at the
ext trial. they prefer being beaten and they entreat
those with whom they agree general politics MOTTO
force them to such alternative.