Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-11-17
MONDAY, NOV. IL, 1856.
The Position Of the Times On the Maine Law
Question.

The Position Of the Times the Maine Law
Question.
The St. Anthony Republican, speaking Of
the structures of the Minnesotian on the Maine
Law plank in the Republican platform, says:
"The Times agrees with it, [the Minneso-
tian, in the main point-that it would be wiser
to leave out Prohibition from the creed of the
Republicans, and present the single issue OF
hostility to Slavery extension. But the Times
is more positively in favor of Prohibition on
its own merits, and did not, like the Minneso-
tan, spit on the temperance plank in the Re-
publican platform"
That is so. We wish our position on this
question to be distinctly understood. We
think it not polite, or even necessary, to mix
up the Delegate question with that Of the Maine
Law-and whys Simply because a large
class Of our citizens who do not agree with us
on the Temperance question, do agree with us
on the Slavery question, and we want their aid
to carry forward the cars Of Freedom, and
therefore we say, let US meet them on COM
mon ground, on the simple issue of "hostilay
to Slavery extension" Let all other issues
stand aside. BY and by, when we get strong
er, other reforms can be introduced, and event
ually the ends now sought by the Republicans
will be fully and thoroughly accomplished.
God did not make the world in one but six days,
and it is not for US to expect to organize per-
feet party in one year.
The Republican is right when it says that
the "Times is more positively in favor of Pro-
hibition on its own merits" We desire to see
Prohibitory Law in full force in this Terrific
ry, and in our local politics we shall work for
that end, and even in our Delegate election we
should feel 10th to vote for candidate who was
not practical temperance man. We do not
think, with the Minnesotian, that the Conven-
ton that nominated Mr.. Marshall did wrong
in passing the Maine Law resolution, from the
fact that the call Of the meeting previously held,
was for the purpose Of renovating our local
government" and this was one Of the instru-
mentalities to be used. Perhaps it would have
been better not to have introduced the resolu-
ton, but it ,cas introduced, and those who stood
by it during the campaign, did nothing but their
duty, and should not be censured, but COM
mcnded for it.
The Republican continues:
"We think the Times at least will concede
the point that the suppression of grog-shops is
more important than any other issue in our To-
cal politics"
We do concede the point, and if there is any
difference Of opinion, it is on the Congressional
question and not on the local one. AS we read
further, we perceive there is no difference Of
opinion, for our cotemporary says:-
"In Congressional canvass which can
have no bearing on the subject of Prohibition,
we are willing to subordinate the Temperance
question; though even then we cannot support
a man of known Incorporate habits. But
when it comes to our Legislative, or County, or
Precinct ticket, every man must be right, or we
shall scratch it."
We think, after what has been said, no one
will misapprehend our position on the Maine
Law question, nor what course we should pur-
sue in another election, nor can they in any
way misunderstood the position of our St. An
thony friend.