Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-09-28
Temperance and the Republican Party

Tie Republican party .. nos a tc~rer.
sacc society, neither political orsap,iI-
ticn formci exclusively ZOE TIE promotion
OF Temperance. When our present. &c Name
Law " vas .Ubm,,toI % the people, and
they decided &, should be PLACED On the
Statute Book. 70 -c,ilci the question as to a
lsr ~ t,r. State. Neither DO We consider
that the teupsraucc question IA. bcen in
is,1S in ans v, our recent elections. The
ycOPls themselves took ,t out oi politics.
Tn, Repub.e.n party i made up Of men
~rs voted iur And against our rrvsrut law
1 = cOupo.ed of ucn who favor and ur-
pose tie principles - prohibition ltmske-
10 tess upon men On thc-s questions. Men
b',o0gius u the Republican organization
ere tolerated, whatever may bc their pccu-
liar views Up,a the temrerabcs question
THIS !. the exact pa-,iiJu " the party a. ~
understand 10. Now We have a word 70 a,
% our party friends as 10 the future a. con
peetel ~,,h the maitcr. - lar as W
know land We believe W have had III.
means 10 form a correct opiuion,) the tom
p-raac, men in the Republican organization
have never Ia the selection Of candidates flr
ofice made ie.t on men in the party knl-n
90 -" libeeAi- Tia, ha, never IN canvass
irs ben srset a. an Objection asalns, them
Tcupcraher men have, On many occasions.
.ided 10 making nominations ir,m che Glib
81 wing u the p,r;,, and a. cordially sup
por,si them - the polls.
In proof Of th'. hook at the Rsplhlican
ticket. IN Oxford County TOE the last three
or four YEAR,. in which radical Temperance
men have fsureI IN 'ean y, .lu'y. Mt.
~ith-tanlios he Liberal c,.r.e pursued BY
the Temperance wing "a the party. there !.
nAhil1sily deposition On the part Of a Few
reu IN tie other wing q pros1rils the Tor
mer. We refer now g. our own county.
Prominent active Temperance men, When
Urgvi fur place. have brvu in or county
lnd 'sFs convention. Ohy.ctri 10 '5''y On
sec 1-. o. tbs,r opinions uPOa .-mP-r.ucs.
4; has bssa sad (,uI Of tbs a. here .,vc no
OP,hi0nl that mcn ave been dsiea'ad ani
failed % receive nominations Tor reasons
above stated. IL i also .aii that al raii-
cal Temperance mcu Ia the county aro here
after 70 De- prescribed to make way for lib
sr,ls We cannot beiis1. this 10 Be -.
Whether - Or not, a. the conductor OF \
Republican lIeal press, We have certain
opinion. up0a .h,s matter which &c feel tree
TO express For The good Of the Republican
party tia. question shou,I b. sep, out oft.
No issue upon the tsmp~ranee question can
BE- lesitimateiy made "a e. To drag il IN
.ai make Z a te., On a man because be has
b,as radical orr e literal " i 10 dc.
tract tie party and in the end bring certain
defeat. A. t. the composition Of the Re
publican party in Oxford County. it i hut
'aIr % say that large and respectable par,
Oft sere a-hrs, rld,aai temperance men
when tina, question Vas IN the political
srera rhese men iaa. gu-asiihs Repu5h-
car rarfy not only Ia thi. county but IN the
State. They have BEEN the hsri workin.
men in the party, Alsay. at their pos, and
10 the very front rank. Of the Sighting men.
They vSs che frst men 10 sacrifice their
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