Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-21

The real friends OF temperance hust seo
with curiosity that the party (which COM
prises the great mass of those who are nos
tile to the temperance cause is apparently
most interested in the success OF the tenn
perance ticket. and most anxious that 1t
shall remain in the field. Sneh men also
can not help understanding the secret OF
this interest. 1t is not that the Democrats
are anxious to secnre temperance victory,
but because they hope that third party
may defeat the Republicans. and 50 bring
the anti-te Temperance party into power. The
action of those intelligent Republican TEN
perance men, however, who know thls-who
know that the defeat of the Republicans In
any State would he present defeat OF any
Temperance legislation which would he sat
iSiactury To- temperance mems Justiheu ny
them upon the grounds adopted by the old
Liberty party. That party did not deny
that their members were manly drawn from
the W higs. and that consequently their sep
arate action helped the Democrats. Ihey
said however. that the Wing policy was no
barrier against the designs OF slavery, bat
that MANY timid souls thought that It was,
anu IIdl " ui- 0hNNN10 tiASiNNy
postponed the day of real opposition and
strengthened slavery. II. then. the Wing
party were defeated, the Democratic party,
or slavery, would be unchecked, and the
formation of a genuine and vigorous anti
slavery party would be forced upon the
country.
purpose of the real temperance men IN New
York and other States. OF course, great
deal of the movement Is merely mask,
Democratic intrigue, the shouting aad
screaming of Il squad to resemble the Voice
of an army But there are certain
number of honest persons who think
temperance to be paramount issue,
and who appeal to their party
friends to retain the temperance vote by
adopting temperance platform, that l.,
prohibition and 50 to save the Republican
party. Don't endanger the election OF
United States Senator" cries the Syracuse
address don't give the State to the Demo
erats' How many votes did the temper
ance ticket poll four years ago? Or when
was it? Did anybody ever know the num-
Der? Was it even factor IN the aggre-
cate result? The Syracuse address lmplores
the Republican party not to hazard success
bv refusing to nominate prohibition can
didate ar at least not 10 court defeat by
renominating Governor Dix. But does any
honest temperance man really think that the
party would gain more than it w0uld4o lose ny Il
technically temperance nomination; Or,
a. asensiblc and thoughtful man does Such
citizen really think that temperance or any
other good cause would gain more even ny
the election OF candidate specially pledged
10 thar one point than toy that ui 4 trained,
SPACIOUS. and experienced pubic man OF
the highest personal character, Ike uene-
raj Dix? Temperance i not proper POI
litical issue, not because incompetence l.
not the occasion of most OF the crime ana
unhappine~- of society ana ui .aI-t pro-
nortion of the taxes, but because 1t l. uota
question which can affect the great general
nolicv of government. The question vi
slavery. however. was lust that. IL col
ored every measure. IL controlled IeEl-la-
tion. The cardinal administrative policy
of the Democratic party for many years
was the extension and perpetuauon oi hu-
man slavery. l. II conceivable II
sensible temperance man that the car
diual policy of great dominant party
in this country. affecting every ac-
ZION in every dcpa. tment OF the GOV
eminent. should he abstinence from uto1l-
eating liquors? Ii l. prcpo~tero"~ sup
no,itlou. and that which makes II - makes
rho sf1r.r,.fiou that the election OF Tower
81. - Srarc win ali the complicated
10, W ,,j relation. nf the state Shou.d
,'i,.' ,5,t aue-tion. equally prcpo~tcr-
o '~." r, r,.'v and orsahlze a real third
ou- ~ la, Ism. i., bore,,-- OK
p poc,,i ut' +, the yerv nature Of politics.
E H.. hem r. can NOT i;-e.f become the con-
frollinc issue. 10 Use % 10 break down an
-....,.,,il, i.wa,t oi LOYALTY tos11d
' - ''e,,
Iy-4',,'.. consider the p1~itilu tiat
,.,',,'.r,,,., t.. NM n legitimate political i,-
sne f.~ rI, reason thar il concerns some
III. ,,irb Which Government can NOT prop
crIv deal. r.r that position is not reuaule
-, g.. 49,. The license system. which Is
',,.1erallv accented. II the euI- for which
Government restraints end REGULATES tac sale
of liuuor can not De reached without prohl-
bition. and the right OF regulation is con-
ccded. that ot prohibition not De denied