The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-22

The Prohibition Convention at Auburn Next
Week-A third Party" and Separate
State Ticket-General Dix's Temperance
Record and Republican Corruption

State Ticket-General Dixs Temperance
Record and Republican Corruption.
AUBURN, n. Y, June 81, 1874
On Tuesday next 23d inst, that section or the
people OF the State OF New York who believe that
the al-mportant issue in the politics OF the State,
the present time, Is prohibition OF the manufac-
ture, importation and sale OF alcoholic beverages
meet IN convention, in this city OF Auburn to pre-
pare "platiorm" on which to enter the election
campaign next fall, and to nominate full State
''ticket" to place before the electors OF New York
State.
minority Of the temperance men, within the
republican party, fearing the result to that party
OF any large withdrawal Of the temperance
element from their ranks, have proposed that the
opposition of the temperance voters should be
directed solely against the denomination or Cow
ernOr Dix They desire to make q ''scapeg0atn OF
General Dix on the ground that he made himself OBJ
noxious to the temperance men OF the republican
party, because he last year vetoed the Local
Prohibition" act. They wish the republican
party to nominate new candidate for Governor
who would be free from any record OF .his kind,
and ready to promise the temperance voters any
thing and everything for the future. These men
feel anxious merely or the safety of the republic
can "ticker' next November, and not for any mat
well that Governor Dix merely vetoed the .Local
Prohibition" act at the dictation Of the leading
wirepuers of the republican party. This was
seen in the fact that although the bill was passed
through the Assembly and senate by 0yerwhelm-
ing majorites yet they failed to sustain these ma
jorites IN attempting to pass 1t over the Cover
nor's veto The party passed the bin to please tho
temperance electors and then got the Governor to
veto 1t to please the German supporters OF the
eYrn antiO
at Albany.
THE WIRE PULLING POLITICIANS
amongst the temperance men now wish to throw
all the blame OF this veto upon General Dix, and
then ask that he be thrown overheard by the
party and that prolessed prohibitiOnst be nom-
mated in his stead to head the republican "ticket"
OF course gentlemen like Mr. John ODonnell, Clerk
Of the Assembly, nominal leader amongst the Good
Templars and Sons of Temperance, do not want to
witness any departure OF temperance electors
from the republican ranks. The sustaining OF the
party and maintaining 1t In power, means contin-
uance in office for Mr.. John O'Donnell The ques-
ton, therefore, put by this class to the temperance
electors is:-Woud you vote for prohibition
ticket ana thereby allow the democrats to carry
the State? In order to meet the objections or the
temperance voters arising from the act OF Govern
has been suggested by these men that General
Dix should be put aside by the republican party;
a new candidate for Governor be nominated; the
temperance electors be retained by fair promises
in the republican ranks, and thus evade the RISK
| This scheme has failed already OF its purpose
1t has only aroused the antipathy Of the most earn
sition to the republican wlre-pullers. They say.
! ''GOvernOr Dix did nothing but what the republic
better than his party. they have no right to
! throw him over, because he carried out their be-
So De e ese ae n o
! ernor Dix. They proclaim open hostility to both
the old parties alike. They affirm that the demo.
heels to The whskey ring" This Is the ground
taken by these out-and out prohibitionists. They.
therefore, purpose to have their own full "tcket'
for every Office In the State and TO make no COM
promise with either republicans or democrats
which meets Tuesday in Auburn. They have
invited REPRESENTATIVES, from all the temperance ass
on which they are TO meet IL that OF
A DISTINCT 'sTHIRD PARTY"
whether they are to act with this party or with
that, which may promise most TOR temperance leg
ey aaue aT ~ ina,
'thlrd partyn In the state, perfectly and wholly in
dependent OF republicans or democrats.
Whoever attends the convention on Tuesday
compromise with either OF the old parties The
what are the best means to employ and
who are the best men, to nominate to
party aS Of ne sas New Yors
The gathering of temperance men In this city
HeNI JueSUiy Is cxpecLeu 10 DC very large ana
influential. There is no ignoring the TACT thar
they embrace very important element in the
State OF New York. They were never SO resolved
as at the present time to make their weight
felt in a separate party. The acknowledged cor
ruptiOn In the ranks OF the party In power has
disguised many hundreds Of the best men among
the republicans They are not prepared to go
over to the democratic party. but they are quite
ready to Unite with o new party based on one
great issue which they designate .the Living
Issue" and with Prohibition as the watchword, to
form new party which will go for purity In
Office, and above all
PROHIBITION OF THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
This is the question which the convention
meets to take action upon on Tuesday The
course to be taken by this convention. 1t was 10
endeavor to take the wind out OF their sas' that
Governor Dixs letter on his temperance record
was published In the Syracuse Journal That
communication will have no effect whatever on
the question at issue. General Dix was, evidently,
led to believe that the objection OF the
prohibltionists was to him personally. This
them to Governor Dix. The real objection
Is TO the entire republican party In the state
of New YORK. The record or General Dix for or
| against temperance would not now have the least
effect on the action OF the prohibition convention.
separate and distinct "tlcket" is certain to be
| many very,excellent men to nominate for every
office in the State, and they Will not now consent
to play second nddief to either OF the old parties
In the State. Their convention meeting thus
early IN the year VIII give the republicans and
! democrats the opportunity Of ascertaning what
may be expected from these movements, while IL
Will also give the prohibitlonists plenty of time to
canvass the state in support OF their 'tlcket."
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