Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-11
TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT.,
Idected by
GOOD TEL .ARS
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MuLBERRY.
THE NATIONAL PRonIEITIoN

PARTY.
The following extract from an
address 30 Hon. Gideon Il.
Steward, the prohibition canJi-
dale FOR governor ofOhio, Ought
10 be read and carefully consid-
-eird by every one:
"The national prohibition par
ty was organized in national
convention at Chicago, held
Sept. LIST, 1869. 1t was first
formed in Ohio in the summer
previous tothat convention; and
| the first vote under the new
party flag was given in this
State at the October election in
1869, being by the official count,
1919, though many votes were
returned as Scattering" OF. not
returned at all. No doubt it
appeared very absurd to Tie
hosts of alcohol, TO see this little
band Of less than seven hun-
dred, IN only one state OF the
Union, moving to the ballot box
against the seven millions of
tae two liquor parties. 1t was
like the charge of LeoTatlus
land his liItlc band againt the
millions Of Persia, but it will
have a far gnmder result IN The
pages OF history. The next
year the Ohio yote Increased 10
2,812, and The young party re-
ceived in five states the aggrc-
gate of16,4 01 votes. Since then
The party has been firmly plant
ed in twenty states and now
command the support OF nearly
a hundred thousand. The fact
that it has lived and increased
in strength through nearly ten
years of stormy political cont
hici, that the first year saw it III
but ono, and tenth year secs il
iu2twenty states, is prooEtlat ii
has conc TO Stay. Because it
is not Of mushroom growth, and
has not sprung up like Jonah's
gouId in a night, TO wifher in
The first sun, but grows higher!
and stronger with The advancing
I-fghBit is evident that It has a
permanent mission TO iuIfin In
these years yaliousapoliticaI or
gallizaiionsBhaye risen II ) and
been quickly trampled out by
the feet Of the c0mbatants Of the
two old parties, while this has
stood firmly by its Organization.
1t has encountered the same
difficulty as the antislaveiy and
other parties in their infancy
It's vote hadito pass into the
hands of unfiicndly Judges at
the polls, and no doubt many
thousands of its ballots were
suppressed or returned in1other
names, while in some states
where they werc cast they were
never reported. But it has adj
vanced TO a position to compel.
honorable recognition; and ii
now stands by its CONT in the
official tables as the only third
National party voting through
ten years. The advance of the
Prohibition Reform Party would
have beenJiar more rapid, # it.
could have met the enemy and
fought its way in open field.
But the liquor crime has been
intrenched behind high and
strong party walls. Through
six days the hosts of Israel made
their seemingly vain circuit of
Jericho, with.ino1 apparent re-
suits, but, the seventh day
brought triumphant answer TO
all their prayers and efforts. So
we arc making our marches a.
round the walls built up by the
two great liquor parties Of the
nation TO protect the liquor
crime, and because the walls do
not fall down at the first sound
of the cornet We are tauntingly
asked; "What have you accom-
plishcd?" Our answer is: "WeI
have taken the first step; VIC
have organized for victory, and
the next will be TO organize VIC
tory. 1t is a work of patience. |
The grand lesson of all reforms
is TO learn TO labor and to " att"
When We break down the Jeri-
cho walls OF party prejudice,
pride and seliishness erected by |
the Republican and Democratic |
parties about this c9lossalcrinc,
it viii be defensciess before the
hosts Of Prohibition, as was the
doomed city of idolatry and
guilt before the conquering hosts
Of Israel, when lis projecting
walls were crushed by the word
Of God. Already we begin to
see the signs of disintegration,
and to hear the cracking and
crumbling of these high party
walls. When they fall victory
WILSON follow.
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