Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-02
Sournal aro Courier.
Tuesday Morning. August 2. 1881.
A SENSIBLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT.


 The Hon. Freeman Thorp was addressed by those in authority in the Ohio Temper ance Alliance and asked if he would accept the nomination for Lieutenant Governor on the temperance ticket Mir. Thorp, plainly seeing that running separate temperance ticket was only an indirect way of aiding the Democratic party, declined to be nominated. His reply is well worth the attention of the temperance men in this State who believe in the efficiency of the Prohibition party. Said MT. Thorp:
 neither desire the position, nor do be- lieve that by accepting nomination for it would in any way be aiding the cause of temperance. have, to the best of my abil- ity, worked for efficient temperance legisla- ton, and expect to continue to do SO, and to do it tas Republican. From close and care full study of the whole question of temper ance legislation, believe that the wisest course for temperance men to pursue is to concentrate all their effort upon the Legisla- ture. endeavoring to secure the nomination of earnest temperance men as candidates for the Legislature by one or the other or both of the dominant political parties, making their influence felt in the primary meetings and conventions of those parties.
 mere handful of liquor men in eachsof the political parties, by attending the eau cuses and primary meetings, have for years controlled the nominations of sufficient number of candidates for the Legislature to defeat any efficient legislation, while the temperance men, largely outnumbering them, have staid away from the primary meetings not nominated. I propose to do my whole duty where I am, confidently believing that if every temperance man in the State will do his duty inside the party to which he belongs, we will elect majority of temperance men to the Legislature this fall.
 MT. Thorps letter may not have much in- fuence upon the Ohio Prohibitionists, but it ought to, for what he says in it is wise and true. As the Hartford CoarG1et puts it s'The Prohibition party is counted on in Ohio to do such service for the Democratic party as the Greenback party has done in other States for the Republican party. Men, like Mir. Bookwalter Tor instance, who have no regard for the principles of the party, will willingly pay the expenses of its campaign, with the expectation of reaping reward for their own party by lessening the votes of their chief opponent. It is unquestionably true that wherever anything has been ac- complished in the way of restricting the evils OI incompetence OJ 4CSAoAosAOA AS A"o 0SoAA " the votes of men, the majority of whom are Republicans Acting within party lines men have been elected to the Legislature and to the chief offices in the State. who are well known to favor temperance, and in this way something practical has been accom- plished. Going outside of party lines and running separate tickets on such an issue, as now in Ohio, does not benefit the cause. It loses it the temporary support of many who are friendly to it, and it helps those who are most bitterly opposed. It is in effect a sort of bulldozing the leaders virtually say ing to the Republicans, Run your party as we direct or we will let the Democratic party run our machine to defeat you"
 If the temperance men in this State, most of whom are in sympathy with the Repubi can party, would cease working against that party and concentrate all their. efforts upon sending temperance men to the Legislature they would accomplish more than they are likely to accomplish under the old plan.