The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-11-04

tPublished by Requcstl
Questions Proposed to tho pzchbitienists.
l. Is II consistent to advocate temperance
principles and on the day CT election deposit
= vote for liquor seller, because he was
nominated by ono of the two great political
parties7 2. Is It consistent TO advocate tenn
psranco principles, and not protest against
tho nomination and election Of liquor men
for our public ofices7 .. DO tho politicians
who advocate (for polioy's sake) the foolish
nonsense Of agltating the temperance quss-
tlcn by moral and gospel talh only-ulthout
a change Of existing laws licensing and pro.
tecting the trafac--doal In tho Same Uny with
othor crimes not doing oue-thousandth part
of the harm done by tho liquor traflic? Why
do not these advocates OF moral suason only
talk morality and sospelto the murderer, tho
horts thief snd highway robbor, instead OF
prohibiting and severely puuishing theso
crimes BY lsu2-tso Prov. xKili., 81. 4. Did
tho thouRhtl.ss mon who say, "only keep
this question out OF politics, ever ECO tho day
whom It vas not In pslltics--coatrollinC II as
a mighty forcO2 .. 10 yoO pray fer the nd
yanocment OF ths cause Of temperance and
prohibition, every day, "a earnestly ns you
work fer it7 O. 10 you suppose II would DO
consistent to pray for the prohibition OF the
traffic in intoIicants and net work as earn.
eslly as you prsy9 I. Would It he consistent
10 play for temperance and vote for Snd with
q liquor license party9-soe OR. l., 81. s.
DO yeu SUPPOSE that men who realize hund-
reds Of dollars snrnally from party in pow
er snd fear that they may.lose both oftco
and money by not sticking 10 that party, Will
do anything but opposo the prohibition party?
=. DO yea suppose thnt eiilce holders, Ike
--, will Join small snd Sespiscd party
like The piohihitloni,ts, or that such ofiice
holder will fail TO do what he can to suppress
the prohibition movement 10. no you know
that unprlncipled men-men who care moro
for party name than fer Princi le AMI right
are the principal oprosers OF prohiAition 2
IL. DO you know that igno-ance,is the rrlnci.
pal ingredient in the opposition 10 p,ohibi-
tioa, and tho great thing necessary to got
ptehlbltory laws Is the education Of the poo
plo and the political leaders on the subject Of
intemperance, and the cost Of crime, lltigR-
tiou, psuperirm, insanity, and consequent
high taxation arising thsrefrom 7-seo John
ILL.,, 10. IL. When tho Republican party went
into power fourteen States had prohibltory
laws, while only throe States had prohlbitory
laws in 1851. What great party repealed tho
laws In the other elsyeus5tstes? 49, Is not
this same party called by yanti-prohiLitlonists
the Temperance party" and is 1t not very(?)
sonsistontly SO named? II. Have not thet o
great parties for nuubor OF years been veiy
largely, if not altogether, controlled by the
liquor men? Is. Dare the Republican or tho
Democr attic party tako frm stand in favor
of temperance and the suppression of the
traffic without cutting off their own heads7-
see Mark ILL.,, 20. l6. Dare Robt. E. PattisOn
or James A. Beaver open their mouths In fa-
vor of temperance and prohibition, without
losing thousands of, votes aud committing
political suicide2 IL If the two great part.
les aud their leaders dare not take a Arm
stand on temperance and prohibition, what
can be expected by remaining In either Of
them to the exclusion oil others 2-Eee 2 Cor.
vi, IL. 1s. Do yoN not know that ne would
have had Constitutional amendment, not
only in law but in fact,,n State and Nation
long ago Il It wero not that both of ths great
political parties arc bound hand and foot by
the liquor traiT!c-sso Mark ill.,, ~. 10. DO
| you know that the Republican as well as the
Democratic party is dependent uron tho H.
quor traffic for vitality andl existence ? 20.
VIII you rather sacrifice your convictions
tkan your liquor licenEe and liquor protective
party ?-seo Josh. Sxiv, S. 2l. Why do not
| the liquor men act as foolish as the temper
ance men (?) By ierm;rg a now party called
the liquor partyP 20. Did you over consider
what terrible effect the ballots CT prohibi-
tionists must have On the common enemy
while temperance men are equally divided
between the two parties, and stand voting
against zach other?--soo Matt. xii, rs. %.
Do you know that the boer brewers act more
| wise than the majority OF temperance men ?
In 1875, tho U. s. Brewers Assooiat!on, met
at Cincinnati, and adopted the following:
Resolved, That politicians favoring prohi
hltOry cndctments, who offer themselves aI
candidates for office. Ia everywhere stronu.
ously opposed, auJ the more so If 1t be found
| that their personal habits do not conform
| with their public professlon.-see Luke xvith
| chap, Sth verse.
81. DO yeu know that Gao vote In favor Of
prohibition will do more good for the cause
Of temperance and Righteousness, than l0oC
vOteR with the Republican and Democratic
parties? 20 DO you know that the Devil il
the Eost earnest opposer or the prohibition
psrty-altheugh he has many agents,-and
that every liquor Keller in the land hates one
solid prohibition vote moro than hundred
thousand in the two great liquor license snC
liquor protective parties? FACT.
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