The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-07-05

who wishes TO know IllC ulettlllllS OF lnlS |
first amendment, that regulate as there
used, does not confer on the General AS
sembly the power to prohibit, as some |
claim. The second amendment, if adopt |
ed, does confer this right on the General
Assembly, empowers it to enforce this !
provision by appropriate legislation.
Now, dear voter, in voting for the second
amendment, do you not vote to kill the
traffic, and in voting for the first do you
not vote to foster and protect it, by Ii
cense or tax? Therefore, to be consist
ent, it seems to me, that all who think
the traffic right, should vote for the first
substitute only, and all those who think
it aCr07g should vote for the second only.
In the discussion of the question, have
diverged from what 1 intended to say,
and will only call your attention to the
following statement of J. W. Longbon:
Gas to the Prohibition party as a sepa-
rate organization, it is so fanatical over
it's one idea, that it would refuse to unite
with any other temperance party, even
on an isolated clean-cut prohibitory pro-
position, even though no other issue were
presented. 1t must do every thing by it.
self, it is so far, and by so much, an OBJ
stacle and an enemy to temperance re-
FORM"
give the above extract in full in or
der to show how much foundation there
is for the statement or rather how little.
Has the Prohibition Party but one idea?
| BY an examination Of its last National
Platform, adopted at Chicago one year
ago, you will find eight resolutions, each
of which contains a grand political re-
| FORM
Is it true that it is so fanaticaI that it
will not unite with any other temperance
party? The anti-liquor alliance, two
years ago, called convention, to meet at
Loveland. A large and enthusiastic as
sembly, composed of all political parties
of the state, and all the christian church
es as well, met and nominated ticket
composed of temperance men of all the
parties. The fa1aatical prohibition re-
form party met at Columbus, the next
week, and ratified the action of the Love
land Convention by endorsing its nomi-
nees, and passed twelve resolutions, one
of which recognized the labors and efforts
of the w. G. T. o., and earnestly asked
their cooperation. This is what the
Democratic and Republican parties have
never done, nor can do, for fear they
might ALLEVIATE the whisky elements of
their parties. Did j. w. Longbon's con-
sercatioe party show as much disposition
to aSsi1nilate and affiliate with the tenn
perance elements of the state, for a clear
cut Prohibiuion proposition? No, but
rather, nominated ticket on cleaT-cott
Tax proposition: Another proof of the
injustice of the statement, that the Pro-
hibition party is not willing to unite
with all temperance men in favor of Con-
stitutional Prohibition, is shown by the
action of our recent convention, held at
Columbus, at which convention we
passed a resolution in favor of the second
amendment, by a unanimous vote. The
Republican and Democratic parties did
not indorse this amendment, but declared
in favor of an opposite principles; the
Democratic party in favor of graded IL
cense, and the Republican party in favor
of a tax for revenue. 1t will be seen by
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Prohibition party is the only party that
has shown its willingness to aSSin1ildte
and affiliate with all other parties in fa-
vor of the prohibition amendment We
are often asked why we nominated a
ticket. l might answer by asking why
did the other parties nominate a ticket
but will not seem to be so impertinent
and will answer, because Prohibitionists
are not only in favor of principle, but
also in favor of party pledged to carry
out that principle, while our good tenn
perance Democratic and Republican
friends who will vote for the second
amendment, many of them, l fear, will
vote for parties pledged to cary out oppo-
site principles.
Come, dear friends, let us all vote fol
the Prohibition amendment, and also fol
the only party pledged to make it affect
i've, and thus prove our consistency.
w. j. KIRKENDALL.