The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-02

/ fight the battle alone; and it is only ques-
+ ton of time for their triumph while both
( parties will perish. If politicians believed
that temperance would triumph in the first
contest, they would all be temperance men,
Now is it not true that whenever a fair and
square contest has been made Tor prohibi-
ton it always succeeds? Several years since
we had such a contest in Indiana a prohib-
ltory law was enacted. and a Democratic SUI
preme Court overthrow it, as a Republican
court did in Iowa Prohibition would carry
to-day if either the Republican or Demo-
cratic party would unfurl the flag. In
Maine the Democrats championed prohibi-
ton, carried the State, and adopted the ceie-
brated Maine law. The Republicans then
championed a severer law, and carried tie
State for many years thereafter. In MassA-
chuseJts the Republicans clampioned pro
hibition, and carried the State rs long as
they were true to that idea, and lost it tie
first time they faltered and paltered. In
htnSaS they champiOned and carried prohi-
bitiou. In Iowa they championed it,
and victory perched on their standard. I
do not at this time recall solitary instance
where prohibition has failed when it was 4
direct ISSUE To doubt tine triumph of tenn
perance is to surrender all hope and conceda
that lntemperance and crime will prevail. f.
will not do to say that prohibition is i fail
ure. Temperance in politics is young. In
temperance is as old as Noah. A law forbid
prohibitory. 1t will not do to say that we
must have no law against these offenses, be-
cause it does not entirely prevent them.
While law does not entirely prevent it is
prohibitory in spirit and Furnishes the Oh
Tense. If prohibition does not prohibit why
are saloon-keepers, brewers, drinking men.
and whisky rings opposing it? Their fierce
opposition is a strong argument 10 show it
prohibits. The morning has dawned for the
issue of Temperance and intemperance
Wildcat and State banks are gone; gold silver
and greenbacks are giving US the best
currency ever known. Free trade and
pauper wages are at discount pro-
lection and good wages for
American labor are established Freedom
prevails and slavery is dead, and only one
stronghold of sin, pauperism and crime re-
mains, and l echo back the bugle call of
Will Cumback and T. A. Goodwin. Look
at Ohio. With both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis ignoring and fighting prohibition it
came near carrying, while hobbled all around.
One hundred thousand Democrats voted for
it. Prohibition could not lose us so, 900 votes
in Ohio, and 100000 sober Democrats are
worth more than $4,000 drinking Repub-
licans. With the white flag of temperance
and the star-spangled banner in the air with
temperance Democrats, with Temperance Re-
puhlicans, with the churches with the MIN
isters with womans influence and the spirit
of God in the hearts of the people, it could
not fail.
Could Republicans have brighter jewel
glittering beside that of freedom TO the slave
than freedom from the cup? And as an
humble member of the party [ will vote 10
put both OF these jewels in her radient
crown. Go ahead Cumback and Goodwin.
ANDERSON, Ind. D. c. CHIPNAN.