Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-13
ID III
POST . MTELLIGENCER
TIE RESCLT.

The result of the election last tuesday
in Ohio and Iowa has bat justified the
expectations Of those we'll informed on
uolitical movements. Ohio has gone
Democratic by good sized majority
and Iowa remains in the Repubiican
column by greatly reduced majority.
Il il useless TO comment at length on
the result. Every political observer
knows that the loss of Ohio both at the
last and at this years election ID direct
" attributable TO the acquiescence OF
the Republican party in the domination
NJ the prohibition faction. The same
il true of Iowa, which from being a
State AZ strongly Republican a. Ken
tueky ia Democratic, has in two years
come 10 be classed an almost in the
doubtful category. Opinions Will diner
al 70 whether or not it is best to SAL H.
foe control of these States and the Ma
tiopai Government at the demand OF
minority of the Republican party, who
insist that it adopt their platform and
advocate their ultra views and demands
Our own Judgment is that in such mat
ters il ia wisest to hasten slowly: that
before making prohibition plank, and
the main one in party platform, 1t Is
wiser to first educate the people to a
point when majority thereof will de-
nand it. We have too profound regard
for the Republican party, its history
traditions and accomplishments to see
IL sacrificed on the altar of sumptuary
legislation without protest. and while IN
accord with the desires Of all temper
ance people that the liquor traffic be re-
stricted, controlled and taxed, We are
mot yet prepared TO surrender this gov
eminent into the hands of the Demo-
cratic party even 70 attain that end.
That this il TO be the result of iniudi-
cious pressure of the prohibition quss-
ton as a matter of party policy. must
in the light Of recent events be plain.
To those who are sincere in a desire
that the evils arising from the sale and
consumption of spirituous liquors shall
be renedied as far M possible, the de-
feat of the Republican party is disheart-
ening, because they are we'll aware that
from the Democratic party as such, the
cause Of temperance has little to hope.
In this view il surely seems suicidal to
load down the only organization through
which relief Ia expected to be derived,
10 heavily as TO lose its majority and
thereby its power for good. This has
been done in Ohio and attempted in
Iowa. Let rs be careful. II the prin-
ciples of high license and eventual pro-
hibitiOn are correct-and as TO the
former we 30 believe-they will win
their way, perhaps not so rapidly as the
most radical may desire, or the most
anxious hope for, but steadily and sure
~. A gradual conquest is likely to be
AuOk0 V0Ituhuout 0AaA iat-AooohtAAH sA1AA
II effected by any violent and sudden
shook. Especially is this 30. when as
in the temperance movement every
thing finally must depend upon the
wishes and determination of the masses.
We cannot contemplate with equan-
unity the spectacle of the Republican
party going into the next Presidential
contest with 80 much to carry as to
make success impossible, and in all
Candor and seriousness believe that the
time has not yet come when any party
however strong, can gain the support of
the majority in favor of constitutional
or Legislative prohibition Of the liquor
traffic. We are not yet prepared to con-
ceds that ii should be made party
question, and "a before suggested shall
view with unooncealed sorrow the burial
and disintegration Of the Republican
party II IL attempts to stagger through
next years campaign 20 overloaded.