New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-10

-~r,r;no an independent campaign. Both parties
were nj first disposed to ignore the movement. "
was supposed that whatever strength IL might oe-
velop would be drawn from vote normaliy ho-
pubiican No one ANTICIPATED that u couiu 10
disouetinp factor the contest but !. mas gro"n
unexpectedly. No such earnestness vi ,,noa 10
been displayed IN the temPei@n0' N
crusade Of 1878.
STRENGTH or THE PROHIBITION MOVEMENT.
willie the two campaign committees have
heen laying out their work the frohlolton-
;sts have been among the people, hold
no meetings almost nightly at various
centres and spreading their doctrines with zeal ana
eject. TheWomans Christian Temperance Union
was early enlisted IN the contest and paper was
started under its auspices. which has already
re.cbed a circulation of 10000 copies 1t is edited
with skill and ability aud money for Its support
has been literally pouring in from all parts OF the
State IL devotes itself. as do the speakers at TUG
nightly meetings to the single purpose OF urging
the adootion at the polls of the second proposed
eoostItu .ional amendment which not only IoIQlus
forever the manufacture anu SAFE Oh ngu +%a Dis
The state but imposes on the Legislature me us
tnct duty of enacting laws to carry II III eheO,i
sensible impression has already oeen iiia D',.
Party leaders discuss the movement as tnougH 1u i'
,yare dancer of its snccess The Commercial Gazeue
oil Cincinnati. has sounded warmhE nVae " ~
pGbcans The adoption oil me ai, th,s is M
render void the Scott law, ana slho1 tnere Is no
nIosrrct of a Pr hibluon Legislature the result
won,d ne to leave the old law on the statues
So .,tsr 40 lar As il is designed To restrain inc
1r,f;c It never was intended IT, make II source
~ rsvenuA Sill the Prohibitionlsts are gong
abead r-i,ntIess and untrlug The pro )osed amend,
,a~nts are nen-partisan. Neither can I've adopted
shor, OF a majority of all the votes cast Inc laSI
fhai they are nom BIPARTISAN is OF advantage y urn
. vocotes TIE first amendment, prOVdlhg IVi
iso,sIatiye control of the subject, Is urged Only
casualty Democrats ill the interior as wen as nc
nubhcaus have been won To the support Oh tuo
sec,nd or nrohibition amendment. furlneI ihrOduS
or. feared for neither party dares rlsA onence oy
sailing stand against 1t. Judge Hoadlys lerVor leu
him the of her day into the lndlscreet announcements
Thar ma wanted the vote of no one who favored tue
second amendment Republican papers all over
the state pouuc ed on BIN for the ayowai ana MS
own newspaper champions have either s0ugnV 10
excuse hun or have kept quiet. No one mas peen
bold enough to approve bis position.
ANXIOUS FOR AN ALLIANCE
II 10 certalply within the range of possibilities
nsnecially should the Republicans fall short oil
success in October that another winter
NAV find them in league with prohibition.
The Prnhibitonists have n" hope OF anything more
than incidental recruits from the Democracy, but
they are shrewdly bidding for such q Republican
alliance ara have more than once puOlcly dec area
tina the temperance mission might w0rtnly oe
taken nm 10 the further honor Of the parry mat
stamped out slavery and restored the pubic credt
Thr election will have bearing Ia this respect lar
more important than what 1t may DECIDE about Tue
next Senator snip about party ascendancy In the
State for the coming two Years.