Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-04

hostile 10 prohibition than 1t was las
year. The Democratic leaders believe tia
opposition to prohibition will be tn,
winning card.
and are determined to play it for all it il
worth. 1t is, therefore, certain tn It tn,
anti-prohibitioris's of the State, vii
enter the next campaign thoroughly or
ganized. Let the Republicans do wha
they may, the Democrats of Kansas vii
keep prohibition IN the forefront as tn eli
leading issue mex. yer 1t cannot be lei
alone. As in the case Of the hunter who
was being scratched by the Wild ca. be
was choking to death. it is more car ger.
ous for republicans to let 60 than to be ID
on.
The oetensible object of those who
have 80 much to say about securing hsr
mony in the party is to prevent y con.
| siderable number Of an,i-prohihitiop
republicans from going over 10 the Dem.
ocrscy. The only way this can be done
is for the prohibi,ioniats to surrender IN.
| conditionally. They would fret be re.
CURED to ignore prohibition in the plat.
form and then to support candidates. who
were acceptable to the
ANCIENT ORDER CT UNITED RED NOSES.
Having commenced a retreat, 10 halt
would be permitted until the lowest
dsP'hs had been reached. And, if we
could suppose that done, the most of
those We tried to placate would ecorn.
July turn and spit on US.
There are two classes of anii-prohibi-
lion Republicans. Those composing the
first care n ore for tn. dramshops than
they do for the party, while those 10 the
second care more for the party than they
do for dramshops. You can put this idea
into dozen shapes, but in spirit and
substance it is always just as i have
stated.
The fret class-tbose who love dram
shops more than they do the Republican
party-are inevitably lost 10 1t. In order
to still further divide or demoralize the
party, some OF them may continue to call
themselves Republicans down to election
day, but they will vote the Democratic
ticket all the same. Let no man deceive
himeelf. All efforts to retain any portion
of the A. o U. K. N. fraternity are worse
than wasted.
THE SECOND CLASS
feel about prohibition az Henry Ward
Beeeher does about protective tariff.
de says, in substance 81 believe in free
tcsde, while the Republican party is for
protection, bat taken as .ehole, a; party
comes 80 much nearer to my ideal than
any other, that support it," Neverihe.
less, the men to whom refer are daily
the hands of the enemies
of the party. Many OF them SEQ clearly
what theend will be, and intend sometime
IN the future to accept the situat on. but
&C present, they prefer to grstify their
feelings, by grumbling at. or Genouncing
the men with whom they are to innate.
iy stand shoulder to shoulder, although
few moments reflection will convince
them that by go doing, they are injurirx
themselves mere than any one else, and
weakening the party they love. | beg
al such to put passion aside and consider
with me
FEW POINTS.
The prohibitionists constitute three
f,u,ths Of the r, publican psr,y-if not
more. With Them prohibition ia the
issue. They are positive men;
and, after a patient consideration Of the
have become substantially q i
unit upon the proposition that 30 far as
the party platform is concerned they will
not CO asent to the slightest backward
step. 1t ia a matter Of abselu:s ca tain that
the Republican party of Kansas " Ill re
main committed to prohibition, until the
opposition to it shall have been
ground to powder between The upper
milestone of the constitution and the
lower one of the statute laws. We care
little about the offices, but
the principle will never be sbandoned or
kept in the background. You NAV think
this is unwise but We do not. Present
defeat may be possible on our line, but |
victory if gained will be glorious and |
whereas, if enough concessions |
are made to reclaim any copsid cradle por- |
ton of the whisky end of the parry. a |
victory would re worse than defeat. 1t |
might as well, therefore, be admitted first |
rs last that the Republican patty will |
to march forward and upwa l." /
Fully two-ihirds Of the prohibltionists
agree with me on this sut iect and the !
nest of the remainder, are more radical |
han | am.
With the Republican party favorirg
and the Democrats opposing
Il, no argument 10 needed TO prove that !
the Republican who argues against pro-
or who encourages men TO vic. |
late the law, or defends them, either di- |
recIly or indirectly after they have done
g., ~ the extent of his influence weskens |
the Republican party and strengthens the
Democratic. Consider it well, and you |
will find that no ether effect is possible. !
You are working injury to the house you |
accept and expect to remain in. Ia not !
his unwise? Would it not DO much bet |
Ter to cay that, as we do not intend to |
leave the party merely because it en-. |
dorses provisions of The constitution, We
vii do what all honest men admit good |
citizens should do, labor to secure the |
OF laws enacted to suppress |
crime?
TO ILLUSTRATE
The practical effect Of the two classes We |
will suppose that, in answer to the ques. |
ion will you remain with the Republican |
party if it retsins its present position on |
eight anti. prohibition Re
publicans in a given community should |
answer no, and twelve yes. Now If the
entire twenty continue to denounce pro- |
bibition, and to uphold violation Of the |
law, down to the meeting Of the Republic !
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