Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-27

non partisan measures? No; it is no ex-
ception of the rule. Some party must
/ favor it either in the dark or openly, else
| it must fail.
In Maine both political parties declare
| for it. In Kansas the Republicans declare
for it. In Iowa the Republicans declared
for submission and it was done. But in i.
| all these states, except Maine, it is waning
! just as the party withdraws its support.
! The government consists of the legisla-
! tive, judicial and executive. In procuring
and making prohibition effectual all
| branches of the government will be called
into requisition and they must act in har
mony. Legislative prohibition will be in
operative alone. A statute may not have
the honest support of the executive, and
! judges may be opposed to and prevent the
ends Of Justice. These facts explain the
oft repeated question, why are these laws
not better executed? Because the
LEGISLATURES WAS CONTROLLED
to make the laws, while the officers were
not elected to execute them. The people
have been frightened with the cry don't
take temperance into politics"
A political party cannot legislate nor ex-
ecute efficiently on any question on which
the party itself is divided. The members
of the Republican and Democratic parties
are divided en- the question of prohibition.
Therefore they cannot legislate nor exc
cute efficiently on that question. A house
divided against itself cannot stand. do
not deem it necessary to moro than call
your attention to the fact of such division.
Brothers Chaffee and Chute belong to the
same political party with Cole, Barge, Os-
valid and BOardman, and lighting each
other, the question must either be dropped
or the party divided. Usually the question
is dropped for the sake of the party.
The policy of political party is indi-
Gated by its platform and the tone of its
public speakers and journals. The policy
of the Republican and Democrat party
| concerning the traffic is license and pre-
lection for the purpose of revenue, judged
by the above indicators. A political party
is made up of the individual voters who
ballot with it and thus sustain its policy.
The Republican and Democratic parties
are license parties in principle and prac-
tice, and whoever votes with either of
them votes that policy and against prohj-
bition. The case might be where the voter
would be justifable in voting with party
to all of whose principles he could not
subscribe. But this cannot be true where
the principle involved is one of such moral
relations that to sustain it is to sin. Now
license as opposed to prohibition is such
a principle. By it We become
PARTAKERs IN OTHER MEMS SINS.
By voting in favor of the license policy we
are accessory before she fact, to all the
crime resulting from it. 1t is frequently
said as between the two parties, ''Of two
evils, choose the less" But this question
is one of completely with sin. To choose
sin is to commit it; therefore we have no
| right to make such choice. 1t is not as
when man makes choice between two
roads leading to the same place, one of
which is supposed to be the better one. It
is a question of deliberately choosing to
sustain a license party with the ballot.
THE MITIGATION OF THE TEMPERANCE
FORCES.
is necessity for success. In the North
the major portion of the prohibi
tionists are in the Republican party. In
the South they are almost wholly in the
Democratic party.
Such is the prejudice Of those organiza-
tions that it is hopeless to expect them to
unite on any common ground or policy as
parties. What the temperance reform has
done for the church, prohibition will do
for politics. Republicans will not work
under the name Democrat, and Democrats
will not be Republicans. 1t is true the
tom erance forces are divided within the
parties, and again between the parties So
that marshaling of the forces is utterly
i'm possible. Bat again if one of the old
parties should declare for prohibition their
immense burden of political corruption
would entirely neutralize their efforts, there
being to day want of confidence in them
on the part of the people, which is under
mining their whole superstructure. But
not to prolong this discussion permit me
to
SUM UP
the matter and answer the question, ''Why
is prohibition party necess ary?"
1. Because prohibition is a political
question.
q Because it is u political question of
the first magnitude and It's Importance
demands it.
3. The unqualified right to organize
such party makes it the duty of those
who have conscience on that subject.
4. All live political questions have
found a political party necessity for
their success, and prohibition is no ex-
ception.
5. All attempts to procure prohibition
and make it effective without party to
back it have failed until the cause is in
danger of being ruined by the hesitancy of
friends.
6. Control of every department of the
government must be had before success;
and this Can be obtained only by party
in power.
Z. The old parties are divided on the
question, and therefore can not legislate
on it successfully or effectively.
8. The platforms, press, and political
acts of the old parties declare that they are
opposed to prohibition, and in favor of
license; therefore to work for them is to
work for license.
8. 1t is necessary in order to unite the
forces and bring the power to bear evenly,
persistently and successfully.
10. In order to give citizens the oppor-
tunity to vote their conscientious convic-
lions concerning the remedy for the great
evils of the liquor traffic.
IL. The Prohibition Home Protection