The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-11-27
The New Ally of the Rum Power

WHAT MAINE PAPERS SAY OF ST. JOHN.
Ex-Gov. ST. John, it is announced, will take
the field again after he gets rested, for the tenn
perance cause. If he does the temperance
cause is greatly to be ptied. Portland Press.
The Argus is very frank in declaring that the
prohhitionists defeated Mr.. Blaine. New
what are the democrats going to do for the
prohoitionists in return for the aid of the latter
towards electng Cleveland? kennebec Jour
nal.
St. Johns candidacy appears to have drawn
off at least 20, 900 votes from Mr.. Blaine in New
York This fact is not likely to help the cause
of prohibition with the only party that ever
did anything practical for its beneht. Aroos-
took Republican.
Another cause of the coseness of the vote is
the st. John movement. which. under the guise
of national prohibition, has contributed its
worst to put in power party championed
everywhere by the grog-shOp and the whiskey
ring. Lewiston journal.
1t will be interesting to see the St. John
party of prohibitionists depending on the
democratic party for aid to the temperance
cause. Its ears will be deaf to pleas for egisla-
ton, and its pockets as closely shut as the shell
of an oyster. Rockland Free Press.
In posting the books in New York our we'll
meaning but misguided Republican friends who
voted for St. John will notice that he stole 20,-
600 votes from Blaine and Logan and thereby
ieopardZed if he did not defeat the only true
temperance party in the land. Are they proud
of his success: Biddeford journal.
We fear it will fare hard for the cause of
temperance throughout the land, for season
of years at least. The Tribune says the cause
has received a setback of half a century. The
Tribune of course would be apt to eXaggerate
the matter. but there is an element of truth in
what Rock land { ('plrip r-(,
1t is pleasing to see the Republicans hosted
by their own petard. For years they have
pro>ttuted the prohibition movement TO their
own political purposes. The prohibitionists
have finally discovered the base uses to Which
they We're put, and in honest resentment have
defeated Blaine. Portland Argus. OF course
the Democrats will hereafter advocate
prohibition as reward to these active and
effective workers for their party. lOXford
Democrat.
Looking at the present aspect of the case. it
seems apparent that if the result proves TO be
what we have indicated it will be due to the ef-
feet of the Independent and Prohibnory votes.
We suppose that seven-eighths of these We're
given by those who are otherwise Republicans.
Put them into the Republican ranks, and Mr..
Cleveland would lack many thousands of ma
Jority, even making all proper allowance for
the votes that Gen. Butler drew away from
the Democratic party. [Christiun Mirror.
If Mr.. Blaine is defeated. as it will be self
evident by the votes for ST. John, what can
Pfohlbtlonlsts hereafter expect at the hands of
Republicans? They have entered the battle as
an independent parly-have antagoniZed the
only party from which they could hope for help.
and they will now probably. have to fight for
themselves. More laws are to be asked this
winter of Maine. We pprehend-whipped or
not whipped-the Republic;sls will say, You
deserted Your best friends for uaught now de-
Dpnu ~ w lille
Sentinel.
The ST. John vote has been a potent factor in
the election of Cleveland, if he is elected. In
Connecticut, the Republicans defeated the
Democratic candidate for Governor by over
l.200; Blaine is beaten by over 200; st. John
has over 1000 votes. As plainly AS one and one
make two, the above figures prove that the St.
John vote gave Connecticut to Cleveland. New
York is disputed over on the point OF less than
1000 votes; St. John has over 10000; if the
State goes for Cleveland, the St. John men have
done it, and what have they accomplished but
The defeat of the only party which has done or
ever will do anything for the temperance cause.
[OXford Democrat.
As a temperance man and prohibitonist we
have no doubt that the course of few of the
prohlbitioniss in forming an independent pro-
hbtory party and voting for st. John. will
prove a serious injury to the temperance cause.
All the same time we wish to remind those who
may be inclined to cast the responsibility upon
Temperance men, that not three out of hu ndred
prohibitonists in New York or any other state
have joined the St. John movement. Ninety
seven per cent. of the temperance men of the
country have done all that they could to prevent
what they regard as movement damaging to
prohibitions; and the temperance and prohbi-
tory cause is to be judged by the 81 per cent.
rather than by the per cent. Less than 1000
of the 20 900 men W no voted for the prohibitory
amendment IN Maine in September. voted for
St. John" Hon. Nelson Dingiey, Jr.