The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-12-11
st. John III Hot Water.

IHE TEMPERANCE UNION OF KANSAS DE
CLARES IN FAVOR OF THE REPUBLICANS.
The Kansas Stale Temperance Union met in
is third annual session at Topeka. Nov. 18th
With nearly 200 delegates and members in at
tendance, including Ex-Governor st. John and
wife. The annual report of the president and
secretary showed Il total membership OF 1O0,-
COO gain Of 10000 during the ytar This in
Guides churches. Sunday schools. lodges. and
individual membership. the latter numbering
about 10000. The trea>urer'> report shows So
900 collected and expended bv the union dur
ing the past year. a large part being used TO
carry eases through the state Supreme Court
| pom the question of prohibition and the Re-
publican party, President \. b. Campbell
spoke as follows:
II cannot forbear congratulating the Prohi-
btiUni>ts upon the fact that when the issue be-
tween the Republican and the Democratic par
ties was sharply defined in kan>as-the former
representing law and order and LOYALTY to the
constitution as the people need it. the latter
representing laWe>snes> and crime and dis
loyalty to the constitution; the former repre-
>entiug the home. ;he latter the saloon-the
ProhlbltlOni>t> almost universally stand by the
party in and through which they bad labored
for success in the past, and i'll and through
which they might reasonably hope Tor success
in the future. Out of more than 100000 Pro-
hlbitlon voters there w Re only found 443l
willing to stab tie party of progress and re-
form and assist the most corrupt political or
ganzallon III this or amy other land to the con-
troll Of the nation. The man who desires the
Republican party of Kansas to engage in the
thlrd-party FrOhibit0ry movement does 50 TO
go. i,tJui ~ pi"Hipieion III 'Ie state ne
lyn,,Id striL ,b, ie.tb Lln,,, t ~ t"'ts '''"
t,rnIiI,i,i,, ,,.;tha,,t ~ ,,,in,,a ,,'t u
~ , .t " y N"h7' nv e
er patent remedies To doctor UP this matter is
slmuiy ADV coating the destruction of the Re
XXX 5IH.> ~ hansas ne tl'lhof against This
"i'''nuiile II, anu loi ie>upill>sloh
- ON the iiioh !" no Want 10 Stt fid OF IL.
ne Hiahe-u4 ol ihe hei uollcah party IN Nam
y v ~ ot AUNT vi naltihs or uooDtlhS poll
y oil 'ni> question, LNeiA saloon keeper III
1'"S VI 'le hT P"piiCl parry III our lit>t
"n" u 'bt lt"oelS OF the hrpuDlltan
'Ai'9 Toiii H I Tue situation mere VIII not
p " s''u"h III h"ilsaS ~ Il eaiooh keeper our OF
i,, ~ mn ~ htPu"ncan Parry TWO Years
hrnyt' lioHioiii>'> mus stand by me Re
punlleau part! every "ihtf party and faction
= VA enemy N" sidit can aioiu 10 surrender
l." we HPillt "l f"beIiioh' No p9llilcal parry
. i 'H'lI ~ ''tei 10 tiii> pm "hrh demands
~" iepea, oI CONSTITUTIONAL ana statutory laws
~ causo 'he 'IlllihM classes refuse obedience 10
Wy .r w. .t..... .,,
u LILY, nJ ie,'iu' loiN "'ioI,tF" "ee!a'tu maj the
~ a" paw VI n'.Sa>' ~ au0piihg Il
f'"''oi ~ tnit wa satisfactory 10 Ifohloitloh-
- : ahu ti'cl'hs o'ale oIlleefs ahn Legislature
i,ieuScu ~ garry OUT the constitution so that
'iF ShectH % Ilohlbltioh may be iully realZ-
e"' hhs uole an tiidt fet>ohd"ie ffohlh1llonl>t>
tth Heihahd' ahu Is al lhis tlmt entitled to the
coLuiai support OF temperance men. One reso-
u''oh read as loloW>:
Resolved, That as long as the il titule Of the two
leading parties in the State remqina unchanged we
;hr "haityrably opposed 10 The formation OF main
"i an helehatht fHuil'iltloh party, and
M ' ~. 'o9f u? 'N sepaia'e' from
AZ lhe resolutions We're passed without dis
custom except me ia>t, against the adoption OF
when 81. John made speech. In the course
OF Us remarks he sad
~ am not here to defend third party or any
othtr party, but am here 10 enter Il protest
against me resolution now under consideration.
CONFUSION, cheers and bls>e>.) II j. equiva-
rent TO saying that y" man can be a Prohbltion-
~ VINO !, hot Repubilcan lCries of sit
down. &c on, Oct out This union was
hot organized III The interest of any party.
(Hreat conluslon:) II It Is to be Republican
organization 1 VIII get oat. { A voice-"Get
out men; you nave been III 100 long now.o |
nave been engaged IN tins work for nearly 40
y ears ana pl me heip OF God shall stay III 1t.
AS pfohlbitionl>t am Wiling to unite with
very temperance organization IN the whole
country Tor me suppression OF The dram shop,
nui II have got to surrender any rights as an