Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-11
Blaine. Of Maine.


The more we reject upon tho subject,
The more thoroughly arc We convinced that
In the exubcrapcc of his Joy over the re-
suits Of the elections on Monday In his own
State Mr.. BLAINE fred q gun that viii be
heard round the world Of States which are
next November to decide whether he shall
or shall no; DC President Of the United
States. His magnetism" Is largely due TO
his emotional nature, or his liability 10 be
Influenced by his surroundings OF the
moment, or his capacity for adapting him.
self to bis company and syupathizing with
the feelings Of those in bis presence. Note
that he made his speech. and his friends or
himself sent OF his prohibitory telegram,
or bis snu-prohibi.ory telegram (call IL
which you win, on the evening Of the day
Of election, Just ~ soon rs he could possi-
bly, have known that the Republican ma.
jority IN Maine was large enough TO justify
him IN Boosting Of the result. On Monday
the Maine elections took place. On Mon
day Mr.. BLAINE "spoke out In meeting"
NJ follows:
ArorsYA, September s.-The Republi-
cans OF Augusta held jubilee tonight
over the result Of the election. Mr.. Blaine
made a speech. Mr.. Blame said that the
issue on the temperance amendment 10 the
Constitution had been very properly sepa-
rated from the political contest in the state.
"For myself," be said, f" / decided not tn
vote nj all on the question. took this
position because am chosen by the Repub-
licsn party as the representative 81 national
issues, and by no act Of mine shall any
question be ottruded into the national
cappaign which belongs properly 10 the
domain Of Sutc politics. IL there be sny
question that belongs solely 10 the police
power Of the State 1t Is the control OF the
liquor traffic.
Now be II known to all concerned that
though Dir. BLAINE may think so. yet the
German Republicans OF Chicago pAere are
forty thousand German votes In that city,
do not by any means admit that under the
police power Of State the Legislature OF
that State bias the right absolutely 10 forbid
the manufacture OF intoxicating liquors or
their sale as beverages. The utmost they
coueede Is that the State has the right 10
make the sellers OF such beverages pay a
license tax aud TO require chem to keep or |
derly and wel-goyerned houses. "If |
there be any question that belongs solely |
TO the police poser Of The STATE" says
Mr.. BLAME, 1T is The control oitbe l'quor |
trnfiic." II that question belongs solely to
the police power OF the State, nobody can
deny the right OF State In the exercise of
that power TO prohibit the manufacture Of
intoxicating liquors and their sale ss bev-
ersgs. But Mr.. BLAINE has not q single
doubt on the question OF the right OF a
State In the exercise Of its police power to
:. ccnfrol TIE liquor trgtse." He employs
the vcy terms OF the Prohbitionists-
"eopuol the liquor traffic"
Mr.. BLiuB belitiles the prohibition issue.
II properly belongs. says he, 10 the domain |
OF State politics. Why, then, should there |
De Prohibition candidate for. President OF
the United slstcst viii the Prohibition
Its be any better pleased with Mr. BIAISs's
little speech than the anti.liquoT.law men
OF Illinois, Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin,
and Michigan
But mark the Illogical reasoning OF Mr..
BLAINE. lie declares that the prohibition
question IL local issue; that IL there be
any question that "beiongS soisiy 10 he po-
lice po,rtr Of the State" Il is thceontrol Of
the liquor traffic. and then turns round and
declares thet because II was local issue he
determined not TO vote a. all on the ques-
tlon. This Is the very reason why he
ought to have voted upon that question.
THIS is the very reason why he ought
to have exercised his right 10 vote.
IL the people Of no other State were
concerned in the matter, why did he
not tell them so by his voter Why |
declare. alt Is none OF your business how /
vote uIop this purely local ISSUE" and
then illcgically add, Therefore will not |
vote at ALL" lie abdcsted his right 10 vote |
for or ,galnst prohibition, not because it |
was = national issue, but because it was not |
q national issue lie refused TO vote in |
Maine either the one way or the other be- |
cause II was nobody's business outside OF |
Maine whether be voted the one way or the /
other VIII that sort Of reasoning satisfy |
the hundreds OF thousands Of prohibition
lists who last year voted In Ohio for \ pro-
hibitory liquor iaw'