The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-09-19
BLAINE ON THE PROHIBITION ISSUE.
Comments OF aFex Papers on His Cow
AFdfeG.

szchusset1s met yesterday II Baston. and or
gzn5zed xith Charles AImF. of New Bedford
- permanent chairman 4 letter was mad
from President J. H. Seelye, Of Amhurst
college. declining the nomination for Gov
error. but. nOtw Outstanding his declin4-
SioE. he was nominated for that Office
Henry H. Faxon, Of Quincy, being nomi-
mated for Lieutenant Governor. The reso-
lutioEls adopted. among other things de-
clare the action q james G. Blame IN
falling 20 vote the prohibition smepdneut IL
Naine a. proving him 70 b II emineuslE
it exponent Of the eowarily p1'sztioa Of his
party IN the question Of prohibition =
Philadelphia Ledger. SEPT Il.
: Washington speci2l 70 the New York
Tfaes says;
Il was not until late last night that word
was received here that Mr.. Blaine lad
lodged the prohibition question WHEN lie
went % the polls Yesterday. and L Eas Bos
until the report was confirmed to-day. thar
his wzrrnesr friends believed II That !.
not Ike Blaine. said one y his nost ard
emf adhereuts. when tie despatch came
last night. '.znd I don't believe Il He i
not the man 70 dodge such : matter after
the pledges he has made othe Prohibition
Istz'' M Blaine's failure 70 vote for tie
prohibition amendment in Nains- end his
speech declaring prohibition 70 b local
issue. are more talked about in political
circles than tie result Of tie election Tie
latter was expected. bat the lodging was
surprise. Conversation with politicians
shows the general opinion TO BE that Nj.
Blaine's action was the result Of deIiber-
ate calculation as 70 whether IL had better
please the Prohibitionists or the Germans
Of Ohio. Wisconsin. and otLeY States Of the
West. That lie believed If safer 70 offend
the Prohibitionists than the Western Ger
mans and the liquor men everywhere, no
+ body here doubts Il i known that the
+ Blaine managers have been seriously
troubled about the condition Of things in
tie West, particularly in Ohio, and that
much more diseouraging reports have come
TO them from that section than they have
/ been willing TO admit. The Prohibitionists
are not considered by the Republicans as
50 numerous or - dangerous a. the Ger
mans. and II Is argued that Blaine might
better break faith with the temperance
people. after having secured their help in
carrying Maine. than add TO the discomfort
Of the Germans by voting for prohibition.
That Mr. BIaine's course will have The ef-
feet Of bringing the Germans into line is
doubted by all but the most feryent Of his
partisans, while everybody here believes
that it places an effectual blocl; in tie way
Of any Republican proselytism among the
temperance voters.
Tie New York correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Ledger says:
The temperance or Prohibition men feel
greatly encouraged al the result Of the
Prohibition issue in Maine. and though it
is admitted that there is no likelihood of
bringing about like popular Judgment in
New York during the present generation
yet they are persuaded much can be accom-
plished by making the question command
Ing one at the ballot box. and to that end
agitation is TO be kept up, not only in favor
Of Mr.. 81. john for the Presidency. but al
50 in favor Of bringing every candidate
for Congress and the State Legislature
70 the test Of their principles. Another en-
couragement II a declaration in to-day :
Ledepea9sHt in favor Of their candidate.
Resenting the imputation that II had been
bought up to support Mr. Blaine by oppos-
ing Mr.. Cleveland on moral grounds. the
editor says: In rejecting Grover Cleveland
VIC do not propose any such backward
movement a that step would imply.
While Ex-Governor ST John Is i'll the field.
no man need throw his vote away. or cease
70 work for the good Of the country" Mr.
St. Johns friends it may be added. are
quite active in an unobtrusiye way in this
city and Brooklyn. perfectiDg their organi-
cation, with view TO brining out a full a
Temperance or Prohibition vote as possible:
and before another fortnight passes by ii
viii be seen that they can get up as imposing
a mass meeting TO ratify his nomination.
and To endorse his principles as any that
has yet been engineered on behalf of Mr.
Blaine. Mr.. Cleveland or Mr. Butler. They
are calculating upon special assistance from
the clergy Of the leading denominations.
Mr.. d. G. Babcock, in the Temperance
Gazette. says:
VIZ HAVE HEARD FROM Mr.. BLAINE.
Maine las again spoken on prohibition
and so las Blaine. Maine has given King
AlcohoI a stunning blow and Blaine hast
els to tell the liquor dealers Of the nation
that he was not one Of those who did ii.
He said: Many Democrats have voted for
il 1.-THE ammendrnent) and some Republi-
cans against IL For myself.
decided not to vote at all on the question.
I took this position because am chosen by
the Republican party as the representative
Of national issues. ard by no act Of mine
shall any question be obtruded into the
national campaign, which belongs properly
To the domain of State politics
Judicious friends Of a protective tariff,
which is the practical issue Of the cam
paign- viii not divert their votes 70 the
question Of prohibition, which IS not