The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-10-03

cial and legal These cover every phase Of Cha
question, and afford the widest scope of the
work of our organization. / deprecate create
the seeming attempt on the part of some OF IN,
women to ally the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union with the National Profits;
tion party. / believe the larger part Of an,
membership and Of our best advisers deplors
what they consider an unwarranted and an I'm.
tenable position.
Having been chosen by the National Unior
Superintendent Of the Department Of Legisla.
tive work and petitions, Unjust keep myself fire.,
from craftsmanship. As an individual / canno,
and do not smother my convictions. Ethe,
James G. Blaine or Grover Cleveland will ID
President of these United States, as between
them / do not see how any christian voter oan
hesitate. Writing as / dofrom this city Of Buf.
falo, where Cleveland's home is-no, where IA
lives-he has no home-I do not hesitate Ia sav
as for me and mine, let ii be the true husband
the honest father, the home man-James g
Blaine.
Further than this, l do not believe the AZ.
mand for National Constitutional prohibition
is the "best endorsement of prohibition prin.
ciples." The prohibition of the liquor traffic
is not, by either the letter or the spirit Of til,
constitution, the subject of National Legislation
1t must come by states; 1t can come in no otheI
way, unless by an armed resistance to law 4
the states it should become necessary fdp the
general government as a war measure TO aid
the states by military Intervention. Peaceabh
revolution according TO constitutional methods
must cone by state legislation. SO also Just as
prohibition cannot be carried in the state till 4
considerable number OF voters in the state are
themselves prohibitionists, so natural prohibi.
ton cannot be a practical issue, until a consid.
cradle number of States are prohibition States.
When three quarters of the States agree the
constitution of the United States may be
amended and national prohibition be the rule
of the LAND. 1t is sometimes argued that. the
A. - - - go
the States was submitted by Congress before
the States had taken SIMILAR State action, bu
we remember that at this time there was &C
large a majority of zee States that they con.
trolled the Government, and carried ON a greas
and terrible war. The question of slavery on
its political side Was "a controversy between
States, concerning which the General Govern,
ment and a National legislation was the only
Court of Appeal The prohibition OF the liquol
traffic is not a question between States, but
between the people OF o State, and National
political action is not at this time the proper
court in which to try this cause.
/ have taught this doctrine from ocean tc
ocean; could / now fail 70 stand for the ap.
plication of the truths l hay taught? This ID
why / could not If l were q voter enter the
political field Tor the omInee of the Pittsburl
convention. / honor John 7. st. John; he has
my high esteem, my profound respect, and 500
MI. Daniel of whom | am houored by number
III hliJLH NY pCIHOldA CIV A OttlCf 70 Oikc1
each were actuated by the high motive of dis
interested patriotism / simply do not agrs
with them as to this one method Of obtaining
what we all desire.
/ do not see how there can be two opinions
as TO the duty of lows prohibitionists. havt
no arithmetic with which to estimate the men
tai calibre or the moral sense OF any low man
who claims to be for temperance and does moi
stand by the republican party, with the rights
and privileges conferred by the bad mans
plank"
The prohibitionists of Iowa, dwelling in the
Canaan of triumphant majorities, even though
their enemies be not yet all cast out, can hard
~ appreciate the WEAKNESS, even the bitter
ness, of those still in the wilderness with their
children daily dying by the wayside. God mas
many ways of accomplishing His purposes;
there are many battalions in His great army.
Let us not sit in Judgment upon those who diff
fer with us as to what is the most effective
mode of warfare at this particular point x
ticae Z: tho long struggle. Let no friend bt
disturbed at this difference OF opinion; let nc
enemy be rejoiced thereby, we shall still keep
the unity of the spirit in the bonds of peace
and in the final victory shall rejoice together
Yours sincerely, j. ELLEN FOSTER