Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-21

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won the right to be hedrt an. needed by
the Republican parity. !. independent.
How, pray, have the National prohiDi-
tlonist5 earned the right to he heard and
needed by the fepubllcan party Does a
great party near ana hecd Il faction which
mas dohe It's best to destroy 1t Dr. Ohm,
astauhch temperance man, the presiding
tider oil the Blhghamton district, of
Wloih MISS Anne lttchmeyer says that
ne made last winter III the New York leg
stature the best record any temperance
man has ever nlale there ana who was last
year nominated by the ITohlbltohlsts amt
was defeated in the Prohibition conyen-
ton bccouSc the RcpUbiic0nS hdd nomi
Hutcd hija, and secondrate man nomi-
mated, who said, in the convention, that. OF
course, he could not be elected and he
was not elected. Did action like this en-
title the political Prohibitioni,ts to bc
needed by the Republicans Of that district {:
In Massachusetts, where the question of
license or prohibition is an imminent qucs-
ton, several license men have been elect
Ell to the Legislature by the votes of the
political ProhlhtiunistS. Does that action
cntltle the latter to be heard and needed,
either by Republicans or sincere temper
ance men> The candidate of the National
Prohibitionists,S st. John, conducted Il can
NitSs directly and most distinctly i'll the
interest of the Democratic party. His
most cordial hatred ana abuse was always
reserved for the Republican party, in his
speeches. The Prohibition vote in the
State of New York has put the Democrat
ic party in power in the Nation 1t has
become the ally of the wniskey Democ-
racy If it now wants anything. it will
probably have to 90 To the Democracy for
it. Perhaps it will get 1t.
i'' "'"r' "' 'N'i service heiorIh'
we should be glad to share Mr.. Dorman
Is. Eaton IS rose-colored anticipations for
the reform OF the civil service under Pres
ldent Cleveland, II we could. But nothing
Ill the past history OF the Democratic party
encourages any such expectations. Its
lhotto mas always been, TO the NlctorS
belong the spolls. What has been ac-
comphshed for civil service reform has
been accomplished over its opposition. II
would DE pleasant to believe that it has
abandoned It's traditions ana changed It's
character put the proof that 1t has done
So To any applrclilbie extent mas yet to DE
Drought forward. rs Tor Mr.. Cleveland
ne was is MI Roosevelt described INN to
ne' very good rciormer When any meas
ure was III haHd thHt struck the RepubIi
can party OF th2l struck IannanN' with
Whlch he mao IL quarrel. jut when any
reform measure was brought forward
""Icn affected ms own faction ol the Dem
oOrlIc pafiy'or ms personal friends ana
adhefeUtS, ne was Il broken reed, which
Pirrced the hahdH OF the reiorncrs who
leaned ON hlm AS Iammany gave him
It's support Ill the election and Is now
All rlSht with hln he VIII probably, as
PRESIDENT see nothing that needs reform
except the kepublican party-and the way