The Indianapolis journal., 1884-11-16
WASHINGTON INFORMATION.
How Some People Look at the Election
of Cleveland and Hendricks.
The Causes Of Temperance and Woman Suf-
frage Set Back Many Years-MrS
IOckwOOdS Views.
HOW THEY LOOK AT 1T.
Temperance and Woman Suffrage Put Back
Twenty-Five Years,

Temperance and Woman Suffrage Put Back
Twenty-Five Years.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov 15.-Men here who give
more time to defining political situations, and
solving political problems and telling the causes
of everything than they do towards earning
livelihoods, say that the vote given Cleveland
and Hendricks has put back the interests Of
protection to industries, and the causes Of
temperance and woman suffrage at least quar-
ter of century. The political economists figure
the enormity and geographical location of the
vote to indicate that tariff reform is desired by
the bulk of voters, and that it must come.
have heard several Republicans of national
prominence say, during the past week, that their
party ought to turn it's back upon the cause of
temperance and temperance people, and that
they hoped that the Democratic party would, as
it had boasted it would if it ever had the power,
take away all restrictions from the liquor traffic
and permit it to go on as other merchandise,
There are to-day many men here, in both parties,
who expect to see the system of internal revenue
laws on the statute books expunged, and
the sale of whisky conducted as
the sale of vinegar, syrups, coal oil,
etc, now is. In short, there is a fit of disgust
on a number of men who have been friends of
measures looking toward law and morality and
were it not that hundreds of thousands of Pro
hibitionists who are far-seeing Republicans voted
with their old party and refused to go off on the
ST. John tangent in the interest of Democracy,
many more Republicans would speak in tones of
disgust, for they are much put out at the enor-
nifty of the vote given the refugee candidate
from Kansas.
ut will put the cause of temperance back a
quarter of century, for. the reason that it will
take the political friends of temperance, who are
Republicans that long toregain their foothoId
upon the subject" said gentleman at Repub
lican headquarters to-day
"Do you think the st. John vote will force the
Republicans to espouse the prohibition causep L
asked.
Nationally, do you meanl'
Eyes" replied.
''Do You think the Republican party has sui
cidal intentionsl" inquired the gentleman pas
sionately
/ told him was only seeking his views.
"WeI, no, sir the Republican partyfwill never
indorse Prohibition candidate for the presi
dency nor nominate a man because he believes
in prohibition. The subject belongs in the
States, and people who believe that Congress
should legslate on the subject are cranks."
Mrs. Belva A Lockwood was darting around
on the streets on her tricycle. to-day.
Il am very sorry for the women of this coun
try -and for myself, so faras that isconcerned-
because of the Cleveland vote" said she. "It
has given woman suffrage backset. I pro
claimed all along that Twas for Blaine; that the
Democratic party was against us, and hoped
tine friends of woman suffrage would vote the
national Republican ticket. The Democrats are
against US and on solid ground"
1t has been stated that Mrs. Lockwood now
thinks that it will require some warlike demon
strations to put woman suffrage in operation.
Republicans here believe that the announce
ment of st. John that he is going on'the rostrum
in the interest of national legislation prohibi
ton is simply made to let him down from the
charge that he has been acting in the pay of the
Dem oerats