The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-14
MODERN REPUBLICANlsM

The st. John circuit OF temperance
camps was opened at Port Jervis, N. Y,
on Tuesday last in the Methodist church
The first speaker was ex Gov. John p.
st. John, of Kansas, the prohibition NOM
inee for president In the afternoon he
addressed large audience, which had as
sembled in a heavy rain storm, on the
evils of licensing and the emormity of the
crimes that had cursed our nation through
the liquor traffic. In the evening large
audience assembled and Gov St John
spoke of the political aspect of the ques
ton, and arranged the republican party
for the mlsrule that has characterized its
work for the past twenty years He said:
Il have been a republican all my life
up to the 4th of last month, but | have
never lost an opportunity TO say or do a
deed for this great cause of prohibition.
When the republican party met at Chica>
90 to select candidates for president and
vice president last month, they were
waited upon by the Woman's Christian
Temperance union, band of brave WON,
an having at heart the advancement of
the race and the republican party failed to
take any recognition of them. The day
after the nominations were made | told
my wife | would never again vote the re
publican ticket, and all my extertions
would be for this grand cause of prohibi-
ton. Neither party dared to take up this
great issue for fear of losing the whisky
vote. Shame shame on our political par
ties. | used to lay awake nights when
lived in the border towns, and was a res
publican, hating democrats and democra-
tic principles. Since the 4th of last
month ! have made up my mind that re-
publican whisky is as bad as democratic
whisky, if not worse. The republican
party is false to all the teachings advanc-
ed and inculcated when that grand old
party went into power.
There was law once in force in Hi
MOS to the effect that any white person
caught in the act of giving aid or sus~
| ttnance to any colored man, woman or
| child should be arrested, and, upon proof
| of the charge, should be thrown into pri-
son for two years. | was practicting law
at that time in an Illinois town, when u
little colOred lad came to my house and
said; Please, mister, won't you give me
something to eat2 | haven't had anything
to eat in two days" | called nv wife and
told her to get the boya big slice of bread
butter it all over, and get some meat
| Would it not be better, she said, to have
the boy come into the house, as everybody
seems to be watching u.s. | said No;
want this people to see that | am no
afraid to give and sustain any of God
poor unfortunates. The grand jury was
in session at the time, and an indictment
was soon found against me for giving
sustenance to negro. | was according
| ~ arrested and brought before the court
and pleaded guilty to the charge, anC
stated in open court that would do 81
again, and whenever / found the laws o
man interfering with the laws of God
would violate the human law every time
The testimony had the Idesired effect, ant
the court announced to the packed cour
house that he found the prisoner at tn
bar Not guilty of the charge, and | wa
set free. The man who was the prim
mover and factor in the passage of thi
bill was none either than John 4. Logan
the nominee for vice president of the re
| publican party.
"One sixth of our people govern tn
other five sixths. If this one sixth be cor
rupt and Incorporate, the five sixths wi
not be long in getting so, too After tn
r Yorktown celebration bill was sent i
: by the republicans for $4,000 for wine
and WHISTLES used on that occasion. A
the star route trial one of the Jurors cam
5 into the court room and fell senseless a
the feet of the judge, grossly intoxicated
But this is not all. Under republica
misrule we have been insulted and mort
fled by the drunken corteges that accom-
panied the remains of our martyred Gal
t field to their last resting place"
= Gov. St. John was listened to with til
greatest respect, ana he has created
i Juror that will be felt in the coming elet
E ton. The Daily Union (repablican,) edi
t ed by Postmaster St. John, came out wit
t communication calling the prohibitio
meetings ''side shows for the democracy.