The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-16

nd res hut fer all fIabor.
A Timely Word to Prohibitionists.
Rev. H. P. Jordan, of Baltimore,
a weA-known Temperance advocate,
who has during the past 40 years ad
vocated Prohibition and occupied
several prominent positions in the
Temperance organizations, has ad-
dressed an open letter to Rev. DIR.
Thomas L. Poulson, P. G. w. Chief
Templar|Df Maryland, in which he
urges Temperance Republicans not
to assist in electing the Democratic
candidatesby voting for st. John and
Daniel. He we'll and forcibly says:
When the Maryland State Tenn
perance Alliance was organized, and
on numerous occasions since, it was
declared that the object was to com.
pei or influence the political parties
to nominate good temperance men.
Has either party given US such a can
didate? The Hon. James G. Blaine
is Christian gentleman, a strict
member ofthe church. and for more
than thirty years has been supported
by such men as the Hon. Neal Dow.
If this Is tine, where was the neces.
sity or pDpriety of nominating a
ticket avovedly for the purpose Of
defeating Tim? The Pittsburg con
ventiOn mast have known that the
author of Prohibition in this Country,
Hon. Neal Dow, had endorsed Mr..
Blame.
The President is an executive off,
Ger. He has no power to interfere
with the business of men acting un.
dera license granted by the States,
NJ matter what his private opinion
ofthe morality of the business might
be. Every saloon keeper can vote
for Mr.. Blaine and Gen. Logan, be-
cause they are statesmen of the high
est style, and, as such would not for
one moment interfere, if they could,
with their business as long as the law
authorizes them to keep saloon.
The President can recommend to Con-
gress. He can veto Objectionable laws; |;
there his power over the legislative
department ofthe Government ceases.
Then, is it not too plain that it is the
legislative department of the Gov
eminent where we are to begin to
prohitit the importation, nanufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating liquors
by the General Government-nott the
Executive?
There is not the remotest possibil.
ity of electing the Prohibition cam
didates. They are good and true men.
But why should Temperance Re-
publicans throw their votes away on
st. John and Daniel, when every
vote cast for them is vote indirectly
cast for the Democratic candidates,
who stands on an anti-temperance
platform? In voting to defeat Mr..
Blaine by voting for st, John, you
in fact vote to perpetuate the liquor
traffic you profess to prohibit. Tenn
perance Republicans, appeal to you.
Do not be deceived into voting IN
directly for the Democratic candidate
by casting your votes for st. John.
The proper place to 60 for prohibi-
tion is In the legislative department
of the Government, not to the execu-
tive. The result will be most prob
ably In Maryland the loss of st
Mary's and Price Georges counties
when we vote for license or no license;
and throughout the States, instead OF
the Prohibition vote being cast for
the Prohibition candidates, not one
fifth part of the friends and advocates
of prohibition will vote for st. John,
and it places us in a false light before
the people. To show our strength as
Prohibitionists we must vote on thai
issue alone, and not compel temper
ance men to vote against great and
weighty principles dear to every
American heart.
The Baltimore Methodist Of last
week also has strong common.senst
editorial on the Prohibition nomina
tions. 1t expresses cordial sympathy
with temperance work in all 1T
phases, and approves the character
and intelligence of Gov. st. John ant
/ Mr., Daniel but 1t "cannot endors'
the proceedings of the Pittsburg Con
yention. or advocate its nomina