St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-26
PROHIBITION RALLIES.
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The Republican organs of this city that in-
dulge in constant vituperation of the Prohi-
bition party leaders and that apply to them
such gross epithets as fanatics, cranks and
fools,' cannot make liberal-minded readers
entertain anything but respect for men
who are fighting for principle with
such activity, earnestness and enthusiasm
as the much abused Prohibitonists of Mime
apolis. These good people are more desir-
GUS of having law and order prevail in the
city than the hypocritcal Republicans who
have shown by their action in superseding
J. T. Wyman that their chief aim is not for
the establishment of law and order and the
retirement of the same but to obtain con-
troll of the government of the city.
Last evening the third party, whose ''band is
few but true and tried, " held three enthusi-
astic rallies in different part of the city and
merclessly excoriated the nominee of the
Republican party, Geo. A. Pillsbury, who had
promised to support the peoples candidate
for mayor and then perfdiously deserted
him by accepting the nomination
himself. DR.. G.. W. Emery re-
lated the whole story of Pillsbury's
DdChSlluluS anu Hy pOCllsy dI hdlIlsou udL
last evening. The men and papers who now
asperse the prohibitionist's for adherence to
principle would hereafter honor them, for
they are engaged in just and righteous
cause.-The abolition of the license sale
OF liquor which is degrading and
debasing humanity. The principle
for which they labor is imper-
ishable and indistructble, and if all those
who now advocate that principle in the
pending contest were sunk beneath the
waters of the Mississippi, the rising genera
ton and posterity would continue to labor
for it until the gigantic evil of intemperance
was subdued. Prohibition touches the heart
like the question of human
slavery. People admit that the cause
is right, and if we were
strong enough they would be with US. But
strength is not acquired by irresolution,
apathy or inaction. Men should vote for
principle in preference to party. Pillsbury
is a renegade Democrat who has been seek
ing for and filing official positions while in
the city. No man in Minneapolis wanted
the Office worse. Regardless of the interests
of law and order his party has determined to
make him mayor.
| Any man with clean record who would
enforce law and order, would be acceptable
| to the Prohibitionists, but they wanted no
party hack for they expected no reforms
from him.. The condition of affairs in this
city, though condemned in exaggerated
terms at the present time by the Pillsbury
organs, will be the same in six months
hence. He remembered how, when the
| present incumbent was running for office,
the direct calamities to the material prosper
ity of the city were prognosticated. The
city is destined to be great and prosperous,
no matter who is mayor. They said the city
would go to the dogs. Is there any one to-
day dissatisfied with the growth and prosperi-
| ty of Minneapolis for the past two years
There is a great condemnation of the wide
open policy upon which the city is run, but
the same groans and condemnations will 90
up no matter who is elected. The Prohibi-
tionists propose to show grand record in
this campaign; they will be out voted but
not defeated. We have singular condition
of things existing here to-day. We have
numbers of saloon keepers aiding the So
called and pretended law-and-order candi-
date.
In the spring of 1873 the Prohibitionists
nominated for mayor Albert Lawrence, the