Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-10
Prohibition.

Why Is II that the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette declines to answer our question as
to what Is likely to be the result In Ohio
this year Of running Prohibition esnd.-
date for President OF the United States ,
Last year the Probibitonists carried forty
seven out Of the lightweight counties Of that
State. This year they have q candidate Of
their own for President. Why is it that
they are not expected to show rs much
strength this year as lasts How oan it be
possible for the Republicans Of Ohio 10
count with any degree Of certainty upon
the vote OF that Safe this year when there
are hur drcds Of suits pending therein to
test the consiitutionality of the existing
Republican liquor laws? Does our Cincin-
natl contemporary really believe that all
these things foreshadow Republican vic
tory next fall?
Agmn: There are many thousands OF
Republican voters among the Germans Of
Ohio. These voters are'not gong to vote
the Republican ticket IL the Republicans
stand by the Probibitionists. In word,
II would seem TO us that the Republican
leaders will have 10 choose between the
Prohitiiionists and the Germans. Which
side will they iakes Will they stand by
the Germans. and allow them their beer, or
VIII they stand by the Probibitionis.s and
allow them 10 forbid forever the manuiae-
turc and sale OF all sorts Of intox-
icatipg liquors In Ohio, The Ger.
mems are intelligent, aud cannot be
deceived. The ProhibitonIsts are in
teilgtnt. and cannot be deceived. We
cannot understand how 1t Is that so little
fear appears TO be felt By the Republican
leaders m to the fate OF BLArxR In the
Buckeye State. 1t u incredible thai these
lawsuits and chickering's and quarrels over
the liquor law should not cause antagonism
between the Prohibitonis,s and the oppo-
nents Of prohibition, and especially DO
tween the Prohibitlonists and the large
number Of Germans who generally vote the
Republican ticket. VIII the good Deacon
/. or the Field Marshal cxplsins
Rut Mr.. ST. J0HN, the Prohibition can
didate for President, ought to cause the
Republicans Of Kansas also to ~break
ranks" He IL populr 10 that State. He
was its Governor from January 1, 1881. to
January I, 1893. lie was elected Governor
In spite Of the fact, or perhaps we ought to
say because OF the fact, that be was WELL
known auti-liquorlicense man, II not
Prohibitionist. Why should he not carry
Kansas this year on the liquor lssues We
notice that there Is to be full Prohibition
tlcketfor State officers no minated In Kansas
next month.
In Wisconsin, too, the Prohibitionists
are strong-yery strong. So In Iowa. SO
In Michigan, we think. These are all
counted as certain Republican States; and
yet II Is not at all impossible tina, CLsyg-
LAND viii carry one or more OF them be-
cause Of the division in the Republican
party on the liquor question. IL was, We
suspect, owing to the liquor question. aud
not TO the tariff question. that lhs Demo-
Gratis elected two years ago so many men,
beis OF Congress In those States.
These are not mere idle specuh,ions.
The detection Ia the Republican party In
the great Northwest will be factor of no
little importance In determining the result |
Of The presidential election this year. That
detection cannot but benefit the Democrats
d she south 10 one respect. That is 10 say,
Il win compel the Republicans 10 cxpend
d the Northwest all, or large portion. OF