Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-10-28
Nat0lll Election, TIStaY, Nov. 4
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Cclu.n nnailcai truqcfance mrn ia
Maize have pli An electoral r,ket iu ihs
acld feprcssatag s. john. tae ffoa.oi-
ton candidate for President Tbs sct.ou
i certainly ltiie urgraie'ui ou ne part
OF Temperance mcu I'M Main. for many
years. me RrPasiicau party has gisen ten
psrance men sli tho les.siatou hey have
Askoi f'f We have practical FroAl1.tou
la Maine through Rcpuhlcan legislation.
TIE as IL stringent anf vhfrc enforccd,
10 soppressss lguor sellng Legislation
~ zoe euforce Itself No there are sec
tons where the az l. ms enforced 10 l.
owing OBJ pahUc ssutlmeui. sni uot o. any
defects In ne an. 30 further icg.s.st.on
co1ii su7rrsss ihe trsfc In such places.
AZ our iast c,cctlor. An amfntmeut O. tac
cousytaton. forever prohlt.uug ne nan
uacturc ari sac of luiox.cants was
ADOPTED VALE ne canvass or ms qlss-
tou va not conducted oa partisan ba-
- TIE amcntneut was a Republican
measure. in compliance wiih ne demands
% teupsrance meu. tlc Replolcau
STATE CozVcut.on. to years agn. aiopt.
oi q plank In IT, platform advocating
TIE prrscrtai.on 90 sach an ameni.
mrut Tie Rrrntrcau legislature. elected
aner That Co1reutIou. framed ani pre-.
scuted that ancrimeut We have always
'st IA; the party shouH have made 10 q
direct ISSUE. In The last c,cclon, and thus
have received ill credit Cor sn aCt Which
t bad couceivci ani presented o. the pep
pc. Thcre u uo question tut that me Re
p1tNcan party 90 MaInc Temperance
party. sni thai 10 L. r,aiy % present an
enforce al needed ieg.slai.ou Hence. Ne
say. 10 "a little uugratsf1i f1r these ten
perancc mcn in Maine % organize poiti-
ca party anisgou. Tag the RePus.ican par.
y Which has givsn them ever thius they
have ssksi f1r. Ia the past
TIE Repuhucaa party hts als' hccs TIE
fr.sni % Temperance ani prohibition la
other stats Kansas. ihe home % s.
John. owes 10. proh.1.,ory legislation %
the Repahlcan party. iu Oa.o che ksplo-
lean parts has lost ile STATE Two years.
because % its tcuQrraucc legislation. In
ever STATE shcrc proh.1.i.on 90 high d.
ceuss has msis any progress, 10 has oesu
Due % Repa5lcsn icgi.iaton. What can
Temperance men demand more than has
boeu given them through ne Rep1biican
party A. 'ast a. paaIc sediment wouid
warrant. thls party hts eusciei tcnp.rancc
avs. in a. sections.
On thc other hanf. TIE Democratic party
hAs oonsistsntiy opposed Prohibitory iegis-
lailon. In Maize. thc pvmocraiic state
Couvsuuon.. from year % year clearly
snt boldly opposed our Maine uqsor az.
10 ccutruet % 90 This ustu Temperance
sentiment hal become 80 strong Aai 10
vas useless b combat o. The Democrats
have carried Ohlo ior too years bscaase
they antsgou.ret TIE Republican liquor
az The at DsmocrstIe National Con
vsuiion adopted plank opposing "sumPiu.
ary lASs--a tern applied % probloitory
avs. We say ne Dymocra;ic party hAs
consistently opposed Temperance iegisla-
t.on. bscauss msiority % - members
ars noe 10 favor % sspprcssing ne trste-
Now What 90 these prohibitlonist pro
pose % 90 ~ ofgalfing q Temperance par
~ None are 80 foolish a. D. expect hat
their candidates vii BE- elected. They
must know hat a. q ms oriiy % The ten
perarce sentiment i % BE- f0unf 10 The
kepablicsa party. their ticket vii draw
votes most largely IRON that party. The
result vii he that n = Sufficient number %
votes l. drawn ron the Rep1b'icAn cAnti-
dates. u nil defeat them ant place the
Democrats In power. VIII This 90 The
prohioitionists any good, OF aid TIE cause
None are 80 foolish a. % claim that u
would No temperance legislation can be
secured through the Democratic party, 01i
al that Is desired can b. obtained through
a Repablican aimi1is,raii1n. a. fast a.
public sentiment demands u. TIE history
OF Temperance legislation proves this state
ment
Thea ne course for true Temperance meu
- porsas l. % strengthen The RePuoliesn
party. educsts public sentiment ant de-
mand ihrosgh this party such legislation
- the people vii bear. This IL The Only
sensible method. The Republican Who
votes Cor 81 John gives bali vote for The
Democratic Ticket with lts platform op-
posing sumP,asry laws, or Prohioitory
legislation