The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-11
BEPUBLICAN VICTORIES.

1Els;sss 49,
BEPUBLICAN TICTORLE&
The first two battles of the campaign
have been fought and the Republicans
are victorious.
Vermont gives Republican major
ity of over 2O,OOO and Maine on Monday
last rolled up Republican majority Of
over II 900 which is 5000 to &, 900 better
than expected.
A late despatch says:
Tho Republicans have carried every
county in the State, with tho possible
exception of Knox, which is very close.
They have elected twenty-nine senators
and the Democrats only two. They
have elected four representatives in
congress by large majorities. They
have given Gov. Robie a popular ma
jority Of II 900. The Republican vote
will reach very nearly 8O.O00-4,OOO to
5000 larger than ever EAST before. Our
majority is the largest we have had
since the presidential election Of 1868,
and will far exceed our most sanguine
hopes.
A. p. Miller, of the Worthington
ADVANCE, who is not only \ fine peet,
but something of IL phil0sOpher-and
only crazy in the anti-prOhibiti0n de-
partment of his otherwise level head
made some excellent remarks 1T the
Fourth Of July celebration in Worth
ingtOn recently, on the relations of the
prophecies in the Jewish records to the
u. 5. Of America We fully indorse the
following portion of his address.-Min-
neapOlis Spectator.
This is evidently from James G..
Clark, who is now one of the proprie-
tors and editors of the Spectator and
the Midland Monthly. Mr.. Clark's
head is level on about every subject
save the one Of Prohibition. lie is a
splendid Liberal, and yet is so far off
his base as to join with that bigoted
and fanatical portion Of tie church ele
ment which demands Prohibition.
We do not say that he will vote for
st. John for We do not know as to that,
Tut we do say til; t the Prohibition par
~, as distinguished from the Prol'ibi-
tion principle, is first, last and all the
time. the G.. i.in- the Constitution par
ty. This IS put first i = their plat
this crops out il their resolutions and
speeches as the first object to be attain
ed, prohibition being bit one object of
the party. The amending Of the CoD-
stitution 50 rs to make this q ''Chris-
tian government" and unite Church
and State is their purpose. They even
place Sunday laws before liquor laws in
their demand.
We are thoroughly imbued with the
idea that there is now forming under
tho ribs Of the old parties and in the
vitals of the nation, the most danger.
Gus party that has ever been organized
in America. This is the so-called Pro.
hibition Party. The prohibition cry is
u cheat and Il blind to mislead temper
ance men into supporting union of
Church and State.
1.-THE voice is Jacobs voice. but the
hands are the hands of Esau.''
And these hands are to be laid on the
Constitution and the Government, and
America is to be put back among the
European monarchies, and the spirit OF
the old Puritan laws is to prevail over
the whole nation. This is what they
are aiming at, and at tho rate the party
10 gaining ground, it will soon succeed
unless the people are aroused to resist it.
The editor OF the ADVANCE is ''cra-
~" on other subjects than anti-prohibi'
tion. Many church fanatics think us
mad a. q March hare' on those very
subjects upon which Mr.. Clark agrees
with us and for which he is working
with US shoulder to shoulder. But we
are proud of our ''madness'' and pro-
claim it freely and on all occasions
For it puts US in the ranks and in the
same category with those who have re-
formed the world from Paul to Garri
son. Every man of them was "crazy'
in the eyes of the purblind world around
him. But their ''insanity" was com
municated to others and the world be.
came ''crazy" also.
The insanity of one age is the sanity
of the next. Those who dare to be
''crazy" to-day will rule the minds OF
men tomorrow. But not every one
can afford to be ''crazy." Insanity and
the scaffold rule the Future, and ''be
hind the dim unknown, stands our God
within the shadows keeping watch
above his Own'-lunatics.