Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-06-25

instead, put forth the same doctrine OF Reg
ulation and Taxation" which they have here
tofore expressed in their platforms, which
taxation is only another name for license,
md is only device for perpetuating the traf-
fic, and which the majority of the liquor
dealers themselves favor. We have looked in
vain, however, for an explosion from the
great "Pulverizer." Does he condemn the
action of the convention in not acceding to
the demands of the Voters Union? Oh,
no! that would be introducing discord into
the dear old party. But how does he meet the
manifest determination to kick the prohibi-
tion sentiment out of the party? Speaking
of the platform, he says, 'it pronounces in
favor of the regulation and taxation of the
liquor traffic, &c. The platform is a most ex-
cellent one." Alas! how are the mighty
fallen!! What an ignoble prostitution to the
behests of the party!! Such grinding of the
liquor power as this portends, must indeed
be enormous! Verify, coffee-mill would be
as effective in crushing quartz, as the Repub-
lican party is in ''pulverizing the rum power" T"
Again, Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster, whose trumpet
gave forth such ringing notes against all COM
promise with the liquor traffic, few years
ago, and against all political parties that
courted the liquor vote, also proved herself,
in the last political campaign, to be first
class gymnast, entering so fully into the ser
vice of the man who sought to make the IL
quor traffic source of permanent revenue to
| all the States, that she found it necessary to
resign her position in the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. On Wednesday evening
December 18th, 1885, Mrs. Foster lectured on
Prohibition" in the First Congregational
! Church, in Danbury, Conn, using, in sub.
stance, the following language: "There is one
man who must not be and will not be nomi.
mated. He is the author of public letter adj
vocating that the national revenue from
whisky shall be divided among the States al
a permanent revenue. His name is James G.
Blaine. His nomination cannot be brought
about for it is known by the politicians tha
he would be antagonized by the women ant
friends of the home" In the light of hes
subsequent action, such an acrobatic per
formance cannot command our respect
neither can we follow her into that Republi
can side-show, ''The National Temperate,
League" whose whole time has been spent
since its organization, not in trying to pu
down the liquor traffic, but in trying to crust
out the Prohibition party.
In reference to the Springfield platform o
the Republican party, / desire to say that on,
important plank was left out, which SHOULD
have been inserted. 1t should read as follows
Resolred, That every citizen of the Unitet
States has q right to vote as he pleases, with
out being hung, or burned in effigy, and with
out attempts being made to blacken his char
acter therefor.
The omission of the foregoing resolution
was great oversight; but, perhaps, they vii
think of it when they build another nationa
platform. In the meantime. Prohibitionist
will watch with much interest the battle-doo
and shuttae-cock performances of the Voters
Union. W.. @.
EIDaEuLLE CORNERS, o., June II, 1885.