Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-01-30

In Its camp and betray II, or trencherously
connive at the defeat OF any portion of It.
no longer consistently and conscientiously
work in its ranks, at once stepped out, Sc
no one could bo deceived, and everybody
would knotc where stood. IL this be trea
son, then Charles Sumner, William Lloyt
Garrison, Wendell Phillips. Ulysses S
Grant, Abraham Lincoln, John A. Logar
and James G.. Blaine, are all to be classed
as TRAITORS" for each one of then
once left the party to which he
belonged and joined another party. And
without desiring TO be personal permit me
to state that upon this basis our own Stat,
of Kansas can furnish n very distinguished
lot of TRAITORS" tGreat applause.1 Allow
me also to suggest that had it not been fol
the political "traitors" who dared to stand
up and be counted for a principle the Re.
publican party would have never been or.
ganized. [Cries of that's SOL But we are
told that the Kansas State Temperance
Union is against us. I think that as it Ii
now organized, that is true. But should II
bey Let us see. The Union was organized
years ago as n non partisan association ant
has up to the last political campaign beer
conducted as such, funds for Its support
being solicited from, and contributed by
the people, without regard to race, condi.
ton, religion or politics. Until its Stat,
Convention, which met at Topeka the 10Th
of November, 1884, the Union had moi
united with, or become part of, or en-.
dorsed any political party. But at that
convention it tackled itself on to the Re.
publican party by a vote of the majority
Of the delegates in the adoption of the fol.
lowing resolutions:
"Rosoired, That the Republican party oi
Kansas, 10y adopting platform that was sat
isfnctory TO tho mass of Prohibitionists nnd
clecting State officers and n Legislature
pledged to the rigid enforcement of the Con
stitution, ITO the end that the full effects OF
prohibition may be realized" has done al
that reasonable Prohibitionists should dc
mand and is at this time entitled to the cor
dial support of temperance mon.
Resolved, That as long as the attitude OF
the two leading parties in this State remains
unchanged, we are unalterably opposed to
the formation or maintenance of an Inde
pendent Prohibition party; but all temper
anee % beopiG are urgently invited & TO co,opesr
all good men DESIRE"
Now we have already seen that the Re-
publican platform referred to makes no
pledge for needed amendments to the Pro-
hibition law, no opposition TO resubmissiop,
no declaration in favor of the principle of
prohibition, but renounces all responsibility
on the part of the party. for the adoption
of the Prohibitory amendment, and simply
promises to enforce the laws. "Only this
and nothing more"
Here is a complete surrender to the Re-
publican party, without single word of
ltS luuOltlthU
spirit towards its political opponents, But
the Union not content to indorse the Re-
publican party, notwithstanding the third
party Prohibitionists had adopted plat
form unequivacally indorsing the principle
of prohibition, and against resubmission
and for, needed amendments to the law;
declared against an "1ndependent Prohibi-
tion party" and our good Brother Camp
bell, its President, in his annual address,
could not refrain from slapping many of
his former co-workers in the face, by say
ing:
there were only found 4,495 willing to stab
the party of progress and reform, and assist
the most corrupt political organization in
this. or any other land to the control of this
hatred of temperance in every form"
The city of Atchison has been in open
rebellion against the Prohibitory law ever
since its passage. The party of progress
and reform" had abundant opportunity to
adopt measures at the Legislative session
of 1888, to carry out its pledges to suppress
notification, but it failed to do it. This
party of progress and reform" nominated
and elected Colonel John A. Martin, life
long And-Prohibitonist, as Governor of
Kansas. Colonel Martin resides in Atchi-
son, and is editor and proprietor of the
Atchison Champion, one of the mediums
through which liquor dealers advertise to
the world the exact locality where they can
be found ready for ten cents drink to
violate the constitution and laws
of Kansas. [Applause.l Now that
kind of progress and reform" may
suit our friend Campbell, but don't be-
lieve it does. Certainly it will take long
time to reach the acme of prohibition by
that route. But possibly letter of the
Secretary of the Union, of which the fol-
lowing is copy, will afford the people a
1itt1a inf ot this tort 4,
has not heretofore been generally known.
Here it is:
''OFFICE Oh STATE TEMPERANCE UNION,
TOPEKA, KAN. October l6 1854.
j. w. Stewart, Esq, Auburn. Kan:
DEAR SIR:-Your card of recent date, re,
ceved. In reply, will say that Mr. Campbell
is still President of the State Union, and is
he is paid 81 $50 u year. At the iist session
of our Executive Committee his services
were rendered to the Republican State Cen
may desire him to hold during the campaign
He talks for Blaine and Martin, for prohibi
Yours truly, JAMES A. TRoUrMAN.
Now is it not just little bit strange that
the money solicited from the churches
Sabbath schools and citizens generally
without regard to party, to aid what was
supposed to be non-partizan organization
should thus be used in the interest of mer
who were not Prohibitonists, and for the
success of national party that absolutely
refused to even favor the modest request OF
the friends of temperance to have the priv.
ilege of passing judgment upon the great.
est evil of the age ut the ballot box? AnG
all this was done, too, in the face of u timely
warning, given by "the Daily Cdpitdi," Of
Topeka, Republican paper, !whose editor
Major Hudson, has always been at hear
May I'd, 1884, in which it is truthfully said
"Nothing can be more disastrous to a non
partisan organization like the Kansas STATE
Temperance Union than to be uset
by wire.pulling politicians in the in
terest of some office seekers" Doe!
Thus this once grand organization
that, until it entered partisan politics, was
free from dissension, becomes simply al
annex of political party, practically ex
Guiding from membership all who feel tina
they can not consistently Gnl conscien
Applause and cries of that's SOL So
submit that while the Union has declared
against us, it ought not to have done so
But in view of the fact, that the campaign
was over, and it had already done allin 1T
power for the Republican,, and dgdias
TIVE wth ffGhiet0n eharty for party a and sh9H mae
next political campaign rolled around
have met temperance. workers upon tn
same non partisan basis upon which it ha
appealed to the ,ch0le people for funds t.
carry on its work. [Applause.l
The Prohibition party of to-day stand
upon that plank of the Republican platform
of 1882, that endo' 'ed the principle of pro
hibition, and the declarations of Messrs
Griffin, Legate and Krohn, which hav
quoted, as made prior to the Republican
State Convention of 1884, and the resolu
tions referred to, adopted by the Prohibi
tion State Convention of January, 1885
and in the language of Mr.. Griffin used il
July last, "give formal notice that they vii
not submit" to single backward steI
[Applause.l So far as / am PERSONAL,
concerned, I have simply done what m
conscience tells me isr right. have DOrke
and voted for prohibition and Prohibi
tionists. have made no concessions" +
the "Anti- i-Prohibitionists." have oppose
all parties which dared not openly fight TIL
liquor traffic. The Democratic party ha
no claims on me, nor did / have any ON il
| never voted its ticket. 1t never pre-
tended to be for prohibition. 1t deceived n
one touching this matter. The Republica
party has misled the people. 1t has pre-
tended to be moral party, while at til
same time it has "fostered and protected
the liquor interests until the rum powe
has grown to gigantic proportions. An
| while it has been brave and aggressive