River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-01-08
RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, JANUARY s. 1885,

true it will be easy to state the time, the
circumstance or the occasion, by whom
and to whom moneytwas paid. As chair
man of the prohibition committee of this
county | assert positively that not dol
lar, so far as | can learn, was paid into
the campaign fund from any member of
the democratic party. The secretary of
the National Prohibition Committee has
given an itemiZed report of the receipts
and expenditures of the campaign, and
not dollar came to that fund from DEM
ocratic sources. No democrat ever of
fered, as far as can be learned, to buy
the vote or influence of any temperance
man. In letter in regard TO this matter
]. Z. StJohn, the prohibition candidate
for President, after denying in detail
many of the charges against him, closes
in the following language:
Nor did / ever propose for a consideration or
otherwise, to Withdraw from the canvass; or by
act, word or deed, do, or omit to do, anything
for the purpose of lessening the Prohibition
vote or Increasing the vote of either of the old
parties. Nor did ever receive single penny,
pledge or promise of any kind in connection
with the campaign except my expenses paid by
the National Prohibition Committee. | have
given my time and labor during the canvass
freely, without money and without price. And
now denounce any statement or insinuation
Inconsistent with the foregoing as absolutely
false and 1 challenge all persons W 40 have
published or circulated reports to the contrary,
to produce competent evidence to establish the
truth of their assertions or stand branded before
the people common scandal mongers."
Mr.. Cook says great reforms are not
enacted in a day, OF week." ETC., and
thinks this poor time 10 launch prohi-
btion party Either Mr.. Cook desires to
convey wrong impression or else he is
not very well posted in temperance mat
tiers. One would suppose from his article
that the National Prohibition party was
a recent affair, sprung ut this time to de-
feat the republican party. The facts are,
this party has had an existence of II
years as National body, and st. John is
the fourth candidate it has presented for
President, and the great reform" has in
creased from 5,60S votes in 1872 to over
10000 in 1884.
Mr.. Cook admits more than / expected,
and all that is claimed, when he ackuowl-
edges being "up tree" and that they
are bound to have the apples (offices) no
matter who objects.
Mr. Cook criticises my cancer illustra-
ton. shall not change it. 1t fits the
case well. Surgical records show that
some forms of cancer, when treated early
and vigorously with the knife, can be
cured; but too long delay, with palliative
treatment may prove fatal. So too with
the whiskey curse. Prohibition is the
knife to do the work. The license sys-
tenn and the party whip are attempts at
palliation Let us hope that the nation
may awake to the danger before it is too
late.
The prohibitionists have made no mis-
take in making this question national
matter. They have put their hands to
the plow and are not likely to turn back
Heaping contumely upon them, burning
their candidate in eiligy, and circulating
vile ISLANDERS against them only serves to
make each man more determined in his
future course,-aDd not only that, but it
makes thousands of sympathizers among
fair minded men. Republicans will do
well to heed these facts and govern them
selves accordingly.
A. M. HUTCHINSON.