Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-14
A RESUBMISSlON COMMENT.

The Troy Chief copies in full the
recent article in the Topeka journal,
in which the Journal advises its party
to drop grog As a political issue and
try something else, and makes the fol-
lowing comments:
Here the Journal SAYS in one breath
that the liquor question will never
again be made "A political issue, and
that the Democratic party cannot at-
ford To be known a the whisky party.
and in the same breath sai :
that the Democratic party will
resolve in favor of Tc>ubmiS-
sion and personal liberty, and in
opposition to sumptuary laws. That's
a II there i of the prohibition Iucs-
ton, and if the Democratic party re
solves rs the journal says il will, how
can the liquor question be kept down
a. a political issue: Why did not the
journal say out S9uarrly that prohibit
ton is fixed fact, and the Demo
cratic party much 50 acknowledge it,
but must continue To shystcr on the
question BY declaring in favor of re-
submission. in order to "ull the anti
prohibitionists into votIn" the Demo
cratic ticket? That l. what il amounts
TO. and all it amounts TO.
Ii i safe to say that this iircbrani
hurled in by the journal breaks the
back of all Democratic hopes of again
carrying the state. Ii starts a division
in the party that will be a wide a.
that in the Republican party. The on
la lItaSafnn fl8af - tho | lnnln
cratic ticket any considerable number
of Republican votes in Kansas. was
this question ofprohibition. The Dem
ocratic party, in accordance with the
force of "A long habit of tagging five
or ten wears behind the Republican
party. and adopting issues settled bv
il, Is now preparing 10 accept pro-
prohibition a. Il settled fact and
TO surrender the fight. But il
has some claim la present. TO
Justify itself. Democratic votes came
To the rescue TO secure the submission
of the prohibitory amendment: and
two wears ago, in the legislature. Dem
ocratic votes prevented submission
of the question of calling a constitu-
tional convention. wherein the oppe-
nents of prohibition would have had
another chance To test the question.
Having kept prohibition in force. in
order 10 make il an issue for the ben
eft of the Democratic party. il i very
appropriate that they should now
surrender the fight.
Ii is very easy to figure ont the re-
suit of this strategic movement. 1t
means the regular Republican majority
iii the state of j0.oo0 or 10000. The
only issue being abandoned 10y which
Republicans could be induced 10 vote
Democratic ticket. and the issue ac-
knowledged a. settled. Republicans
will vote the Republican tickc;.aS they
did before this question came up.
There is nothing attractive about the
Democratic party 10 entice Republic
cans. They did not cooperate with
il because of its lovelinesS. or itS
high character The fact that they
were willing To hold their noses amt
coo, crate with II on the prohibitorv
question. shows the earncstncss OF
their opposition 10 that measure. and
the Importance they attached to it.
That principle yielded. or confessedly
10 be used onlp for buncombe and de-
ception, the Democratic party stands
forth the same old moss-back concern
il always wss. and allows anii-prOhi-
bitiou Republicans with 4 good grace
to fall in line once more. They prefer
krohn and prohibition sam Wood
and prohibition.