Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-29

practically subOrdlnateQ. there Is
nothing to be pleaded for them, there
fore, on the grounds of ignorance or
misrepresentation. They knew ex-
actly what they were doing, and
rcioiced over it when it was done.
To say that this result was utterly
uniustifiable is to state it mildly. In
all our political history there has not
been another such fragrant instance
of evil returned for good, and treach-
cry for friendship and confidence. The
complaint that the Republican party
had not been sufficiently courageous
and progressive in its treatment of the
| liquor question was without any war
rant of fact On the contrary, there
was decided testimony to the effect
that ii had gone too boldly and too
far in that respect. 1t had unques-
tionably passed temperance laws in
different states of such a radical and
stringent form that they could rot be
enforced-law which were in advance
of lblic sentiment, that is TO say, and
| therefore serving TO show that more
had really been attempted than the
people were willing TO endorse, even
in as good cause As that of the home
V. the saloon. Ii was clearly not for
want of Republican sympathy with
positive and adequate temperance
me,bod. that the dreams of the Pro-
bibiti.uist. had not been realized be-
fore the opeuiuo of the last presiden-
hal contest. and certainly the Demo-
cratic party had never manifested any
such interest in the work of redeem
inc the land from the curse of drunk
enuess as entitled it to support for
,empersuce puproses.
All this i nre.ented i'm Gail UamiI-
toms article with exuIicit and instruc.
five force. She takes M also the IA
miIiar claim of the II John peonle
that they are INITIATING the tactics of
the abolitionists and disposes of If by
showing that the two causes have lit
tie in common. and that the little they
have in common forbodes disaster TO
prohibition partisanship The old
Liberty party. she declares. and every
body knows. did not nominate FREE
mont elect Lincoln or emaucjpate the
slaves IL did precisely what The Pro-
hibition marty has done. "made a shy
At everything. and ACCOMPLISHED
uoiIlino" cxcept TO defeat CLAW and
elect Polk and inns brine on the Mex
lean war. with its burden of cxpcnsc
and loss of life. and the subsequent
acauisitjon of Territory for the ND
holdiuo of more slave states. ont of
which came the Wilmot Droviso >tru"-
ole the fuoitiye slave law the Tcpeal
of the Missouri comuromiSp- the Dr,d
Scntt decision. and finally. The war of
the rebellion. slavery wa. in
fact abolished: She points out
ON the line of NO more
extension of slave territory"
which rorrespoud. exactly with The
moderate and rational system of pro-
hihifion that i advocated bv DR.
Crosby. DIR. Tbayer. and others. ..The
only Iessou that The Riruey moyeucni
teaches 10 the Prohibition party'' She
adds. lis the usclessness Of lis exist
eucr. ,he only nrcsaoc i = sneedy
dissolution"
The idea of antjcipa;ino any benefit
to the temperance cause throughout
the country from the election of 4
Democratic president and the rcstora-
non of Democratic practicas and in
flueuces in tl,r mauaoenpnt of the
affairs of the Government i prenns.
tcrous. of course. All the traditions
and sentiments of that Marty are on
posed TO the ends which the Prohihi-
ZIONIST. have i'm yicy. What thc re-
suit of such an experiment i morally
certain To he NAV be seen, in "A small
way, in Maine. where a venture of n
similar Kind has been carried to a,l,,aI
conclusion. At the election in Port
I,uI lat March y third ticEnt ,yo. mn