Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-09
MR. kY.E MAX ~ ANsW sR.
tie Replies to the Qu- stions Propounds
by Cstawbs Repubi,cao'.


tie Replies to tn. Qu- stions Propounde'
| by Catawba Kepubi'ca"'.
| LFrom Morning Editionl
Rev. Joseph Kyle has sent the following tt
the GLoRs. REruBLIC
read In your issue OF Wednesday a series
ofqucsiions propounded to me by Catawbs re-
puhllcans, Will you oblige me by giving
place In your paper TO my answers to the
| ssme2
| The questions have the ring CT sincerity
and seem TO come from fair nipded men, and
! shall answer rs canddly as ] cah. Tc
economic space shall not repeat the quss.
tions but will refer to them by number
| First can answer the first part Of this
| question better next Wednesday morning.
| will answer the second part, by saying that
| II the temperance democrats throughout the
state take the stand which those with whom
| ! am best acqus u,ed have taken, there will not
be enough Temperance men in the party
| to be worth counting. But suppose we grant
what sis assumed by republicans" that their
party "emhraces majority OF the temper
ance men OF Ohio" | am willing to do so,
for it furnishes strong reason TOR condemn
ing the position on the temperance question
which the leaders Of the republican party
have forced 1t to take iu the present cam
,, paign. The party ought to count that the
views Of its 22b,O)0 second amendment vo-
ters should have at least as much influence ip
shaping its lines o, policy, as the demands OF
its liquor element. But rs everyone knows,
'he element of the party that opposed the
second amendment dictated both the candi-
dates and the platform.
Sccond-A question very similar in it's
logic was propounded long ago to certain
| men, who had broken with the party to
which they had formerly owned allegiance
"Have any OF the rulers or Of the Pharsees be-
lievei on him. In answer to this question
| would say, that the prohibition party has
not made the "hope OF party success a fun
damen,al principle OF its creed, or a STANFORD
OF righteousness by which It's policy must be
shaped L. would be well for the people OF
Ohio if the "hope of party success were not
so potent with political leaders.
Third and fourth suppose it is true that
some democrats are trying TO prevail upon
some republicans TO vote the prohibition
ticket; aud ! have no doubt that there are re-
pubcans who are Just as earnestly striving
to make converts to prohibition, from the
ranks Of the democratic party. This IS the
extent to which either party goes in "open"
or "sectet' encouragement of the prohibition
party, and neither is sinner above the other
in such practices. Seriously, my good breth-
REQ, do you think this a sufficient reason for
disbandinR the prohibition party? I hap
pened to see the Cincinnati EDqurer for
Monday and Tuesday, OF this week II you
will read the editorials Of these issues, your
minds will he set at rest as to the democratic
party's encouraging prohibitionsts.
Fitth-The fifth question may be answered
by another: "Granting that prohibition is
right, is it also right on that account" for the
friends of prohibition TO vote for regulation
and taxation" a measure which the German
papers OF Cigcinnai say lis approved and is
demanded hya Tremendous majority OF our
German- American citizens" a measure that
is endorsed by 'he Chicago Champion-the
great liquor organ OF the northwest--and
also by the Louisville Wine and Spirit r. view
MS step in the right direction; a measure
which the prominent brewers, distilers and
wholesale liquor men all over the state re-
gard with favor, which, according to lead
ing member OF the Liquor Dealers League,
receives the support Of eu-eghts of the
membership OF this league, and which the
Saloon Keepers Protective Association, OF
Cincinnati, bu, a few days ago voted unani-
mously to sustain. As | look upon it there
is no better way ito encourage bo h the evil
and its sworn trien Is and d tenders" than to
vote fJr regulation and taxation"
Sxth-"Tne real aims of the prohibition
party" are clearly set forth in its platform,
which | would advise you all to read. The
prohibition party has never had the opportu-
nifty to repeal any sort OF temperance laws,
but it insists aud proves that since the statute
books were cleared to MAKE room for the
Scott law, the state at large has had no "sau-
tary temperance laws" JosEPH KYLE.
SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 3.