Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-14
THE PKOHIBITIONISTSA AND THE CITY
ELECTION.

ELECTION.
The GLoBE-REPUBIIC treated the Pro
hibitionists with distinguished considera-
tion-with fairness and courtesy-duriEg
the recent political canvass in this city.
We spoke. with pleasure, OF the high char
acter OF Mr.. r. S. Thompson, the Prohi-
bitiou candidate for the position OF Mayor,
and now the editor of the organ of the
party, the New Era. We confined our
efforts to urging all good citizens, OF all
parties, or any party, to support the Re
publican ticket in the interest Of public
order and morality, and because the men
whose names were on the ticket were in
all respects worthy and capable. We also
spoke as highly as we could, conscien-
tiously, of the Democratic candidates-or,
rather, Of one candidate who was honest
and capable, but, unfortunately, for
the Democrats), he didn't stick,
and Mr.. Summers, the Republican
City Solicitor, was almost unan-
imously chosen to fill a position
which he will certainly adorn. With the
results of the canvass we are exceedingly
well pleased, and we have, from the edl-
torial standpoint, left our Prohibition
neighbors to chew the end of their refec-
tions and work all the sweetness out OF 1t
that could be realized in the circum-
stances. Our reporters, however, have
given to the public what they supposed to
be facts cleaned from the battlefield; one
of these being that some of the Prohibi
tionists voted for Jake Smith and the So
loon-keeper O'Brien. This was the sfra"
that broke one "csmel's" back-thst oil MI
d. S. Morrow, for years leading fro''''-
zionist and made him 'Gao' As
ne says - OUT we
his behalf that we really tnihk
that he is only righteously Indignant But
in view of what Mr.. Morrow states to us, We
wish to say that, in spite Of whatever harm
we may have done him, We very cheerful
" forgive him-and if that isn't an illus
tration of magnanimi,y We don't know the
meaning Of the word.
Mr.. Morrow assures US that he has care
fully investigated the condition Of things
as pertaining to the late canvass, and in
terviewed both Democrats and Prohibi-
:ionists, and finds that at least fifty
Democrats uoted the Prohibition
ticket, and that one hundred Prohibi-
fonists roted for Goodp;n and Hughes
1t was Democrats, he says, and not Pro
who scratched the names of
on the Prohibition ticket
and inserted those Of Democrats Jake
Smith or O'Brien) to whom they were
friendly. Now we feel person
ally obliged to Mr. Morrow for this state
ment. To persuade Democrats to vote
some other (or any other) than their own
ticket, and to induce Prohibitionists to
vote the Republican ticket, was just what
We undertook to do, an1 we are glad OF this 1
tribute to our persuasive powers. For there /
we're only leo Prohibition votes cast in this
'ity, last fall, (ior St. John, and if the |
have gathered in 100 of them
his spring, they have Indeed gained a
,reat victory. As to the so Democrats
Who voted the Prohibition ticket we have
o say that We believe that three times
hat number of the Unterrifed kicked
Igainst the Smith o Brien dose and voted
or Thompson, who really was honored
With the votes of only sbont so or 60 of his
'wn partisans. The point of this is that
vindicates the position which has been
AIKEN in the E-REPuBLIC-namely-
hat if the Republicans will bring out
,ood, strong and capable men, in clean.
lonest way--men Of right principles and
# good characters-they can be elected,
y good majorities, in this city and county,
nd that the Republicans can, in pursuit
f this policy. in local elections, command
be cooperation Of good citizens outside OF
heir lines. This is something to be borne
q mind during the canvass Just ahead of