New-York tribune., 1886-06-04
THE PARTY AND THE SALOONS.
AN ISSUE FOR REPUBLICANS TO DECIDE.
THE ANTI-sALooN MOVEMENT AND THE TUruRE
or THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

or THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
To he EdttOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: | read in your issLe of this date Albert
Grifins letter to Judge Davis the Antisalson Re-
publican and also editorial on the same
subject | cast my first vote for General Grant, and
have ever since taken lively interest In Republican
issues AMI Republican candidates 1t was but natural
that war issues for time should interest the Puoli
and the attention OF party managers think IL
no mistake to say that however much the political
maisrities may be divided North and South Is im-
possible to win upon any sectit nal issne ft is no mis-
take to say that there ara large OF the friends
of good governmentperhaps majority are snch--south
a well North who desire their party to win upon
issues which will tenet the people, In such an event
party would OF necessity be- benefited AS hepub-
lica1 this. and do not believe that sectional
issue ought to win. A large number Of Republicans
also so believe. When 1t comes 10 pass and snail De
concededly proven that the Republic any other
political party finds its issues only In the past 1t VIII
cease be useful. There constantly arising new
Issues The party for the times must be progressive
II its leaders be politicians. seeking party success
for personal purposes rather than public benefit 1t VIII
not Influenced by questions OF paolc moment and so
will calmly ignore perhaps they introduce
a new factor which greater less extent Is uneon-
trollable
Reasoning upon this line, presume the Republican
politicians trying 10 figure out the successes or
losses OF the party this temperance question: While
trey rpnre public increases anc thousands Of
temperance Republicans. being offered an oppo'-
tuny to against the saloon within the party VIII
so vote party The lea ers cannot suppress
this sentment-they may lead 1t into party chahhei
but 1t cannot ignored arrested rHE TRIBUNE mas
correctly said: The subject OF temperance cannot De
ignored 1t will compel tue politicians to get up and say
where they stand" The vote the pronbtory amend
ment submission question maze every AssemDlyinan
a record. BY this record they must stand Every
Repul lcan member OF Assembly who voted against
submission has not only carmel tie anta2onsm OF
every temperance Republican but ought never to
receive party support. Why simply because. In my
Judgment refusal to submit he cues ION this yearly
this Republican Legis,asure-sadies the responsibility
only npon the party this State bat upon the party
generally Perhaps these members mad saloon influence
IN the campaign. Suppose they had why should thaI
fact have dictated against LittIng the
people votersj to decide this vexed question III the
people by their vote deprived OF theT naen-
able rignt the offence might be eondonei II their
refusal TO submit this question not party matter
as 1t st might be fOr.iyen. But II can't be. Ihe sum
total OF aoe matter therefore, Is that the pronlD
itory amen lment was submitted because eighteen
ReI ublcans recorded as having voted with forty-sx
Democrats against IT, Never until this year have the
Democrats voted soldly 1t. rhe public expect
Democrats to vote against 1t as q party expeileht
The responsibility defeat, therefore, lies at the door
OF the Republicans, FOR WAlch the party Will 10 Ae'u
A. Rer uDllcan ask, how this responsibility be
Republican party policy 10 be one oI hostility 10 lo
saloon. This WAS substantially what tho New York
site Temperance Assembly (thrOngn s delegation %
-aratog asked the Republican Convention a-t Idl 10
insert its PLATFORM aud whcl II refussl Inc Jr'doie
tnAt pocy Democratic party mas D"en tne
defined on this question IN It's platforms so IL
may consistently be found the champion oi tue saoOh.
The Republican party has no defuel pOlcy 50 IL mas
uniform pOncy III tns matter: lhere eau oo 10
question It in Brooklyn. Tne saloon Is Just as
efectuay protected under Republican as under Dem
Ocratlc administration. Mayor Lows VIeorm Eepuol-
cam administration improvement upon any OF rs
lun
for saloon Ihs the Tenn eranee Assembly sought
to msny Dy a plank IN the platform or tAe
party az saratoga D sdging all officials holding ofce
hopulicans 70 faithful aud honest execution oi Tue
excise laws. This aso the managers repudialei The
also asked to define ReDuollcan policy 70
be restricting tne nunoer Of saloons LUIS IS
also rejected Does anybOdy ID MS saue SENSES
that the people would sustain this rs nepnDc'n
policy Why diln't they iudorSe those Irinclplesi
Simply because tue leaders mad neired out lhe roO.o,
solution Of whcn Was that to 90 50 "oal Lose Inc
party tine support Hi Ses1s teT sna Bao o no
tie nun her OF those who believe the 'erna are
controlled ny Lager beer innueno' cOntlD A-
ton OF sucn hSuring Will disrupt the hepuDoan party
A. a He1ublican protest against such ngurng The
Republican party win on the antl-salOon pa loih
II Derml politicians 10 continue TO hsure ulon tae
saloon basis people ~tIl repudlate the arty
As an anti-saoon Republican ask nOw Will the kepuo-
.ibIity for the failure Of Republicans in tae ast
LEGISLATURE to submit the prohtitory amendment
To tDe people [ have believed In the necessity
FOR independent political aeton, even u ace OmpIish
prohibition. do not think political party - an
absolute necessity even To enforce pr"hbllon 90 NOT
deslrs the Republican, part' TO be preAS,lon bary,
people intend To nave direct
aand In tn solution o. the saloon business au 50 'ae
the Republican managers nave ether rlusou 10 leoFe
the impression that party II Indifferent or that IL
IL altogether The party must he Iikrn
out OF the path Of tni= reform. As 1t Is, the party
Ohstruct. o its march. The hepupichn party
managers throughout this country will be called upon IN
National Convention To make record on this subject
What shall it be In the language OF THE rkIBUNt, IL
cannot be dOiget" j. l- NIII Hill
Lr00hiy1,. Nay >, 1856.
lt cannot be Justly said that the Republican
party Is responsible for the defeat of the effort III
this State to submit prohIbt0ry amendment to
the people The great majority of tAe Republican
party voted for 1t. No party ever seen every
member of which tor every representative OF
which, was always right. Even the twelve Apos-
ties numbered among them one who went wrong at
a critical moment.
But the Democratic party voted so'ldly against
its submission. 1t had the open support III this
effort Of the Prohbtionist5 led by their organ The
COice and by the alliance which their organ, The
Toice, engineered win the brewers. That alliance
the brewers, the Prohibltonists, The VOice news
paper and the solid Democratic vote-prevented the
su omission of The prohibition amendment TO the
people. Now having accompllshel It, they are try
Ing TO charge the responsibility of their own work
on the Republicans, the great majority OF whom
voted for the measure.-hdl
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As result OF her trip 1t is stated that material change
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