New-York tribune., 1886-07-07
ANTI-SALOON REPUBLICANISM

Ldw and order, a prominent temperance
paper published in Boston, has the following remarks
upon the temperance plank in the Vermont Republican
State platform 1t Is evident that tho doctrine which
demands Thrd-Psrty Prohibition. Prohibition At
sl does not commend itself the approval Of this
temperance organ:
Any sincere retormer would be hard TO suit II not
satisfied WITH the following temperance plank from the
platform OF the Vermont Republican State Convention.
s.oIsd That depI tho muu'Orm evils of mtemper
n. SPG Sa @ 0aT SR4 a IN SSr % oS s
should settled policy o state;
eu IN oc % IN. Rs.GSean . par hoai
where reject al overtures for and secret alliance with
srueied select dsessss 70 roprsseut his state the
coming National tntisaoon Conference when mas oeeh
THE NEw-YosK TRIBUNE says very pertinently in
THIS It Will be observed is distinct recognition Of the
srseS Il pat. the Vermont Repubssn. ,Saarsy In oppo
ston 20 the saloon element commits the party against al
state organization form ly with the movement ~
ressnt Vermont IN the so%as NatioSa &nsaocS confs
e9ce And IN h. way one of the contentious of the Proho
viii tue PrOhibtonlsts OF Vermont heartily indorse
and set up independent tcket We can soc no CON
sistency In the action OF the Maine prohibonists Inc
Repu0lcan party had adopted and meauraoy enforced
prohibition. The prohlbtonists themselves say that
.he records OF courts the deposits savings banks the
authorities he total destruction OF the fActure OF
alcoholic drinks In toe State, and the vast increase OF
e.ds In the reform and Is quarter OK century III
with 80 muc1 accomplished aud great party I'D
majority pledged to such enforcement as the people
would sanction 1t would appear to Judge by ordinary
stantiy educate toward better enforcement our third
party friends accuse the Republicans OF hide-bound
partissnshp. There must he large beam In some ones
eye rne impartial observer must reasonably conclude
tnat f'onlO.lOhiss IihK more OF thelr pes tnlu la
than OF tho principle OF prohibition. There are DOUBT
less some disgrllnted Republicans IN Maine as else
where and this third party may succeed securing
Democracy H they successful they Will succeed Ia
doing Just this They nave done 1t elsewhere and gorei
ia it. We cannot see wherein prescription and aena
ton OF Republicans naturally prohibition in theory ard
the enforcement OF restriction Human nature may not
the same in Maine 9 sewhere. Possibly since the
Maine ProhlbtioLI-ts in convention assembled ex
pressed gratitude Ccd whom. declared. We
look for neiu In our battle against unri2nteOusness
tDe Repu Olcsns will lovingly fall upon tho pecks OF
lher brethren and warmly than devote them
selves to the enforcement OF honest proabiton IL VIII
enter the simple minds OF these Maine Kepub,
1olns. who have for quarter OF a century favored
prohibition matter OF course because 1t was simply
JUS ana right. that this third party ORGANIZED In tner
midst done the behes OF vain political marplOr.
of other states to Increase their party prestige Iere
Is u good Republican majority In both Iowa and YER
II is matter Of small moment that they favor
and exerepiiy prohibition The u ird party must Dc
nad. That will be snpremey important, particularly az
1t will antagOnze the Re ruDcan party. III Will be
remembered that there was an important question
recently before the New-fOrk legislature. Tue Repuh-
leans usary unanimous In approving tho question
OF constitutional amendment 10 the vote o, the people
OF that great state.
With an apprOIinatins degree OF union the part OF
the temperance organization and TIE temperance peope
In the preaching election sihcl-ht maOr} c1u.9 naso
been secured to have carried the question In the egs
Iature IN spite OF the opposing Democrats. we are
constrained % teueve tbat' however sluceteIy "uA
earnestly certain class may favor such LEGISLATION
taey not willing 10 accept IL at tae hanhs Ol the
Republican party. This IA illogical on the part OF those
50 loud profession OF reI1rm But II may De
understood WHOM We remember tnat tne mal3rty l ol
these professional reiormers were originally RePuscans
left the party for variety Of reasons ana tha the
idea Of tnird party mas become 50 dominant Many
are no DOUBT sincere IN neleVlns that tniIu Pary
irrespective - any contingent crcnnstan Is 'ns on
Key 10 the situation. lax Win sun Pelsois
and they VIII Immediately quote msuy niS.o,tca, h.
parallels Illustrating the decadcnce OF this or that
political party which had outliyed ts usefulness and mad
to make for anoiher heraldng an era o ne ISSUES
t little ngular that IL s always the KepuDucal
party that must be ourleu 'e
It IL iuvenie IN age as compared WIN the DeocItc
partv. AMI that thsre Is no haw IN the contrasting
par sels" II he forgotten also that every
local prohibition organization has us " organ. Ihe
third sentiment is the only excuse Tor the exist
~ many OF these journals Ihls influence shou'd
We have alluded the lack Of union among temper-
ancs organizations protesting the same cardinal prin-
cipes. They cannot be united because OF their
Inconsistency. Malice ani vanity are not fitting
attributes OF those who pose martyrs kenns thcn'
selves another parallel 70 the persecued Abohlohs1s
let all rejoice when either tue DemOcrac party OF
prohibition one OF their essential principe- II we
written at such length we would REMIND
a certain class party favOring hlgh license III
this tua section do So sincerely Oeevlhg tnae many
Will he esseued thereby as they cer:shy are ana
these moral O"sttuctoulsIs II sois III. ai, rranis
we're confined 10 the license bond saloon keeping wOuu
,oor becone very Improbable business 80 much 80 Hat
Il would cease To exist ms WOuu oe We eauo. " -
license II the righteous people would unite III enforcing
the restrictive features Prom sAy 1He1 ws'l
have nothing to do with license III any ,Dr' WI, h
they need not 10 and yet Join with others III tus
prosecution those violating the law. Ohdei nlsh
license It IS the temperate only that are perm 20
drink legally, aud this only long they remain
5sPss ns on ' IS r. no TortS dons ~nen it is the
most that can lie done at tue time Let u nov 10
question Of rt second third party but OF enforcing
the law against vire and immortality, using every
legitimate Instrument therefor.