The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-08-28

which could not have been foraseen and
which in the ordinary course of events
could not happen again in campaign.
His friends here all say that if he had
gone back to Maine after the Ohio cam
paign he would have been elected by a
large majority. Maine Republicans say
that the natural tendency of Mr.. Blaine's
mind now is TO try it over again. He
feels very much as prize fighter would
feel who was making a good stand-up
fight against burly antagonist and who
should lose the contest by slipping upon
a piece of banana peel. The Republicans
of Maine who make up MIR. Blaine's staff
concede that the old ticket cannot be re-
nominated. They do not question the
sincerity of Gen. Logan's refusal to again
take second place upon the ticket. They
second time. l have heard Allison, of
Iowa, mentioned as a possible combina-
ton with Mr.. Blaine, and in the event of
Mr.. Blaine not securing the nomination
| think his strength would 90 to Allison.
There is very cordial feeling between
Mr.. Blaine and John Sherman. Col.
MOulton, John Sherman's brother-in law,
who has been here for several days in
consultation with Mr.. Blaine, says that
Sherman would not take second place on
the ticket, and that Sherman is not
Presidential candidate. The Shermans
and the Blaines are socially intimate.
The members of the families visit back
and forth. Miss Rachel Sherman, a
daughter CT the General and niece of
the Senator, is at present guest of the
| Blaines at Bar Harbor.
None of the Republicans who come
here think that there is a very bright
outlook for the future at present. The
Prohibition element and the formation of
the Independent Prohibition party
throughout the country are sources of
great trouble to the Republicans. In
this State there is an independent ticket
In all of the New England States there
will probably be independent Prohibition
tickets. The formation of independent
organizations of this character in these
New England States, where the Repub-
licans are practically Prohibitionists, will,
it is thought, have serious effect upon
the National ticket. The labor question
qoestion does not duplicate matters at
al1 IN, T..
there are independent labor candidates
for local offices. But they draw equally
from both parties. This appears to be
effect of the labor movement in politics
thus far. 1t draws as much from one
side as the other.
But the Prohibition movement is one
that is striking at the very life of the
Repu blican party. The leaders of the
party who have come here for the pur-
pose of consultation say that the National
Convention could not ask for a plank for
National prohibition without losing near
ly all of the Western States now carried
by it. With such a plank Wisconsin
would be Democratic, and Michigan,
Illinois and certainly Ohio.
| COL. MANLEY's VIEWS.
Col. Joseph Marley, who is the head
of the Republican organization in this
State and who is one of the most effective
of Mr.. Blaine's lieutenats, said to me
yesterday that the only way the Prohi
bition question could be handled would
be to leave it to the States. Said he, s'It
is police question which each State
should determine for ITSELF The Repub.
lican party in this State is strong Pro.
hibition party and has accomplished all
in the way OF Prohibition that any party
could hope to accomplish. We have a
strong plank in our platform this year
But it is nothing new. We have it every
campaign year.
l asked Col. Manley if it was true that
MIR. Blaine was to come out squarely fol
prohibition, as had been reported. He
said that Mr.. Blaine regarded it as State
question. He would support the State
platform, and that contained the usua
prohibition plank, but this was what hi
had always done. The Repub lican State
Government for over thirty years hal
enacted every form of legislative prohibi
ton directed ae ainst the manufacture OF
the sale of liquor There is no liquor
manufactured in Maine to-day. There il
plenty of it sold IN the large towns, as i
is in all prohibition States. It is NOR,
difficult to obtain liquor, however, in thu
agricultural communities and In the small
towns of Maine than in any other of thu
New England States.
JOHN sHERMAN'S BRoTHER-IN-LAw.
Col. Moulton, who has made specia
study Of the prohibition question in New
England during the last month, told mt
yesterday that he had no doubt but wha
the leaders in the Prohibition movemen
would try very hard to control or t.
secure the insertion of prohibition planl
in the platform of the next National Con
vention of the Republican party, and il
the event of such failuae to nominate al
independent National ticket, 81 have Il,
hesitation in saying" said he, that i
they should succeed in inducing the Ma
tional Convention to adopt any prohibi
ton plank, it would disrupt the Republi
can party. l. for one, would refuse t.
affiliate with it any longer myself.
think that Federal interference with any
such question as that belongs to the pas
ages when religious fanatics sought t.
save the souls of unfortunate non believ
, ers by legislative compuIsion."
"What is John Shermans record OF
this prohibition question -
"He is in favor of high license. Tha
is the only way this liquor traffic can b
regulated properly. have been al
through New England and have foun,
, that the only effect there of prohibition
. is to create community of hypocrites
, Liquor is sold in nearly every place il
. New England where prohibition is tn
strongest. The best people of the com
! munity are willing to admit that publ
Q sentiment does not sanction the rigid en-
] forcement of these laws. know of moth
f ing worse for a community than to main
D tain laws upon the statute books whic
g are only made to be violated. The spiri
: of intolerance which still dominates Ne,
D England may afford nucleus for the es