The Republican journal., 1886-11-18

and disbandcd simply because one Republican
official in the County of Waldo away down in
the duties he had solemnly sworn to do? What
puerilo argument! From most of your cor
respondents we expect nothing better: but
from you, Mr.. Editor, we look for sounder
logic. If all Republican officials were like Mr..
Rogers there would have been
| NO NEED OF A PROHIBITION PARTY.
Parties are not created for fun. | am free TO
confess that had been Il member of our Coun-
tv Convention | should have used what little
influence possessed to have secured the nom
inaton of Mr.. Rogers on our ticket Two
years hence we Sh0U nominate him for County
Attorney. Then if the Republicans choose to
endorse him that is none of our business. We
shall elect him in any event. Because of the
defeat of one or two such men you claim that
the Prohibition party will be kicked overheard.
Possibly. But you forgot that the Prohibition
party is like the Dutchman'> fence-wdcr than
it is high. After you kick it over it will be
higher than it was before, 1t is no use, gem
tlemcn, YOU had better
WALK Up AND TAKE YOUR MEDICINE
like little men. The Republican organization
bids fair to be the great rum party of the fll-
ture. just now they are making heavy bids
for the rum vote while at the same time trying
to retain the temperance men. When they sue
cecd in accomplishing this the old problem of
how two trains can pass each other ON a single
track will he solved.
Since writing the last sentence my attention
has been called TO an open letter addressed to
myself
AN EDITORIAL EXPLANATION.
4 word or two of explanation is needed
here. We recently received letter from a
prominent rrohibitioni>t, accompanied by the
following note:
Il enclose reply to Prof. Bateman'S article in
your issue of Oct. IA, which you will please
| forward to him. As do not know his address,
If you think it fit for publication you may 10
50 and please send me copy of paper"
We forwarded the letter as requested, and in
acknowledging its receipt Prof Bateman said
he would include a reply in a letter he was then
preparing for the journal and we could pub
lish the correspondence in an early issue. His
antagonist was duly notified. About this time
if apparently began to dawn upon him that he
had woke up the wrong customer. He object
ed to giving Bateman what he considered an
advantage over him. but wanted to be given an
advantage over Batcman. Finally he said that
| his letter was not intended for publication. and
demanded that it be withheld. We replied
that of course if he objected the letter would
not be published. although offered for pubIica-
ton as the note above shows, and while we feel
that we must Keep faith we also feel that this
| Prohibitionsr who has not the courage Of his
convictions is entitled to very little con>idcra-
ton, We accordingly give Prof Bateman'> re-
! ply to the antagonist who wanted to stab in the
| dark.
| PROF. BATEMAN NOW HAS THE FLOOR.
So it seems that my alIll>ion to st. John has
kicked up an uproar i'll my own party. That'~
good. Agitation of thought is the beginning
of wisdom, Now step this way Mr., W
and let us reason together for moment. lou
say if | have no other evidence to offer than
the fact that st. John received $50 per night.
"payablc in advances" then YOU are sorry for
me. Never mind the pity part; it is logic that
l'''l
dependent upon his profession for Il living.
| That is unfortunate, but poverty is no crime.
| st. John is a lawyer. Most men in that pre-
te>Sion who have superior abilities acquire
riches. The faet that he j, 4 poor lawyer is
| very good evidence that his abilities are not
such as to place him in the front rank. Then
WHY SHOULD HE DEMAND so FER NIGHT
for the display Of abilities that have made him
a failure in his chosen profession: Most poor
men are obliged to live on much less than three
| hundred per week. Again, it is an open secret
that leading Democrats contributed towards
the so in nearly every place that he spoke.
Mr.. W%are you not enough Of politician TO
know that th, fact was sufficient cause to
give color to the accusation OF the Republicans
that we Were working in the interest of the
| Democracy: The prejudice thus created cost
Us a thousand votes among temperance Repul-
Leans. have conceived no personal prejudice
or dislike against st. john a> you intimate
| but | dctcSt sham wherever | tiud them. and
nothing gives me more exquisite pleasure than
to punctnre one in my own party. Again,
there is a deep seated suspicion among mem OF
all parties that
ST. JOHN RECEIVED SEVERAL lIlnU SAND DOL
LARS FROM DEMOCRATIC SOURCES
for the personal malignuncy with which he
attacked Blaine during his stumping tour
through New York two years ago. Every fact
and incident Of the campaign points in thai
direction The inside history of this may never
be known; but the evidence is sufficiently
strong TO create prejudice in my mind on
general principles. The wife Of CcaNar must
not only be pure, but She must be aboy,
suspicion. 30 you understand: | regret thai
We cannot agree Wpon this matter, but Che
party ha~ yet to be born that will muzzIe either
,ny tongue or pen. What | said regarding
| Neal Dow referred to his temperance Iabor> in
the past. As the name of Wendell Phillips is
forever associated with the abolition of slavery
so the name of Neal Dow is in>cparably con
| ncrted with temperance agitation and reform
and such will ever be held in grateful r"-
membrance by the human race. neither
| know nor care what his future intentions in
| p0iHicS are. That is Il matter which you and
he can settle between yourselves. But if YOU
|
than the scratching of one or two name, from
the local Prohibition ticket | fear you will
never disturb his position in history. Now a.
to your argument against
| COALITION WITH TIE LABOR ELEMENT.
| The position you take is an unfortunate one for
| yourself, and if adopted by majority of tenn
perancc men would he disastrous to our party.
| ! on may have redd up the labor question, but
| your argument too plainly show. that you have
| given it no NoHglU. You say '.whcn times are
| good wages are good This is platitude.
Can You tell me what makes the times bad:
| When our graincrcS are bursting with wheat,
| why are men starving on every hand? When
| our warehouses are loaded with cloth why
| should the helpless children of the poor >hivcr
| in the cold: Why should these periodical
depreSsions sweep over society if there is moth
| ing wrong in its construction? over produc-
ton? Nonsense. Ii is the unequal distribu-
ton of wealth caused by unjust laws which
| favor the rich and oppress the poor lou say
| ''the employers have no desire to crowd and
are glad to share their prosperity with their
employees" Mr.. W., you have mistaken your
| calling. You should have been humoriSt.
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