New-York tribune., 1886-08-06

Auty of the State Department make the public ac-
ouanted Herewith. If there is not the pres at,i-
1uds of Mr.. Bayard appears to be unenabe 1t is to
bs regretted that more conciiaory policy was not
sdopted at the beginning The ,tteranoes of the past
fortnight will rankle long after the matters thai called
sh, forth have been seen to bs of little practical
MON, ut and will he seized upon by European interests
10 further embter the relations of the two countries
aud TO cause the trend of popular aud governmental
opiuon in Mexico 10 turn i'll thcc favor the j. Jury
o ours No policy other than that of peace shold ind
favor with those who for e dignity and honor of
our country or for the welfare OF our sister
No. lao Nassau-st., N Y. City, Aug 4, 1886
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND PROHIBITION.
TO me h Efifor Or The Tr.buae
SIR: During the months of September and
October OF last year WAS at the head OF committee Of
Republican PfohibOnists having heatq in the
Asio. IIo se. Our to what we coui TO stop
the stampede OF temperance men from the Republican
Marty and the third party, which REGARDED
sImply an annex to the Democratic party We dlsrib
uted mors than 100000 documents. These We're sert
mostly to cler ,ymen, church mrmbers, members of
mission. .ry and and sun organiza
tions and TO all others who we had reason 10 think
would likely he easily influenced into aid OF the
Democratic party by the way OF prohibition as worked
by third patty mer.
Among the documents sent ont WAS asking for an
expression Of ews on the question Win help the
cause 10 vote in It's ia tie coming
power T. Ths was sent To The preachers and pastors
especially. Fifteen hundred aud thrtyOne answers
came from the latter alone and eye the readers OF Tus
TRIBUNE an idea OF how they stood All bat three Of
these declared themselves Ref ubic In their
former political PRINCIPLES At the tlhs OF writing they
were all Republicans STILL providing that the Republican
Marty declared FOR Ir0hibitlOn Nluc hundred and
e,Lty-seven OF them opposed to tho third party
movement rs calculated 10 hinder rather than he
Temperance but AT the same time they declared
thense,e es greatly displeised 1t the failure OF
Republican party to put prohibition sqnarcly In Their
platform Of principles. Tho remainder declared them
selves either In fave Of the third party movement or
declined their views rs 70 the course wich In
ther had best be taken Generally those who
syowrd In favor OF the third party movement
Val when the Republican party unfurlf the banner
of prohibition thcy wond reiurn to Its ranks and give it,
as formerly their hearty support.
and confused views Of the subject bnt the .ory
favored the adoption of prohibition platform by the
Republican party All were III favor OF tel erhnce ahu
O stringent tenn erance legislation
The Judgment I have formed, as u result or all my
the subject he expressed IA follows
l. Tho Republican party shond hesitate no Ion cI as
10 the wisdom of declaring itself the enemy OF ,c saloon
g so long the party strsddes on the subject )s 80
long will II bs beaten at tue polls
ating prohibition sentiment within 1t To take b" sane
in favor OF prohibition; the time had better be very
short
L. The great majority Of the best frend of Temperance
Republican ranks but they cannot he eN-
pecled TO continue unless the party uLloads the liquor
men and adopts d strong prohibtOry platform.
IiroolIyu. fully II, 1856. THOMAS W. CONWAY.