The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02
TIE PROHIBITION BOONERANG.

THE PROHIBITION BOOMERANG
A prophecy made by this paper some
months ago now seems likely TO be on the
road % fulflIment. On. September %
the following appeared in the. editorial
columns OF The News:
THE THIRD PARTY AND THE SOLID SOUTH.
AS . general rule the third party move
| ment throughout the country 10 being
Gqrefully fosGered and n1rtuTed by the
democracy, 10 the hope and belief that If
70 strong auxiliary TO forward their
plans and LhwArt those OF the republican
party in the north.
Tbs republicans, on the other hand, to
whom the real temperance cause u in
debIed for all Il has ever been able 70 do
n the cause of either restriction or pro-
hibltIon in the pact, have been unstnted
In decentralization OF the soreheads and
traitors who are The leaders In this would
be inroAd on the party of freedom, moral
Iiy and progress = and with good cause.
But there is another side 10 this move.
ment which has seemed go far 10 have
almost escaped comment by the newspa
pers OF either the old parties or the
new, viz; The effect this 30 called third
party may have on the vote OF the solid
south.
1t Is notorious fact that the colored
population in many OF the old slave states
- In . majority.
It IL also an established fact that where
you find q colored man yOu may count on
finding republican ninety-nine times In
. hundred, when he Is allowed to express
his convictions. This rule applies to both
north and south.
1t is also firmly believed by almost, If
not all republicans, II fair ballot could be
had IN the south ana every legal voter al
lowed TO deposit bis vote according 20 his
cOnVictiOns, and fair count had after
wards, that the solid south of the democ-
racY would be a thing of the past.
Believing this the republicans have Just
about As good reason TO hope tor happy
results from this guerrilla movement on
the part OF the man with the dyed nous
tacne and his followers, a. have the dem
Ocrats.
For the third party movement Is max.
ing very rapid strides IN some OF these
states of the solid south, aud even If 1t
does not cut enough of figure to make q
great factor In the way of Q big vote, It
may have Q tendency 70 split the solid
democratic vote enough TO make It posi-
BILE for republicans to hope tor fair play,
In which event the latter have q chance to
carry some of these states, which haYe al
ways been counted on as sure by the dem.
Ocracy-nOt because they were Democrat
but because the republicans dare not 60 TO
tAe polls and vote.
10 the north the democrats can only
hope for this movement 10 advantage them
just 80 much as II cAu draw support from
the republicans TO the third party.
But IN the south, we may hope for much |
more than this in behalf of the republican |
party, as the movement, IL It gains strength |
which 1t IL most assuredly doing-Will |
not only take many votes from the de-
mocracy, but will probably re-eniranchIse |
thousands of republicans. who have not |
heretofore dared to deposit their votes IN |
the ballot boxes.
Thus Il will be seen that this movement, |
while II may do the democrats some good |
In the north, is very likely TO act in the
south ~ q doubled-edGed weapon and cut |
both ways ON them, by not only taking |
votes from their ranks and thus weaken
staunch supporters to the ranks of republi
canism.
That the predictions made on that oc-
oasion are likely 70 be fulfilled is TO be
inferred by the great progress made by
the temperance movement In the south
since then. so great has been the inter-
est manifested and 80 strong
, hold has 1t taken that
the 81. LouB Globe Democrat IN its
editorial column OF yesterday, has the
following on the subject:
The prohibition movement promises TO
do As much harm to the democrats In the
next presidential campaign az It did for
the republicans in that of 1884. It APP
pears to be the design of the prohibition
lists TO make a more active canvass in the
south in 1888 than they have ever done
heretofore. Although the prohibition
sentiment is strong in Georgia, for exam
MIA NJ .ynhn roCaiuan 1RQ N
state. while in some other southern states
he did not get vote. New York, on the
other hand, gave him 25,O0l. Michigan
10 .403, Pennsylvania 1871, Illinois
L, 005, and Ohio IL 300. The prohibition
gave New \ ork, New Jersey
and Connecticut TO the democrats and
elected Cleveland. Recent events iudi-
strong in Georgia as in any of the northern
states, and IL Is extending throughout
nearly every other state in the south. Tho
for 1888 appears to be to either
select the presidential candidate on that
ticket from the south, or TO take from that
portion of the country . vice presidential
nominee who will make an energetic can
Vassand bring out the full strength of the
party. AS most of the votes given
that ticket 10 the south would
be drawn from the democracy. IL can
readily be understood that the prohibi-
l1onists will be likely TO give . good deal
Of aid to the republicans in the next ma
tionAl canvass. The late election showed
that Virginia, West Virginia and North
Carolina can not be confidently counted on
for the democratic party hereafter. Per-
haps our prohibition friends will yet be
the means of placing these states permaD-
emit y In the republican column. II they
should do this, they would render Q ser
vice to the cause Of good government and |
national temperance which would do /
much 20 atone for the assistance which /
they have heretofore been giving TO the /
bowers Of darkness, deviltry and demOc-
racy.
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