Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-28
Third Party Prohibitionists = Their
Position and Platform.
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The pending contest is marked by the
presence OF third party, organized, as
its lsaders say,to enforce the prohibition
of the liquor traffic in Maine. There
are some singular features pertaining
to this movement. The republican
party in Maine from the day of its or
ganization has been pledged to prohi-
oition-enacting the principal statute
now in force ia 1878, and since amend
ing it from year to year as the leading
changes, to make ii more effective, have
averaged one for every Year since the
original law was passed.
The third party IN their convention
cheerfully testify that prohibition has
that in their judgment Maine is q
quarter of century ahead of the license
states in all that pertains to the temper
ance reform. The republicans have this
year with special emphasis in their state
convention reaifirmed their faith in pro-
hibitlon and nominated for governor Ii
pronounced supporter of the law. But
all this does not suit the third party
prohibitiouists. They desire party OF
Their own, Just small enough to have no
effect at all, or, If possible, just large
enough to throw the state into the hands
OF the democratic party, which has been
as consistent in its hostility to prohibl-
tion as the republican party of Maine
has been constant in its fidelity to pro.
hibjtion
The position and platform in the third
party might in fact be thus abbreviated:
Whereas, The republican party of Maine
enacted ii prohibitory law thirty years
ago, and has since amended it as n
majority of the friends of temperance
demanded, and has IN consequence ad-
vanced Maine III all matters of temper
ance quarter of q century ahead of
the liceuse states; therefore, be it re-
solved that we, members of third party
of prohibitionists, will so vote as to de-
feat the republican party and turn the
government of Maine over to the demo-
Gratis, who have through these years op-
posed prohibition by every instrument
talitY in their power.
Democrats, of course, with scarcely an
attempt at concealmept, regord the third
party as their special ally, and the 9oali-
tion is so evident that l am sure no man
can be deceived in regard to the result
except him who desires to be deceived.
Every voter knows that he must choose
between the republican and democratic
parties-and every voter knows that in
joining the third party he indirectly
put effeotually throws his political and
moral influence in favor of the demoo-
racy.
The supporters of the third party
adopt as their shibboleth that 'the
republican party must be killed" anG
they have secured the cooperation Of
the democrat, of the freetrader, of The
saloon proprietor, of all men who wist
to keep six millions of oolored people
in the south disfranchised and op
pressed. 1t is an insinoere coalition, al
unhallowed partnership, an unholy
alliance. Against it the republican
party of Maine presenta it's uniform
support of prohibition, its splendid
record of devotion 20 the protection oil
American labor, it's long and patien
effort in behalf of those who are down
tradden and deprived of natural rights
| The republican party has always Tough
| its battles single handed, against Frea
| odds, and now, with principle untarnish
ed and courage undaunted, it will
again triumph over the combined fore,
of all its foes.