The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-09-30
Letter from a PrOhlbltiOnist,

To THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL: ask for a
little space in the columns of this weeks issue of
the journal to congratulate the Prohibitonists of
Maine ana or Waldo County on their brilliant vote
KNOW mat we cannot agree politically, but for all
that IKE the journal and it finds its way to my
nome every Thursday noon. The smoke of cleo.
tion mas cleared away and in looking over the Off
clal iisures OF the vote what do the Prohibionsts
OF Maine find! We find that, after fighting against
great odds, with but little money to carry on an
actiVe campaign we have poled nearly 1000 votes ;
more th;in trebled our Gubernatorial vote two
years ago for Col. Eustis, which was l,l56 We
poled only ii Prohibition votes in Waldo Co. in
1854 and people laughed at Prohibition. This year
we nave come up with 1l6 votes, and people are
now saying what is this agitation over the drink
evii gong to result in? Those who laughed at to-
tai abstinence two years ago are now ready to adj
mt that something must be done to still these
noisy Prohibitionsts; but we are no more to be 81
fenced than are the sparkling waves dancing
against the rocky coast of Maine. Since election
men have come to me and have said, sYou Prohi
btlonists are on the right track and if YOU stand
square we are with you i'll IS" We wish to say
that we are in for no fusion, and no COMPROMISE
but we are going to stand by guns and fight
during the Reformation fought against certain
abuses, Loyalty and courageouslv. The greatest
question before the people of this country to-day,
Is the Prohibition of the liquor traffic and my
heart is made glad to know that there were nearly
LOCO men in Maine that went to the polls on cleo
ton day and cast ballot which plainly said 'rhe
saloon shall not Control the Politics of America L."
We are aware that we are fighting mi ghty power,
No. ,l,,a,,
hibition fanatics will die as Haddock did We will
protect ourselves, if ii takes cruel war to do it,
surely this is not government s'of the people by
the people, and for the people" when the lives of
men who believe in third party prohibition are
threatened by the Rum Power which degrados and
brutalizes the politics of America
remember when | visited the Capital Of our
country i'll the fall Of ST. ana stood within the Sen
ate Chamber where the cloquence OF Webster
Clay, sumner and Calhoun had once been heard
That the thought came TO me, the world like the
waves of the mighty ocean rolls on and on but the
memory ct those men can never be forgotten; and
as lest the Chamber to visit the House of Repre-
sentatlves and beheld gilded liquor dens i,rench-
Ell III the halls Of Congress, my soul sckcned at
the sight. No wonder that it is impossible to
arouse Congress to action ON the question of tenn
pcrance. During tine very last session Of Congress
the temperance people endeavored to secure the
appointments by Congress, OF commission to in
4ure into and report upon the effects Of the liquor
traffic. The bill passed the Senate all honor to it,
put the House refused to pass bill for such
commission. Are such things to 60 on forever?
Got iolh'l Let me live to see the day when we
snail NAVE Prohibition Congress that will drive
those liquor dcn5 from the house of legisaton
| see the Portland Press SAYS "That the third
party men in Waldo Go. co-opelatcd with the Dem
ociis and brought about the election Of Democrat
ic county Officers" The Press does Us great in
justice when 1t makes such an aSstl Jon, for the
1robihorv party of this county and OF this state
had nothing whatever to do with the Democratic
party. challenge the Portland Press to SHOW
wherein the irohibitonists of Waldo Co co-oner-
ated with the Democrats and | ask permission to
reply to 1t through the columns of the journal
we simply supported our own men and let both
ot parties alone and that is what we intend to do
We mean to show to the world that we are in for
political morality and reform.
Prohibitiouists Of Waldo Co. and Of Maine con.
graduate You on your splendid vote; You should
'ceI eElted over the grand result. Remember mat
the Prohibition party is in this battle to WIN May
God give You backbone to stand square for a PARTY
which is saying to-day, before the people of this
country can enjoy the blessings Of Prohibition the
fires m"St 30 out from under every distillcrv in
America. Very truly yours, FW GowES.
Freedom, sept. -, 1856.