The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-08-01

what He Has to snY About the Appsorch-
ing Canvass.

What He Has to SHY Abont the AppR0rch-
ing Canvass.
The enterprising ECsaing NesOs, Of New
ark. has interviewed Gen. Fisk, the Prohi-
bition candidate for Governor. 81 would
not like my life to depend upon the defeat
OF the Prohibition party in 1885 in New
Jersey" he said. eff it did would say
my prayers and sign my last will and tssta-
ment. A few weeks ago would not have
considered such q condition of affairs pos
sible. Political parties have always been
looked upon in America as indestructible
as the Government itself But when those
parties do not exist in a healthy condition,
but are perpetnated In alcohol, they die
when You take out the cork In New Jai.-
sey we are attempting something which has
nc precedent In other States where the
fight has been waged the advocates of tenn
perance have induced either the Republi-
can or Democratic parties to battle for Pro-
hibition. This is true of Maine, Kansas,
Vermont and the Southern States. Por-
tiens of New Jersey are thickly peopled
with smigrants from European nations. In
Essex, the Republican stronghold, the
Germans hold the balance of power. In
Hudson, where Democracy is triumphant,
born Americans are not the law
makers. So both parties are handicapped,
and the friends Of temperance saw that if
their ideas were to be made dominant they
must form new party, with lines as new
and distinct as eitherso of the old This idea
was never thoroughly grasped until the
State Convention was held in Newark this
year, When we agreed there never to al
low our candidates to enter the eaucuses
of the old parties true political party was
born, and not till then. Its growth since
then has been like the spreading IF wild
fire in pine forest At first I imagined
myself at the head Of what would be, this
year at least, fornlorR hope. But things
are frightening now.
ssNow for the negative force, continued
the Prohibitionist. eff the Republican
party expects to endorse prohibition and
the Prohibition party, its people will have
to come over into our camp body and
soul Should Prohibition candidate for
Congress be elected by the endorsement of
Republicans, he could never go over into
Republican caucus under the platform
adopted in Newark. There has been a
disposition amongst Republicans to place
a high license plank in their platform. OF
course we can never favor or compromise
at that. The very foundation Of our belief
and policy precludes that. So the negative
power advances. We are not responsible
for what the Republican party does to
perpetuate itself, and am only interested
as historian; but don't you see that the
party is between the devil and the deep
sea If it declares in favor of high license,
it drives all of the whiskey there is in it out
and over to the Democracy. and if it de-
clares for whiskey it drives all the decent
vote over to the third party. The result is
sure to be that there viii either be two
whiskey parties against Prohibition party,
or Democratic whiskey party against al
lied Republican and Prohibition parties.
There is no middle ground upon which
anything can stand. 1t does seem just
now that there will be one Prohibition
party this falkland victorious one at
that arrayed against two cid organic
atoms, which will try the alcoholic plan of
preservation for awhile longer"
General, they say that prohibition does
not propibit? suggested the reportsr
"0fcourse it don't" he said, Sin Maine.
And why !? For the same reason that the
license laws are violated in Democratic
New Jersey he said, answering himself.
ssrhe Republicans of Maine aud the Demo
Gratis Of New Jersey say to certain people.
you can violate the laws if you stick by us,
meaning the dominant party. And thea
the politicians say to each other that they
will have to allow little laxity or the law
breakers will go over to the opposition.
When we gain prohibition in New Jersey
and put the amendment on our statute
books, it will be when there is a party be-
hind that law, formed in cold blood, to
carry out its provisions.
.Canyou outline the State campaign"
'sYss, but not probably SO well as some
of tho lisutenants in the party. humbly
believe, and have modest opinions of the
new party; that we will do work enough
to eclipse that performed by the two old
parties together. More than 200 speakers
have informed me that they are in read
ness to answer a call everywhere at any
time. Then there are orators out of the
State and those connected with the Nation
al Prohibition Committee, all of whom will
turn their attention mainly this year to
New Jersey. The eyes of the whole coun-
try are upon us here and we viii make
test case Of it. During the bolance of July,
August, September and October there.will
be over 100 meetings held every night in
all the hamlets, towns and cities of New
Jersey. In nearly every country school
house and township haN the work will be
carried on with vigoT.
ssThs State Executive Committee has de-
cided that congressman, state senators
and assembIymen shall be nominated in
every district, the speaker went on. IF I
had anything to say about Newark munic-
pal pelitics / would urge theAp people there
to nominate candidates for aldermen in
that beer-ridden city. The State, too, is
being flooded with temperance literature
and already we have eighteen party organs
published. daily and weekly throughout the
State. This is only an outline of the work
The State Executive Committee will estab-
lish itself in Newark this week, and
your city wall be the central head Of all
work rY ~ A
airs. Commons Reception.
The residence Of Mrs Connors, No. 32T
Warren street, WIS filled last Tuesday
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