Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-11-25
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Mexico. Mo-. Nov. 23-In the
LEDGER Of Nov. 18th i. an article
signe,t Democrat ard headed
s.Snowed Under" in which the writer
claims that the Prohibition vote of
Missouri is only 5000 Nuw does
this man, who is ashamed to sign his
name. really think that is tho Prohi-
bition vrte of Missouris Was the
subject before the people at all : The
voters of Missouri are not, now at
least, in favor of forming a new par
ty on this question. How long it
will take such men az democrat"
to bring the new party into notice
remains to be seen. Prohibitionists
think this should not be made q par
ty issue any more than any other
constitutional amendment. Before
the election the cry of Democrat"
was, "Stick to your party" and we
stuck, and propose sticking as long
as there is a reasonable prospect to
get the question of Prohibition SUBJ
mitted without making 1t a party
issue. If there are only 5000 voters
in the State who desire Prohibition
why did not our candidates come
squarely out, when called upon, and
say they were not in favor of SUBJ
mission p? Democrat" was the adj
visor of one, if not two, replies to
that query. Had it been stated by
MI. Carter that he was not in favor
of submitting the question to the
people there would have been some
good sense in his conclusions, so far
as this county is concerned. But the
temperance men of Audrain knew
they could only rely on Judge Carter
on this, or any other question of NOR
ality, and every Prohibition Democrat
voted for him. If there are so few
advocates of Prohibition why not
submit the question and have it set
tied at once for a term of years2
Democrat" says the Legislature
should not submit the question; but
he is in favor of submission with
compensation along with it. Does he
think it will take a compensation
clause 10 enable $4,000 votes to de-
feat SCOOP Democrat" says 5000
of the 5000 are salaried agltators
who are doing better financially than
in any other vocation they ever fol-
lowed. 1t appears to me that the
5000 payers of the party are won
derfully liberal. The fact is that one
third of 5000 Prohihitlonists can be
found in this county, when the time
comes. that they can vote on the
question, but who are not willing to
sever party relations, needlessly, to
show their sentiments only, on the
question. If Democrat" has any
thing more to say on this subject I
hope he will argue the question on
its merits and sign his own name and
not retreat behind his party name,
and thus endeaver to create the inn
preston that the Democratic party,
during the last campaign, was enga.
ged in a struggle against Prohibition
as its mortal foe. IT he conceives
that was the issue he will, if he wishes
to argue fairly, place the entire vote
of the opposition on the side of Pro
hibition, and then the vote will stant
as follows: Whisky and Democracy
229, 125; anti-whisky, 1874, 700.
This makes quite a different show
ing, n much 1alrer than Demo
crat" figures. But l and $4,000 9th
err Democrats object to any such al
arrangement as will class US ON tb
whisky side of the question. It i
also fair to suppose than an equa
number of opposition votes will OF
ject to being classed on the side O
Prohibition.
If "Democrat' wishes to argue tn,
question through the LEDGER an
will sign his own name, |, for ONT
will be pleased to hear all the reason
that can be given on his side of tn
question, for what / greatly desire j
more light. JOHN ii. HAYDoN.