Connecticut western news., 1886-01-27
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1886.
PROHIBITION.

it from all sides and in all attitudes; from the republican standpoint, the democratic standpoint, the moral and the immoral standpoints; in the atti tude of crank, and from the side of intelligent reasoning, and in such othe, ways and means as have come within my power, and which my feeble mind has been able to grasp; have read the democratic and republican, as we'll as the prohibition papers, and the multi tude of opinions, wise and otherwise, that I have tried to digest on this suh- iect have only served to strengthen my prohibition views, and I think I can give you few points right here that will help you out of the fog which op- ponng clements are continually throw ing around this question.
 In the first place, we are not lunatics or ''cranks" striving to obtain an i'm possibility. like expecting an ax to cut down tree of itself, for we propose to secure prohibition not alone by making prohibitory laws, but also by having prohibition party back of the laws to enforce them.
 Secondly; in order to build up such . party, we shall draw the best element from both old parties and unite it in ours-not as 8 third, but, rather, it will ultimately become the first party, witt the temperance opposing clements of the old parties srrayed against it as the other party.
 This first party, thus secured, may be known in the future by the name oi prohibition, or may, in the breaking-ul process receive some other title-as il, the case of the abolition assuming as a Anal cognomen the title of republican. but in any case, the controlling elemen, of the first will be the prohibition senti- ment, and the opposing element the rum sentiment.
 We argue that it is perfectly safe to trust to this arrangement as prohibition is very fast becoming Me idea of the ags. To prove this we refer you to the fact that every time the people in any state, either democratic or republican, have been given the chance they hay, overwhelmingly declared for prohibi. tion, and have never repealed such law by popular vote; to the fact that prohi bition literature is being multiplied ir circulation every year; to the fact thai prohibition is being discussed by promi nent men as never before, with genera favorable results; and to many othe facts, indications, signs of the times, etc. and. as much as the Gone idea" aboli tonists were laughed at in former tim, (as are also the prohibitionists at pres ent), the final outcome proved that me- who could cling to one idea long enoug. to get it recognized, also had severa other ideas to back that up with at til, proper time and place-besides, W, shall have the best material of whicl both old parties are now made, with us to take the lead if necessary. Also VI claim that one great political reform a time Is all that country like thi cal attend to properly. and that when sever q great central ideas are advanced a one and the same time, there is so mucl division and confusion that nothing i gained and everything lost.
 The republican and democratic partie axe both swayed by the rum interest a 3ts will, as it holds the balance of powe and anything like solid temperance leg ialation cannot be done by either. Thi is the reason that prohibition has no proved success in some of the state which have adopted it by popular vote ! Another reason is that the adjoinins states were not under prohibitory laws end that national-wise there was no re 7 str1ction.
 The republican party cannot do any thing national-wise for prohibition, as number of its members would immedi ately become democrats, and 1t coul, not secure the better elements of eithe tho northern or southern democracy, t. o6lset the loss, on account of old scores md as long as the republican and dem ocratic parties stand as they now dc with no vital interest to contest for, tn absurd bloody-shirt will continue t wave, and otherwise the sectional, part Ian spirit will be kept alive with n good results to anyone.
 The democratic party served the pun pose for which it was formed years ago while the republican party has now ru 11D course and must step down and out like it's predecessor the whig party, an, tAe prohibition party, or it's legitimat outcome, will soon take the lead only t. ouccumb in the future to some other in toeest. after 1t has done it's work vel and then fallen asleep-for this is 8 na tion of progess-
 Those who cry "keep morals out O fpolitics," should be summed, as the re EeuN of too little moral influence mixed uith our present political interests ar, 1fHen seen and deeply regretted Tn,
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