Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-08-25
Third Party Pronibitionists.

The solDwing is what Mr.. Blaine
hal 10 say yesterday about the thi-
party fiobibitionifts In his great
speech at Sebago Lake, Maine: The
ger ding contest 10 marked by the pres
ence q third party, organized 30 Its
leaders gay, to enforce the prohibition
OF the liqnor traffic In Name. There
are some singular features pertaining
to this movement. The Republican
party in Maine from the day of its or
ganiz alton has been pledged to Prohi-
bition-snacting the principal statute
now in force In 1888. and since
Amending 1t from year to year as the
leading temperance men r.qnested.
The changes to make 1t more effective
have averaged nearly one fer every
year since the original law was passed.
The third parry in their cor vention
cheerfully testify that prohibition has
been so we'll enforced by the Republic
cans that In their JUDGMENT Maine 10 .
quarter of century ahead Of the IL
cense States in all that pertstns 10 tenn
perance reform. The Republicans have
this year, with special emphasis in their
State Convention, reafirmed their faith
/ in prohibition and nominated for Gov
ernor q pronounced supporter of the
Ilaw. But all this does not suit the third
party prohibitionists. They oesire q
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
lhands of the Democratic party, which
has been as constant In its hostility to
prohibition rs the Republican party of
Maine has been constant In it's fidelity
to proh hibition.
The position and platform of the third
party might 10 fact be thus abhreViat-
ed Whereas the Republican party of
Main 9 enacted prohibitory lew thirty
years ago, and has since amended 1t as
Ia majority of the friends of temperance
Idem anded, and has in consequence ad-
Ivanced Maine In all matters Of temper
ance quarter OF century ahead OF the
|, license States; therefore, be it resolved
d that we, members of q thiid party of
! Prohibitionists, will so vote as to defeat
the Republican party and turn the Gov
eIDment of Maine over to tie Demo-
8 crats, who have through all these years
! lopposed Prohibition by every instru-
8 m ntality in their power.
Democrats of course, with scarcely
0 an attempt at concealment, regard the
8 third party as their special ally. and the
coalition Is so evident that am sure no
el man can be deceived in regard to the
al result except him who desires TO be de-
? Iceived. Every voter knows tnat he
must choose between the Republican
and the Democratic parties ard every
Q voter knows that in Joining tae third
r lpar:y ha indirectly but eff otually
!. throws his po.iEicAl aud moral il tiu-
Y ence in favor OF the Democrats.
> The supporters of the third party
j. adopt as their ftibboleth ttat "the
d Republican party must be killed." and
s. they have secured t@ cooperation Of
.rl the Democrat, of Thea trader, of the
!, saloon proprietor, OF all men " ho wish
q to keep 6 ,00O. 600 cclored peop in the
If South disfranchised and 0ppr, ssed. II
"a is an insincere coalition, an uE hallowed
q partnership, an unholy alliance
e. Against it tae Republican party o!
q. Maine presents its un form support o
Prohibition, lis splendid record of dc
votion to the protection of American
labor, it's long and patient effort II
8 behalf of these who are down troddel
ks and deprived of natural rights Til
N Republican party has always fought ii
ra battle single handed, against grea
y odds, and row with principle untar
IA nished and courage uadaunted It will
n again triumph over the combined fore
a OF all its foes.