Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-15
Dr. Pentecost has always been an "oEt

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order to fi2bB for the union. remaining
in the armyItill the 1lese OF the war. He
has rejoiced in the principles and
triumphs of the grand old passy'
which for twenty-five years has ex-
pressed and executed the best moral
sentiment of the country. Some OF her
glaring Inconsistencies Of more recent
date he has been inclined to pass by
With charitable judgment, 'hoping and
believing that her underlying principles
and her genius for conscientiousness
would bring her around to q true posi-
tion." Bat now, Oh account of the atti-
8tude of the party on the only live issue
OF the day, viz. the liquor question, and
particularly on account of the culminat-
ing shame of the passage by the republi-
can legislature OF New York of San Act
for the Protection OF Republican Saloon
Keepers" he has publicly Withdrawn his
allegiance and declared himself a third
party prohibitionist. We have space for
only q few extracts from the impassioned
1ApCoAfo0 Az WdAC1 III HhAOuhCSa ~ Lis
congregation his changed political views:
We are often told land 1 have until
lately been OF the same mind) tina. we
must keep the temperance question out
of politics; that it is q purely moral
issue. That is, / believe, true as far as
the individual aspect OF this question is
concerned. bnt as we have already seen,
the question has q public side to 1t, and
aa such it is a question that does aud has
and must in the future, much more thar
ii the past, enter the domain of politics.
In fact it is already in politics.
Che saloon power is a political power.
As o matter OF fact, there is no business
that is so closely and compaotly organized
for political purposes as are the national
and state liquor associations OF this
country. 1t is q monstrous monopoly
which depends on legislation for its ex-
istenoe. 1t hos been shown that In a
single winter the liquor association of
New York spent more than 100000 at
Albany fighting the excise bills intro.
dueed by men who had some apprecia-
tion OF the danger to the state as well as
to the people OF this business.
Our cheeks lave burned and our ears
have tingled with shame within a few
weeks becauss of the passage by the re-
publican legislature OF New York of
what is now known as the Mooney
= Shook bill "for the protection of the re-
publican saloon keepers of New York"
"Hear, q heavens, and be astonished, 0
EARTH for never was there such an IN
fanny committed by the republican party
Since first that party sprang full born
ous OF the conscience OF the American
people. What is the history of that
famous "act for the protection OF the re-
publican saloon Keepers 2" AS I UNDER
stand it there are two or three large sa-
looms owned, controlled aud RIM in the
interest of the trading republican poll
ticans OF New York city. These political
saloon keepers became obnoxious to the
democratic politicians. Therefore a
while ago the mayor notified them that
unless they went out of politics Chat 10,
CEASE to interfere with the plans of the
democratic party their licenses would
not be renewed, or would be broken.
Now this attack on the useful republic
IAN saloon was alarming to the republic
can politicians, and SO they appealed to
to the republican Legislature to pass an
act for the protection of these political
hepchmen. The act when its passage
was assured became popularity known as
IAN act for the protection OF republican
saloon keepers,n though that as the
matter of fact is not It's proper title,
it is properly. descriptive of it. Mr..
Sheridan Shook, q wealthy brewer, who
stood godfather to the act. telegraphed
The Tribune that its passage
would greatly strengthen the repub-
lican party. Gov. Hit has been COM
mended for yetoing so infamous "a bill
and many have bsen surprised that d
democratic governor should veto such q
bill; but it is all plain when yon under
stand that the democratic governor
vetoed a bill passed in the interest of
republican saloon keepers, only that the
act might not interfere with the sue
cassfal political working and power of
the democratic saloon keeper, who has
hitherto had it oil his own way, and
upon whom Gov. Hill depends for sup
port in his political ambitions. This is
the inside history of that act of the
legislature and OF tho governors veto,
both of them arrocious in motive and
alike disgracefnl to their authors.
y y : y Lord Bacon hns said that the
:saddest sight in this world is to see a
man marching in procession at the
funeral oil his greatness
He was uttering M unconscious
prophecy of the end OF tns re-
publican party. Look at that party as
now seen in the Empire state! Behold
the humiliationi
See the procession, and at the head
of the column u banner with this
strange device, IAN act for the protection
OF the republican saloon-keepers." This
ia not the party of Abraham Lincoln, Of
Seward, of Andrew and the heroes mill
tary and civic of twenty years ago. She
has been dragged by rum and beer, and
now is strangely metamorphosed.
Brethren. in the face Of God and man l
cannot march in procession with that
party any longer. For / cannot at once
look upon that new banner at the head
OF the column and into the face OF God.
1 could not preach Gods gospel on Sun.
day and vote with q party on Monday
Shat stakes its existence upon the patron.
age OF the saloon, and [ won't; MOI dol
believe you will. It costs me more than
| can tell you thus publicly, as / have in
the secret Of my heart, renowned my
political allegiance to the republican
party; but | have done SO, and / would
rather now lift my hand and cast my
vote to kill it and bury it miles deep in
the grave of political oblivion, than to
see it live through one more state ad-
ministration by the grace of the mon.
stzous liquor dealers association and
the patronage of saloon keepers.
Over HIany a League
Spreads the miasmE, or poisonous yapor, that