The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-11-19

Over Half a Million Votes.

tionists or "third pirty" as the temper
ance voters are Familiarity dubbed The
"third party' are apparently quite
iubliaut over the result of the recent
elections in all parts of the country
claiming to have doubled, and in.many
places trebled their votes of last year
They claim that their line is solid
without break and that they are the
only party that can justly claim a Wet
ory, in as much as their efforts were to
increase their numbers, and the result
exceeds their most sanguine expecta-
tons
The prohibitionists are so encourag-
ed by their success" as they term the
result, that a syste matte effort is being
made all over the country to effect
permanent state. county and district
organizations. This work has already
ms de consider able progress, and the
probability is that in most of the
states nearly every county next year
will have local as well as state and
national prohibition ticket in the field
With more than half a million votes
as nucleus. and inspired by the virtue
of the cause they contend for, and the
enthusiasm of increasing members,
with perfect organizations In every
county, they confidently expect to
draw largely from both the controll-
ing parties of the country, and so
weaken one or both as to turn the pop
ular tide in many localities in their
favor.
In the mean time the liquor power,
strong in number, and possessing
abundance of money. the ''sinews of
war;" with better organization and
better drilled following than any of
the political parties. is acting as an
army of observation. This power
keeps its har d on both the controlling
political parties, while openly claim
ing the privilege of acting ipdepend-
emily of either, and giving its support
wherever its interest calls it to act.
The tactics of the whiskey power
are directed 10y profound sagacity and
wisdom. 1t is not its policy to throw
all its strength to either party, for
such blunder would hasten its defeat
and utter ruin. The policy of the Ii.
quor men is similar to that OF Jim
Eisk, when working for Erie. When
he happened in a strong Democratic
section he was strong Democrat. but
his first business was to push the in
tereSt of Erie. When in a strong Re
publican neighborhOod he was Re-
publican; among Independents he was
independent but under all circum-
stances and in all parties his first, last
and only business was looking after
the interest of Erie. These are pre-
ciselv the same tactics the whiskev
men are acting on. In PENNSYLVANIA,
Ohio, Wisconsin, ETC., the Germans
have controlling political influence,
and are principally Republicans. Thew
own and run the breweries bar gardens
and beer saloons. They have not left
the fatherldnd for the sake of Ameri-
can customs and American insututi
Ons, but t. escape the grinding mill,
tary service of the German states.
They prefer their national beverage
(beer) and their social customs to all
the world beside, and have imported
them to this country. The cool mo st
climate of Germany and the hot, dry
climate Of America. work marve'ous
differences in the makeup of the com.
plicated HIM an machine.
The beer of the German natives
compares with the beer of the United
States as well favored soup compares
with slop (hoth are ''slop" for thai
matter and the beer drinking nobility
of the former country compel the brew
cries to manufacture the best and pur-