The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-09-16
THIRD r TALK.

The Difficulty In tho Way of Localizine
tho Prohibition Question-Mr. Frye and
Mr.. Blaine Do Not Agree.
Mr.. Blaine's remarks in his speech on the
Prohibitionists, be 1t observed, are directed
exclusively to the people of the State of
Maine.-Ddyton Journal.
The same fact has been remarked by
some of the best of our Democratic
commentators. The rest of his speech
was especially shaped as a ''key-note"
to the Republicans of the whole
try, but he dared not thus to treat the
question of prohibition. He preferred
to consider it as a local issue.
Even in thus treating it he has raised
a storm of discomfort. The Prohibit
tionists of his W party are after him
with a sharp stick; and St. John, who
lost him New York and the Presidency
in 1884, is coming to Maine to help
them. He joins in the charge of the
Maine Prohibitionists that MIR. Blaine is
| trying to serve both God and Mammon
that she prea ,hes Prohibition and
!. works for free rum"
] His old lieutenant, Senator Frye, is
working him great mischief by a vio-
lent preaching of that which he does
not practice. That he is not himself
adverse to the wine which is red in the
cup, and t o the champagne which
bubbles lusciously in the long-necked
| glass, is we'll known; but he had the
hardihood in his Houlton speech to ut
terly disregard Mr.. Blaine's advice.
and to exhibit himself as a Prohibi-
ZIONIST of the most ultra type. Il am
a Prohibitionist," said he, land I be-
lieve in its enforcement to the bitter
end. l am in favor of the Republican
party shouldering Prohibition, and
know that in time the party would
conquer under that banner"
This is not the first nor the last evil
dence that Senator Frye has given in
late years of his willingness to stick s
little knife into Mr.. Blajne's cause
Here is another passage from his same
Houlton speech, which has set thu
country to wondering and has fairly
startled Mr.. Blaine's friends.
IF you see a man marching through tn,
streets marked Il am an honest man distrus
dress, with its ribbons and splendid laces, ant
put it on exhibit on with a little ink spot OIL
its skirt and and YOU on will I'll find plenty g Of t men sa an,
Now, the people of this country. with an ex
Quisite fidelity to the best interest of the M
ton. saw the little bit of a smirch on the Skin
of Mr.. Blaine's coat, and. therefore, vote
that Mr. Cleveland, a man who was smirchet
from head to foot. should be President"
Here is an open confession of one O
Names Republican Senators, before
great public meeting. that there was g
smirch on Mr.. Blaine's coat" 1t i
singular, is it not?
But, returning to the Prohibition
question, Mr.. Blaine will speedily fin
that, as a protested national leader Q
his party, he a not confine his pull
lie declarations upon this question t
the State of Maine. We wholly mis-
take the signs of the times if, in tn
next two years, Prohibition does nc
play a greater part in the politics {
this country than ever before. I
Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Ohio and Michigan Prohibition 'thir
parties promise this year to contre
the balance of power, and to deter
mine the result of the State elections
If this shall prove true, then in the n;
tional contest of 1888 we shall witnes
a vote for the Prohibition Nations
ticket such as never before has bee
dreamed of. The Plumed Knight wi
not be able to maintain his position j
the dark. He will be forced to com
out from behind his ~concealing plat
tudes and to declare whether he is SIC
or against. "-CincinnGti Enquirer