The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-18
Prohibition Column 4
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70, Governor. ......... HUGH HARRISON
For Lieut. Governor THO RlMESTADT
| Per Secretary Of State, PETER THO PsON
For State Treasurer 49,. John II. AbLEN
For Attorney General, 80. u. 81 MsON
For congress, ..,..,..........e1 y sAOli
For Legislature, ..rs ......J. =. HAhhEI
| For Auditor JOHN ] PIAM
| For Treasurer, ...., HUGH Wit EI.EY
For Register Of Deeds. m. 1. I0epkl
For Sheriff, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ITO" LE
For Clerk Of Court, 49,, ARCH 4 YOUNG
For Judge OF Proiate, Lew. II lilies
| For Superintendent IL Schools, J. NJ. SMITH
For Commissioner 5;h District, IT, MOORE
Two charges made against the
Prohibition party with tiresomt
reiteration are 1st. that it is oul
party aim to defeat the Repnll cans
and End, that temperance is entirely
i moral and religious matter and
should be kept out of politics. Eotll
OF these charges are fully met by the
tabulated statement below. showing
the astonishing growth of the business
aud the fostering care given his
| trade in crime by our National Gov
| eminent. Sensible men need not be
| told that those who have been solicit
tous for the moral welfare Of the
people, and especially the rising gene.
ration, would in time past, have been
only too glad to have kept the sub.
ject ''where it belongs" "in the
realm of moral and religious edura.
ton had the trade not thrust l,srlf
into politics, State and National in, O
Municipal and Corporation affaiss,
| and even into the public school for
Miss Estey says that in 65 Of our 70
counties in Minnesota she finds The
temperance text books favored by
the w. C. T. M. thrust aside for
those which have the sanction of the
liquor dealers, and which tracl. the
haImlessneSs of a moderate use of
intOxicants. Who does not know
that in municipal elections The liq;or
element has always been active in
securing its rights long before a
third party was thought If. Who
needs to be informed that in safe
legislatures and in Congress no rail
way corporation or other combina-
ton of capital has ever had the in
fluenee now welded by the Nationa
Liquor Dealers Association.
One of our Minnesota papers says
recently: -"How many people knows
what defeated Hon. Nm. Window a
few years since! Mr. Windom was
pre-eminently the Minnesota States
mana leader in the west, and Il
candidate for the presidency of the
United States. In one short year the
great mantle eminent Republican
fell into the darkness of political
oblivion which no one seeks to pierce.
Why2 Simply because lie said in
Congress that which offended tie
liquor power. The Attorney of the
National Liquor Leage sits in the
lobby pencils down the names Of
those who oppose their interests,
wires to his Colleges all over the
land and every agency the devil can
invent enter into caucus anil conven-
ton to defeat those who offend the
rum power, and to destroy tie rob
lest aims and ambitions Of pure
statesmen. The finger of Louis
Scha,ie can mark for political death
any man who has passed tie threshold
Of American politics. II can put
100000 in the field tomorrow and
$4,000, 600. are are at his command
When we .ememher that including
the liquor held in bond there Is pro.
badly not less than {$2 600. 00O009)
two thousand millions invested in the
business and an annual revenue in
GLIDING exports of not less than ISL
000,oO0,C00) one thousand millions
thoughtful men who love home and
cOuntryacan but view with alarm the
tremendous power Of their Liquor
Premier Louis Schade. The Prohi-
bition Party wages no battle with
either old party except as allies and
defenders of legalized rum, but find
ing both old parties protecting and
sanctioning the awful iniquity Pro-
hibitionists can do 10 less than con.
tend with both. Finding neither old
party willing to recognize the prin.
ciples for which we stand we cannot
do otherwise than organize party of
our own aud hew cut our own read
Sovereign American Voters! please
note in the statement below the
words of David A. Wells in '65 and
G. A. Bates in '78. What spectacle
is this Of enlightened craftsmanship
on it's knees before the Crime Oil
garchy' the represe natives of the
honor and dignity of our Grand Ma
ton, desiring to be informed of the
requirements Of trade" and hoping
to be of advantage to '.the traffic
which is the blot and crimson stain
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