New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-08

Party vote Tor Governor ives pfs6 In Georgia IL
Of The 49, IG SS S a'S S f'Frss
lea votes little more than ono laf cs uto these
Your Prohibition party does not draw the frohb,i,
ton voters, either In the North Or inc 5oSt Il is
because your policy antagoniaes them You run your
candidates against their candidates S9p 40 90 w
can 10 defeat their candidates and erect INC Cahu
often rum candhaes-o the other party you hai az,
worry and annoy them and tel them rs S the llguor
crime nnd equally guilty with the who carries on
the traffic. Yon DO al this, and rouse their political
ana ana ESec S S TStcn Converts at yodr political
shrine And you arc so earnest ~ thI WaIs1 sep al
the Republican party in parleuiar 's' r y9" 10 wreck
parties but TO establish Prohh,Ion: IN In Morris
comfy tbe EennbIcsns nominated for the Senate
n an who had made record as PIohVl,Ions. J." ho
Assembly. The Democrats nominated man mno
was known 10 be for Rum, and you nominated man
Early in the campaign letter was 35os,Iich K,nrcT
the Newark brewer telling them that INC he4nDlGifSn
candidate dangerous man. an avoweu dIor'g 70
defeat him Did the Third party say Here Is INC
for us, the man whom the saloons ics vihIng of
HE sort They kept their own man IN the field. Nor
was this all In the town OF Randolph there ,od MIR %S
The name of the Third Party candidate erased, ana tha
OF the Democratic candidate inserted ! Immediately
no denial On tho contrary was assured that the
thing done in other parts OF inc S.s ss ill.,
some men 10 the conclusion that the Third Party Is
not first, last. and all the mc for Prohibition
THE THIRD PARTY PLATFORM TOO MARROW
In the third place, your temperance platform IS 700
narrow for National party, even Sectional party
Applause) Your bed is shorter than that man
NAV stretch himself on It and the covering narrower
than that no wrap himself in IT, IL the ie"lW
power of the Saloon IS to be broken, we must oeg'n
| at once and with whatever we can command
II ate Prohibition Is impossible for The present. then
Local Opton may be used. II Local Option IS also
ont OF reach then such restrictive measures as are
| possible should be applied have no symIa.hy WIN
The sentiment that cares not whether the saloons IN
community De few or many Every saloon IS school
of vice and centre OF bad ihiiucnccs Inc reason
which leads us TO multiply public schools shond lead
US 10 reduce public saloons. Apllauscl bui your
platform gentlemen, calls only for state or ieoeiu
/ Prohibition. You must wait everywhere until the
sentiment will support that before You can apply any
| legal remedy. Your influence as a party is really
/ tlonaI organ tolls MS that the Local Option remedy
IS none Of yours-that It is "utcry unirustworthy'
and last week in reply TO criticism Oy the sup
We have no objection TO closing a large portion
only' we Would not resist law restricting saloons
one 10 every 800 of population wo would not resist
law recurring every applicant for license 10 pro
euro hondsmei under the conditions imposed In Phla-
dcipha we would not fight II IS the Internal revenue
! strjctive law without that feature say Cod
speed TO. even though we have no idea 1t would 40
Would not "resist,7 would not fight would not
object" TO these varions measures Oh Ic,.rc.'on
| These words proclaim Indifference not hearty up
port 1t IS only tolerance at best, not active iayor;
which the Prohibition party gives 10 any Ie2 ni",'
of fighting tho Saloon except state or fedeiai io
hibon Aud 50. gentlemen, You propose 10 pun Va
S Eject na i" sac pqS III tS W n0 nay ncms
seps The same sort of wisdom would Iead YOU IL
moi to ake The trouble ia walk the half mile and then
jump, but to jump the half mile ana acn o .o Wii
see. Npplauscl Political parties arc not p"H up
But REAL TEMPERANCE REFORM GOES on
BRAVELY.
! In the fourth place, temperance reform IS going
on bravey without your help. Your party has fought
four Presidential csmpa gins. and you have run fnll
tickets in many Of the States for several years. HOW
many Congressm have you eiectedl Net one.
How many Govcrnors1 Not one How many mom-
bors Of State Logsatnresi find seven credited
to Won in 1886 (applausc>. Of whom was elected
by Democratic votes and two by Republican, You
sil have each ia four states, ana three IN
Kentucky. 1t is rather mean Lnow 10 ,ann i, EGs
have done, but think the questions are pGrl'hcni.
What legislation have they devised and placed on ne
nllcries and saloons they have closcd What have
Won TO your credit! You have not passed single
law, nor closed snail brewery or g'sey y or r m
able TO pass a law or close saloon, W 80 pis.c9
all the hygiene laws In the state, and In CONGRESS
Who passed al the local option laws by which hun,
drcds of counties North and south have been irccd
from the ga Oonf Who submitted the amrndineh ms ~
Oregon, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas, Rhode Island
advance in The past few years in temp rance leg lalon
NOT to Won. Gentlemen Of the Prohibition parry
n marty. have had no creator part IN an lhIs
p,Orions work than fly the spoke OF a wheel has
in having III, carriage. Applanse) ..
! Does temperance reform require M lrOhlVllOh
rariyl Well. ! should not.
| Temperance r'form hcquirs legislation. Thf
Prohibition party has no political power ana cahho''
/ Therefore. provide legislation.
| Temperance reform requires legislation now IheIe
Is no prospect that the Prohibition party Will ever be
, in q position to funish II. It,,
basis The Prohibition parry insists on a partisan
basis. .,
Temperance reform requires al measures and all
weanons 10 frhf the saloon. The Prohibition party
discaris all OF these save $500
/ Temperance reform requires unity. The Frohiu-
ton party creates division.
! Temperate, reform proposes n STEADY afrance al
along the line The Prohibition party requires II Il"
wait while the party begins TO commence TO picpa'c
to got ready. (Appansfl
| No Temperance reform docs not require he Prom!
hilton party any more than wagon going MP NH
requires a brake. j does not rcqnir" a Distinct Va
tlonal party. The fight must be I'm IN" states, ana
when the states Il majority Of item Je rgnt.
Congress VIII be right, and VII give ~ al nc,nnl
men docs not need your party but # needs yon
I have not attacked YOU as individual members bui
your party as a party Temperance reform needs
your carncstncss. your courage your cnhuiIa'm' u
needs yOur ric and the enCrglaS OF your nlaSh
cent loader. General FISK Npplansel ! do not
Mead for the Republican party or the Demccfa'lc
Marty but for Temperance reform practical common
sense temperance reform. do not say that the con
tinnance Of the Prohibition party is crime | say It
plause)
DOMAINE DILLOy'S RELATIVES
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