The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-25
AqrmNrroH rAqnIors.


ATTENTION PATRIOTS,
A Leading frohibitioniAt on the Charge
~ Conspiracy OF OeuTas tho Repository
Would Not Publish the TFuth,
En-, News, s,DFAiOORATl--I ID this morn,
ing took the following 10 tho Repository
0fllee, hut failed 10 iind Mr., frease Ia,
and Mr. Merton, who Is on the editorial
stan, said he could not take the rehpon,
hlbility 70 publish II, ! called o second
time, and still failing 10 lind Mr., frease,
| took the manuscript and nov hand 10
you, with the request that II be pub
llshed to-day, while the charges Ia the
liep, Of yesterday are fresh upon the
peoples minds, JOHH DAsaER,
Inland IN HAND"
RDT0R REPOsITORY,-Under the
above heading the Repository Of last
night makes another pitiabe and i'm
ploflng plea for prohibition votes, The
venom and deception are 80 transparent
70 every we'll informed reader that II
would appear almost useless 10 notice
II, ] want 10 inform the Repository
that our First National Prohibition
party IN made up from among the very
best men heretofore IN the Democratic
ana Republican parties, and II matters
but little 10 them which OF the old tax
and license parties win. We lind that
a saloon taxed by the Republicans dses
~ much harm an one that 10 licensed
by the Democrats, and therefore there
~ no use on that question, for the
pot 10 call the kettle black" We do
aplae all form OF license or tax.
License high or license low,
Makes tho poor mans money CO.,
As the Repository lays down the
rule that people are judged by the com
pany they keep, | will ask the follow
ing questions, and II the liep, can give
a satisfactory answer 10 the Intelligent
people OF this community, ] will have
nothing further 10 say about the com.
pany temperance Republicans are asked
20 keep,
FlrHt-D you not have in your ranks
the majority OF the brewers and beer
vote OF CinclnnatlY
Sec0nd-llaye you the falntest hope
Of carrying the State Of Ohio without
the liquor vote now In your rankaY
Thirds there the sllghtest hope OF
your electlng Gen. Harrison 40 Preai'
dent, without the liquor vote In the
large cltesY among Which are Sheridan
Shook, the brewer OF New York, who
was q delegate 10 the late National Re.
publican convention, aud dictates the
policy very largely Of the party In New
York.
Fourth-As genuine and honest Pro
hibltionists do not want 10 vote the
same ticket that brewers and saloon
men vote, will you have the manhood
10 say that you do not want the liquor
vote, or else stop trying TO fool Prohibl'
tlonlats into your political spiders web.
Fifth; Is II not true that by the aid
Of few Democratic votes In the legls.
laturG last winter, the Sunday opening
feature OF the Dow law was abolished,
and that without said votes from the
Democrats, your party was both un.
able aud unwilling 10 thus amend said
lawY
sixth; Was not our present town.
ship local option law enacted by the
aid OF Democratic votes, which was i'm.
possible without their aidY
seventh: Has not Gov. Foraker de.
clared that "the principles Of taxation
(of the liquor trallic) are eternal, and
that by them the Republican party viii
lever abidoW
Eighth; Is II not true that your col.
umns have traduced and vllllled the
Prohibitionists more than you have the
sal00nsY
r1Ninth; Is II not true that In Repub.
llcan towns like Rayenna, Salem, Eos.
toria, Mt, Vernon and other places,
that local option was defeated, aud that
therefore you, as u party, are ms deep
In the mud rs the Democrats are In the
mire on the Prohibition question.
Tenth--ls II not true that your Ma.
tional platform reaillrms the principles
Of the Rastor resolution, which declares
against Prohibition and Sunday laws.
Eleventh-ls II not true that your
State platforms are IN places for tax, In
others for license, and still others for
high license, and that oil such regula.
tive laws are opposed TO Prohibition,
Twelfth-Finally have you u single
speaker on the stump IN the state Of
Ohio that will say he is IN favor Of Pro.
hibition, as against tax or license.
Many other questions could be pro.
pounded In five minutes, all Of which
show the Inconsistencies of the Repub.
Leans In Ohio asking the hid Of the
Prohibitionists. II looks too much like
doing "anything TO win," and that does
not suit us. We stand by the principle
Of National Prohibition because II Is
RIGHT, and can not be deceived into
party that will forever abide by the
principle of taxation" and therefore
opposes Prohibition, JOHN DANNER,