New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-15

high official positions and IS pnic has nm
told. In itself brought about great change In the
be their religions belief il has reacted strongly on
the cause which Colonel Follows was , aavoca',mg
am BELIEVE 'n l the .P DfE OF wny of restraining
the liquor traffic. Tho ProhibtQp party Is ,Si LILLE
tho Immediate and total prohibition Of thc manu-
facturc and sale OF liquor shai n,t"ni,y rayy
be given TO promote the election OF Mr. Hbhrr'
DIR. MOORE NOT FOR PROHIBITION NOW
The Rev. DR.. Kelsey Moore, Of the Lexington
Avenue Baptist Church, when seen by the re-
porter. said:
had lost my interest in politics for many years.
but now feel constrained 10 put myself In decided
position. / certainly think that VIC have dls,inct
moral issue Hin has placed hmseli III a Position
where unquestionably he must he opposSeu 9 se,
to be radical Prohibitiunis and voted win mat
party / think their position At present Is impiactl-
cable When they went 10 Albany and shook hands
S w'In ' do n Sa iii paay in favor Of
rum and wants tho iiquor power 70 ao nn1 anf
believe it TO be sincere. and thai It's mchod Is ac-
Icsbc AZ any rate am willing to to vs Ten ,ne , 1nS
stores are better than hundred. look upon
high license as restrictive measure IDS az
the community. 4 HIN succeeds, inc rum power VIII
grip wsee hitler We sn Of ennsnt
by Of real ability and Without sc 1ies or i no,
you Noon se has been ciootcd all through On
those grounds also, should most certainly oppose
DR. KEAUs ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE.
The Rev. DR.. Edward II. Kraus, of St. AIMS
Protestant Episcopal Church in West Eighteenth
ST.. answered the reporters questions as follows:
There can be no doubt about there being high
moral Issue clearly and Enthusiastically presented In this
struggle The manner In which the one candidate
nominated and the policy and PRINCIPLES Which ss
Warner Warn Miller viii be for the best Interests of all
and rnpin 9Th
man ought to shrk the responsibility which VII
believe in the system Of high license the only
practical measure. | am utterly opposed 10 inc
Honor traffic but do not agree WIh ahe S' mTTac
tlcablc. and by doing cndangerlng The POSSIBILITY
Of severe restraint being laid upon the gGor sac
influence to promote The election Of warner Milier
HILLS HOLINESS TOO MUCH FOR DR. kErCHAM.
The Rev. DR.. william +. Kctcham, pastor OF
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, No 13l West
One-hupdred-and-fou expressed himself as
follows:
/ think there is a very distinct moral ISSUE beiorc
us, and that many radical ProhlhitiOniSts VIII Voe
for warner Miller and that sentiment is steadily in
creasing. ] need not say tina: it has been Drought
about by the boldness Of the Hill faction Moreover
Warner Mncrs position Is so strong aud emphatic
&C 70 receive not only the Endorsement of the clergy
but of the aity. have no cympathy win mn
policy, because It ailiacs so largely with pncirHS
That are not in my estimate distnotH mola; i hc
loast made by al his closest friend, tbat nc
would rather have the saloons back Of him in politics
than the churches IS shaking hands with the Daser
elements of society and a defiance TO The better
classes of the people Mr. Miller IS ; Niinocr ra H.
man, and is certainly the best exponent OF temper
ance principles among the candidates ior ina, hlEn
office lie does not hesitate TO say that hiEh license
: 4 step toward prohibition. and In 80 dong ne j.
winning largely from the PrOhlbp ioniSt RANKS. NJ
lerS personal character IS nnlemshe,l anu hl1
election would give assurance oi auNanc'u
movements I'm legislation ON moral llnes'
have moi been ADJ oca'c Of high Iieense hTl in
the present ISSUE am assured that the eau g o. tenn
perance would be best promoted by the election OF
Miller Many are compelled 10 take that POSITION
logically by OF the holdrcss OF thr hluor IN
'p-ost bavo voted thr Prohi' tfion fch"f a." am
called a member of that party. My aiilIalon with the
party has been ought about by the idea that II
would lie educational But now the issue H. ialr,
sousrc fight between rum and anti rum in this state
Now that the Republican party Is brushing up. may
say-advocatng principles that show that j Is nmN
10 mnrh in keeping with public sentiment iccl mar
we can reach our ends through them have hah
ample facilities for finding out the tendency OF Pr,-
hibitionists in lbs campaign. for have come mo
contact with a great many OF them ard II ], my
oninon that large numbers will vote the Republican
State Ticket and II VIII be the only consistent plan