The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-09-14
THE THIRD PARTY.
An Able Document Recently Issued By
Prof. s. n. Fellows.

An Able Document Recently Issued by
Prof. s. n. Fellows.
Prof. Fellows, the noted Iowa Tenn
perance leader. summarizes his objec-
tons to third partyism and his reasons
for supporting the non-partisan method
in the following eloquent manner:
OBJECTIONS TO THE NATIONAL PROHIBITION
PARTY.
/. Its confessed immediate aim Is ":o smash
the old political parties"
.. II seeks political success rather than sue.
cess OF prohibition.
3. II has lowered its stand for the sake Of
political success.
4. 1t Geprec ates the work o: Prohibitionlsts
outside Of said party.
5. 1t seems TO rejoice in any failure or defeat
OF those not IN sa d party.
c. 1t seeks to break down prohibition in
States where it has been secured by non.pa
tisan methods.
Z. Ohly one in forty Of Proh.oitionists adhere
to said party.
8. 1t strives more earnestly to promote Pro.
hibiton party success than Prohibition sen;i.
ment.
9. 1t manifesto less opposition to the rum
power than to the Old poiit. cal parties.
10. Its methods are such as to secure the CO.
operation and support OF those engaged in the
liquor traffic.
II. Its members assume TO be the only true
Prohibit onists.
l.. II aims to reform PARTIES, rather than the
people.
10. 1t divides the ranks Of the Prohibition
lists.
II. 1t exslts the political at the expense of the
moral phases of prohibition.
Is. 1t therefore wealens the support OF the
pulpit
1s 1t retards the growth of prohibition senti.
ment
L. Its methods compel distrust of the sim
certify OF its leaders.
Is. Its methods strengthen opposition to the
principle of prohibition.
10. 1t is impossible to successfully build
National political party on a sinale moral
issue.
p. vote cast for the National Prohib.tio
party, though not so intended is, therefore, in
its ultimate influence, q vote for the liquor
traffic.
REASONS FOR NON PARTISAN PROHIBITION
METHODS.
I. l. follows the examples OF the great lead.
ers in the ant;-slavery reform.
=. 1t seeks the success Of the principle Of
prohibition rather than OF q political party.
J. II avoids the expense, waste and doubtful
methods of political organization.
4. 1t elevates the standard OF prohibition as .
moral reform.
5. 1t seeks legal enactment to protect and
strengthen such said reform.
8. II promotes no unnecessary ant1gonism=.
Z. 1t rejoices in the success OF prohibition
wherever and by whomsoever secured.
8. II secures the hearty and unembarrassed
support Of the Christian pulpit.
9. It seeks first to reform the people who
create parties.
TO- 1t unites the ranks of Prohibitionists
II. II tends to conciliate and WIN the support
Of all good citizens.
l2. 1t accelerates the growth Of prohibition
sentiment. without which legal prohibition can
never succeed.
lS. When the people are reformed, the par
ties will need no reformation.
~ When in the State or Nation prohibition
sentiment becomes sufficiently strong. it may
utilize in its Interests some existing political
party as il Iowa and Kansas.
Is. Non-par,isan Prohioitions.s may and
should supper. such political party as car and
will do the most for destroying the liQIor
traffic. even though such party is not ready to
fully adopt prohio ton in it.
16. The non-partisan method is the quickest
and surest woy to extermirate the liquor trat-
DC, as shown in Iowa and Kansas.
S. y. FELLOWS
President Iowa State Temperance Alliance.