St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-21

Prohibition point of view. 81 have no
doubt the Prohibition party will make
a large gain at the polls this fall. The
party is well organized in most OF the
states and the people are better In.
formed than ever before. The fact that
"The National Organization of Liquor
Dealers in their national convention
held at Chicago, Oct. 1S, 1856, resolved to
indOrSe the licensed saloon System,'
and oppose prohibition, together with
the fact that Mr.. Her, of Nebraska, and
a dozen other liquor dealers and manu-
facturers in high license states, declare
that the 81 900 license of Nebraska, has
not harmed the saloon business, has not
leSSened the consumption of liquor, has
barred out prohibition because Ofs the
great revenue derived from it, and if
left to the liquor dealers they would
prefer it to low license or free saloons
These facts, say make me believe that
temperance people cannot be duped
with the high-license dodge OF the Re-
publican politicians at the next election.
Temperance men do not favor drinking
saloons under any circumstances, and
high license only adds bribery to the
innate wickedneSS of drunkard making.
l believe the prohibitiOnists will nearly
double their vote OF two years ago at
the next election"
"WhO do you think will be the candi-
date of the Prohibition party for COVER
nor this fall in this state?"
81 haven't thought muchIabout it. We
have number of good men. Hon. j..
p. Pinkham has been mentioned, and is
a good man. Hon. HI. w. Holley, of
Winnebago City. would be stron :
man. and SO would DIR. Ballard, Of Al
bert Lea, or Rev. N. Lathrop, of Castle
Rock, or DR.. D. w. Edwards, of LIE
Sueur. Others might be named. We
have enough good timber"
sis there any chance of fusion ticket
with either of the old parties?"
mot the least that can think of.
You might as well ask us if we propose
to commit suicide"
"Will you be a delegate to the ma
tional Prohibition convention at Indian
apolis?"
''Our delegates are not yet chosen"
"WhO will be the nominees of the
convention for president and vice presi-
dent?"
Il am not prophet and can't tell. St.
John is our ableSt man, but he absO-
lutely declines. Gen. Fiske, of New
Jersey, and j. B. Cranfill, of Texas,
seem to be the favorites, the former
first and the latter second on the
ticket"
''What do you think will be the effect
of the recent high license legislation on
the party in power in this state?
81 have not thought much about the
effect it will have, but have decided
opinion as to the effect it ought to have.
1t ought to sink the high license party
and bury the low license party too deep
for resurrection"
"What do you think of Mayor Ames'
running qualities in case he should
receive the Democratic nomination for
governOr?'
"There is no doubt about his running
qualities. He is runner from away
back, but much depends upon his OPP
pOnent: Should Hon. Albert Scheffer
receive the Republican nomination, he
would Outrun Ames, think, by a full
length but if Schetfer should be de-
feated in the Republican convention Gas
now appears prObable) and Gov. McGill
or some other such moderate man should
be nominated, | think Mayor Ames
would stand an even chance of being
governor of Minnesota
"What do you think of the tariff as a
political issue?'
II don't think it can be made party
issue. Neither of the old parties is or
can be united upon any definite tariff
policy. The last national platforms de-
clared, first, we pledge ourselves TO
correct the Irregularities of the tariff,
and second. we pledge ourselves to re-
wise the tariff in spirit of fairness to
all industries. Could political parties
dodge a question more skillfully?
Which was Democrat and which was
Republican makes no earthly differ
ence, for there was no issue. AS a
matter of fact, the tariff sinks to utter
insigni6cance as an issue when COM
pared to the saloon in politics. The
Saloons of this country cost our produc-
ing classes over $500, 900 annually,
to say nothing of the murderOus
cries, the want and misery of women
and children, the rOwdyism, riot and
anarchy of our cities or the enormous
expense of the taxpayers in furnishing
criminals and supporting paupers-most
of which result from the traffic. More
than this, the high license policy of the
saloon politicians is bribery, pure and
naked, and is the most dem0ralizing
system of corruption ever invented by
uCUdSCu dlu COll upG pOllelCldlo diItt vi
fered to free and Intelligent people for
their approval. The saloon politician
says: Il will give you 81 900 for the priv
ilege of making your sons drunkards.'
Think of that offered bribe as the
platform of the Republican party
and then talk about the tariff.
Bah! Why not go further, and
say. Each of us will give to you
$1,000 if you will permit US to seduce
your daughters to lives of shame" The
bribery in the one case is no worse, as a
political policy, than in the other.
When party officeseekers have no issue
they talk about the tarif-a subject that
nineteen out of twenty of them know
nothing about, and the less they know
the louder they talk. No, sir; the next
great overshadowing issue in this cOun-
try is the saloon in politics. Shall the
saloons and hoodlums destroy our form
of government, or will the people drive
them out. so that the business of the
country and the laws of the land may be
administered by men with clear heads
and clean hands? The young men are
becoming interested in this subject, and
believe they will settle it right"
From other prominent PrOhibitionists
your correspondent learned that an