Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1888-04-04
PROHIBITION COLUMN.
EDITED BY THE PROHIBITION CLUB.
M0NkERY.

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The 6. o. p. has had political con-
troll of the country for twenty-:our
years. 1t has done nothing to ad-
vance the temperance cause and
great deal to retard it, and now when
it is waking up to the fact that it IL
afflicted with general debility it be-
gins to play the pious dodge-to pose |
as the only true temperance party etc.
II Republican, were on jury to
try negro boy for .rohblng hen
roost he would not condemn him I'M
til he had heard both sides of the |
evidences; and yet he and the class
he represents-confining their read
ing to that ultra saloon class of papers
of the Pioneer Press type-presume
TO instruct Prohibitionists as to the
practical methods they should en-
ploy in order to secure the end for
which they seek-to denounce them
as deserters, cranks, etc.
The first point made by Republican
is substantially as follows: Prior to
the election of 'S6 there was no anti
saloon Republican organization. That
is q statement and would not
have been made had "Republlcan"
been fairly we'll informed IL the sub
ject under discussion. Excepting
New York, the Anli-salOon Republic
cans were more thoroughly organized,
in September SO, where they preten-
ded to have an organization, than
they are to day. By going forward
in this movement the Republican
party has everything to lose, for the
very potent reason that three fourths
of the liquor dealers OF the country
are Republicans. (See proceedings of
the Goth annual brewers congress-
And Republicans in spite of the great
Republican anti-saloon quack nos
trum-high license.
The next statement which we
notice is substantially as follows: Or
ganization within the parties is more
practicable than organization without
in proof of which note the liquor
dealers success. This is sophism
which is frequently used and un'
doubtedly has led many astray.
The brewers organized for political
action in 1862, twenty two years be-
fore the ProhibItionists began tt
seriously organize and push theil
party as permanent factor in poll
tics. By that time (16S4) the brewers
had such death grip on the throats
of both the old parties that for either
one of them TO seriously antagonizt
the drink power was political suicide
The Republican party in 1884 were
given their choice between the homes
of the land and the saloons. They
chose the latter and it is too late now
for them to change their decision fol
they have forfeited the confidence o
all who love country more than party
= When the thugs, and gamblers
and horse thieves, and burglars or
ganize party for the protection O
their industries, then may the liquor
dealers do the same and not before
and even then they would not do it j
. they had, as they have now, TIVE
: parties ready and anxious to do thei
bidding.
In the paragraph in which "Repub
l In kDIx ol,AI Srkr T..
task for their opposition to the inter
nal revenue tax on whisky he AGAR
, mistakes the facts. Prohibitionist!
do not oppose general tax on arden
, spirits such as would be levied OF
D church and school property; but they
do oppose the special internal revenue
: tax. LIST, because it is immoral; End
because it makes monopoly of th'
1 business; thus making it more dang
erous in politics and 3rd, because thu
distillers are unanimous against re
pealing the tax. Out of twelve dis
tillers and wholesale liquor dealers
interviewed during the latter part o.
DCSCI4OCI loSt3 OtA "ClO III 1dfOI W
the present tax; three in favor Of 6
reduction to Scots per gallon; two il
favor of advancing it to $500 and only
one in favor of repeating it entirely
The Anti-Saloon Republicans in con.
gress, as we'll as the Prohibitionists
favor the repeal of this tax.
| Tho Hod Of hoft lac &c ~, klo -
, the party that does right and not or
the side of the party that adopts
methods of dealing with evil which
are Numerically opposed to his re-
vielsd will. ...
When "sepublican" says "ths
primaries should be appealed to" VIZ
understand it to mean pack the
caucuses. Now If he has ever had
J any experience at that kind of work
} he knows full we'll that the "bum'
element "get there" every time in 9
way that makes decent people tired
1 Neither do they stand on the order Of
their political complexion.
Our late charter election in Morris
affords an illustration of the way the
Republican party will be committed
to prohibition. The Prohibitionists
were willing to unite with Republi.
cans or anyone else on a no-license
J platform; but no, they said you may
come into our caucus and make all
the nominations with the understand
ing that tne license shall remain
where it is. Republican" cannot
get six men in his own party in
Stevens Co. to unite in the primaries
and do their share toward committing
their party to prohibition, as party
measure. Such an organized effort
to carry the Republican primaries as
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