Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-27

lcau party and the saloon with local exceptions.
which only prove the rule. the saloon vote has
gone over bodily to the Democratic side. 10 now
remains for the Republican patty formally 90 roe
ogniZe and act upon tins most welcome event To
burn every remaining bridge between itself and the
liquor interest 70 announce, authenticity, its re-
lentless hOstitytu the saloon scourgc, aud It's pUr
pose 20 make that hostility felt. There rs moth
ing more TO be- lost there Is everything, including
honor, to De gained.
THE saloon vote, having gone where IL belongs
could not be reclaimed, even n It's lepruus pres
ence were desired The liquor power In state and
nation, has for good cause, declared war 10 the
knife against the Republican party. Even where
Us representatives linger Ia the Republican camp
II is TO confuse our councils and defeat our plans
The Democratic party has accepted It's alliance
and by that act has shut its gates against every
honest friend ~ temperance. with courage, prn-
clple and common sense guiding its course the
Republican party can now make good, thrice
over, the numerical loss IL has sustained, and
place itself ON moral plane which will rcudpr IL
invinchr for the future
ITO assure and signalilr the complete with
drawal Of the national Republican party from all
completely with the saloon mfamy, and TO enpha
| SIZE its positive antagonism thereto, a national
anti saloon Republican conference is hereby call
ed TO assemble In New York city, at II O'Clock A.
~, April IL, May q isSS, and continue in session
two days. This invitation is addressed to all Re
pubiicans In the United States who synpathize
with this movement and purpose and to all mem
bers Of other parties and unattached voters who
are willing to act with the Republican organizu-
ton so long as it shall honestly stand for the
homes of the people as against the saloon system
aud It's criminal aggressons.
In Vermont, where the Republican par
ty has granted every demand of the prohi
bitionists for repressive legislation, this
movement will have no effect except in its
moral bearing But in many other states
it can be made what it is the purpose Of its
leaders TO make 1.-THE salvation of the peo-
pie from the rule of the saloon in society
in morals and in politics As our readers
know, the movement has the endorsement
of some Of the strongest men of the Repuh
lican party Senator Morrill, says:
hardly know of any measure Of equal import
| ance with that Of the antisaloon movement
Senior Edmunds says
earnestly hope that the Republican party in
| every state will, in every practicable way, wage
warfare against the whole system.
| Senator Hoar says
| II the Republican party be entrusted with the
great power OF legislation anywhere II should use
| that power to repress that school Of vice aud
| crime the drinking saloon.
Ex-Gov Long of Massachusetts, says:
The Republican party has represented, and
should continue to represent, the best moral sell
timent and the cause Of reform In every direction.
| Against such an evil as intemperauce and the po-
| litico-liquor power It should be counted with no
| uncertain sound. The time has come when it
| should bt luenJlneu WIN tne temperance Sthtl
meut of the people-when it should be the party
| to which that sentiment looks for wholesome liz
uor laws and their vigorous enforcement,
Many other equally forcible utterances
in the same line from leading Republican
statesmen might be added. The confer
ence of May ID will undoubtedly be a note
worthy gathering, and will help to assure
a distinct and strong anti saloon plank in
the next national Republican platform.