Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-10
UNLIMITED APPROVAL.
The Chief Whisky Organ Of the
Nation Endorses the Bou-
teIle Resolution.
The Brewers, Liquor Dealers, and
SalOon-Keepers Praise 1t and
Stand by the g. o. p.
from the voice.l

And. pray, who withholds Endorsement
from such propositions as these? In behalf
OF the wine and spirit trade, we hereby ac-
cord this declaration our unreserved APP
prevail The man who would do otherwise
would be very apt to contend that two and
two do not make four"
Such is the comment of Bonforts HIme
and Spirit Circular the leading whisky
paper of the nation. upon the Boutelle reso-
and weil-directed efforts in behalf Of tenn
perance and morality" adopted at tho
eleventh hour by the recent Republican Ma
tional Convention. This expression Of "un-
reserved re 4,r, approval appeared in Bonfort's
newspaper of the whisky. brandy and wine
manufacturers. Importers and dealers. but
is also the authorized organ of the great
Whisky Trust. and of the National Pro-
tective Association. the foremost anti-Pro-
hlbition organization of the land.
This mouthpiece of the liquor interests
not only expresses "unreserved approval"
OF the protested temperance sentiments Of
the Republican party but. lin behalf of tho
wine and spirit trade" plainly informs the
country that the trade" perfectly under
stands the motive that was behind the adop-
ton OF the Boutelle resolution. That motive.
BontOrtS declares, was not opposition to
the liquor business, but nasty, sneaking
hypocrisy which ought to bring down on
the party the whitening scorn and contempt
gated Pecksnif1ianism of American political
conventions" it adds, the resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Boutelle in Chicago is fairly
entitled to stand first and foremost"
In Louisville, KY. is published the Weekly
Bulletin. newspaper which is the organ
OF the vast whisky distlling interests Of
Kentucky This paper also manifests "un-
reserved approval" of the temperance and
morality" utterance of the National Re-
publican party. In it's issue of June 80 it
said:
"A BROAD PLANK.-At the eleventh hour
the Republican Convention adopted atem-
perance plank that every man, woman. and
child in America, including the drunkards
and saloon-keepers. can stand upon"
In the last three weeks the Voice has made
exertions to ascertain the views of the in
dividual members of the liquor trade about
the Boutelle resolution. Brewers, wholesale
liquor dealers and saloon keepers. both Re-
publicans and Democrats, have been inter
| the Boutelle resolution is Objectionable to
the men engaged in the liquor business.
whether these men understand that the Re-
publican party is now committed to the
fight against their vocation. and especially
| whether any rumsellers heretofore identi-
| fed with the Republican party have been
alienated from it by the action of the Chica-
go convention.
From brewers. wholesale liquor dealers
| and saloon keepers. both Republican and
Dehocratlc, comes sWelnnS cnOfuS OF I'M
reserved approval" of the Boutelle plank.
| Not u note Of discord is heard Every rum
seller believes with the Republican party in
the virtue and sobriety of the people," the
purity of the home" and "all wise and we'll.
directed efforts for the promotion of tenn
perance and morality" No rumseller be-.
lieves that the National Republican party
means by these expressions to array itself
| in favor of the suppression of the traffic.
Not single Republican saloon keeper" was
found or heard of who will work any less
| willingly for the party in this campaign.