New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-26
rgr TrvpER4NCE VOTE ~ NEW- YORK.

THE TEMPERANCE VOTE IN NEW-foRh'
The third party prohibition people are max
ing an active campaign in this state. buO arc
they going to induce level-headed temperance
people to Join them? We think not. lo-uaS
finds David b. Hill in the field for renomliia-
tion as the open and avowed candidate OF inc
Eouor interest He has earned this bad as
tinction by his efficient labors in behalf OF inc
saloons. In 1887, and again this year. nc
vantonlv killed the IIigh-LicenSc bill. Natural
" enough. therefore, the rum power StahuS oS
him in hi, canvass for another term. hum
knows il can depend upon Hill and Hi KNOWS
bo can deucnd upon rum. He can count upon
tho rumsclers' votes and they can count upon
his vetoes.
Now temperance men with heads on their
shoulders understand this and they also under
stand that vote for the third-party ticket VIII
be vote for Hill, or if he Is not reho,n-
mated for some other Democrat who can be
depended upon TO play the part OF stumbling
block in the path Of temperance REFORM mn
NAV not be able to carry the convention Dut
il is certain that no Democrat can be namcu
10 succeed him who is not satisfactory 10 tho
saloons And so long as saloon Governors slo
in the Executive Chamber it is useless 1or 'he
Jepislaturc to enact measures having Tor thcr
object the wholesome supervision and restraint
of the liouor traffic What, then. in the err
cumstances is the plain duty OF practical teh-
ncrance men? It is their duty to sustain inc
Republicans Of New-York, who have proved
through their representatives in the Legislature
that their party can be depended upon faltn-
fully to promote the legislation which intelll-
gent temperance people have at heart. Inc
Tocislature Of 1888 was Republican in both
its branches: and it not only passed the excel
lent High-Lcense bill, but also a resolution
submitting a prohibition constitutional amenu-
ment to the popular vote and several othel
measures of related import. 1t is on TINS eA
cellent affirmative record that the Republicar
marty will 90 to the people this fall and con
fdently ask for the support Of all those wh'
| desire to conserve the highest interests OF INT
State.
If an earnest reformer could feel that 1t wa
impossible to expect either one OF the grea
political parties to work for temperance thei
he would act the part of wisdom in turning u
a third party But he is confronted with n
such contingency at this time in this state
ours. Judging it by its fruits the Republican
party is the party Of temperance reform. L
applv the same test to the Democracy Is to con
yict it Of being the answering champion o
the saloons. Nevertheless, few months az
a prominent delegate rose in his place In TIT
National Convention of the third-party Pro
hibitionists. and declared that the imm"dlat
object of their organization was the deStruc
ton of the Republican party. Are the com
nonsense temperance men of New \ DIRK IN
mood to enlist for the destruction of the part
which lately made such a resolute fight for ten
perance? If not, they will give the third-part
movement no encouragement. II not, the
will vote the Republican ticket.