Telegram-herald., 1888-03-20

.uaIs vel u4ke short wors OF yoa. NoGf
stnleaoe i party death" View zI tse-
pubiiean parry, lev DO you plead 70 th's
cn3fgs o4r Homer. Il ~as the Ds-ne-
cratic l.sfsy that dia IT, 1 sa~ them 10 u.
''AeVer mind sn2t the Democratic party
dld. what de YOU de our honsr. l.
have slNays nad a good reputation IA this
comnuAiss. Iweasy-hss years As0 l ~as
famous for my oenesolsnoe aud good deeds.
suo even to1zy l stn better than TIE Demo
cratic party Never mlud about the Dela-
ocrsac party. nor about your Standing
teengs I'VE years aso. what W want you 10
d. i h. pleas 10 Tie SPECIFIC charge eel up
IN the Indictment are sou guilty, OF not
guilty. MOI guilty. pro ioImA, your
honor. aud prove II Il YOU eau.
Nov, We are driveE 10 produce our evil
denoe. Try TIE case, and prove II guilty at
the change The Democratic party having
pleaded guilty. 1 shall waste n0 Time on II.
but as . representative of tae people, ! shaii
en0easor 10 produces - you. ~ lie lary, The
evidence TO prove the equal guilt Of the lie
publican party. and on this evidence We
stall ask al your hands IA 1885, & oonyle.
ton, aflef wnich tie o0ari Of public opin-
ion Will sentences II 10 immediate dlssOio-
ton, ana nom its rulDs We Will PLUCK the
sound Imbers, and with them. together
with what Ne may nnd IA the Democratic
wreck. We shall bulid united substantial
political party. 20 take possession OF thas
Government, aud turn It's mighty power 10
the protection Of ouf homes &nd
our hresides against the worst
despotism thas ever cursed the human race
Suppose / asa one OF these gentlemen "a
personify each oi the old political parties ioi
the purpose OF answering some interroga-
tories. We will frst have you represent ne
Democratic party, and ! ask
n. I'll. IN NJ 40 ~
Whisky"
Are you in favor OF the saloons, or are
YOU opposed 10 lheml" We are in favor
VI them
Are you in favor of prohibition or
license!' License every time.
If elected 10 power wall you rule or vii
you permit the saloon Ia ruler We shat
permit the saloon 20 rule"
Now sir, ! want you 10 represent the Re
publican party.
DO you believe ia whisky or water
Most certainly. eli"
Are YOU In favor of the saloons or al
YOU opposed 10 them2' We are"
Are YOU in favor of prohibition O.
license, whicng' THAT has always beer
our position
III elected TO power. will you rule. or viii
you permit the saloon 10 ruler" We viii.
This sensilveness about declaring theif
position upon this question come
from necessity and not iron
| choice. The iact is, that a plain
honest, frauk declaration upon either SD
OF the question means the alienation
votes from tbs party, and. consequently
defeat. The hrst law OF every party is srii
| defense, or parry success. 10 take up thi
question means party suicide. We canno
| blame a man for not wanting 10 die w1t
should We party7
| 1t is 3 rule OF political science, that part
| which is radically divided upon any ques
| ton, cannot take up either side Vi Jaa
| Questi on without disaster 10 The party J
| the Democratic National Convention sbou IL
| declare against the saloon they would los.
| twelve Southern aud three Northern State,
| In tact they would not carry single stat b
| at the coming election. AZ the Republican
| National Convention should declare f0
| prOhi bItion, twelve Northern Republics
| States would march over into the Demo
| cratic column. This is not because the m.-
! jority Of the voters favor the perpetustioA
OF the saloon. Tor they do not: but II u he.
cause this majority Is oiyid 81 between Ia
| two parties ani as long as the liquor Inr
can keep them thus divided the saloon
safe; once let them unite. and the probes,
| is settled. AS they are divided tods
| neither party can carry The c0unff
| without carrying the pivotal State OF Ne,
| York; neither party can carry New \ ni.
| without carrying their vote IN the city O
| New loik, and neither party can carr
| their vote in the city OF New York withoa
carrying the whisky slum vote down oi
| BECKER and Bowery-sts. Thus q fet
thousand criminal and unscrupuious voter
in that one ward OF that one city contro.
the entire national politics Of this country
| terrorize over both national parties, an
make and unmake Presidents. The ina.
| who would be President OF these great az
| free United States must first dof his hs
| and bend his knee before that great Nes
| York brewer, Sheridan ShO0E. in who's
| hands alone rests the fate OF the Republics
| party As an instance of the folly OF "a
| pec,ing either old parry 10 take up in sai
/ nest the fight against the saloon, ] hay
| simply TO cite the TACT that IN the cities G
| New York and Brooklyn more than sixt,
| per cent OF the primaries OF boti
| old parties are held in grog shop,
or rooms attached 10 them, that over hitf
| members OF the Republican C0mmitfe. fror
| Kings county, The county IN which NeR
| York is situated. are salooDkeepers. Tbf
| Democratic Committee vi that county ha
even larger number OF ssloongespers
! meIsbers.
TO clearly understand the cbarscterstic
! anc aims OF the Prohibition party, we m,t
! first IN . measure understand the question
| problem around which II is being orgsuized
| II there was no organized pobhc traffic 81
| Intoxicating liquor ia this country tbef
would be no Prohibition party. and tbs
mighty political aKitaiion that - now aolDs
on all over this land would not have been
Mere private Temperance, or social drlnk
| iDg would bot call for political agitation
and organization. But the entire iiqBo
| interest Of America has banded together te
1 md Ftfr OF
| restrictive laws, to manipulate and cOutfo
| political parties, 20 defeat any msn Tor Ar
| Office no mstter what his Qualification
| NAV be who viii not IN advance make ADJ
| COMPROMISING promise ~ their Interest
and in general. because the dictator Of on
politics our legislatures and oar coUftz
f0r these ressons We rave been oomfssiies
% 90 into toe arena of politics. yhsfe fb'
reanIe Of this country vii esther c0noue'
snr eHgHfess The whole trs Inc. OF be ccD
ouerea ~ if. II i bscke0 Dv millions %
I money which Is hss lateo yItbtfD
I toll ARD hr the sweat Of otper men = bf0ws
/ ID msin1sius o. Washington the Tesr rOunf
> powerful losby 70 prevent Congress
from eDxcfiBg restrictive Or prohibition isg
- if also does - TIE csDitois ~ the vsrfau
Etstss 70 prevent tie lee slsfUses from
enacsiHg suca Isws. Sf Submitting cousfitu
I H0n2i ur9D biflon e. vote ~ the people
/ end II n is gn0rBifsea iB snF stsfe y pour
AZ svsis8rbs c nooney into that state viii
whica - hfD Ds tie voter. ss1 c0fuEaTis yiti
/ frnusDfe fae most sfr0c0Hs ballot -t0i
frauds 70 ronanree 5fs deteef IN Ievs )
sssHss7us1es naf3o1k for enforcing fbe ls :
tss pe5p's havs s-lsctgo. and t5sn fsrnisbe
iae asenev - bFst< fh@ fars ~ sc1uif & q
{ r11-derer II sbsso.s vuuBe fyaulnreIi. .
Hisss 81, asf. eer8 r. lis trsoxs - toe non
! u msor8rlt fof ds~se tc publish IL ha
r,xrsar re deeds - corruption snc imam