St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-07

ment to any one that at st. Louis in 1888 it
ratified Its old position on this. the greatest
question now being dsbated among men. 1t
was with great reluctance that accepted
these conclusions and came to admit the Inn
peratlve need of a new party, while yet the
party of my choice, the national Republican
party, maintained its organization. 1t cost
me the sacrifice of cherished associations,
when four years ago enrolled myself in the
ranks of party Prohihitionists. under the flag
of prohibition, bleached snowy white by the
tears of smitten women and children through
generations
OF SORROW AND WANT.
have seen no hour of regret. Every day
since then has shown yet more clearly the
logic of my course and the inevitable truth
of my convictions. In Michigan, in Texas,
in Tennessee and Oregon, so Called partisan
efforts to establish prohibition have failed
through partisan necessity, born of liquor
elements in old party composition. In Iowa,
Rhode Island and Maine the laws have been
shamelessly defied for like reason. The
entire trend of things these last four years
has proven hopeless the broader range of
prohibition effect through non-partisan
means, and equally futile, as final consum-
NATION, the narrower methods Of local
option and high licenses, while from the
supreme court itself has come
WITH STARTLING EMPHASIS.
declaration so Matchmaking this reform
lnat II can never be made of local or state
limitation again
The first concern of good government"
said the recent national Republican conven-
tlon at Chicago, rs the virtue and Sobrlety
OF the people and the purity of the home"
revenue, then, is not governments chief
concern, whether coming from internal tax
alton or from tariff on importatons; and
any source of revenue which discounts 'the
virtue and sobriety Of the people and be
gets lmpurity in the home should be the first
object
AssAILED BY EVERY PARTY
processing to seek good government; While
the revenue derived from such source
shouId be the first to be forsworn-not alter
nat!vely, for sake of a protective tariff, but
positively. for sake of protection dearer and
more vital thau the tariff can ever yield. Had
l not left the Republican party four years
ago, should be compelled to leave it now,
when, after reading the words that l have
quoted, from resolution supplemental to
put not included in its platform, and finding
IN these words my own idea of governments
"chlef concern set forth, search the long
plat1orm through in vain to find condemna-
tlon OF the saloon, or hint of purpose to as
sail 1t. or any sign of moral Consciousness
that
THE SALOON is CURSE,
ana It's income too unholy for the nation to
snare Ii The "chief concern has no place
In a party's platform, and a party has no
poilcy as to that ''chict concern that party
uoes not deserve the support of men who love
good government and would see it main
tailed.
THE PROHIBITION PARTYs
chief concern" is for the purity of the home,
and the virtue and sobriety of the people.
Ihat party is not labor's truest friend which
would bar the importation of paupers from
abroad, or close the tariff door of COMPETE
uon to pauperized foreign industry, and then
by liquor system perpetuate the manufact
ure OF paupers and criminals in our own
midst with whom honest labor must com
pete and whom largely honest labor must
support. The letter closes with a review of
the principles of prohibition.
Alabama Democratic.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 5.-The
state election for governor, treasurer,
auditor, attorney general, superintend-
ent of education and county officers
passed off quietly in the main. Col
Tompkins, the chairman of the Demo-
cratic state committee, estimates the
Democratic majority in the state to be
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