Morris tribune., 1888-04-11

)raCClCdOle us III WOulu nave Uccu w
lave put the southern fire-eaters into
he federal offices to prosecute the
var twenty five years ago.
This is the kind of prohibition we
nave had up to the present. Where
he party in power has enforced the
aw fairly wellit is in every case be-
cause the people have stood over that
party with a club and compelled it to
10 its duty. Such parties are not to
re trusted. They took it up not as a
principle, but because it was expedi-
ent; whenever they find it expedient
10 betray it they will hasten to do SO.
Parties, like men, are slow to learn
that "honesty is the best policy"
THE TRADE WITH ST. JOHN.
Chicago, Feb. 10.-One of the black
lies of 1884 was reviewed
yesterday by the publication in the
News of the st. John bribery case.
from William E. Curtiss, the Wash
ington correspondent of the News.
In substance he says: II asked a
gentleman to-day who ought to know
if he would give me the details of the
alleged trade made by the national
committee and st. John
during the last campaign. He said
he did not approve of it; that if the
matter had been considered by the
full committee there never would
have been any excuse for the scandal
but that it was put through by the
in charge of the
consisting Of Elkins,
Chaffee and Clarkson. The latter, he
said, knew all about it, and the ne
gotiations were conducted by Clark
son and man named Stuart, and
SIC, 600 or $25, 900 was to be paid if st.
John bit. The plan was submitted to
Senator Frye, William E. Chandler,
and several others before Clarkson
undertook his commission, and they
all advised against it. Finally
William Walter Phelps carried the
suggestion to Blaine, who approved
of it, and Clarkson went forth to carry
out his corrupt plans. The republican
committee were not only fools for at
tempting SUCH u bargain, but were
fools for talking of it afterward."
The liquor business gave employ
ment in 1880 to ZOE, 1852 persons raising
the grain used in making liquors.
Had the money paid for these liquors
been paid for -four and meal it would
have given employment to 966, 272
persons raising the grain, etc.: $780,
290 persons shut out of employment,
in agriculture alone, by the liquor
traffic.
High license was inaugurated in
Nebraska at time when the Prohi.
bitionists held the balance of power
and seemed likely to obtain control OF
the politics ofthe state. The passage
of the bill brought the Germans and
other discontinued elements back into
the Republican party, and practically
wiped out the Prohibitionists.-N Y.
Tribune.
Here are two more endorsements OF
the Republican parties great reform
We. leave the reader to
judge whether these parties endorse
high license because it is reform
measure or because it is a bulwark to
the liquor traffic.
The following letter is from one OF
the leading brewing firms of the
couEtry. In st. Louis, the home OF
this company, the license fee is $500,
while III some portions of Missouri
the fee is $845
To the Secretary Of the Peoples Lib
erty League--Nea0 Jersey:
Dear Sir: In replying to your ques-
lions of Goth ult. would. say: High
License has not, to our perception,
hurt3our business. In our opinion it
is true that High License bars out
Prohibition and gives the. business a
legal standing ** We do not
believe that High License lessons the
consumption of liquor or beer, as all
good people.who are used to their
daily beverage will have it, of course,
and the closing up of the rumholes
and disreputable places which sell to
miners, aud etc., cut no figure. As to
"lf 1t were left to the liquor
and beer dealers to decide, would they
repeal the High License law" No,
we think not; at least, not the respect
able proportion, and those are the
only ones that can be considered. We
do not think it would be wise course
to let prohibitory laws be passed and
trust to their acknowledgements. The
traffic in liquor should be regulated,
for while Prohibition will not stop
drinking, it closes all respectable sa-
looms and relegates the vending OF
liquors to low dives and dlsreputable
holes, generally conducted by men
who have no character to lose, as the
selling of liquor has been declared a
crime and punishable by fines will
prevent respectable people from en-
gazing in that calling. A reasonable
High License is therefore, in our
opinion, the best course, as it will in
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