Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-09-14
..NEUFINE TOII'N POLITICN '
A Prohibitionisr- Answer to "Occn-
SiOunl."

a ProhibitioniSt- Answer to "Occn-
SiOunI."
W.. Eltor.-Wc desire to call attention
to the paragraph in "Occnsonars' article
in The Phoenix Of Aug 81, relative to
"Newfanr Town Politics, ' whore lac says,
"votcs. which should be- cast for the Repub
licau candidates. where alone they can do
the temperance cause any practical good,
will 90 to the third party, giving aid and
comfort to the enemies Of prohibition, who
in turn aid the prohibs' with funds for
flags, papers, and public speakers, hoping
to draw enough votes from the Republican
ranks to continue in power the party which
puts in its platform pnnk against prohli-
ton"
He declares that the votes referred 10
should he cast for the Republican candi-
dates lie has right to his views An
equality of privilege viii allow Us to main
tain that hc and scores Of others in this
town ought to vote for the candidates uf
the Prohibition party, us the only one, that,
in party action, put, right, duty and prin-
rplc above policy: aud the only one that
is not nationally under the domination Of
the saloon power.
can do the temperance cause any practical
good We say that, ~ individuals, they are
privileged to make use of the same non
political methods to suppress the liquor traf
lir as are temperance workers, within the
lines Of the dominant party in this state.
As to the matter NJ votes, the Republicans
are sure uf all they need, and will have a
legislature So overwhelmingly Of their own
political faith a. to insure the continuance
of the prohbitory law upon the statute
book, unless many Of their own number
prove 10 he "enemies Of prohibition.
In the matter Of national politics it is
enough here 10 say that prohibition is not
the policy of either Of the old parties, and
Prohibs. if true to themselves aud their
principles. cannot consistently 90 whit them.
As b. the expression enemies Of prohbi.
tipn, we do not know in how comprehen-
sive sense "OccaSionhl' expects b. he I'M
drrstoud We should think that the - Re
puhlicans aud - or 80 Democrats who in
! $50. in Npwfane. voted for a Republican,
as a license candidate tu represent them in
the state legislature, a against ~ votes
cast for the temperance Republican, ought
to be regarded politically as enemies Of
prohibition. and thai the high license, the
low license men, the distlller-, the brewers
aud saloon keepers in the land, who are 10
he found IN great numbers in each of the
old parties. ought also, to be classed as
such enemies.
He says, who in turn aid the 'prohhs
with fund, for flags, papers and public
speakers We suspect that he has special
reference to the Fisk and Brooks flag. in
Newfane. aud that he means that the Demo
Gratis helped tn buy it. II 50, it is proper
e.. b..
llag was obtained with funds contributed
10y Prohibtioui>ts, Republicans and Demo.
Gratis, and the Republican contributors out
numbered the Democrats 3 tu ].
On the other hand, Ne contributed
small sum toward the Harrison and Morton
banner.
Acaorlin, to your correspondent the
"eucmirs Of prohibition furnish aid to the
rrohih- for papers and speakers Tn
luuhtrlly he believes it. hut We think he la
hprs under "A misapprrhensiun, unless he
puSsrs-rs facts that We know not Of. We
are placed i'm position where We ought to
know. and think wr du know pretty fully
aud accurately. from what sources the
funds were obtained that have been used
90 Wmdham county thus far. and TO quite
au extent whence those have been derived
That have been employed i'm the state work
and We have no kupVrdtr Of "A single pen.
as that ha, been pledged or given for pa
per-, prohibition literature or speakers, 10y
any one except IrphibS Possibly both
| Democrat, and Republicans have donated
~ume triilnE sums. hut in our opinion no
substantial and has coine from either of
/ these sources. IT, however, "Occasional"
| has good evidence to the contrary, We are
| willing to bee informed in fact desire to be
/ but shall insist upon knowing who furnish
| rd the and who received 1t. and when and
where it was, and all the facts necessary to
>uh,tautiatr the statement. II will not be
enough to say that the Boston Journal, or
/ the New York Tribune. makes the bald rs
>rrtion that it j, So The Tribune has re
ported that the Democrats are aiding the
rrombitioni,ts with funds for Use in the
presidential campaign. Prof. Dickie. chair
man Of the national Prohibition executive
committee has challenged the editor t.
prove the statement before "A board Of three
I persons all Of whom may be Republicans,
/ who after hearing both sides shall decide
/ whether the lrhuuc'~ -t,temcnt has been
| ~uhstautiutcd or not At last accounts the
Tribune had taken mo- notice of the chal
lcuse.
But cvcnii the "cucmicS Of prohibition,
Vhoever they are, do All the Prohihs. this
does not in the least affect the rightful
mes, of the prohibition cause or the Wis
dom of the movement This thing We
know, that the Vermont speakers, who fol
the last year or two have been delivering
public addresses in behalf Of the prohibition
movement. have been. with rare excep-
tions, volunteers in the work, getting moth
ing for their services except the curses OF
those Who do not wish them success. Some
times they have gone with their own team,
from place To place, without charging for
their use. Last winter several clergymer
and others in the state pledged from five t.
ten free addresses each, and some ever
more One man is now in the field VIII,
pledged 80 free addresses during the cam
paign.
Now Just a word upon the matter of con
tinuing I'm power the party which puts IL
its platform plank against prohibition,
We suppose the writer refers to the Demo
cratic organization as national organiza
ton. Suffice it tn say, We believe the Re
publicans stand no better, nationally, thar
the Democrats upon that question, W,
have not written the foregoing to antagon
izc Occasional" He has his views, ",
have ours, and in expressing them it ha
been our leading purpose to he fair, TEN
perate courteous. PRoHIB.
Newfane, Sept /.