Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-10-10

hardly possible thai the framer of the mo-
ton does not want the votes of the RePub-
licans to pass the Amendment One would
almost be led to believe, from the sayings
and doings of third party Prohibitionists,
hat a vote in favor of the Amendment,
when cast BY Republican, is not worth
near so much as when cast by a third party
man We can't understand why this
should be thus, and there are some two or
three hundred thousand voters in the state
equally obtuse on this subject.
Notwithstanding the ungracious spirit
manifested here and elsewhere in the state
by tnird party prohIbitIonists, we believe
the Republican members OF the next Legis-
lature will be true to their party principles
reform morally, socially and politically
and will vote tor the second passage Of the
Amendment This will bring the question
OF Prohibition directly before the voters of
the state for their approval or rejection. II
The amendment IL adopted the question of
Prohibition will be settled for all time to
come. so tar as Pennsylvania is concerned.
In that event the nomination of a third
party ticket:Ou the prOhibitOry Issle, as an
nounced in the motion, would be parsdiDg
with a corpse, and be about as laughable a
farce = the nomination OF n ticket on an
anti slavery platform. Had the fsone idea"
exclusive spirit manifested in the above
motion dominated The advocates of prohi-
bItion 10 any great extent in this state, and
in other states whsre It has been adopte d,
prohibition would be among the reforms OF
the distant future. The plea 20 often OF
ten offered, that seperate organization and
nominations Is the only way to secure pro
hibition, is cOniradicted by the fact, well
known 10 we'll read people, that all the pro-
gress made and effective legislation secured
in favor OF Prohibition in this aud other
states, has been secured through the Repub
iican party n the northern states and the
Democratic party in the southern states
Notwithstanding the fact that the leaders
OF the third party have been throwing away
their influence, MONEY and votes, upon
third party candidates, none of whom have
been elected, the Legislation desired by the
great body Of the prohibition party, not
identified with the the third party, is just
as lar advanced rs it could have been. il
the majority of tae Legislature had been
ihild party men. II, As they would have
Us believe, we must wait until the third
party CONES into power in the Legislature
before We can have q vote on the proh,bi-
tory amendment, voters yet unborn viii en-
oy that opportunity with Us. The fact is
thousands Of the best prohibItionists in the,
state, who bavs done and are dong the
mos; effective work IN the cause OF pTohi-
bitIOn, arc stAndiug with their O'd pohtica al
parties 10 day, aud by their influence are
working reform within pIrIy lines, just
where it ought TO b. worked, aad where 1t
can be made TO tell more quickly saud ef-
fecgively.
Motions made on the heels OF a neeiin z
or convention are frequently adopted with
out much Consideration and by the votes of
lew persons Sucn opportunities are
sometimes seized upon by designing per
sons TO thrust into the proceedings some
idea or object repugnant to the sense OF this
majority, and which they feared TO expose
to sn airing before she whole meeting.
bis may have been the case in this in-
stance. IL Is not necessary to read betweea
the lines in order 10 discover the spirit Of
the motion Somebody wants nomina-
tiOn for office. Had the motion been
framed and offered by an enemy OF prohIbi-
tiOni for the purpose Of injurihg the cause,
It could not have accomplished its work
more effectively. Should II result ia elect
ing advocates OF the license system 10 rep
resent this Senatorial and Assembly dis
trict, in the next Legislature, the blame
must fail where it beiongs-upon those who
openly proclaim their intention to repay
help with injury. Some OF the advocates
OF license in this community were soreiy
disappointed and much dIsPirIted when
they learned that the me ting bad decid ed
not TO nominate s ticket this fall. Why
were they so anxious for the nomination of
a third party ticket al this time VIII
some one rise and explain
We believe that the passage of the mo
ton was hIsty aud thoughtless on the part
Of the minority of the meeting. if, indeed,
they knew nothing about It. NJ.