The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-23
PROHIBITION IN THE SOUTH.
From the pittsburc pispotch

1AoitA tho IIttsDufS DlspOtcil.
A Dispatch reporter had chat with Rev.
Sam Small, the prohibition lecturer and former
consort Of Rev. Sam Jones, in Pittsburg recently
IN which the evangeistc apostle of plain talk made
some statements that, to say the least are new and
original as tending, from prohibition standpoint
10 show the general condition of affairs in that par
ty, and their attitude and the effect it will have on
the national contest.
Alter talking general topics for ashort time, he
launched out on state politics in the SOUTH saying
thai his party had state ticket iii the field in North
Carolina, and were pushing the democrats hard"
And, said the famous lecturer stretching himself
IN his chair and pushing his hands deeper in his
pockets whilea significant earnestness appeared in
MS face, we're going to score the democrats in
North Carolina worse than they have ever been
scored before, and come mighty nigh accomplish
ing our end five do not win the state"
But Mr. Small, does that mean that the attitude
OF the prohibition party is favorable the repub-
cans as opposed to the demooras? said the report
er, surprised by the statement.
We'll" said Rev. sam, mo, not exactly the
papers and speakers and people don't or won't I'M
derstand that we don't care which party we hurt as
long rs we gain our points, because we are no bet
ter OIL with democrats in power than with republic
cans. In the south we hurt the democrats, and in
the north the republicans
"Well, that being So" said the reporter, ''how
will the losses and gains of the two parties balance
up?"
II the proElBltOn party mad NorkeQ from the
start on their points,, said the lecturer, we could
have turned Tennessee, North Carolina and Vir-
ginio to the republicans and Michigan Minnesota
and Iowa to the democrats [Counting the cleo
toral votes up on his fingers the reporter saw this
would give the republicans gain of two.]
And" said the genial Sam, continuing with
some hesitation, 81 think the prohibition party has
moro to gain by the defeat of the democrats I, an
the republicans. If the republicans are defeated
that's the last Of them, in all probability as party
Ii the democrats are defeated and the southern
democratic o1ice-holders turned out, they will get
dishearened down south and come over to the
prohibition party The democrats are the ones that
are going to come over to our party in the south
The republicans OF that region will stick together,
but the democrats there are largely for temperance
anyway, and only need slight influence to turn
them.
"Ths IS the only way we can ever succeed
Whichever party goes 10 pieces-and one will-that
one will come over to the prohibition party. We do
not care which one WINS and we can only turn our
strength where it will best give US our points and
bring us the most votes for our party
Referring to state politics, he said 81 have Just
come from meeting in New York of the national
executive committee, of which an member, and
the reports all show large gains. Tennessee is
waxing warm, as you can see by the way the demo-
cratic papers are whaeking away at the democrats
for leaving the ranks for our party I came out
second in the senatorial contest in my own state at
Atlanta, Ca, in the election last week This shows
that the prohibitionists near beating the DEM
ocrats-the nearest they have been to being ousted
in twenty years"