Telegram-herald., 1888-08-07
GEN. FISk'S ACCEPTANCE.
He Makes . Very Vigorous ArrAignmer
of the Old Parties.

He Makes Very Vigorous ArrAignment
of the Old Parties.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-Clinton B. Fisk, Pro-
| hibition candidate for President. in his let
ter of acceptance dated Seabright. n. j.,
July 25, and given out for publication to-
day. says, after formally accepting the
nominations:
Within q few years the temperance re-
form has altogether changed front. In the
great conflict which has been and is yet
waging. the temperance forces no longer
| face the human appetite and habit alone
they oppose legislation, Law. the purpose of
political parties, the policy of State and na-
| ton. What law creates law alone can kiil.
The creature OF law, the saloon. the liquor
traffic. can die only at the laws hand, or
the hand OF the laws executor. Conceived
| in avaricious iniquity, born of sinful legis-
lative wedlock, the licensed saloon, the
legalized liquor traffic. bastard child of
civilization protesting purity and virtue
must be stransled by the civilization which
begot it, or that civilization must 60 for
ever branded with the scarlet letter of its
own shame.
No party which il made public ad minis
traitor by the enemies of temperance, or
which owes the election of its candidates TO
saloon in6Iences can ever establish prohi-
bition as . binding TACT in government any
where.
The Nation al Democratic party. in It's
platform. uttsrs no word in condemnation
OF the greatest foe TO the republic-,he
liquor traffic. That party having stead
fastly, in its utteranoes at national conven-
tions, maintained its allegiance TO the
Am erlcan saloon, it was no disappointment
to any one that at ST. Louis, in 1SSs, il re-
affirmed its old position on this, the greatest
question now being debated among men.
The first concern of good government"
said the recent National Republican con-
vention at Chicago "is the virtue and
sobriety OF the people. and the purity of the
home" Revenue. then. is not governments
chief concern, whether coming from inter
nal iaxation or from q tariff on imports-
tions; and anv source of revenue which dis
counts the virtue aud sobriety of the peo-
pie, and begets impurity in the home
should be the hrst object assailed by every
party protesting to ssek good governmeit
While the revenue derived from such a
source should be the irst to be foresworD-
not aitsrnsuvely. for the sake OF a protec-
tive tariff, but positively for the sake of q
protection deaTer aud more vital than the
tariff can ever yield.
search the long platform through in
vain 10 Ind conde a nation of the saloon,
or mint OF purpose to assail ii, or any
sign of moral consciousness that the saloon
- curse and its Income too unLoly for
the Nation TO share. II the chief concern"
has not place Ia q psrty's platform, and q
party has no policy ss 10 that chief con-
cern, that party does not deserve the sup
port Of men Who love good government and
would see Il mainteined- The Prohibition
peftys chief concern" 10 for the party Of
the home, and the virtue and scoriety Of
the people. II asserted this in plain and
unmistsssols terms, at Indianapolis; and il
further plainly said that 'tbe burdens Of
taIstio1 should be removed from clothing
and other necesssriss Of life" II 10 today
the only avoved aud consistent party
which the home and labor have. for il
would make the blessings Of home cheap.
sn0 remove altogether its curses. IL would
bring lsbor 70 sobrissy and insure employ
meut, Il you'd keep the factories busy 70
ciotss labor. The farms active 70 feed H. and
you'd rvs % our Industrial system the i'm
petus sod prosperity never ret kLOyn, and
never possioie ISL the saloons are put srsv