Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-07
HARRISON.
.,.n. Republican Woman Re-
, ,sD the Republican osndi-
y dates Record.
-. shows that He Has Never
|u- add Is Not u Friend Of
Prohibition.
:. Attitude in the Indiana
Campaign Of
1928.
rro,,, the Voice.

1928.
From the Voice.1 -.
mi of many communications
.r ey'.l of prohibition and woman
i'le ,li,,s ~ about the record of Hon.
a Harrison on these two great is
Mo NOT acquainted personally with
ali i ~ Init / am told by those who
lsoar..onal knowledge Of his habits
.o,,J abstainer. and his reputa-
~ - Ie. m honorable and clean man.
la: u record is not such as to
Vv a'.nde that he has ever been or
e vn II either prohibition or woman
tho Legislative session in this
l,nSso..si' amendments in favor
., in"n and Woman Suffrage were
''. w the vote of the people. In
2. .uo ~ consecutive Legislatures must
.nhmit before a popular vote OF
- nan he had. The election of the
~. in 50 and 'S3 hinged upon re-
u, and non-resubmission. The
v .,nI the Liquor League decided
.oos a and elect a Legislature that
'insp II, allow the vote to be taken.
.hlicans did not advocate prohibit
,u" suffrage. but they pledged
w. ia re- submit. thus granting the
W. wiyilcge OF declaring themselves
slo,. box. The friends of Prohibi-
Woman Suffrage labored earnestly
Republican party. Gen. Harrison
N considered, as he has long been,
tarnized leader of the Republican
indiana. Had the Republican party
,anestlv and sincerely with the
.ouists and Woman Suffragists
Eout that campaign. there would
ban no one, not even the bitterest
Fat, hut would have acknowledged
70 campaign that the amendments
leach the people.
he Republicans put two sets Of speak
The field. one to advocate both Pro-
and submission. and another to
L submission. but to either ignore
Al issue entirely or to declare them
personally opposed to prohibition
bman suffrage. Hon. Will Cumback
n 10 the first class of speakers; Gen.
N and Hon. Dick Thompson to the
lass. Gen. Harrison was most act
i tina, campagn-probably the most
Exciting one that has ever taken
The State, and the sharpest between
1 NJ and immoral elements OF society.
! hat contest Gen. Harrison never ut
word in favor of either amendment,
WAS understood by all who were adj
of the amendments to be opposed
(ioption of either. In the Indian
Journal, of October of 1883. can be
|andng quotation from Gen. Harri-
kmpaign speech. showing that he
Gvocated the right OF the people to
themselves at the ballot box" l
|o Il copy of the quotation. but it can
ID in tine files Of the Journal at the
library. where 1 recently read it.
Harrison was asked. previous to this.
petition. on behalf of the State
j. T., looking to law that should
men from holding office in the navy
|who were not total abstainers. The
was presented to him by Zerelda G.
!, President. and Auretta Hoyt. Sec
Of the State w. C. I. U. This Gen.
IN refused to sign. giving as his rea-
/ the law had no right to interfere
personal habits'ot men," He has
Irefused to sign petition in favor of
or woman suffrage, or to
word in favor of either, in all his
i career, When the vote was taken
Sixteenth Amendment" in the
last winter, Gen. Harrison paired
n opponent. doubtless holding that
ople should have the right to speak
e question us upon the prohibition
II. Gen. Harrison is a confessed op-
Of universal suffrage. believing in
sgislation. even for grades Of men.
dianapolis journal. which is the
zed organ of Gen. Harrison, said in
e Of June IS, 1883:
Dry has been started in Chicago to
ct that Gen. Harrison is in favor OF
ton. This is a lie. Gen. Harrison
publican. On the temperance ques-
Oh all others. he stands with the
lean party. Though practical tom
man, Gen. Harrison is not Il Pro-
list. In Il speech delivered in DAN
nd, November. 1887, he said: We
our State platform that we were in
ot clothing local communities with
% act upon this question. There l
for one. to-day. l do not believe in
as the best method OF
with this question. Nothing could
e explicit than that. :; y Gen.
m is too good u Republican to be !;
Zionist.
Is statement was made by the Jour
KS ago, and Gen. Harrison has not
lted it, we have reason to conclude
fully indorses it.
e been. up to the present campaign.
ent Republican. but after l saw how
tcly the Chicago convention repudi-
&c moral elements of society. how
tely it was dominated by the whisky
Is, ! could no longer remain a Repub-
believe that no greater disaster
one to our country than the triumph
republican party this fall. If they
Without the moral forces the party
Jap its fingers" in the face of all moral
ana taunt us with their success with
and with their defeat at the last ma
lection. We will not gain anything at
ahds. but in all probability lose all we
men Republicans have power, except
,as.
IT, hear my Republican friends ex-
Keep the Democrats in power
lour years!" 1 say. yes. keep the
rats in power another four years.
&c IN power, and We, have not gone
u and ruin, and we will not in another
afs. The defeat OF the Republican
nus rail- means it's disintegration. Out
party and the best ele'
III the Republican and Democratic
We will then have party that vii
uead bury the dead" a party thai
!" up the issues of the hour in tht
interests of the people. pitted AS il
against the organized rum power o
ii1lry. May our good men have the
Ism TO stand up and be counted. I'm:
nave the manhood to do this and
olh the Democratic and Republican
n IN manipulators that the moral ele
VI society are as strong in votes a.
moral elements. the women ant
y OF the country will plead in vain fo'
10y rom saloon power. Gen. Har'
no farther advanced than his party
moral issue. as his entire politica
shows. HELEN NJ. COUGAR.
AiETTE, Ind.
IL SURPRISE THE NATIVES.