Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-03

Thus it will be soen that the Republican
majority in these States was 464,3O1 less in 1854
than it was in 1872. while its magnificent ma
jorities OF 1872 in the States of Indiana, Massa-
chusetts. Michigan. New hampshire, New
YORK; New Jersey und Connecticut wero en-
tirely wiped out, the party FILLING short OF IL
majority 81, 722 votes i he only States in which
the party increased its majority were Kansas,
Minnesota and Nebraska; and in those States
the increase falls far short of keeping pace with
the growth in population.
Now, in these is Northern States the vote for
st. John in s4 only lO3,379, while the vote
for Butler electors was 162.C57 and it is safe to
ocrats as the Prohbitionists did from the Re-
publicans.> In the face of these facts no fair
minded citizen will charge this shrnknge of
46i,3Ol in the Republican majority to tho Pro-
hibition party.
Now. let us turn Southwark q moment. In
1872 the Republicans carried tho States of Ala
bama, arkansas, flor!n Mississippi, North
ind South Carolina. Virginia, nnd West Vir-
ginia by malorities aggregnting l45.O61. Since
that t1no they have entirely lost control OF
every Southern. State. But they tell us it is
because there is no 'free ballot in the South.
Suppose that is true, whose fault is it? There
was no Prohibition party in tho South in 1872,
and tho Republican party. in o dor to gain con-
trul of those States, must have had ma jority
of the votes; nnd having d majority, if it could
not control u minority and retain its power, it
has NOBODY to blame but itse IT, and it is too
late to whine and grumble about it now. Surely
its failure was not because OF suppressed bal
lots, for the party polled more votes in tho
South under democratic rule in 1874 than it
did under Republican rule in 1872.
: The truth is. the Republican party during the
past ten years has utterly failed to keep abreast
with the eople, The question with It has not
it have on the election? In other words, of late
Years it has been wholly lacking both in moral
courage and trne statesmanship. just think of
n great party dodgin9 the only real live issue
be.ore the people
"This country is not big enough for two mega
tive parties The democratic party got on that
track nearly huf n century NO, u "a plu cd the
cow-catcher on the rear end of the train, and
has had the right of way over since. 1t has no
timetable, tor it doesn't run on time. IT.
doesn't know nor care where it is Ding, or when
it gets back has free pass Ior everybody
takes and keeps all the freight it Gun get
There is no spec al reason why it should live
unless it would be tunt having no soul, should
it die there is no place for it to 80.
But you say, Why have Prohibition party
in Kansas, when they have already prohibition,
reasonably we'll enforced? Our reply is, For
the same reason that you Organized on Adolf
t on purity here in Now York. whero you al
rndy. had freedom reasonably we'll en-
forced. You did not orshnize becnuse
OF freedom in New York. which your old
party apparently favored but EecuHse OF
slavery outside of New Tx, Which your old
party was too cowurily to condemn. Our'party
does not exist in Kansas because of pr0htition
in the State, which the party in power ostensi-
bly, favors, but because of the LIQUOR traffic
outside of the State, which the pnrhg was toe
cOwErdly to condemn
Tn country ought to be controlled by i
party of prnc pea party thlt .tnres to &c
right because it is right. and condemn the
VIZ ns because it IS wrong. = he Prohibition
parry, born in 49,. s ius5 that KIND OF Il party
1t has courage ct Ial to its convictions, and il
the on purity day which mands the abso
lutte suppression OF tho ii, uor traffic 1t is nc
longer III re baby, but u sta, wart l6-yearolt
boy. brrvely fighting tho cutie OF the home
against the saloon. for the right against the
wrong, and has inscribed upon its banner.
mo Compromise. And IN II it has q great big
sister, whose initials ar w y. Il. U.
'And when she atuuds up aud shakes her curls