The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-11-24

are winning for ii, thousands oI
good men from both old parties
chat it has the controle { some oil
the States, and may ultimately
over throw the saloon power. |
repeat it, they will see the prohi-
bition party so strong then, tn It
they will not need te ask as they
did month or two ago, if they
had Il ticket out this time, In 1850
the Republicans were right and l
knew it. Now the Prohibitiouists
are right and the Republicans
know it. They knew it when they
were taking away from this new
party the liberty ofspeech in many
places. They will be held in con
tempt and shame as long as their
party exists. | will say right here
| the Democrats never treated them
SO in any of their campaigns; they
very well know such treatment
will only make them increase in
number, as it did the Republicans
in the campaign of Lincoln and
Douglas. Now to my Republi can
friends | will say, in your next
campaign just allow the freedom
of speech, to an parties and you
will have II larger vote at the end
of the campaign.
This time the Republican party
carried the National Election by u
handsome majority, and believe
| have not heard any Democrat ac-
cuse them of fraud" They will,
fully believe when they come in
power, do as we'll as the Democrats
did. Harrison may make as good
II President us Cleveland, if he does
he will do well; We have had no
better President than Cleveland
for many years; [ consider him
quite large improvement ON
old Hickory himself He is
not of my party, but justice for
bids that l should say anything
against a man who does his duty
as well as the slandered Grover
Cleveland did. l have in my poss-
ession every bill lie vetoed, and he
did right in the whole 1872. | have
no doubt but that Harrison will
make a good president, and if he
does, | will praise him just the
same, that every man should do.
! believe that Lincoln was the best
President the American people
ever had. His emancipation proc
pierced the heart of
slavery, and it died. What Presi-
dent will, in the same manner,
pierce the heart Of Intemperance
that it will die? 1T will be done be-
fore long! IT must be dome by IL
political party! What party will |
10 it? Surely not the Republican
caut.-Will il he the
Democratic party? 1t has not the
power to do it. The = ohibition
)arty will make the proclamation
md the sOloons must 20. Nov let
ne in short tell you why the old
parties connot abolish the saloons
Every party is presumed, if elcted
% cary out the principles of its
platform. Now in this nation we
nave over I0,000,O00 voters, and the
100000 saloons now in full opera
ion in the United States, controle
5,O0O,000 of these votes-use them
ust IA they wish and as the two
bid parties are pretty evenly divi-
led, one or the other must favor
he saloon element to get their
support. If the Democratic party
would put Il temperance plank in
heir platform, full and plain, the
,aloon element would walk over
md elect the Republican party
o full power, and thereby save the
Democrats all that trouble. And
70 it would be if the Republicans
would have good temperance
,iank.
The saloon element would rush
o the Democrats, almost to man
so the Republicans would not get
he power. Now, this is not new
dea. There will be but few that
cad this, will deny this statements:
They know ii is true. But the Re
,ublicans say they have temper
nee plank in their platform, will
ONE kind friend just step in and
how it to me. | have the platform
Iere handy, come in friends and
how me the plank. You have an
ppendiX to your platform that
ays: "You sympathize &c.' Then
on sympathize with the Prohibi- j
ionists-that is you pity them, for
means to pity. If, to {
tone, egg and hang our candidates /
\ eifigy, and otherwise deprive us i
I the liberty Of speech is what you q