Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1888-04-18
PROHIBITION COLUMN.

PROHIBITION COLUMN. a
EDITED BY THE PROHIBITION CLUB. q
The call for an Anti-Saloon Repub-
lean conference announces the com.
,lete withdrawal of the Republican {
party from the saloon infamy. The
following extracts will show how I
complete that withdrawal is; show 1t
mas burned every remaining bridge" I
etc.
In New York City alone SO members
Of the Republican County Committee
are liquor dealers; Republican May
or of Buffalo is n wholesale liquor
dealer; the personal Liberty" party
In the last election endorsed indis.
Republican and Demo-
cratic candidates. OF AZ representa-
tlves to the National Convention of
Republican Clubs In this city in De-
cember interviewed by the Voice, 81
were opposed to policy which would
drive brewers aud liquor-dealers from
the party; IL refused or gave evasive
answers, and only four favored getting |
rid of the liquor-dealers. These are
samples of hundreds Of examples
which can be cited showing that
neither old party, will take any effec-
tive steps to abolish the saloon.
The Cincinnati Telegram-one of
the staunchest Republican papers OF
the State-in its issue of March l4th,
In an editorial complaining OF the
proposed repeal Of the law providing
for legalizing the liquor traffic on the
Sabbath day says: The Republican
managers promised that no more
liquor legislation should be attempted
That was to get votes last fall. 80 we
here have plain declaration OF Re-
publican authority, that the Repub-
lican party did make pomises to the
liquor men, and did it to get votes.
The Into Saloon Republicans OF
Ohio have scored great triumph In
the party. Their leader. Geo. b. Cox,
proprietor of the "nurderers' Corner"
saloon in Cincinnati, has been ap-
pointed by Methodist Governor For
aker as State Inspectorsof Oils. The
income of the office is $4,000 year.
The newly elected Republican may
or of Buffalo, n. Y, is u wholesale
liquor dealer.
The chairman of the Republicans
State Central Committee ofCalifornla
is wholesale liquor dealer.
A thousand thanks to Topp and
Cox Republican Saloon-Keepers OF
Cincinatil for the conduct of the [Ohio
Republican, Campaign.-Telegram
from Congressman Benjamin Butter
worth after q recent election.
Lord Chesterfield, of England. In
the House of Lords, in 174e, said:
Luxury, my lords, is to be taxed
but vice prohibited. Would you lay
a tax upon o breach of the Ten Com
mandments? Would not such tai
be wicked and scandalous? Would u
not imply an indulgence to all those
who could pay the tax? Vice, my
lords, is not properly to be taxed, bu
. suppressed.
u None, my lords, ever heard in any
> nation, of tax upon theft or adultry
because tax implies q license grant
ed for the use of that which is taxed
to all who are willing to pay for 1t.
If the liquors are 50 delicious tina
!, the people are tempted to their owl
destruction, let US, at least, my lords
secure them from their fatal -draught
by bursting the Walls that contain
them. Let us crush at once these ar
lists in human slaughter. who hav
reconciled their countrymen to sick
= ness and ruin, and spread over tb
;, pitfalls of debauchry such a bait a
cannot be resisted"
Before "Republican" gets his pact.
committed to prohibition he will b
:. thoroughly convinced that the G. o.
=, has not only been engaged in monk
cry, but has been "monkying witt
- buzz saw"
It is easier to generalize than it i
to be specific. If"Republican' will
please point out the sophistry Of on
arguments, or state wherein we hav
evaded his we will satisfy him tina
. neither sophistry or evasion was in
' tended.
>, We hope he will not accuse us @
illnature If we again suggest, that b
inform himself more thoroughly as +
:. the history of the Anti-Saloon Repub
y lican movement, before he agail
makes such confident assertions re
garding il. The Anti-Saloon Re
! Ipublicans have not and never have ha
;. anything worthy the name of an OF
" ganization but SO far as their organize
:, ton goes it was just as complete in al
the Eastern states in May and Jun
1885 as 1t is now, which Republican
= will please note gave them ample tim
to control the primaries had they bee
. disposed to make sIch an attempt
. In Minnesota they organized in tn
latter part Of August 1885 but thei
: national organization was not com
: pleted until september 18th 1886. An
then it was 80 manifestly an organi
:. cation for the preservation of tn
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