The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-11-30

puts it, are made against prohibition, in fact
not against the party of that name merely
which are but as one crying in the wilder
ness, pleading with their neighbors and
friends to join hands and put down the sa-
loon, and who have no ex pectation Of any
personal gain. The multitude who receive
all they learn of political matters, from
party leaders, hear them declaiming against
prohibitionists and not being able to dis
criminate where there is no distinction
can be made, naturally conclude the whole
temperance cause is piece of fanatical
humbuggery carried on by women and
cranks
And what other conclusion should the
commonsense manner of reasoning by the
masses reach? They hear men ard women,
too, who assume TO be high authority on
temperance, roundly abusing another class
of persons whom they call third-party peo-
pie, and naturally conclude that prohibition
is something that is in favor of the liquor
traffic, hence the heavy majorities against
prohibatory amendments.
1t will be observed that the liquor organ
calls all Of those efforts made as ''non-rar-
tisan" las the 'whithin party lines tenn
peinnce people say), s'the boosted third.
party movement" which has "met with
succession of disastrous defeats" And the
"title of the events" where it is claimed that
under the teaching of the liquor party
manhood" and popular intelligence"
dealt disastrous defeats to the third party,
The truth is that these efforts TO pass pro-
hibatory laws and constitutional amend
ments, are claimed by the temperance PEG.
pie to be, and were, all non party move
ments, the third or Prohibition party did
not pretend to have the management at all
in their hands. So it is, that while the
temperance men in the old parties abuse
and misrepresent the prohibitionists, as
distinct class from them, the liquor party
ring the change on their words and denounce
all efforts against them as third-party, and
make the hon-party temperance people do
duty for the saloon cause.
See how they point in triumph to these
splendid victories the temperance people
gain for them. "This is roll of honor
which would do credit to crusade!" says
the Vine and Spirit Circular. Could the
open saloon folks make such vote? Never!
The Prohibition party pleads with the tenn
perance people to unite aad pass prohba-
tory laws for every State, for the whole
nation; 10 stop the government and the
states from dealing in liquor. That is all
they ask. Do not the w. c.. T. u, the
Good Templars, the State Alliances and all
other tenn perance orders and associations,
secret and open, pro fess 10 be striving for
this thing? Do they expect to accomplish
this object in any way except by laws pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale of spirit.
uous liquors? Do not these temperance
workers believe that at least six-tenths of
the population OF this country are in favor
of having such laws passed? Then why are
they not passed? The answer is easy. Be-
cause the liquor interest and politicians
make common cause. They have the
organization, the machinery of the large
political parties in their hands. and of
course the man vino directs the engine can
carry the passengers to his station, which
on this line ithe within party lines,) is the
saloon!