Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-09-15
Prohibition versus Temnerauee.

lt IS not Cfton that wisdom can be dul out Of modern Democratic platform but the fifth plank of tho recent l VI Convection, in sayi1g:-it -s.lon, ly c 9 demns prohibition, as alike injurious !, our business interests, snd the ceus. of temperance" IS at least true ss far al temperance ls concerned; but Of cours, every body understands, that the plank i! simply
 THE USUAL DEMOCRATIC BID
 Tor the support of the saloon snd lIQuoI interests, and Is not inserted because The convention vas really concerned about temperance, but nevertheless ID saying that Prohibition, is detrimental 10 the cause of temperance, the Demo cratic party (slbeit unIntentionslly) tells the truth which our prohibition friends would do well to reflect upon, for Sruly enough. the temperance party, Tn the true meaning of the word temperance is the Republican party, which in ell prac- neal ways, consistent with national Iree- dom and justice, has ever favored tenn psTance, and to-day stands pledged to that policy. But the action of the pro- hlbItion party IS detrimental to the cause oftemperance, for they have put a presi- dential candidate in the field, relying manly for his support upon votes ex- pected to be drawn from the temperance Republican rsnks, and this too Ut a pc- litlcal crisis m our national history, when every good citizen
 SHOULD RALLY ROUND THE FLAG, and fire his ballet in favor of the Pro- teotlOn of American Industries, just temperance legislation and non n-secticnal and honest government.
 The prohibition party, cannot, it does not, expect to elect its candidate, but 1t can weaken the Republican party and Its abstraction of votes from it, (if they could accomplish all they desIre,J might even lead to the success of the Demo cratic free trade, free saloon and liquor ring party. The prohibitionist who throws away hIs Republican vote practic- ally votes against national temperance, he IS really traitor to his party and the best interests of the country, and not one remove from an idiot who IS fguratIvely cutting his own throat and
 KSIFISG HIS OWN CREED,
 It IS to be hoped that all prohibi.ionisss are not so fansticsl as to desert their country in an hour of peril, by throwing away their votes on a candidate that cannot be elected. The prohibition party IS not in favor of temperance to judge by its action, but wants to rule or ruin, It IS intemperste. governed sp- psrently by bigotry, personal ambition and one idea, and it is not therefore worthy of the political support. in the
 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
 Of free and intelligent American citi- Zeps.
 Let us have a temperance party, all good men favor that, but sll do not favor a tee-totsl prohibition party, let us have true temperance party, drowning down ssloOn-politics, the drinking habit and grOggeries, by at least 8 high licen- oe, and stringent laws, but that will yet reason and try to convince the honest German to acstaiu from bis glass of lager, and the yine-zrower from bis glass Of vine, by argument, and not by com Pe!.iBg everybody, willing or unwilling to bs
 SAVED BY THE HIDE BOUND RULE Ot would-be new religious party, am bilious and phRrassicsl. Doubtless we have need Ot genuine national tenn psrEnce party, but America has no use for sn organization that would
 SELL CUT ITS COUNTRY
 To grGti!y personal ambitions and to carry out impossible theories, and one ;hR. will lend itself to the political trickery, that according to. late .ele- graphic reports, is presidential can didate has been guilty of, by which at the late gTeat Methodist convention seven hundred Methodist ministers were tricked into practically endorsing SD un-AmsrIcGn union of church aud state and the political schemes of prohibition politicians to tbe IpIury of the true cause of temperance, winch at least in this day of grace can be best served by voting for Harrison and Morton.
 A REPUBLICAN.