The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-11-02
Monsieur Tons,n's Come Again.
RISING sun, MD, Oct. Goth, 1885,

RISING sun, Md, Oct. 10th, 1888.
ED. MIDLAND JOURNAL,
Dear SRI see my letter Of the
22ud irst. is printed in to=day's JOURNAL
while expected an editorial reply l was
surprised that yen should devote Two col
umns 10 it. l could have written much
more but was afraid would monopolize too
much Of your space. Well sir, 4 cannot see
where you have answered my argument
effect ually, yet will for sake of some who
might think that you have. reply to few
of your points. Yon say '.sWhy should the
whskey party form. a separate partyi They
have everything they desire, and to hold
fast TO what they have they divide their
forces between the strong parties" | aver
that if the aboYe is good argument to "hold
fast" it is equally as good if not better to
gain that which zee want. "a distinct po-
litical party is never formed except to es-
tablish some principle in political economy
that has not been recognized by existing
parties" OH these grounds we have 70 use
for the third party, because in the North
the leaders of the Republican party have
been ready and have given their constit-
uencies the temperance laws they have de-
manded. OF course they have not given
Prohibitory laws to cities like Philadelphia
because 1t is not advisable, two-thirds of the
residents are opposed to, or lukewarm to the
enforcement Of them. The same may be
said of the Democracy of the South. In
these cities and in many parts ofthe country
our enthusiastic third partisans can find
much more morally remunerative employ
ment than whooping up national ticket.
Nationally both of the established parties
have touched the whiskey party gently be-
cause they think it will injure their respec-
tive parties insssome districts. Admitting
that we could elect nominee OF the Nation
al Prohibition party President, of what use
would he be without working majority OF
both houses OF Congress, and the backing
of temperance majority in at least two
thirds of the States Of the Union? With
just as much propriety and just as much
hope of success, might we of Cecil county
say 10 Baltimore city, you must not allow
whiskey 10 be sold within your limits,
yet ifpersons there choose to sell it we have
no means Of stopping them. Why was the
prohibitory law adopted by Chester county
Pa. SO quickly repealed? Simply because
tie self appointed political temperance
leaders OF the State thinking their time for
advancement had come pressed the third
party issue at the next election, succeeded
in taking enough votes from the party then
in power that enacted the Local Option law
and gave the contemporaries party power,
hence the law was repealed without vote of
the people, or else Chester county might
yet have been enjoying the benefits of pro-
hibition, and thirsty Cecil countians would
have to travel farther to slake their thirst
for fire water. Verify it is the Partisan
Prohibition Party that ''puts. the cart before
the horse" ''To drink was then fashion,
able. 1t is now questionable. That does
not answer my question, ibid the Prohibition
party do itF' You answer my question re-
lating to Cecil Co. by asking another
"When would it four prohibitory law lave
been enacted had it been left till the DEM
ocratic or Republican party had enacted it,"
Did not the Democratic party enact our
present Local Option law? "The prohibi.
ton party joined themselves into third
party for one day" and made it prohibi-
tory law and when there is violation Of
that law they continue as effectually joined
to punish the violators as any partisan third
party could be and at other times they go
about their business and vote on other mat.
tiers as they think best. How do l know
that the United States would be without a
place to sell intoxicants if it were not for
foreign immigrants? Because two-thirds of
the intoxicants consumed are consumed by
foreigners or their descendants removed one
gener alton. Because eight, and think i
am safe in saying nine out of every ten per-
sons that run saloon are foreigners CIR but
one generation removed. l will not take
space TO answer more of your argument las
! know it is valuable these political times)
will simply say have read similar thoughts
again and again in that wonderful cham
pion of reform that belitlles every method
that does not coincide with its own mode of
work, the bulk Of whose argument reads as
though it .emina,ed from collection Of
children who were playing at editing
newspaper. Such twaddle caused me to un-
load what few favorable impressions l had
of the partizan prohibition party. Surely
there is no similar Voice In the country.
Truly Yours, E.