The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-02-11
The Third Party.

World, talked about the third party
and its influence in politics in the
coming campaign.
"What do you think of the attitude
of the Republican leaders towards
prohibition in this State" was asked.
81 know" replied the General,
"that the liquor dealers of the West
sent notice to the Republican bosses
in Maine three or four years ago that
any injury inflicted upon the liquor
traffic in the State would be reyenged
by them upon the Republican party
in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Min
nesota, and that is the only way we
can account for the failure of the Re
publicans to do anything here to ma
terially cripple the grogshops."
"Do you think the Republican
party in Maine is in accord with the
policy of the late Governor Bodwell
in his war on the liquor dealers ?"
zone of the Republican leaders
said to me: "This crusade is all fire.
works it amounts to nothing Gov
ernor Bodwell, however, did his
duty, whether the leaders approved
of it or not. There is no doubt but
what his policy was upheld by a
large majority of the Republicans of
Maine."
"What do you think will be tn }
future treatment of the temperance
question by the Republicans of
Maine?"
81 don't think Governor Bodwell's
policy will be carried out by Mr..
Marble, or any one likely to succeed
him, and the reason is, that Mr.. Bod
well did not want to be Governor,
nor did he desire a denomination, so
he was at liberty to oct conscien-
tiously in the discharge of his duty.
But his successor, whatever he may
be, will be an office-seeker and de-
pend upon the bosses for nomination
and election, and he will be con.
trolled by them, as their policy in
Maine. as in every other State
throughout the Union, is to protect
the liquor traffic. The Republican
party everywhere is as thoroughly
committed to the liquor interest as
the Democratic. Cleveland's message
seems to me to have given chance
for success to the Republican party,
for it affords them an opportunity to
agree that protection of home indus
try will really be an issue in the
Presidential campaign, and in that
way mislead great many temper.
ance men,"
"What will be the strength of the
Prohibition vote in the country al
the next election ?"
at will be much increased, as ouI
numbers have been increasing very
rapidly"
"What is the prospect of the Re.
publicans in New York ?n
81 don't believe they can carry it.
The Prohibition vote will surely in.
crease there and | believe we shall
poll $4,000 votes"
"Where will the prohibitionists put
in their work ?'
"Thev will concentrate their efforts
in New York, for they believe their
labors will be most effective. They
will also do something in Ohio"
"Shall you take the stump"
81 have been engaged to speak in
Western New York in August, and
shall also appear on the stump in the
western portion of that State. ]
shall also make several speeches in
Maine."
"Who will he your Presidential
standard bearer ?"
General Fiske, CT New Jersey
undoubtedly. He seems to be the
most available man. | do not believe
he would accept the candidacy, how
ever, but from a sense of duty"
"What do you propose to do in
this State?"
1--WE have decided to place full
ticket in the field ia Maine. I'm
doubtedly our vote would have been
greatly diminished had Governor
Bodwell lived and been re.nomina-
ted, hut the conditions are changed
now"
''Do you regard the approaching
campaign as an important one?"
"Yes, extremely so for the Repub-
lican party. 1t is life or death with
it. If it loses there will be DISCO
luton of the party, and new or
ganization will be formed with a
prohibition plank in its PLATFORM"
what particular argument will
the prohibition speakers press ?"
1--WE shall lay great emphasis upon
the collision of the Republican party
with the liquor traffic and endeavor