The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-09-20

prohibition party may take its place in
1892 Very well, look at the result.
You break down prohibition where 1t IS
already established-for you concede
that the democratic party is opposed to
the principie-you make enemies OF all
mea In therepublican party by your fight
against them, and what is the result!
You keep free whiskey democratic party
in power for generation at least.
But you begin to compare yourself to
the abolition party, but you have studied
history to little advantage if you see
anything In that. If the abolition party
had continued on its radical ground,
what would have been the result. Slav-
cry would have been national to-day;
for Il Abraham Lincoln had taken his
stand On a platform of absolute aboh-
ton, he would have been defeated, and
slavery would have been more firmly Ell
trenefsed than ever. So, the good sense
OF the people said, we will prohibit slav-
cry IN the territories, where we have juris-
diction. and leave the matter to the
states; and on this principle they won.
So. II Mr.. Harrison had stepped on
radical prohibition platform at Chicago.
he uould have been defeated and whis-
key entrenched for a generation. But
as he h on the common ground, in favor
Of local government on the matter by
tho states, while adopting the general
principle Of temperance in all ways, or
rather on anti-saloon ground he will be
elected and the great temperance reform
will move on. Why can you not be as
wise as the old aboItionists, who Sup
ported Fremont and Lincoln on less
radical platform than they deemed exact
ly right. You may talk of conscience,
and all that, but conscience without COM
mon sense is only fanaticism in repub-
lie like ours. It troubles my conscience
to think that the only obstacle in the
way of ultimate prohibition is the utter
ir,practicability of those who blindly
put out a hopeless third party ticket to
stop the progress of events to that end.
Besides your party is not acting on a
high moral plan. You confess that the
democratic party is opposed to prolibi-
ton, and that you intend to oppose it
after you have beaten the republican par
ty. When, good brother, did you adopt
the principle, we will do evil that good
may come? You will put the devil in
power that you may fight him. Verify,
if that is conscience, am thankful I
have none of that kind.
Twill not burden you with any incon-
sistencss of your opposition to the re-
publican party. Because the republican
party say that rather than break down
the protective tariff system they would
in a contingency repeal the tax on IL
qrcrs, you abuse them, or rather your
spokesman do, and call them the "free
wi,iskey party" when in the very plat
form on which you stand there is dec
laration in favor of the unconditional
and immediate repeal of that tax. Does
your conscience endorse such an incon-
sisteucya If it does, am happy to say
mine does not. G.
Believing, as do, that your movement
is an injury and foe to the cause of pro-
hibition, can only hope and pray and
vote for the success of the republican par
ty. Wishing yon success in all laudable
worx for the cause of righteousness, Isub-
scribe myself very kindly and fraternally,
your brother, D. R. LUCAS.
Dee Noines, Iowa, July 21, 1888