The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-09-05
TO PRACTICAL TEMPERANCE MEN.

| help the temperance cause d" that /
venture to ask Republican editors to
publish the following reply:
Everybody knows that either the Re-
publican or Democratic nominees will
be elected, and that therefore votes cast
for other candidates cannot possibly af.
feet the approaching election. It is. of
| course. true that the man who votes for
| Clinton Fisk or Belya Lockwood stands
mn to be counted. but it is equally true
that. in the vital matter of deciding who
is to rule over us, he counts as a mere ci.
pher in column of ciphers. His actions
saw. 81 have no interest in the result of
this struggle. Between Harrison aud
Cleveland [ have no choice. aud am en-
tirely willing that the worst one shall
succeed. I am aware it is impossible [
might prevent this, but utterly refuse
to make the slightest effort in that d.
recton. 2
And no fairly well informed aud hon.
est supporter of Fisk or Lock W God will
pretend that this refusal is based on q
belief that there is, from temperance
standpoint. no difference between the
two tickets. for Genera. Harrison is az
active Christian and lifelong total alb
stainer, and an outspoken opponent of
the liquor power, whose nomination was
opposed on the ground that il would
ensure the hostility of the entire saloon
fraternity, while Mr.. Cleveland is
"Grover Cleveland" Moreover, Gen.
Harrison is the nominee of party that
! has always contained within its ranks a
large majority Of the temperance men
! of the country, aud has been growing
increasingly hostile to the saloon. every
year. until now, after defying the liquor
Ieaeus. by heading its ticket with pro-
nounced temperance man, and choosing
for second place one who more than q
year ago publicly announced III heartily
sympathize" with the anti saloon Re
publican movement, and has, in It's
national platform committed itself un.
reseryedly in favor Of FALL wise and we'll
directed efforts for the promotion OF
temperance while Mr.. Cleveland ia
the nominee OF a party that has for
generation been dominated by aud
grows constantly more subservient to
| The liquor power,
The character, convictions aud sympa-
tbies of the 100. 900 Federal officers and
employees. and the influence they exert
upon living political issues are largely
affected by and dependent upon "the ad
ministration, and this is especially the
case when the President and his PARTY
are in substantial accord. There can,
therefore, be no doubt that, under exis.
ting circumstances. the election OF such
n man as Gen. Harrison would be fol-
lowed by decided improvement in the
General attitude and tone OF this large
and yery influential class Of men upon
the saloon question. Again, II the Re-
publican party finds that doing right
does not bring defeat" II win at once
become more aggressive 10 its warfare
against the saloon. But II, on the con.
trary. the Democratic party wins, be-
canse Of protested friends OF Temperance
labored INCREASINGLY TO diminish Gen.
Harrison's vote, instead Of increasing IL,
then the saloon power will be strengths
eued and emholdened, and It's enemies
will be correspondingly weakened, dis.
courared and embittered against each
other. For it must not be forgotten
that the supporters OF Mr.. Fisk aud Mrs..
Lockwood are not content with merely
putting their own votes 10 cipher col
nmna. but strive 10 induce others to do
the same thipQ--and, knowingly, and
Intentionally, work mainly among Re-
nublicans.
The foregoing PROPOSITIONS are so tin-
deniably true that all half way sensible
and honest Third party men know adj
NIT that. il the Republican and Demo.
cratic parties are to continue Ia existe nee.
the cause OF temperance will be pro.
NOTED by Republican success. but they
believe--or think they believe--tllat tbs
Republican party is such puny or de-
crepit thing that it can easily be amt.
Inflated. and that the quickest way Il
J Edestroy the saloon is TO protect il unit
tbe Republican party shall have beer
DESTROYED. and q new one resurrected
from It's grave. IL is the old, old story
of len so hypnotized by party zeal that
thew are obiivious TO everything except
what blinded or designing leaders autho.
rize. or OF the discouraged traveller who
leaves the beaten highway TO follow q
will o. the. wisp he thinks is leading MIN
to shelter close at hand, but suddenly
ends himself plunged into an impass-
liable morass.
To hear these zealots talk in their hop
skip. and Jump fashion one would think
that the wiping out OF existence OF q
party 5000, 900 strong by one about O
twentieth rs large is mere pastitme Tor
them, but proper statement OF the case
will show that there Is an element Of
doubt In fact sevetal doubts. Here are
few OF them: 'If we can defeat the
Republican party this year, by drawing
from its ranks enough jealous temper
: ance men to enable the saloon party te
triumph; and if the Republican party
becomes SO cowed that it refuses even
to kick and straightway gives up the
phost; and il its members prove TO be
devoid Of human nature. and conclude
to kiss the hand that smote them; and Il
: woman suffrage does not prove TO be ian
old man OF the mountain on our should
ers; and il a majority Of the people sud
denly become indifferent to the tariff,
! currency, immigration, labor. land and
! other questions, about which they now
care more than they do for anything else;
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