Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1888-09-26

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our people at the court house last
evening, gathered there for the pur-
pose of listening to the speach OF Rev.
George Fl. Vibbert, the Prohibition
Democrat and Republican party
smasher, of Boston. The audience
was largely composed of ladies, there
not being over one hundred voters
present, we should judge. The first
part of the reverand gentleman's re-
marks were OF a character that conf
manded the respect and close atten-
ton Of his hearers. That the charac-
ter of the citizens of any country had
much to do with the success OF busi-
ness and commercial interests, no one
will deny. That it would be better
for all concerned If We had fewer
drunkards, all will acknowledge. His
comparison of the condition Of the
laboring classes in England and the
United States was fair and just, and
had he continued this line ofargument
through his entire speech, he would
have accomplished far more for the
cause of prohibition, than by indulg-
ing III TRADE OF abuse of the Repub-
lican party. A party which has don"
more for this country than any other
party that ever existed. The party
which placed in the presidential chair
| Abraham Lincoln and gave freedom /"
four million of slaves. The party that
| is now battling for the rights Of black
voters of the south, denied them by
the very party which the prohibition
lists are assisting in putting again In
power. This reverend gentlemen
who breaches that there Is no hell,
and that there is 10 future punish
ment for rebels and copperheads, can
shed tears over the said condition OF
the laboring classes of the old world,
but never II word about the laborlng
classes of the south. Neither has he
word of praise, or even commeh-
dation for the men who rlsked their
lives in defending the old flag and
sustaining the government, while he
was preaching there Is no he'll"
down in Boston. Not one good word
did he say OF ally of the leading Re-
publcans, but condemned them all,
more especially James G. Blain",
whose name, whenever mentioned,
strikes terror to Democrats and Pro-
hibitionists alike. It is an unde-
niaole fact that the Democratic party
is now pleading the cause Of prohlbi-
ton, and the Prohibitionists are
pleading the cause of the Democratic
party. His little taffy about the
Democratic party being wicked" is
altogether to thin. Don't say now,
that 1 didn't say anything against
the Democratic party" said the
gentleman from Boston. Rats! Dc
you suppose that kind of dust will
sufficiently blind the eyes Of any Re-
publican so that he can't see the OBJ
ject you are laboring for? ''The
Democratic party is opposed to pro.
hibition," exclaimed Rev. George H
Vibbert, of Boston, Massachusetts
Grant it. But please name one
Democratic newspaper or stump
speaker who is opposing the Prohibi'
ton party. The truth is the Demo
cats and Prohibitionists have one
: common object in view, vix: Smact
the Republican party" and to bring
about this result they work as harmo
niously and lovingly together as two
turtle doves. But enough. We have
= devoted more space to the Rev. Geo
II. Vibbert, of Boston, Massachusetts
than he deserves. A speaker who car
, refer to Gen. Harrison In the slurrlnt
manner that he did-that he was 6
"clever man and Sunday school
teacher" is not worthy of respect
able notice in any paper. The sing
ing by the quartet club was good, al
was the music by the band.