The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-09-28
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frOnlOltlOnlst ana reply, published IN
the Independent, seems to US DO per
tinent and conclusive that we repub
lish it. and ask a careful perusal:
To tie Editor OF The Indepen Tent: You say
at 10 every mans duty to cast his vote" Bu
suppose one Is undecided az to whom or whs,
party he shall vote forr You observe: III hs
fails through indifference he IL NO patriot L
he fails through ccwardice he does not deserve
the franchise pu THAT IL he fails through
inability to decide which party II Ii his duty t.
vote fors Take my own case:
1. do MT wish to throw my vote away by
- Prohibitionist
2 Irevolt against the Democratic party: I,
Is confessedly rum soaked" abominate Its
traditions, and utterly dislike its attitude on
the Temperance and Civil-Service reform Ques
tons. I an % much opposed to the Democratic
party that am unwilling to support It TO the
extent Of casting half.vote for II by voting
the Prohibition ticket.
1have no respect for the present manage
ment of the Republican party. The party
seems to have fallen utterly into the hands Of
rum politicians. Its attitude under ali the cir
cumstances on the Temperance issue merits
only contempt; and multitudes Of lifelong Re-
publicans, like myself, are deserving it on this
account. But" you say, perhaps, Its csndi-
form" am not SO sure about that. How IL
Il that General Harrison is SO silent concern
ing the Temperance question! He has been
heard from concerning the tariff, but not .
word from him about temperance. At some
time or other he is reported to have said that
he was opposed to State prohibition. Who be-
lieves that. were he to be elected, he would be
the man ever to utter one ringing word in the
interest OF Temperance or Prohibition!
Then tn the tariff ;ssus the mora Ink
into the matter the more am persuaded that
there 10 but little Il any, real difference be-
tween the two parties on this subject, and that
their leaders, As has been significantly said by
another, are conducting q sham battle
in regard to it. They must have some
thing to talk about and withal, some
thing by which to divert popular atten-
ton from the temperance issue; and so this Of
the tariff, protection. etc, is conveniently
trumpet up for the purpose. As presented TO-
day, 1t would appear that this tariff issue IL
largely fictitious one, the whole question
narrowing itself down, practically, to q strife
simply OF selfish and sectional interests. Both
parties advocate protection. 1t Is absurd to
talk about ones being a free-trade party and
the other the party Of protection. The dinsr-
ence between the two parties is not one of
principle, or policy, but simply concerning de-
tails, and. ~ another has forcibly and truth
fully said: "There 10 not one voter iu ten thou
sand who does not feel himself utterly incom-
petent at present to vote on these Diet Ais
with comprehensive intelligence"
Attempt then. to disguise the matter as We
may, who shall say that the question does not
present itself with much pertinency and force:
How shall we intellisently decide for whom to
vote Sc the forthcoming Presidential election
consistent with entire self-respectt Icertainly
sympathize with DR.. Storrs perplexity and,
together with thousands, feel strongly the
temptation to stake to the woods" Can you
aid me. and enlightening me enlighten the null
tItudes OF others! r II. II.
TOWNSEND. MASS
!. The first two points Of our correspondents
letter need no reply. He il right, and we may
regard il - settled that he can not vote either
the Democratic or third party ticket The
Democratic party is no place for . Temperance
man; and to vote with the third party IL not
only to throw ones vote away. as our corre-
OF the 'rum-soaked" Democracy. No true
Temperance man can desire to assist the Dem
ocratic party, either directly or indirectly
Our correspondent docs not seem 70 undUr-
stand his own position. He is % opposed 70
the Democratic party that he not only will not
vote that ticket but b afraid to vote the third
party ticket lest that should help tho rum
soaked" party to win. The logical inference
10 that in his own heart he desires the Repub-
question for him.
2 With what our correspondent says about
the attitude of the Republican party, We take
issue. He refers, OF course, to the Chicago
platform. The Temperance plank may be far
from satisfactory, but It Il equally far from
meriting contempt II is the first utterance, It
must be remembered in any National platform
recognize sobriety IS the first concern Of good
government That il something. And the fur
ther statement that the Republican party will
favor ali "well-drected efforts for the promo
ton Of Temperance" Is of still greater signif-
tcance. The plank is not . contemplate plank
by any means, and he must be poor observer
who does not know that the attitude OF the Re-
and stronger than that Of the platform COM
mittee 1t Chicago. As to General Harrison,
his speech Of November last shows exactly
where he stands. II our correspondent ID in
any doubt that the Republican candidate is Q
sincere and earnest Temperance man, let him
read the Danville speech.
8 On tho tariff question our correspondent 10
entirely at sea. It is simply amazing thar he
can have 'looked into the matter" a. he says
he has and yet hold that protection il not
real issue and that there Is little, il any. actual
difference between the two parties The differ
ence 10 As clear and distinct Is is the differ
ence between the third party and tbs Demo
cratic party on the subject Of sumptuary laws.
The whole country recognizes the difference;
and the vote in November will show whether
the people will or will not approve the policy
the President and his party espouse, which, Is
Dr.. Storrs, to whom our correspondent ap-
peals, well says, seems logically to intend
free trade rs its conclusion, whether or not
that conclusion 10 announced" On this point
DR.. Storrs has no doubt or perplexity whatever
Il can not he sayA vote for any party or any
candidate By whom tariff laws are regarded -
IN inequitable scheme (rsferring to the Presi-
dents message) permitting . tax to be laid
upon every commodity In the land for
the beneiit Of manufacturers, and odd
Ing the smcant Of the duty to the cost
Of living in every home" It d not >
question Of detail 1t al, but Of principle And
Why, pray. Il the Democratic party Is - much
. protection party as the Republican, does Il
have the earnest support OF the out-and-out
nee traderss What party was responsible for
the Morrison hor11ontal reduction blu, and
under whose auspices was the Mills bill, pro-
posing free wool free salt free lumber and
free vegetables prepared aud passed. Tho
tarin il vital issue. and II our correspondent
cares for protection at al We warn him that he
can not AFFORD to be an Indifferent spectator In
shis campaign.
very simple one in this campaign. Our corre-
spondent says he believes in Temperance, and
can not, for that reason, vote for the Demo
cratic party NOR does he want to throw his vote
away on the third party candidateA Theonly
alternative left hin. then, 70 to vote the Re-
publican ticket or take to the wooda'' II
with the history OF Temperance legislation in
the Northern States, and full proof of
the sentiment and purpose of the Re-
publican party before him he can hesitate 70
support Harrison and Morton, We fear no 10 BE-
yond the reAch Of anybody's appeal or advice
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