The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-18
THE ALLIANCE NOT GOING INTO
Politics.

To the Editor Of The Gdstitc ..
! notice In your issue Of this morning that YOUR
correspondent at Morriton tclcgnphs that those
members of the Alliance who favored the third
party movement organized. aud nominated myself
mud Judge Caldwell. amongst others. 9 delegates
10 the National Prohibition convention which Is to
meet at indianapolis. This dispatch. unex plalned,
ia calculated 10 mlslead the publt mind The facts
are That the alliance, such, made no move In the
direction Of the third party and by large majority
was opposed Ia my move on that line. II In true,
however NJ understand now, that u few persons
who were IN attendance upon the convention. out
side Of all the proceedings Of the convention, did
have sort Of meeting, aud named IN their del
egatcs 10 said convention the persons mentioned In
the Dispatch but wish TO nay that the alliance, as
such, had no part In that matter. and No FAR M am
concerned, know nothing Of the proceedings until
! read them this morning In your paper My
name was used In that connection without my con
sent and against my wish. for do not believe the
best way TO advance prohibition In Arkansas at
present. lies along the third party lno. viii add
that have seen Judge Caldwell. and find that the
same liberty was taken with his IA with my own
name W. y. GRACE.
Little Rock. Jan. II. 1884
/ The action was that OF few individuals
and not the action Of the alliance which
still, ~ heretofore. refuses TO be led into pol
tiles. Well aware Of Col. 0race's views on
this question. we were surprised a, the con.
nection Of his name with the indianapolis
movement hut his card explains both his
own position and that Of the alliance, and
makes everything clear. by plunging into
politics the State alliance would materially
injuro the cause Of temperance by checking
that steady progress now made under exist
ing laws
The above, from The Little ROct G0scte, is
good and timely reading for the Prohibit
iionists Of this State. They will find II
they pursue their purpose to hold con-
vention on the 22d of February TO nomi-
nate delegates TO national convention TO
be held in Philadelphia, perhaps when II
IL too late that the best way TO help the
cause Of temperance is not along the third
party line. They might thus succeed in
opening way to give the Republicans a
lease ON power in Tennessee, but that
would not avail them anything To ac-
N'hiliAHh AhNh fhilpnN piNl Noulu hhNt w
elect n majority In both houscsof the Legs.
lature and the Governor also. II IL only
by such overwhelming and undoubted
strength that they can hope TO pass pro
hibitory measure Of legislation and secure
the gubernaiorial approval. Such a vote
they can never hope to get Bu,
through the Democratic party, which has
given them the four.mile' law, they may
reasonably hope 10 secure the passage Of a
high liccnsc.law, and thus he able To put
restraints upon intempoancc and oon6ne II
to the hopeless few TO whom whisky, as lau.
danum and morphine TO men and women
In the prohibition States Of Vermont and
Iowa, IL ncpcnthe and balm that brings
them surccase Of sorrow. This is a prcsi-
dental year, and the people Of the South
view with impotence anything and
anybody who inicrvcnes between them
and the contamination Of purpose essen.
tal to their welfare and peace-tho re.
election Of Cleveland.