Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1888-03-14
PROHIBITION COLUMN.
EDITED BY THE PROHIBITION CLUB.
REPLY TO REPUBLICAN.

of our friends represented by Repub-
lican, in the last issue of the TRIB-
UNE. On the score of candor, how
ever, We must say, that the article III
question gives the impression, that 1t
was written by one who had shut his
eyes at noon-day anu declared that
the sun was not shining.
We have no more patience than he
has with the Prohib. or anyone else,
who denounces as a. hypocrite the
man whose opinion differs from his.
It savors too much of the intolerance
manifested by our Republican friends
when they burned ST. John in Effigy.
We are sorry to have been misunder-
stood in the use~of the phrase "God
aad Mammon." What we meant.
was, that it is as impossible to be Mt
the same time a Republican and
Prohlbitionist as it is to serve God
anu Mammon.
The next point We notice is sub
stantially the same as the one made
in the next to the closing paragraph
and we will answer it in connection
with that paragraph.
The remaining points we will an
swer in order and detail as follows:
The first is High License is not the
declared policy of the sRepublican
| party. In its last state convention the
Republican party declared in favor of
High License, Local Option and rig
id enforcement OF existing laws. This
was the most advanced position the
party wouh! take when importuned
to do so by committee OF Is anti
saloon Repub ,icans headed by VIM
Window. E'ery person, including
the writer ofthe article in question,
who voted Il Republican ticket at the
last election endorsed that policy. If
that does not make it the unanimous
policy of the party, what will?
The second Point is you should fol-
low the example Of the Rummies, re-
main in the party and help us free it
from the dominating influence of the
rum element.
We tried that plan long and faith
fully, aud only left your party when
finally convinced that we were en-
gagged III hopeless task. If the Re
publican National convention had adj
opted simple temperance plank in
their platform of 1884 our party would
have been disbanded. Our conven.
ton of 1854 at the solicitation of many
earnest probibitionists was adjourned
in order TO give your party such an
opportunity. Miss Frances E. Will
ard went before your convention to
urge our claims. Your committee on
resolutions gave her 80 minutes fol
that purpose and then treated her sc
discourteously that she was obliged
to close her remarks in Is minutes
The representatives of the liquor
dealers followed, were allowed all the
time they wanted and treated respect
fully. AS result of their efforts the
Infamous Raster resolution was re-
adopted together with everything else
the liquor dealers asked for.
The third point is, you have &C.
complished nothing upon which car
be based reasonable hope Of future
success. No, not if the facts that the
"God of battles is on our side. Thai
fright makes might" and that oul
numbers double once in two years i:
not sufficient ground on which to base
our hopes.
/ The fourth point is the Republican
party is the only one that can elect
, legislature favorable the submission
= OF a prohibitory amendment. Ant
> Republican plalntively adds. ITO &C
| compIish this result we are sadly il
{ need of the earnest workers which
2 you have taken from u.s." You Ger
{ ltainly are. And if we were to unit'
8 with you i'll this undertaking i
t would only result in the hopeless de
f feat of the Republican party in nearl.
, every state in the Union. We tried
8 when we were with you to get such 1
3 legislature and failed, and so will
D you. But since we have left you W.
8 have found a more speedy and effect
e i've way. The only way that com
mands the respect and attention o
t the average politician viz. to refuse t.
8 the party or candidate tina
} ignores our expressed wishes
3 Last year legislatures voted to sub
? NIT prohibitory amendment to ,
| vote of the people, as much as hat
D been accomplished in five years before
I In 1882 the Republican party in thi
p state declared Ill favor of submitting
\ an amendment to vote of the peopl,
when petitioned for by any consider
: able number of persons. The legisla
ture of 1882 was elected on that plat
} form. That legislature was deluget
with petitions to submit such al
7 amendment to vote of the people
, It was voted down with hardly an,
discussion whatever.
II To scure this reform we need, ant
; must have, the best elements of boil
the old parties united in new on,
| OPT osed to the drink traffic. This il
2 the unity of action which the Prohi
. bition party is bringing about. TIL
: forces opposed to the drink traffi
Q have been divided. They are be
: ginning to unite. The mountain i
: coming TO us, and coming in Ian,
3 slides. The last slide from you
mountain was A. G.. Mabil the sec
Rotary of the anti-saloon Republican
League and whose name as such i
appended to the recent call for al
anti-saloon Republican Conference t,
be held in April next. He has thrown
: up the sponge, and SO will you whel
. 1 Won ha yo 10 horod a q 1opu o,ad d rva a ot