The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-10-25
SAM SMALL SHOWS HIS HAND,
Disruption Of the Democratic Party His
Object.

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Gently. in which the evangelistic
apostle of plain talk made some
statements that, to say the least, are
new and original as tending, from a
prohibition. standpoint, to show the
general condition OF affairs in that
party, and their attitude, and the
effect l. viii have on the national
contest.
After talking on general topics
for short time, he launched Out on
state politics in the South, saying
that his party had State ticket in
the field in North Carolina, and
were pushing the Democrats hard .
sand" said the famous lecturer,
stretching himself in his chair and
pushing his hands deeper in his
pockets, vi He a significant earnest
ness appeared IN his face, "we're go
ing to score tie democrats in North
Carolina worse than they have ever
been scored before, and come nigh
ty nigh accomplishing our end, if
we do not win the State.
''But, Mr.. Small, does that mean
that the attitude Of the prohibition
party is favorable to the Republi-
cans as opposed to the democrats ~
said the reporter, surprised by the
statement. t8
"Well," said Rev. Sam, "no, not
exactly, the papers and speakers
and people don't or won't under
stand that we don't care which par
ty we hurt as long as We gain our
points, because we are no better of
with democrats in power than with
republicans. In the South we hurt
the Democrats, and in the north the
republicans" anav' "H'
"Well, that being So" said the
reporter, show will the losses and
gains of the two parties balance up
eff the prohibition party had
worked from the start on theil
points" said the lecturer, we could
have turned Tennessee, North Caro-.
lima and Virginia to the Republi.
cans, and Michigan, Minnesota and
Iowa to the democrats" TCountina
the electoral votes up on his fingers
the reporter saw tits would give the
republicans gain of two.
"And," said the genial Sam, con
tinuing with some hesitation, 81
think the prohibition party has more
to gain by the defeat of the demo
Gratis than the republicans. If the
republicans are defeated, that's the
last Of them, in all probability, as a
party. If the democrats are defeat
ed and the southern democratic Of
flee holders turned out, they Will
get disheartened down south and
come over to the prohibition party.
The democrats are the ones that are
going to come over to our party in
the South. The republicans of that
region will stick together, but the
democrats there are largely tor tenn
perance, anyway, and only need a
slight influence to turn them.
''This is the only way we can ever
succeed. Whichever party goes to
pieces-and one will-that one will
come over to the prohibition party
We do not care which one wins. and
we can only turn our strength
where it will best give US our points
and bring us the most votes for oul
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party"
Referring to state politics, he
said II have just come from q
meeting in New York of the nation.
al executive committee, of which
am a member, and the reports all
show large gains. Tennessee is wax
ing warm, as you can see by tbs
way the democratic papers are
whacking away at the democrats fol
leaving their ranks for our party.
came out second in the senatorial
contest in my own State at Atlanta
Ga, in the election last week. This
shows that the prohibitionists came
near beating the democrats the
nearest they have been to being
ousted in twenty years"
A CURIOUS phenomenon is report
ed at Dover, (Me.) ''Miss Wilson,
who boards at j. B. Chase's, stood
| before a DRESSING ease ON Saturdov