The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-17
A Political Vision.
EDITOR TRUE NoRTHERNER:-

EDITOR TRUE NORTHERNER;-
Among the many interesting reports
from various localities i'm our county,
have seen nothing Is yet from Maple
avenue. | think our avenue deserves
honorable mention, rs every inhabitant
thereof, regardless of age or sex, is
strongly republican, unless we may
rave to except one widow, who is non
cOmmittal.
Your correspondent has been for
twenty years such Il rabid prohibition
list that of late he has been often urged
to join the third party in n crusade
against the republicans, whose down
fall seems supposed necessary in order
that somehow, sometime, this new
party may become strong enough to
annihilate the liquor traffic; but, rs
long ago determined to vote Is pray,
and rs | believe myself responsible for
results rs well rs acts, | must think
seriously before turning my back upon
the old party that | aided in putting
down the rebellion.
| have spent some thought upon an
item | read some time ago, and am at
IA loss To reconcile il with late events
David Johnson, chairman of the state
executive committee of the prohibition
party, furnishes, according to the y
Y Herdtd, an estimate by states of the
votes that party will poll in November
He claimed that the vote in Vermont
would be $4,000, that of Maine 1000,
while Michigan's vote was placed at
$4,000.
There statements were pronounced
reliable because gathered from state
ments made by delegates from the
various states To the national conven-
ton.
Now the Vermont state election
shows her third party vote to be less
than |, 400, while Maine has less than
1000. This showing does not encourage
belief in the prophetic powers of third
party leaders.
Again, | often wonder, should the
republican party be destroyed, how it
is to aid the prohibition cause. In a
state with 10000 republican majority,
if over 5000 should turn from that
party to the democratic, it would give
the state to the democrats; while if the
whole 10000 republicans voted with the
third party, the result would be the
same.
The destruction or defeat of the re-
publican party seems TO me to mean
not third party, but democratic victory
Ii reminds me of the method of the
quack doctor who threw his bilious
patient into fits because he did not
understand biliousness but was death
ON fits
While devising means to heal the
debilitatcd prohibition cause from dem
ocratic fits, ! was overcome bv sleep
and dreamed. Methought the cam
paign of SO was over and the republi-
can party smashed. read a notice of
national spoliation convention" and
was induced TO attend.
The meeting was opened by electing
To the chair, out of courtesy. one of the
third party leaders, who was conducted
TO his seat by two democrats: one had a
very red nose, the other looked as if
the red from his nose had spread over
the whole of his blOated countenance.
The chairman, after thanking the con
vention for the honor conferred upon
him, said: Gentlemen of the conven-
ton, in view of the grand victory ac-
corded us, it is meet that we should
open this convention with prayer, and
| will call upon the Rev. Mr.. - to
lead us" i seem to forget the name,
but ! noticed that it was gentleman
who had previously suffered disappoint-
ment while seeking nomination for a
high republican Office, and remember
he prayed as follows:
"Oh Lord! Thou who dost control
events, we thank Thee for the glorious
victory we have achieved. Thou know
est that our common enemy, the repub-
lican party has used the third party
badly. They refused to be dictated to
and advised by our dear w. G.. Il. u.
sisters and they hung i'm efligy our be-
loved co-laborer Now that we are
avenged of these wrongs, we ask that
this convention may be Influenced by
the spirit of brotherly kindness and
that its business may be transacted i'm
harmony"
After the prayer the chairman, i'm
stating the object of the meeting, said.