Telegram-herald., 1888-03-20

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eas tran votinx Sbo soa.c aog soss As thsy
wisaea. T1sss. sa1 nAny asr Aiezzi ass
we're coaelaslEsiy proved b TIE an 1sylts
of seorss " tas oess basiness msa - De
tro't fafs sslaeaoe wss al collected IL
proper fsFm 81 csst or large sQm u
l1ooey aud mac1 tine. aud pls1e1 "a tbs
ozn1s OF = o0elmiltee Cf urolaineal Eaen
wh8 went 70 Lansing ~ila = psuu0n re
Qassting the legislature. which
vas tbsn IN ssssi0o. 10 prcyl1e
for a. LnsesfissEioh u these frsaas.
bas this sou@lIise szs not The only oas
there. fA< lquor Interests % Detroit also
seat lis oOsamislss ID prevent. II possible.
any investigation. The tsmpsrsnes c0Ln-
mities hnmoly begged Tor al isyesiigstlon.
eat said se vii a0t leave shs party II yea
DO nOs kiys as sbat ss wsn- The liquor
eoaEliiiee demanded thar 1n Investigation
bs refused and informed the party leaders
toat II al investigation was Ordsfea thsiF
yllliany exposed. and saoagn votes thrOwn
out 70 carry the amendment that they
would exercise the power thSy possessed.
and would asssat the party 4. Tie next cleo
ton. TINS threat Gid its work. The matter
was tabled. aud the Republican party ia
this State having maj ,Fily ia the Lesisls-
tuFe. must take the responsibility for re-
fassng an investigation OF The most out
fageous and iniquiIloas instsncs OF ballot
box corruption ever perpetraIed Ia America.
Had this taken place south of the Mason
and Dixon line blaze of editorial lndlgus-
ton would have swept over the whole Re-
publican press OF the North. but. as II did
not, not a single political Journal or promi-
nence published line of editorial Goa
demnation Of this matter. Why did the
great parties of this State cTinge under the
threats Of the liquor menY Not because they
liked il, bat because they could not carry
this Stale without the aid OF the liquor
votes which they would have Loaf by
ordering an investigation. The amend
ment vas carried by large majority. but
was counted out by fraud. IS il was In Ohio
few years ago. There reeount was
started, and il began 10 look ss II the result
would be changed, when a com mittee of
liquor men from Cincinnau waited upon
Governor Foster. and Informed him that II
he did not stop the recount. Ono would go
Democratic at the next election. They had
the power to carry out their threat. 80 ne
sent telegram ordering that the recount
DC stopped, and IL was.
We need new political party in power
in this country, that 10 not under obligation
10 the saloon element, so that ballot BOXES
will not be stuffed and stolen with impuuity.
aud without fear OF invest CATION or punish
inent. A free ballot and fair count will
be impossible until snch party does come
into power. As the great national cam
paign again approaches. everyone Is on the
outlook 10 see wnat great question 10 TO be
the leading issue during the contest. lt is
agreed on sll sides that civil service reform
is ell right where your party
happens 10 be out, but when you
get in, aud want TO get all your friends III,
it is ali wrong. In scanning the political
horizon today, it Is difficult To discover the
presence of any emphatic party issues. TINS
Was true until recently. when all al once.
and without a note Of warning there came
across the electric wire that spans the
mighty deep and links continent TO CONT
nent, new message-a new issue. and with
but one flap of its majestic sails launches
full born and full rigged out upon the tur-
bulent sea OF political events to oe the flag
ship in the coming contest. This is no or
dinary issue. 1t is one that will move the
hearts of our people and stir 10 action evers
man who loves the constitution HANDED
down by the fathers. Ii is a question o
vital importance TO every home in the land
and one that will inspire our patriotic
mothers TO teach the rising generation Il
love il. that in their older DAYS they may bs
strong In its defense.
Gods myriad of ulpits will call out for
the adoption OF this issue on which de-
That Overshadowing issue is summed up
in the two phrases. Tobacco ia a neces'
sity," and 'Free tobacco for the millions.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, look out fol
the flood, not of enthusiasm or patriotism
bus OF tobacco Juice. The ladies must wea
short dresses, aud the men will wear spit
toons In their hats. while this great tide o
moral reform rolls on. Now, If tobacco is
| necessity for man, il is for woman. for
boy and for girl. How M any old smoker
and chewers here tonight will go home ans
tell your little ones that tobacco is q Deces
| sity, the name as milk aud bread, ana vii
| teach them 10 smoke and chew? Ii seem
to me, when political party gets to tha
pass for an issue that they have to 90 to tn
| country upon the question of tobacco bein
| a necessity, they had better drown them
| selves in the juice of their own issue. an,
| thus make way for party with principle
| a purpose and reform.
| rhe race problem, and the question tha
| grows out of it. are of considerable i'm port
| ance. and deserve the careful thought and
| consideration OF the true statesman.
| The organs and politicians of the Repub
| lican party insist with considerable vehe
mence that this question and that OF th'
| security OF the ballot to the liberated col
| ored men of the South is of vital impOrtancs
| and is as far from settlement as il wa
| twenty year. ago. To this we naturalf
| PROFOUND the cOnundrum, that il the Re
| publican party has been in power for tn
| last twenty-five years, and the race difficult
is no nearer solution now than when tina
| party came into power, how long will
take with that party in power 10 solve thl
| question aud settle the difficulty Th'
evil will never be removed by simply point
| ing il out and calling attention, during th
/ az m
| practical question is not. does the evil exis
| but, what is the remedy | am aware O
| the fact that il is very convenient 10 hav
| such al evil way oil down South, that "
can so upon the stump, and make wise an
| indignant spsscnes about in order 10 iniiU
ence the elections throughout toe North
but this does no, relieve those who are su
fering from the existence of the evi
] know it is shrewd thing for the politics
managers of parties IN the North to hay
some evil in existence. way down in son
remote part OF the country. 70 attract th
attention OF the people away from the evi
and dangers that lie at oar very door step
| bat this IS ike a man allowing his ow
family to go to the devil while he Is tryin
to do something for the besthen four
five thousand miles distant. What We nee
now TO consider is what il remedy2 Hs'
ing been born q Republican. and bronel
up on Republican literature. / natural
entertained toe idss that the people of q
South were ali bsllOt-bOx suffers hi
kiuX, aid dsspersdoes- 7 thought Soul
srn Democrat Was a being with morn
| cloveB- feet and armed 10 the teeth. 81
who spent bis tine hunting for ballot boz
- stuff, and negroes % shoot. tnat 4
election IN any precinct south IT the 81
| Confederate line would he incomplete Wit
cut st ieakt one imDr0mpt1 funeral
which e gsnfiemsn 0l coiored played Il
most important and the most uBenviso
part. taat today the south vas vsschir
only for an opportunity 70 again spring
/ the throat Of the repu5lc and take is lll
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