Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-20
A CAMPAIGN SUPPER.

The Multitude Fed and entertained
With speeches-Two Of the Three
Parties Represented
The campaign supper at the republic
can club room last night was well at
tended and a deolded success. The
tables we're we'll filled from $50 to 8
o'clock and were loaded with good
things, which were appreciated by those
present.
A table for the sale of useful and
fancy articles was located near the front
and was we'll %patron:zed, The whole
amount taken in at the entertainment
was q little over a hundred dollars.
At 9 o'clock r. J. Gamble called the
meeting to order and, according to pre-.
vious announcement, the speakers OF
the evening we're introduced.
Prot j, T. Shaw spokef for the national
prohibition party. He commenced by
saying that the public demands of q new
party are some of the reasons why it sp-
peals to the people for the suffrages.
There is nc doubt tnat the prohibition
party Is in the field with increased ma.
l~orities. The returns from the late cleo
tions in Maine show a gain OF 100 per
cent over the vote OF four years ago
In Vermont the gain is more than Blk
fold. The party numbers among its
leaders many who are the peers of any
political leaders now before the country.
The rank and file are also resolute and
earnest men. The late decision of the
supreme court OF the United States has
made it.a national question, rot q state
or local one. He read from the liquor
dealers circular to show that they
claimed this decision was q greet advap-
tage to them, as it allowed them to sell
Id original packages sven in states and
counties where there was local prohi-
bition. If it holds good they claim il
Will break up temperance organization
and do away with local option. 1t is
regarded as a national question by liquor
dealers, lawyers and judges. He then
gave some statistics showing the amount
of the drink bill of the Unlted States and
also Of some Of the states. and what
these amounts would do il invested in
other lines OF business. He believed
that neither OF the other parties intend
ed 10 take up the temperance issue in
earnest. The prohibition party is the
only one which presents an issue which is
purely national.
General Hugh j. Campbell was then
introduced as the representative of the
republican party. He did not believe
that there was much use to discuss ma
tional politics in Dakota. "I might as
we'll talk to Q lot of babies five years
Odds, for none OF us can vote or take any
part national politics." The prohibition
party was not in the fight as a national
party. 1t was simply the tell end OF the
democratic party. IT St. John had not
run four years ago Blaine would have
been elected and would now ne the presi-
dent OF the United States. II Grover
Cleveland shall be elected this year the
prohibition party will be responsible for
it. At present the slums Of New York
city and the old slave owners of the
south rule this country. The subject oil
the tariff was touched upon and argu.
ments in favor of 8 protective tariff for
the benefit of mechanics and laborine
men brought forward. The democratic
party in the south are preparing TO &C
complish their Rre4: quadrennial feat Of
suppreesing the negro vote. This will be
accomplished by ,ntimldstio and tissue
ballots. After q visit in the east ani
from such information as he could geI
he believed Harrison and Morton would
be elected.
Gov. Zlebach or Mr.. Peemiller were
expected to respond for the democratic
party, but as neither OF those gentlemen
were present the party was not repre'
sented.