New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-30
APPEALING TO TEAPERANCE~PEOPL
THE ANTIsALooN LEAGUE URGES ITS FRIENDS



TO SUPPORT MILLER.
The State Republ'can Anti-Saloou League OF
which ex-Judge Noah Davis IS president, has IS
sued an address TO the friends Of temperance Of all
parties of this State urging them to vote for Warner
Miller and against the nominee of the liquor saloon
and its ally In cviI,- David b. HILL III Is sur
ring, patriotic appeal to every man that mas any
regard for temperance REFORM Here are some OF
the things 1t says:
He stands upon the Platform OF the saloons, IN a
position purchased by the vetoes which have Kept them
for four wears safe from all harmful legislation" rely
ing upon their and their money, aided by the
blind spirit OF partisanshp, which chains 80 many 10
the wheel Of party nominations hoping thus to be kept
in position where least three years longer, he
can protect his in every threatening movement
legislature of people can initiate against them
Here then friends OF temperance, is presented =
real condition and not theory With Hill as governor
for the next three years the executive Office of the State
will DO an absolute and impossible barrier TO every
measure Of temperance reform that can be materially
Injurious TO saloon its interests. His numerous
vetoes Of such measures he vii. say land perhaps
rightly have approved by the people, and common
gratitude TO those friends who will have forced him upon
his party, and thus made and paid him, will command
his absolute allegiance their behess To this con-
dition friends OF temperance whether in the Repub'
lcan Democratic or Prohibition party
must for three years. surrender all hope,
unless indeed they secure two-thlFd
vote in both Houses Of the Legislature Is the tenn
perance man Of those parties willing to see
our great state brought this position OF dishonorf
The Governor of State must be Miller or Hil
IL their lives be spared To this result there IL no
alternative The Prohibition candidate stands no shadow
OF chance Of success and Is not even makeweight IN
the canvass except may help the bad candidate Of
the saloons into power. and thus c.ose the gates
OF hope against the success OF his own
anti saloon methods for the next three years NO
voter who loves Prohibition for itself has any right how
ever good 1t may him. do act that he knows
will or may lead to hateful result God will not
hold any man blaeless who does act however good In
itself that he knows will result in evil. Nor can any
principle his party justify him morally in so acting as to
arm known enemy OF that principle with power TO de-
stroy II. We confidently appeal to every citizen VINO
loves the Of temperance matter in what way ne
thinks be promoted to so cast his vote at TINS
election that it cannot directly indirectly aid the foes
OF every measure temperance reform Since then as
between the candidates of the great parties Miller ana
Hill the choice is a saloon defeat or saloon triumph
three years carnival of rum three years restraint
growing more and restrictive as the advancing people
NAV demand we advise and enreat citizens Who
love their country Christians who love their Goa as
men who love humanity to stand by and elect warner
Miller.