The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-10-31
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Sam Small's Opinion of Who will
..~ be Hurt--Digest this
Interyiay

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-~. be Hurt--Digest this
Interview.
Sam Small is advertised to be in
Durham about the first of November
to speak in the interest OF the Third
Patty. Those Democratic Prohibits
tionisss who are anxious to further
the cause of prohibition, and yet claim
that they do not wish /, jeopardize
Democratic supremacy 10 the South,
can find something interesting in the
interview published below. Sam
SIN IN who may be regarded as one of
the leaders, il not the leader, of the
third party movement in the South
does the talking, anu it is plain to
see whom, in this opinion, the third
party movement will hurt in the
S'uth during this campaign. The in.
terview is taken from the Pittsburg
Dispatch.
A Dispatch reporter had chat
with Rev. Sam Small. the Prohibi-
tion lecturer and former consort Of
Rev. Sam Jones, in Pittsburg recen-
tly, in which the evangellstic apostle
of plain talk made some statements
that, TO say the least, are new and
original as tending, from q Prohibi-
Ii n standpoint. to show the general
condition Of affairs in that party, and
their attitude, and the effect it will
have on the natl nal contest.
After talking on general topics for
ut short time, he launched ost on
State politics in the South, saying
that his party had u State ticket in
the field in North Carolina, and we're
pushing the Democrats hard"
And" said the famous lecturer,
stretching himself in bis chair and
pushing his lands deeper in his peck
cts. while a significant earne,tness
appeared in his face, "wc're going to
score the Democrats in North Caro-
liua worse than they have ever bteu
srored before, and come mighty 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 Republic ms
as opposed to the Democrats!" said
the rtpo't:r, surprised by the state.
ment
"Well." said Rev Sam, "no. not ex
actly, tile papeis and speakers and
people don't or won't understand that
We don't care which party we hurt as
long as We gain our points, because
We are no better off with Democrats
in power than with Republicans. IL
the S nth We hurt the Democrats,
aud in rhe North the Repub leans. "
"Well, that being So" said tn: re.
porter, ''how will the losses and z .ins
o. the two parties balance upy'
eff the Prohibition patty hal
worked from the start on their point"
said the lIcturer, We cgula hive
turned Tennessee, North carpiina
and Virginia to he X publ cans. aad
Michigan, Minnesota. aud Iowa to he
Democrats" Counting electoral
y":es up OF his tigers The reparter
saw this wou'd give the Republicans
u gain Of tw'A1
"And," said the genial Sam, con.
tinuing with some hesitation, ~
hiuk the Prohibition party has more
b, z siu by the defeat of the Demo-
CT t. than The Retutlicans. II the
K puhlIcans are defeat d, that's the
last OF them, in all probability, as q
parry. II the Democrats are de.
f'-atrd and the S.uthrrn Democratic
uilice holders turned out. they will
get disheartened down South and
Q me over g. tn Prohibition party.
The Democrats are the ones that
are going % me over 10 our party
in the south. The Republicans Of
that region will sti"k together, but
The Democrats they are largely for
temperance, anyway, and only need a
slight influence to turn them.
"fhis is the OILY way we can ever
succ ell, Whichever party goes 10
pieces-and no wIll-that one will
come over . The Prohibition rarty.
We do not care which one wins. and
We can only urn our s'nngth where
II will best 1--WE Us our points aud
bring Us the most votes fJr our Iar
ty.".