Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-10
AGAINST A THIRD PARTY
AN OPEN LETTER FROM THE REV.
DANIEL DORCHESTER.

Why He Is Republiran and Supports
Harrison ard Merton--He Has M Confi-
de"ce In the Efficacy IT Merely Partisan
Acton Ia Settling the Saioo, PR blcln.
The Rev DR.. Daniel Dorchester Of Boston,
has adj dressed another open letter to the public
In answering the question. Would 1t not DO
better TO have poll -ical party distinctly com
mittsl TO radical temperance policy aud to It's
cnfoicemf mt? ho says:
by no mcnns. l have already said tina.
have not SO much confidence in the efficacy Of
merely PARTISAN action, in settling the tloon
problem. rs many Sc IN to have. This Idle is u
kin q virus with whiih n.any are too aa lily
l. They do no. duly consider that this PROB
lem has many clements ent ering into which
polite j action Can not solve. 1t has, indeel
political and economic bearings but it more
fundamentally run pertains to ses ial and moral
Life, to apretitos and drinking customs which
political partisan action can only incidentally
touch
2. II could have hay way, GO political party
would champion specific temperance me asures
would havo parry conventions strike the
saloons sharply, and stimulate to action against
them as q means Of making strong AMI induen-
tai sentiment, but no party shibboleth Of spe-
cifc Legislative measures should divide the re-
form forces. Strong sentiment viii inevitably
crystaliize itself into enactmenis as fast ms it
develops and tntensihes an laws thus brou ght
about can he AMI will be enforced. But to ex-
transously force measures, by political party
p atforms divides aud alenates true friends OF
si. ~ lin LO 1917 ussiteu Isnuiss. IN 10
mon sentiment an life OF the people ara worsh
but little. But Republican conventions have
recommended legislatures to subnie cons itu-
tionnl prohibition TO the peope ms sure basis
ON which to decide the question OF statutory
prohibition.
B Matters SO vital to the best welfare Of our
common life ought not TO depend upon the cci-
dental fortunes and fluctuations OF politi. nj
parties, with the jealouses, bickcrin a. and
is;kless ambitions incidental thereto. These
interests are to1 gent anil too sacrel 10 be
perils ~, Is me GOD q. ~, us o. politicians
- Thus lar IN Its history the actual influence
OF the third pssty has been TO han leap temper
ance legislation.
Q N repub y no party can n$ retain the
ascendcncy, and when party goes dawn the In
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mo eaa 0 tio.n tls nature OF the case LOCAL
option must sustain an uniar.isan relation il 1t
u BssiSs, II Is : matter q, .; mu,on o,,sa,.va.
tou tha. strie *, partisan ,eg ia ion can =. en-
forssi i.r, :. AZ ~ 80 srsast ne DIS. En-
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Professor Bascoimb, the sEisst exponnder Of this