The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-08
MOL DISCOURAGED.
Prohibitionists say Recent Defeats Have
Not Discouraged Them.

Rr0h1bitlOnists say Recent DEFEATS Have
Not Discouraged Them.
The prohibitionists are putting on
very bold face IN view OF the recent set
backs to their cause in the eastern states.
Judging by the feeling of some of the In
dianspOlis members, the third party is not
going to turn up its toes Just yet. Perhaps
the most prominent and most influential
third party man IN the state is Capt. Eli
+. Ritter. To a reporter Saturday ne
said.
81 see nothing that need discourage
ANYBODY. OF course | would have liked
70 have seen the amendment carried in
Massachusetts and other places where it
has been up, and hope to see it carried
in Pennsylvania; but if II is not, 1
shall not be discouraged. There are So
600 at least, as shown by the result-vOt-
ers in Massachusetts, who, after thor
ough consideration of all the facts, be-
came convinced that prohibition is the
best way OF dealing with the liquor traffic.
and they had the courage so TO vote. 1t
is safe to say that that number represented
the best moral element, literary cul-
ture and true courage among the people.
The vote shows a crystaliZatiOn OF sentl-
ment upon the question, and 4 minority
though it may be- yet it is a vote and an
influence that will be felt in the future.
and don't you forg t it.
Referring 10 the conduct of the cam
paign in Massachusetts,, Capt. Ritter sud:
1T would be interesting to consider the
classes OF the people who voted on the
other side Of this question. MANY OF them
were good, honest people; but all the
worst elements were on the the antl-slde;
and those are not the elements that lead
public thought in this country"
tsIl0 Won not think some of VOTr marty
will become discouraged over the mat
ter"
'No sir. These elections that are being
held on the question OF prohibition are
Obtruding that question upon public at
tentiOn. They expose the fallacies and
falsehoods of the license system, and its
advocates. and educates the public mind.
There is one thing that Is certain and clear
that is, the saloon will have to 90. Ii
may not be this year, but there will be no
peace in politics nor society until this dis
turning element is driven out"
"You are not going to throw up the
fight, then, in Indiana ?'
THE campaign on this question in In
diana will be stronger and hotter next
year than ever before, and so it viii 90 all
over the country.
Misses Hay and Woodward the ladies
who have charge of the state prohibition
headquarters are not in the least discOm-
flied by the results in Massachusetts, and
New Hampshire ct was not our fight"
declared Miss Woodward yesterday, "and
there was nothing about 1t TO discourage
us. 1t was Just what l was expecting, for
1t was not our kind OF a campaign. We
don't believe IN non-partisan etorts-tEat
day is passed"
How do you explain the fact that when
the prohibition amendment came to a
plain vote of yes and no it was defeated ~
Because it was not a fair test. The
submission was a political trick, and pro-
hibition will not prevail by trickery.
The leaders of the republican party are
opposed to prohibition and brought about
the submission amendment in order to
bring discredit upon prohibition. The
rank and file of the republican party are
in favor OF it, but the leaders seek the
support OF the whisky league"
But | still do not understand how you
explain away the defeat OF a plain prohi-
bition amendment?" queried the re-
porter.
"Well, as | said before, it was not as
plain submission, but a political trick
There were, however, some other reason,
why the amendment did not call out the
full prohibition vote. In New Hampshire
they already had prohibition law and
the proposed amendment would have real
" weakened it, inasmuch as it excepted
cider. 1t was claimed that this exception
was made in the interest of farmers, there
being good deal of cider made in New
Hampshire. hut the cider clause. If left
out, would afford such great opportunities
for eyading the actual law that many Of
the prohibitiOnists refused to support it,
There was a somewh Il similar state of af-
fairs IN Massachusetts, and II cut down our
vote there. Another thing is that the
question was not agitated long enough be-
fore the people"
The Rev. Or. Keen, pastor OF Roberts
park church, who. although not parti-
san, Is in sympathy with the third party
movement, and has been for several years,
said to the reporter: Il do not think the
results in Massachusetts, and New IIamp-
shire will discourage the members Of the
third party. / at no time anticipated sue
cess for the amendments in those states
and do not think the amendment will
carry In Pennsylvania; in fact
have not the least notion that il
will. The vote in the eastern states is
10 me gratifying. instead OF disappointing
The matter has caus agitation of the
subject among the people and has served
10 educate them. That the amendment
did not carry q ies not matter. for
practical prOhlDltlOn Is not 10 be reached
in that way Prohibition as policy does
not mean simply tttutory law or constitu-
tiOnal provisions. Prohibition as prohibit
ton will be successful only when
IL has obtained control OF the
legislative. judicial and admins
istrative functions of our government. AS
long as it succeeds in controlling only one
or even two of these, its efficacy will be
destroyed. There are now prohibitory
laws in some states. but they are poorly
enforced. Hence they really have only
fragmentary prohibition there. That is
because the legislative, judicial and adj
ministrative powers are not united in its
favor. Practical prohibition can only be
attained by obtaining control of all the
branches Of government That is why /
am in favor of the third party"