The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-07-17


Temperance Party
II Teassert that the general vote
of East Tennessee and of Middle
and West Tennessee, Texas, Kan
sas, ETC., is strongly indicative of
temperance republicanism as
against whisky democracy" So
says Mr.. Clemens in his last letter.
That's it exactly. He ssid the
horse was seventeen feet high, and
he proposes to stick to it. Facts
and figures had as we'll be burned.
You nay'put twenty standard to
the horse, each Of which show him
to be only seventeen hands high,
but Mr.. Clemens seventeen feet
and he is going to stick to it.
Now, we have Maine, Kansas
and Iowa that have adopted prohi-
bition. They are republican States,
and behold what glorious temper.
ance work the republicans have
done.
Mr.. Clemens says that the demo-
Gratis cast the deciding vote in these
elections, that is, Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island. Well pray tell
us what the republicans were
doing? If the republican is the
temperance party, how could the
democrats cast the deciding vote I?
If we have to wait until the work
of the republican party brings pro-
hibition at the strides made in
those states, how long will it take
to bring it about? Mr.. Clemens is
q good mathematician, will he solve
the problem? 1t is the same old
question of the pole in the mud.
Draw 1t up twelve inches during
the day, and it sinks eighteen
inches during the night, how long
will It take to draw it out? The
samerule applies to both, so please
solveit.
Th4n comes Pennsylvania with
her 1900 republican majority, and
she dves nearly 100000 majority
nI,us $50,
their -they want prohibition evel
80 bad; but those naughty demo.
Gratis voted for whisky, and
although there were $4,000 more
republicans than democrats, YET
The rascally democrats ran right
over them and beat them nearly
100000. How long will it take that
kind Of work to bring about prohi
biton?
In my last l wrote Rhode Islant
when I should have said New
Hampshire. But now come,
Rhode Island. Shortly after Penn
sylvania cast her vote, RhOd,
Island, an overwhelmingly republi
can state, cast her vote giving I
majority of three fifths, and 5,46
votes over, in favor of whisky.
In these states it is a well know
fact, that has not been denie'
there, (althOugh Mr.. Clemens ma,
do 50 in Washington Terrific, y,
that the party machines of both tn
republican and democratic partie
gave their force for whisky. Wan
namaker came out boldly an
fought for prohibition, all to hi
honor. On the other hand, Qua!
the Chairman of the Nations
Executive Committee OF the repul
!, lican party, declared that he woul
vote for the amendment. A del,
cation thereupon waited on a ma
named Martin who is a chief hencl
, man of Quay's, and demanded a
, explanation of Quay's vote. Marti
, replied that Quay would vote ft
, the amendment, but that he woul
not "hurt the trade" And Marti
was one of the very active ants
, that contest. And Quay nevt
, opened his mouth further for tn
{ amendment.
/, The facts are, as Ihave heret0fOl
, stated, that neither the Repnblica
, or democratic are temperate
parties. AS parties neither of thel
f are friendly to temperance.
Take our present administratio
q as an instance. One of the be
q men in the nation occupies Il
o presidential chair. He gave
. noble example in New York, at II
, centennial celebration, by "turnir
. his glass upside down" Yet he
$ in Tennessee, one of the leadir
Federal positions is filed by
|, appointment from President Harl
son, of q man who is an instrume
and q willing implement in Il
n banda of the linnor dealers.