Daily Republican., 1889-10-23

lcoMMUNlCATLD.
| Il see In last Saturdays Peninsula
meihodist. an article by the editor or
prohibition. II sounds like all his arti.
cieb, ana those he copies from other
papers. II appears that he designs 10
insult all his subscribers who believe in
prohibition. He says, twill the Voice
and all those who are misled by It's wild
paftianship take notice, that the on y
states IN the Union who have prohibition
Incorporated IN their constitutions, arc
The soildly Republican States OF Naine,
Kansas and Iowa, aud these two new
ones" The editor knows, n lie IA in.
formed, as he ought 10 be, that those
states would not hayo prohibition If IL
was not for the prohibition party, who
by their great efforts in eanvassinp the
states, circulating temperance literaturc,
and the voice which vNailv tran,ceud !
bis paper In ability, aud tbe w. T.U.,
that worked nobly 10 MD IN the good
work. Even In those States tile PARTS I'm
some counties did their hest against It,
The hrst plohibitory law was enacted
10 Maine more tan thirty ysArs ago,
When tho Democratic party was In
power, ard u became 80 much Identified
with tho interests Of the State thHt,
although efiorts have been made To re.
peal II, u rou d not be done. tits true
that the State voted on constitutional
amendment when Han. Mr. Blnlne ran
Tor Prssldeht, bat while ic got about
eighteen thousnhd majority the Amrnd
ieent got about forty two thousand. The
ttpnbliran party could have carried con-
etautional amendment in PENNSYLVANIA,
NJ Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and even
n lsl lGt hIas Il
not suppote that the Voice is anxious Tor
such editors who are party blind "to
follow Its leadership or oue who lie.
nounces It's facts or figures as being false.
without proving It otherwise. The edl-
tI's assertion does NOT change tue fao,s
or figures, hey are neveril eless facts OF
Tho most positive truth, aud nev r has
sry paper shown facts or figures TO prove
tue contrary, but like the editor, hayo
made false assertions.
Wbat the Voice has sail ab )ut the
Cbrstian Advocate and It's editor ia as
true as the gospel. aud the editor of the
Advocate has never answered the Voice
III q manly way, Int became ruiilcd, and
made charges against 1t without retiec-
tion or proper consideration. The trouble
with him, like the EDITOR, he had not the
ability, for he no doubt ielt that he had
by his silence on the great question at
Issue, became cnlpatle. hope there
viii bc y change Ia the Advocate and
McthodlAt soon. or they will have to get
''sweet Cicely" or some other remedy TO
sustain the papers that profess to advo-
cate morals nnd religion, when il tarty
That connives ut rum Aud rulu IL upheld
by them. Potter CArtright said that poll
ties are bad tieke, aud no doubt If the
editor pursues tho course lie does, In de-
ieuding 4 party that has become us cor
rnpt as any party could. be will feel the
ticks bite little. ~ shall vote the Pro.
hibitlon party ticket, but shall cot take
the Voice any longer" 1t Ia really
funny that you would publish such An
assertion.
A goodly number heie take tie PENN
sula Methodist. but would not have II
nov, but would vote the Prohibition
party ticket. As the Peninsula Metho.
dist has been conducted heretofore, up.
holding party that has become corrupt,
we may say, save me from my friends. "
w b. GREd0