The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-09-13
Friday, Sept. Gss, 1859.
All Prohfbit1onists.

A dehata-a rather misce lianeous one al
be it--sprapg up few evenings since al
the Post Office on the subject of Prohibition.
The dispn tants started in with apparent?
adverse ideas to prohibition--but they were
about unanimous in their opposition TO the
Hhskey traffic What was mcst remark
able feature IF discussion was 10 note how
the logic Of facts cut OF their own mouths
overturned their arguments and led every
one IN and onto the Prohibition party plat
form before they were awars Of ii. II was
not little amusing to hear the former bit
ter enemies TO the prohibition movement con-
deranipg their own opposition, and declaring
in favor Of all there is 10 the Prohibition
party, the abolisbment Of the liquor traffic
by law This is absolutely ali there If oi
the Prohibition party. Ii that wos con-
summsted the party would disappear as 4
factor in politics, The party is simply an
Abolition party revived again. This time
its objective point is whistey. Formerly
il was glayery-lhe traffic in sia7es. A
present It is the traffic in alcohol
The old parties couldn't let so Of slavery
and this weakness is manifested by the dom
inant parties Of the present time. They
seem powerless 10 let go Of whiskey. Beth
old parties have pretty strongly committed
themselves to High License, and are bidding
uore spiritedly every month for the saloon
vote and favor Honest men who have de-
c!ascd all alor5 they are opposed 10 iicensf
high or low are putting or their studying
cans, and when they Sc: out 10 argue agaiIs'
the Prohibition party, before they are aware
OF The fact they ere standing with both tee
squagely on the prohibition platform. 'Ehi'
is a strange anomaly, Prohlbitionists op~
posing prohibition. 1.-THE Old parties would
both declare boldly against The saioon L
would pass away ike a summer mist. Inc
hetter judgement and moral sense OF the
community arc almost solid against 1t, and
it is only party cowardiee that stays Their
hand from snli,ing il to The death. The "
c, y. Us are covering the universe with
their organization, and are carrying their
teaching into every school room and church
swearing the children On the altar TO hate
alcohol rs Young Hannibal was sworn 10 IN
dyirg hatred OF Rome There is no escape
from this avcnglng Nemesis The sons and
daughters s ill shame the fathers who vote
10 license the saloon. 1t is not a mere pc
itical patty that is engaged in this struggle
but he great moral sense Of the public, anc
atom by atom this force gravitates TO COM
mon centre urged hy self-impelling power
that no opposition can stay. The enemy
has long foiled his pursuefs hy conceaiine
the citadel Of his power. That citadel has
at last been discovered. It is in Politics.
All the out lying detachments Of the Tenn
perance army are being;called in and massed
against this one strong point. Some Of those
organizations hesitate to obey the summons.
but their members are obeying and steadily
marching on to that line of battle. No or
ganization OF temperance workers can resist
this movement. 1t is by law alone that
the saloon maintains its power Without
the pgis Of the law the traffic is a crime, its
existence nuisance, Foiled at every point
it is now offering the bride of High License,
hoping to corrupt its enemies aud retain its
hold by paying the taxes for the rich with
money wrenched from the poor and help
less. Ne decent man can advocate the blood
money OF High License, and there is no
longer choice but to vote for High License
or against it. The latter is prohibition.