Connecticut western news., 1889-10-23
TEMPERANCE.
CONVERT TO PROHIBITION.

Hon. w. H. Matthews, one of the oldest and most respected attorneys of the Cincin- nati bar, who has been lifelong, consistent and aggressive Democrat, has become con- vert to the Prohibition party. In speech delivered before the Central Prohibition Club of Cincinnati he said: Suppose you should invite some rough, selfish, boorish men to your home and they should take advantage spit upon your carpets and otherwise damage your house. After brief association with them you would feel like turning them out of doors or yourself moving into new home. The Democratic party, following out its principle of securing to the individual the largest degree of personal liberty consistent with the welfare of the State, invited the liquor men into its organization. But they have taken possession of the party and have l disgraced 1t and dragged it down from it's selves and now so dominate the party that l decent and self-respecting man can no l longer maintain his political residence with them. have therefore felt compelled to leave my old, revered and much-loved | political home.
 "In coming into the Prohibition party l | find exactly such party as delight to associ- | ate with and just such platform as delight | to stand upon. It is magnificent party, and with it's splendid ticket and splendid | the approaching election, and it will do so unless the temperance men ill the old parties continue, as so long did, to be too cowardly to forsake their evil associations and to come out and tell the truth about them."
 What have the saloons ever done for humanity! How many souls have they saved? How many people have they clothed, except the saloon-keeper's family? When we have strike the saloon-keeper often con- tributes more than the dry-goods man, but he robs them of more. never knew one of | them to give cent that he did not expect | ip PnyU1ar1u
 Some great man said that he would rather face an army of lions led by sheep than an army of sheep led by lion. The saloons would have more to fear from party of drunkards under the leadership of out-and- out Prohibitionists, than from party of temperance men under the leadership of the advocates of High License.--Witness.
 In South Dakota S9,5o9 votes were cast for Constitutional Prohibition and B, ,458 against it, giving Prohibition majority of 6O53 in a total of 72,965. The vote for Governor stood A; c: Mellette let (Rep:), 5s,12e; P; ?; F: Republican plurality of 29,6ss in total of 76,592. In North Dakota Prohibition re- ceived a majority of HOO. Hansbrough, Republican candidate for Congress, obtained majority of 15,Ooo, and Miller, Republican | candidate for Governor, majority or l2,6Ou in total of 39,5OO.
 A great mass-meeting of party prohibi. tionists was held in the City Hall at Spring field, Mass, last week with very powerful addresses by Frances B. Willard and Rev. I. J. Lansing, D. D., of Worcester. Dr. John Blackmer, candidate for Governor of Mas sachusetts, was present and spoke few words.
 M.V. B. Bennett, the able Kansas Prohibi- tionist, is laboring for the party with fine re- suits in the Middle States. He delivered more than 200 speeches in Ohio last year, and the most flattering testimonials about him have been made. He will make ad' dresses during part of October and Novem- Der in Indiana. Those desiring his services should write to Dr. J. G. L.. Myers, Bloom ingdale, Ind.
 Prominent recognition is given the liquor bosses in New Jersey by both the Democratic Krueger, the powerful Newark brewer, is one of the members-at-large of the Demo cratic State Committee. J. Frank Fort, one of the most notorious Personal Liberty men | State Committee.