Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-10-24
TEMPERANCE.
coNvrnr no pRonIBITIoN.


Hon. w. III. Matthews, one OF the Oldest
and most respected attorneys of the Cincin-
natl bar. who has been lifelong, consistent
and aggressive Democrat, has become con-
vert to the Prohibition party. In q speech
delivered before the Central prohibition Club
of Cincinnati he said "Suppose you should
invite some rough, selfish, bOorish men to
vour home and they should take advantage
Of YOUR courtesy to deface your furniture,
snif upon YOUR carpets and otherwise damage
ynur house After a brief association with
fhem Won 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 lnulVidual TIE
LARGEST degree of personal liberty consistent
with the welfare of the State, invited the
liauor men into its organization. But they
have taken possession of the party and have
disgraced it and dragged it down from its
high mission and have so intrenched them
selves and now so dominate the party that
decent and self-respecting man can no
longer maintain his political residence with
them. / have therefore felt compelled to
leave my old, reyered and much-ioyed
political home.
"In coming into the Prohibition party
find exactly such party as Idelight to assoei-
ate with and just such platform AS ! delight
to stand upon. II is Il magnificent party,
and with its splendid ticket and splendid
The approaching election. and 1t will do so
unless the temperance men IN the old parties
continue, as so long did, TO be too cowardy
10 forsake their evil associations and to come
out and tell the truth shout them"
What have the saloons ever done for
HUMANITY How many souls have they
saved? How many people have they clothed,
except the saloon-keepcr's family When
we have strike the saloon-keeper often con-
81 t,.or than the drV-OO0NS Int
he robs them Of more. never knew one of
them TO give a cent that he did not expect a
dollar in return.-T. ". Powderly.
Some great man said that he would rather
face an army OF lions led by sheep than an
army OF sheep led by a lion. The saloons
would have more to fear from a party Of
drunkards under the leadership of out-and-
out Prohibitionists, than from a party Of
temperance men under the leadership Of the
advocates Of High License. --Witness.
In South Dakota 80 500 votes were cast for
Constitutional Prohibition and 81, 400 against
II. giving a Prohibition majority OF 6O53 in
total OF 1865. The vote for Governor
stood: A. c. Mellette (Rep.). 53.129; p. T.
Mcclure fDem.). 23.44i; scattering pa
Republican plurality Of 29,6SS in total Of
76.592. In North Dakota Prohibition re-
ceiyed majority OF 100. Hansbrough,
Republican candidate for Congress, obtained
a majority of 1900, and Miller, Republican
candidate for Governor, a majority Of 1860
in total of $500.
A great mass-meetilg OF party prohibit
tionists was held in the City Hall at SPRING
field, Mass, last week with very powerful
addresses by Frances 4. Willard aud Rev. !.
j. lansing, ID. 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 Prohibit
ZIONIST, 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. lie will make adj
dresses during part OF October and Novem-
Der in Indiana. Those desiring his services
should write to DIR. j. G. l.. Myers, Bloom
ingdale, Ind.
Prominent recognition Is given the liquor
bosses IN New Jersey by both the Democratic
aud the Republican managers. Gottfried
Kruger, 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
Of Newark Is a member Of the Republican
state Committee.