Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-07-31
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gresslOnaI Convention resolved In
favor OF temperance and demanded
National Prohibition. The Farmers
Alliance at Hill City ignored the
liquor question. The Democrats IN
their Phillipsburg District Convsn-
zion declared against Prohibition and
Ia favor Of license. On the temper
ance question we like the Republic
can platform the best.-HERALD OF
July Is.
1t is easy to resolve. 1t is policy
to resolve. 1t is fashionable to re-
solve, but who will dare say that it
was the real sentiment Of each mem
Der Of the Colby convention, when, in
the language Of a certain responsible
gentleman who recently wrote the
HERALD some OF the delegates chad
whiskey for an alternate?' There are
re. submissiOnists IN the Republican
ranks Again, although the Demo
Gratis adopted q re-submission plank
at Phillipsburg, who would say that
this was the sentiment of each dele
gate? There are prohibitionists In
the Democrat ranks. We have known
men to stand upon, and be elected
upon this same prohibition platform,
who were whiskey men. We have
known good men to stand upon, and
support the Democratic platform, be-
cause it was a party measure,-l1Ot
because they believed it to be right.
We have known good men to JeoGe
the Democratic party on account Of
this plank, but they did not join the
Republican ranks. Why? Because
they saw that inconsistent men were
often elected upon If, and failed to
exemplIfy the doctrine In their Ices.
We have known the stuff used in con
ventions and elections, and we have
known good men to te0ve the Bepub-
Ian party, but they did not join the
Democratic ranks, because they could
not advocate, as a party measure, the
saloon policy.
Now as to our Individual opinion
on this question, it is Just the same
that it has been. So, we believe, is
that of every other man who has given
the subject study, and if the question
should ever come to a vote again, we
are confident that the verdict of the
| people would be right, for on such a
question with the light that has been
thrown upon the subject, the old
truism 8" Vor poplsE, VOU Der would
hold good.
So, Mr.. Editor, it never has nor
never evjIt be a party issue, in fact, as
it is made to appear IN theory. You
know that the people Of Iowa, with
out regard to party. carried the
Probibitory Amendment In 1888. Z
know that the same is true of Kansas
in 1880, for men voted their senti-
ments ignoring politics.
Now, as to politics The Peoples
Party are making this fight on Ijrjng
issues. The question of re-submis-
sion is left to the judgment Of each
individual and Will be dealt with in
that way The Party is not composed
of Prohibitionlst's neither Of Re-sub-
missionists, but Of both classes. How
do they harmonic? Here it is, ''In
things essential, unity, In all things
charity" We are a unit on the
money question. We are unit on
the transportation question. Wo-nre
a unit on the trust question. We are
a unit on the public land question.
on the alien ownership of property in
America, and needed reforms gener-
ally. On the liquor question there is
| difference Of opinion, and. when the
time comes (if it ever does) to vote on
this question the people will speak
with no uncertain sound
The writer of this was delegate
to Hill City and knows whereof he
speaks when he says that this plat
form was adopted unanimously, and
as a matter of consistency, it is the
only consistent platform in Che 9Th
/ District.
Allow US, 1Ir. Editor, as we believe
You to be fair and consistent. to sug-
gest that the Ceiby and PhiIlipsburg
| platforms are for effect; to get votes;
are so just to show a difference IN
party lines, because It viii not do to
call all Republicans teo-totaleFe, nor
all Democrats drunkards. Not fair
you know. Also allow Us to give no
tice that the attention Of the Peoples
/ party can not be diverted from the
main issues as noted above. We