The advocate., 1890-10-22


in the claim Of the republican party
upon the question Of prohibition
while such men az these remain its
standard bearers.
There is one fact that the people Of
Kansas may as we'll seize upon in all
It's fullness, and hold TO Il with the
tenacity Of the death grip to the end
Of this great struggle in our nation.
The tChisty poUer iriH neUer be sub
dued until the foundations of the
money pO1cer are first undermined
and its supremacy oUerthroWn. The
whisky power is one Of the chief
sources Of strength TO the money
power, and the two will go down to-
getber, We cannot better present
this view Of our case than by repro
ducing an editorial article, written by
Mrs. Diggs, that appeared in THE AD-
vooATE of May l4th.
LIQUOR SELLERS THE TOOLS or TIM MONEY
POWER.
Iti isa rare thing 10 find an alliance man whols
nignOrance Of the fact that the mIschevlous ma
nipulatlon OF the nations finances Is NJ the bot
tom OF the declining prosperity Of the masses OF
the people OF America
Beyond question the money power has for
years dictated party policy. In the historic words
OF Mr. Buell. they have mapped out the pro
gramme for both parties Whatever may have
been the shifting Of party personnel when the re.
publican party went out OF power and the demo
cratic party went ln there WAS no change what
sOeyer In the financial policy Of the government
Theheadquarters OF the mOneypOwer arein Wall
street Wall street men, nOneyed men who have
cOrnered the Injuries Of civilization and the ease
Of life, do not care one iota which political party
has the semblance OF power The essential thing
for them IL 10 retain control Of both parties, and
this they do eOectualy by fOrtfyng themselves,
not only by bribery and ownership OF Onclals,
but also by their management OF general and
popular politics, and this they do by using the
saloon element and liquor dealer rs the recruit
Ing and voting machine What Is the case In
New York city today9 Ten Of The twcnty.six
members Of the board OF aldermen are rumsel.
lers These willing servants OF Wall street are
under the daily supervision Of their masters.
They dictate the state politics, They elect their
kind TO the legislature Their influence reaches
on and out 10 the National Congress and the
White house, 10 a matter Of history that the
saloon is, more generally than any other place,
chosen ~ local headquarters Tor rendezvous and
and caucus holding especially was this true In
New York and other eastern states during the
last presidential campaign. This having been
true, decent men, men who would gladly give
their voices and their votes for reform measures
are practically driven out Of politics; they have
little 20 say as 10 who shall be put forward ~
party candidates, and the sole part which large
numbers OF good citizens have taken OF late years
In political campaigns has been 10 20 10 the pO Is
on election day and ratify the choice Of the sa.
loon caucus, back OF which has stood ~ supreme
dictator that great fOsterer and protector Of mo-
nOpOnes wan Street. NOT only do the decent
and respectable men Of the towns and cities alb
sent themselves from che caucus, but they also
stay away In large numbers from the polls In
New York city II Is estimated that there are 90
600 men who habltually abstain from voting;
while the cohorts OF the saloon, employed and
paid by Wall Street tools, float about In blocks Of
five from one precinct to another and repeat
their combination rum and money votes
II Is moreover true that the fostering cOndi.
lions, which plutOcracy has furnished the liquor
traffic, have made Of the rum power gigantic
monopoly scarcely second to lbs monster breed
ing plutOcratlc parent. The effect Of high
license has been 10 concentrate the capital In the
hands OF the comparatively small number Of
liquor dealers, thus placing II within their power
to well afford TO spend large sums Of money To
corrupt legislation and defeat all measures In.
furious TO their own business or 10 the schemes