The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-08-29
RIGHT VERSUS WRdNG;
(WHICH SIDE. MY cHRIsTIAN
BROTHERS, ARE YOU ON2,,

DIR. A~lcxanierss Letter Acceptius the
Prohibition Gubsrnatorial Nomination
In Wlsconsin-It IL . Fight for Princlple
Y Honor and Must. He = Fight 10 lAS
Hon: :. 7. Smith, secretary frohibitioa stats
s'nefes o0nsaiss'si i .
After carefully considering the. can
didacy preferred mo by the convention at
Madison, for the chief executive office Of
the State Of Wisconsin, I wish to thank
the gentlemen and friends In the con-
ventiof for the compliment and honor
conferred on me, and l hereby accept the
nomination in accordance with the
cordial expressions Of the Representatives.
of tho party in said Convention.
And now ! desire to declare my pur-
pose, with the friends of the cause we
espouse and love, to fight it out on this
line, till triumphant victory shall perch
upon our banner for God and right.
Yes, sir, there must be conflict be-
tween right and wrong. Conscience will
lead the battalions OF the right; malig-
nant spirit and money will mHrshRl the
wrong. We shall fight for Principle, for
homer; The Opposition, for shame and dis
honor. We propose to fight to the fin
ish, although the contest may be long
and bitter, with bloodshed and MARTYR
dom, as in the past. Every NAH who
participates iii the fight, no matter to
which side he allies himself, knows full
well that there arc just two elements in
the contest-right and wrong.
Which side, my Christian brothers, are
you on? We are firm In our conviction
that Conscientious and Christian men
can no longer vote for the protection and
!egalization of the rum traffic. Licens-
ing an evil, in any form, is a sin, d
shameful compromise with the cohorts
of Satan. 1t is claimed by some that we
are not "educated ups on tho subject.
Oh! what elimination! Are we fools,
after a half c%entury's instruction in tho
great University of Life? Who is so
blind or ignorant that he does not dis
cover righteousness right in the prohibit
lion cause2 Who is ST deficient In edu-
cation that ht does not discover on one
side order, sobriety, purity, intelligence,
progress, right; on the other, disorder,
drunkenness, d%epravity, wrong?
The issues in u prospective cam
paign are clear, so he that runs may
read the handwriting on the wall. There
are strictly but two courses to pursue
the right and the wrong. Friends Of labor
and prosperity, which of the courses will
you espouse? We favor legislation that
will insure to the laborer, the farmer
and the mechanic a fair share of the
profits of their labor, and check the ten
dency to divert the earnings of the many
into the hands of the few. Which course
IN action will your wisdom dictate? Doyou
seek to prevent combination to Cypress
you, and prevent the increase of the
price of the nccessaries of life, then it is
certain you will declare for the first par
ty, for the right, and strenuously oppose
the wrong. Let us unite in %favoring
courteous arbitration of differences be-
tween capital and labor, and an honest
and careful execution of the new ballot
law of the State, and enter our solemn
protest against the use of money in cleo
lions, and thus protect tho great strong
hold of a free nation, the ballot box.
We desire to recognize the veteran de-
tenders of our Government when in peril,
and to appreciate the services Of those
who, through exposure, privations and
suffering, preserved our Union, and
struck the letters of servitudc from four
millions of people, to give them the
rights of true citizenship, and the enjoy
ment of the blessing of freedom, and tho
privileges of a free country.
In closing 1 must declare for prohibit
ton of abuse and wrong. The purpose
of government is to prohibit wrong and
protect the weak. So let every enemy
OF wrong and oppression unite with tho
Prohibition party to secure the rights of
all, and sweep clean from tho fair face
OF our land the greatest curse of our race.
Very truly, your obedient servant,
CuARIEs ArEyANDEp