Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-09-17
Views of a Temperance Woman.

of The Alert, and asked !
to state for publication what position
she occupied in regard to the contem-
plated political alliance between the re-
publican party and the prohibltionists
Of the state? Mrs. Slaughter resides on
a farm north of Bismarck and is also en-
gagged in teaching township school.
She had just driven IN from the country
and readily assented to the request, say
ing: "Well, if The Alert thinks my
views worth publishing you may have
them"
II can only say for myself that have
been q prohibitionist when prohibition
was extremely unpopular here IN Bis
marck-and having stood by it's flag
through all the dark years OF discourage
ment and defeat, do not propose to run
away now when the sunlight OF success is
resting upon our banner. What has the
republican party OF North Dakota done
for prohibition that we should be asked
to desert to it's ranks? Aud why are the
republican leaders SO anxious for plohi-
bition endorsements nowadays? Why,
l understand that resolution endorse
ing the republican party and com mend
ing Gov. Burke's desire to enforce the
prohibition law. has been already written
by prominent republican and is all
ready to be passed at the state w. G. L.
U. convention at Grand Forks next
week.
Now, 1t is very nice of Gov. Burke to
write letter advocating the enforcement
Of the laws, because that is what COVER
nors are elected for; and it Is very good
of the republicans to embrace prohibi-
tion now that it has become popular.
Prohibitionists ought not to refuse help
from any source-and it Gov. Burke and
the republicans want encouragement
and endosement from the w. G. T. q.
they ought to have it. All the same it
might be we'll to wait, and be sule that
their promises are to be followed by
performance. TLen there are many pro-
hibltlonists who are not convinced by
the sincerity Of republican professions on
this point, while the very pretenee they
are obliged to make to convince the pro-
hibition,sts of the reality Of their conver-
sion to prohibition, will drive all the
saloon keepers aud high license advo-
Gates out OF their ranks Then what will
be left Of the republi, i,an party? Only q
corpo:al's guard and they had better
come and take service in the ranks OF
the prohibition party under the banner
that we have followed from defeat to
victory.
OF course am only speaking for my
self. There are twenty-five ladies in the
local w. G. I. U. Of Bismarck, Of which ]
have the honor to be president, all Of
them bright thoughtful women-and
they represent all shades of political be-
lief. My experience has been that the
only way to get aloag peaceably in 9
society of ladies' is to keep politics and
! personalities out Of 1t, hence the two
delegates whom we shall send to Grand
Forks 60 there uainstructed on these
points, and when that republican resolu.
ton hops up in the convention they car
vote just as they chose about It. They are
kind hearted ladies though, and may
probably feel that it little plaster like
that viii stiften the backbones Of the re-
publicans, that it ought to be applied.
Please understand that I have only
given you my own views. OF course
am not a politician and there are nc
doubt wiser minds among our prohibi-
tion leaders who may zee their duty
differently, but I shall stay by the old
flag. even if there shall not be found an
other prohibitlonist in all the state to
keep me company"