St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-28
PARTISANS IN TRUTH.
PrOhibitionists Discuss Some
Of the Purely Political
Questions.
More Condemnation for the
Old P arties and Ben Hap-
pison.
A Watch Dog Causes a $780,
600 Fire by Upsetting a
Lamp.
The Presbyterian Alliance
Wrestles With Library,
School and Church.

1870
up the questions which enter into the
politics of the old parties. Ex-Gov. st.
John gave a hint of it on Monday night
when he wound his fingers into the hair
of the Mckinley bill and appliedlthe saw
to the horns of the Wall street bull.
Yesterday this new departure became
still more prominent, when Secretary
Upper read a paper prepared by Ole
Kron on ''Shall Our Platform Be Broad
ened?" This paper started a de-
bate on the merits of bi-metal-
ism. and prohibition was scarce
" mentioned during the morning,
Mr.. Kron classed the national bank sys-
TEN alongside the liquor business, or
one of the two great evils Of the coun-
try. The financial question was appar-
entity a little too involved for the aver
age delegate, for when the chairman
called for remarks there was silence.
He urged discussion, DR.. CIV, Emery,
of Minneapolis took the floor. He did
not agree with the paper. He could not
believe that the traffic of finance was
next to the traffic of the saloon. He
thought the conference should dlsap-
prove of any such tendency. The Farm
ers' Alliance had made the mistake al
ready of making too much of the finan-
cial question. DR.. Pinkham said the
financial question could not be divorced
from the liquor question. The party
had lever openly assailed the national
banking system, but if the platform
system was back of the whisky dig
garchy. TIE whisky business had con-
Sumed $1S, 600, O00. 900 of money since
1862, for which it had given the people
no equivalent. The banks came to the
rescue of the liquor men whenever that
business was assailed.
Back and forth across the hall the
discussion ragged, the delegates seeming
about evenly divided on the question.
1t babe fair to last all day, until the
leader of the prohibition secured the
floor, and suggested that the delegates
listen to
The temperance ark IS just about to sail,
Get aboard
She is chartered by a prohibition clan,
Get aboard!
She can't afford to wait,
SO don't you be TOO late,
Come, get aboard
just as a delegate with an unmuslcal
ear was about to get a board two inches
thick, the O ceased, and with 1t the
discussion died. Then Rev. J. p. Pink
ham discussed state organization. The
voters of Minnesota engaged in agri-
culture exceeded those of all other Oc-
equations by 1000. he said. The farm
ers alone could then bring ~deliyerance.
They should be shown that the beef
products had been greatly reduced in
price by the Vaccinations of capitalists,
members of the old parties. The ratio
of taxation would be cut down by WHIP
S,o. o,k ruhic1ry no cfnfn inSfitIfinnc
would not have to be supported, and
the number of taxpayers would be
greatly increased. A%lecture bureau was
advocated which would give each town
at least two meetings a year. How pro-
vide funds? The 10, 600 members of the
party in the state should provide it. The
state committee should endeavor to fur
nish a paper that would give news and
party facts.
In the afternoon Miss Carrie Estey
read a paper on "Woman's Work for
Our Party" which was followed by the
invariable discussion. How best to get
at the people was argued from all
Standpoints, the education OF children
being especially dwelt upon as an i'm
portant factor.
Samuel Deckel, chairman of the ma
tional committee, addressed the confer
ence on reorganization and Finance"
He would have n man, fitted by
nature for the work, employed as an
organizer, and he would have that man
paid enough so that he could afford to
give up his business for the cause.
1.-THE Man in the Ranks" by Rev. L.
F. Allen. was a humorous effort, which
contributed to clearing away the smoke
of former battles and paving the way
for future engagements. One Of the
latter came speedily.
F. 4. Pike, of st. Paul. addressed the
conference on "HOW to Increase the Cir
culation of Our Papers," That brought
up the question of whether Prof. w. R.
Dobbin's paper. the Progressive Age, Is
a Prohibition paper. and it looked as If
what the sporting editor would call "a
pretty scrap" might result. The scrap"
materialiZed. but it was merely a WOrdy
war. For a couple of years the Pro-
gressive Age was the organ of the Min
nesota Prohibitionists, but last fall 1t
become an out and out Farmers ALI
ance advocate. The charge was made
that Prof. Dobbin had ''sold out" TO the
ward Withdrawn. Boiled down
to a residuum, the complaints
against Dobbin amount to this:
as a Prohibitionist he requested the
support of that party. While a Prohlbl-
Zionist in sentiment. he was still a re-
former on all questions outside of pro-
hibition. Merely because he had re-
ceived the support Of the Prohibition
lists, he did not feel bound to advo-
cate in a political campaign the prohi-
bition cause to the total exclusion of
the Alliance movement, i'll which he
was every whit as much interested.
The Prohibitionists thought his action
ungrateful, to say the least, II there
the matter ended. The Progressive Age
will receive no more support from the
Prohibitionists as a party. That closed
the afternoon session.
Poor Ben Harrison vas in for it again
last night as soon as the lights in Har-
monia hall were turned on. The first
speaker on the evenings programme
was Bishop j. N. Fitzgerald, who dis
cussed prohibition Most Certainly At
tanned Through Party Organization"
He argued that the old parties were in
the hands of the liquor sellers, and that,
therefore. no help could be looked
for from that quarter. Moreover, the
Prohibitionists had done their utmost
for years to Secur some recognition
from the old parties and had always
been either put off with false promises
or openly insulted. Prohibitionists
must stand by their party or never
hope to achieve anything.
Samuel Dickie, the chairman of the
national Prohibition committee, a tall,
broad-shouldered individual, with
blonde beard, followed IN an attempt to
show that the old parties should bury
themselves and allow the Prohibition
lists to dance ON their grave. His argu-
ment was that they hau outllved their
usefulness. They were great parties
once and made great records, but those
times were a long distance in the past.
Now they have no excuse for living.