Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-17
ALL AMBITION LOST,
A PrOhibitionist Declares the
Rewards of His Party
Workers Are
VERY SMALL AND AFAR OFF
Little Children Left by the Side of
Their Dead Mother.
A PECULIAR LAW In VIRGINIA.
Congressman Bynum's Story Of His Indiana
Campaign.
VERY SMALL AND AFAR OFF
PECULIAR LAW IN VIRGINIA.
TALKS WITH PEOPLE PASSING THROUGH

'.Prohibitionist-one who voluntarily
sacrifices every personal political ambition
and aspiration to dominating principle. :"
Such was the aphorism made by Mr.. 81.
r. Brown, a Prohibition delegate from
Connecticut TO the National Convention
held recently in Cincinnati. The gentle
man has been the guest of his sister, Mrs.
Buell., a nationally prominent W. C. T. U.
woman in Chicago He discussed the pro-
hibition situation unreservedly with a
DISPATCH man last night at the Union
station, while en- route from that city to
his home in Connecticut.
"The success of the party is inevitable, !"
continued Mr. Brown. 81 am not over en-
thuslastic upon the subject. as I can look
upon it from a practical as well as an
ethical point of view, being a man of busi-
ness and in my younger days mixing much
with the world as a newspaper man.
Expects History to Repeat Itself
''The history of American politics has re-
peated itself and will continue to do so
until party which will be practically de-
void of corruption gains the ascendancy.
''It is the long lapse of time, necessary
to produce this result that causes me to
give the definition of the word prohibi-
tion which you have previously heard. To
illustrate this may cite my own case. al
though not from any egotism, for to my way
of thinking man of hopeless ambition is
not entitled to egotistical thought, but
simply because am better acquainted with
nv own lot.
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Democratic in my beliefs and prejudices,
and indeed 1 am still and would heartily
support the Democratic ticket, were it not
for nv realization that corruption exsists
in the form of their refusal to wipe
out the dominating evil of the
country, the liquor selling's legaliza-
tion. 1 was among the first to cast a vote
on the Republican ticket in 1856 because I
deemed the new party to be more pure than
the other and older one, and was glad to
avail myself of an opportunity to vote with
those who were comparatively pure.
Joined the Prohibition Party.
"In the course of time was disappointed,
although before that period had made
sufficient progress to have offered me many
alluring political Offices. When the prohi-
bition movement was started 1 decided to
cast my issue with them. To be sure it
was not without some little internal argu-
ment, as / have ambition and would have
been glad to hold position of honor, and I
realized that it would be some time before
the new party would be of sufficient power
to benefit the workers. But my sense of
right triumphed and went with the Pro-
hibitionists. Since that time have worked
for the good of the order.
81 think no more fitting tribute to good
mans name may be found than the history
Of Mr.. Demorest, the patriarch of the Pro-
hibitIon party, who was the unsuccessful
nominee for President at the Cincinnati
Conyention. Mr.. Demorest has given up
his life entirely to the great cause of pro-
hibition, and has probably seen the last
convention Of his life. He is now an old
man, and will scarcely live until the next
four years roll around. While living he
has been all that could be desired of man.
Pure-hearted, noble and faithful to the
great cause of his fellowmen, he has passed
through life with naught to reward him but
an occasional kindly mention of his name
In any other party he could have attained
an eminence of great height, but sacrificed
all for the one purpose Of bis heart-to as
sist mankind with his own genius.
''Demorest will soon be gone, and it will
be others who will replace him and secure
the reward which will surely come"