New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-06
Reed & Barton,
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HOW TO GET PROHIBITION.
THE SEPARATE POLITICAL PARTY lin
ORANGE.
A JOINT DEBATE BETWEEN JOHN I. PLATr AND

A JOINT DEBATE BETWEEN JOHN I. PLATT AND
PROFESSOR SAMUEL DrCKIE.
Jobn T. PIatt the Editor OF "Tic Poughkeepae
Eagle handled successfully last night the Rcpuocap
side OF the Prohibition question: In JOINT derhte "hcn
be had with Professor samuel DcEie. the chairman a
fhe National Committee Of the Prohibition party ihs
debate took place ut Prohibition PARK staten ishho.
The audience was not large. bat II was made up d
those who are utterly opposed to ench and every po
cal party except the Prohibition party, but Mr. Flats
argument was so clear and ;hc points which ne made
were so plain, that he was literally appmnoeo' MI
Plat took tho position in the ope'ng G. MS argument
that the Prohibition party never could win that which
II seeks by remaining by ITSELF
"Today. as always, he SAIL the Republican party
does not pretend to be Prohibition party But what
&c the problem which faces the advoates Of this reform
m day, Tho problem +, that n majority Of men. noe
only ON my side but on the ether dc, practically hold
that there is something beneficial in the use of m
toxcang liquors. 1t IS ab'olucly inpossiDic 70 ong
together any large number Of men VINO Dehc'e III "o'
soiuc prohibition Those who believe in II oehe'cl
It thoroughly but TO carry prohbiuon we h"'c so' "
carry an election We have got TO ret, In some way
or other between 100000 and 100000 votes IN tii'
So,o When y,,u ,ook M thc nrogrcss that has been
modc by the Prohibition party how soon co You thhH
vou will reach 6OO,CO0 votes! Next year. the year
after, No. Can II be accomplished sooner than th~s
Yes am ProhbitiOnist aud a Repubieaih s''onK
and mn ardent Republican, but l would leave my
rortv to.morrow and i'm the Prohibition party, II
,boupht TINT BIZ 50 doing We could get Promoition'
Tho work must be done within the parues' ~ |"
oosor 10 cot man 10 work within his party tnah 70
rot him 10 leave IT, what you need to 40 IS 10 rccrus
vour ranks within the other parties lon can convert
man easier II you don't make IL concit'oh tis. ~
null I'm his stakes and break away from all '"a'
politically dear 10 him. To make Prohp,"o" '''"'.
Won must have II established by the general consent OF
the public The Republican party, fof instance "0
Ievcs I'm protection and honest dollar Doh' 'o"
think TIM, the Democrats would go In Tor fec 'raas
and free silver II they came into power
I'm cose Won managed to elect Proh9iuoh Legs
,,,urc and q Prohibition Governor, they WONT" s'ane
only rs orc a. public sentiment was tehhd you
wc can establish p:ohlo,tion non-partisan OASIS
without destroying the party lines. This is tmhs
that concerns all people but can never DC a. srohs
the pir;y ties - -.
Professor Dickle used the stock Prohibition @gu
nents in reply to Mr.. Plat, the main one DenS
that because the liquor men were DIVIDING tneu
strnncth between the two great parties, ,he riv
Sihitton marry should stand by itself against po'h
In reply Mr.. Platt said that Mr. Dicke nsu 9I ~
the stronq,st Kind oi argument In support OF ns
iinc ~ Thinking. II because the manor men
dv,dcd their strength between the two great paruo
tha, they were ~ powerful. They wouid syon ~
driven ont Of business u they kept to themselves W
Joined either OF the two larger parties. III ue frr
hibiton party would follow the example OF w
iinuor dealers and divide their strength WIN lc
two parties they womb be In Posl,iDa ~ re' INV
Of the leaders tho sort OF noninauons sihs az"
+" .rnt up the Kind OF men that we want or We VIZ
vote asalnst them" II you do that, i know OF Oh
patty Tint would mighty soon come down.