The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-15
TEMPERANCE REFORM.
Men Who Favor 1t Can DO No Better Than Cast
Their EallOts Tor Governor Chase.

10 The Editor OF the IndlanaD0lS J0urnaE
If the true temperance voters of Indiana
are alive to the cause of sobrlcty they will
go TO the polls and emphasize their faith by
voting for Ira j. Chase for Governor. There
is now an opening where our votes will
count. The writer is one of the first Pro-
hibitIonIsts in the State, and has. for years.
urged all lovers of temperance to cast their
ballots for temperance men regardless of
party affiliations, and now earnestly calls
on the Christian temperance reformers to
show their faith by their works. Certain
noisy professors of temperance reform are
now pouring out their wrath through the
Prohibition organ Oh Governor Chase, be-
cause he has acce pied the nominal
because ne has SO acted as not
to drive the whisky vote ont of his party.
Would the third-party Prohib1tionists re-
fuse the votes of the saloon meni Would
had the votes of men who take dramp
Do not the third-party Prohibitionists
know that thousands of voters W no take
dram" are opposed to saloon drunkennessY
Even saloon men do not want drunken
men liz office and viii vote for sober man
rather than for ''sot." Now, if the dram
drinker, the saloon-keeper, the liquor
dealer want to vote for Governor Chase
because they believe that he is and will be
an honest temperance Governor, shaIl re-
fuse to vote for HIM on this account? The
writer hopes that all lovers of temperance
reform. In Indiana will feel free to
ed bin making Governor Chase's plur-
ality so large. that all men may
tempe voters a are nonsparsi partisan
The writer is not member of Governor
Chase's party, but feels interest enough In
the success of q man known TO be a lover
of sound morals and q promoter of sobriety
to waive all party Loyalty for bis promo
tion to the Office of Governor of Indiana.
One can but feel humiliated on reading the
outbursts OF hatred so clearly manifested
In the writings of men who call themselves
Christians, but who forget their profession
ministers of the gospel when advertis-
ing third-psrty politics in matters of pro-
bibitiop.
!. The writer has nothing to say against
other candidates for Governor. but does
urge all who wish TO make certain the VIC
tory of Governor Chase to stand up and be
counted for him and for the election Of our
temperance principles to the highest office
in the gift of the people of the State.
It is true that Governor Chase is q Repub-
lican, that thousands of men who hold
views the opposite to third-party Prohibit
tiOnists will support him, and that his
views on other matters may not be in accord
with ours yet he does stand uDimpeached
in his temperance habits, for which even
L
can, q true ProhibitiOnist. go to the
polls, and. side By side with q saloon man.
vote for Governor Chase, while / would
not thus vote with him for n saloon man.
not refuse the votes of the vilest sinners,
aud why should hef IL they want to help
us IN raising the standard of morals shall
we refuse their aid? We can never intro
duce any reform in this free country while
We ignore the sinners, so-called. When
they are for good man let us say amen.
1t is pretty evident that Governor Chase
will have the united support OF his
party. and the writer hopes that there are
enough temperance people in the other
parties who will see to 1t that his election
10 made sure. We surrender no principle
in SO doing bat rise to our high Christian
duty ms citizens. Governor Chase knows
nothing of this article. 1t is written with
ont money and without price to aid In the
for good man on n supposed bad platform
than for bad man on supposed good
platform. Governor Chase's enemies ad-
nit his high standing, his pure life and his
third-pa party PrOhibItionist he is to them no
friend of temperance. There are many
good laws in our statutes enacted by
men who belonged 50 the old parties. Shall
we demand their repeal on this acconnt'
election of Rev. Aaron Worth. since his
party leaders saw TO the voters. We do not
want yOur votes unless you join our
party" or words of like meaning. but there
are voters enough in the State to elect Ira
j. Chase, and thus declare our feaify to our
temperance faith. Let us do IL. The writer
has no hard words for any voter in either
party, but writes only In the interest OF
temperance reform that 10 made possible
when such men as Governor Chase can be
supported by oil classes Let us have no
quarrels over this matter. FREE VOTER.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. Is.