The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-12
THE THIRD PARTY PROHIBI-
TIONISTS.

IH& Third fAhIx FISOhlbA-
TIONISTS.
The Republicans in Maine passed the
prohibitory law more than forty years ago
and recently put prohibitory section in
the state constitution. The Democrats in
their platform demand resubmission of
the question to the vote of the people of
Maine; nevertheless there is a Prohibi-
Zionist organization throughout Maine
which is seeking to aid the Democratic
candidates for election to the legislature.
Wherever there is close legislative dis
trict or county there this Prohibitionists
are the most active, despite the fact that it
has been a test matter at the nominating
conventions of the Democracy that the
candidates nominated pledged themselves
to support the resubmission of prohibition
TO the people.
This present policy of the Prohibitionist
third party in Maine has always worked
mischief. In 1884 st. John, the third
party candidate for president, poled q, 900
votes for president in New York, thus
electing Democratic president. In 1855
the third party Prohibitionists in New
York state poIied $1,000 votes, thus elect
Ing to the governorship David b. Hill,
who steadily vetoed every high license
bill, in obedience to the command of the
saloon power. In 1887 the third party in
New York polled Al $50 votes. Had they
polled as many votes in 1888 for Fisk as
they did in 1887 Harrison would probably
have been defeated, but Fisk received less
than $1,000 votes, and Harrison in
consequence was elected. Nevertheless
Hill, the saloon candidate, was elected
In 1888 by reason Of the action of the third
party men in refusing to vote for Warner
Miller for governor, and in consequence
the liquor power was entrenched within
the state house at Albany during Hills
three years. term, and is entrenched for
another three years by the election of
Governor Flower, who, like Hill, was the
saloon candidate. The record of the third
party in New York is that it elected
Grover Cleveland, . man of whisky record,
president of the United States in 1884; it
elected Hill governor in 1885 and reelected
him in 1888. In other words, the liquor
power has had its own way in the Empire
state for the last six years. and is sure to
have its own way for the next three years
in legislation because of the course Of the
third party Prohibitionists, who have
three time, elected by their perversity an
out-and-out saloon" statesman governor
of New York.
In New Jersey in 1884 the third party
cast 6.100 votes--enough to have carried
the state for Blaine. In 1886 the third
party cast nearly 5000 votes and elected
the saloon" candidate to the governor
ship of New Jersey. The Republicans re-
tanned control of the legislature, and In
March, 1888, passed high license and
local option law. but the third party of
New Jersey, by clinging to their colors
At the next election. secured the election
of Democratic legislature. which pro-
ceeded to undo the temperance legislation
OF the Republicans. But for the Prohibi-
ton vote for Fisk of 4,74I in 1sss, Mary
land would have been in the Republican
column.
These third party Prohibitionists syste-
maticaliy vote to strengthen the hands of
the saloon party by helping to clothe it
with Legislative power aud opportunity
for mischief in the great doubtful states.
The third party represents policy OF
combining temperance influence with the
party most unfriendly 10 Temperance and
placing 1t in position 10 nullify slI the
practical results of temperance legislation.
The Republican party has established ie-
gal prohibition in Iowa. Kansas. Maine.
Vermont. South Dakota and New Hamr-
shire. and yet the third party is always
hostile to the Republican party and all its
efforts to restrain and regulate the LIQUOR
traffic. The consequences of the action of
the third party in New York in the past
have been so clearly injurious to the cause
OF sound temperance legislation that MANY
honest, intelligent temperance men this
year have ayowed their determination N
separate themselves from a party the only
effect Of whose presence Ia the pol,ticai
field is TO undo all temperance legislation
and to eject the saloon candidate to ex-
ecutive and Legislative responsibility.
One of these New York Prohibitionists
in a recent letter TO the Tr.b,..- noirts
ont that temperance is bu, one of a nur,.
her Of interests entering into the economic
policy Of the body POLITE, and that il can.
not be made paramount 20 ali Others
without ignoring or endAnEe-inr bv
neglect the numerous sociai and civic
questions that crowd hard upon The
country for settlement. From the ex.
ceedingly vigorous letter OF this New
York temperance Republican We quote as
follows:
regard the Democratic party a. create,
evil than this liquor trsfia /, is today the
greatest menace o. American institutions
/; prospers Ia the South by foreibiy suppress " {
the Votes of native. born els,ssns II prospers in
the North by irsuduleatly exp,oitius the voss.
q. foreign bora cltixeaa The infamous gerry,
iaansier Is its natural and latest prOdac-. Tan
many Hall is its typical ana corrupt ef,ioscs
cenee. II f2sfGss election returns, packs ths
assembly az a state with political brigsuGs " Ac
have ssots8 their seats, snd then rewards viii
the highest judicial honoEs the an VIE 500 .si
his orgnlus IN persect the dsstartiy &C. IL ~,
made leasue offensive sad defensive wiz
every thing isl&G e pIii,:cSliy bed. TAsre il
nothing rotten oF wsuog 10 lexis st.on whIcA 4
Las not eaxH pieRe4, aid IL is today be.ose -,