The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-22
PLAYING TWO GAMES.
How Agent Sutton Worked for
the Third Party.
THE ALLIANCE A SIDE ISSUE.
fr. CotterlIi shows the Double Back
Action Workings Of the Temper
ance Alliance Agent

ZEN pe-zncs Ai121GS II yesterdays PoSZ-iS-
TEEL1sExcEE hes provoked George F. Cosseriu
70 make az explanation OF his motives in pro-
posing tha. the funds OF the allIsnee should b
handled By the Prohibition state COMMITTEES
until after the presidential Campaign. Mr..
Cotter4u Is ore OF the editors OF the Woskia1tca
Temperance Magazine. deputy right worthy
gTsn1 tenpIeT 81 the Independent Order OF
Good TeGrlzrs OF Washington. and enc OF rhe
leading PEobio.tIo1ists in the state lis COM
Duatc2ti07 IS IS follows:
To THE EDITog: Your article in this uorr-
Iug's paper headed "a Freezs-Ont Game" etc.
contains much that Is misleading sad shows
t1sf tie reporter IVES carefully coached By
those present, whose interest & Was 70 n srep-
resent the motives and actions OF ali who ap-
pegred 20 oppose them. The report Of the pro-
eee1lDgs g. the convention IS ccrree. n the
main, end ire resolutions submitted Dy myself
ea1 2r. Davis and the statement I an g.
tEIbuted with ii the discussion which followed
are correct Is lar as they 20. WHAT I object 10
Is the comment, commencing ''As the close OF
the afternoon session enc Of the members rather
unwilling = confessed etc. Upon the stale
rnents OF tnis self-aathorized ''eonfessor" your
reporter has built up q carefully arranged plot
70 cripple Mr. sutton, labeled il e Freeze Out
Game "PFohibitiouis.s Try 70 Put Agent
sutton IN The Cold" and other misleading in
Ierences. and attributed Il 70 myself and Mr..
Davis.
| understand perfectly well that this story was
put iato the ears o! your reporter By one who de-
sired 70 misEepresent. As Mr.. Davis was not
only ether mentioned as urging the resolutions
which caused the Comment. the natural infer
eaee INTENDED 10 be conveyed Is that was tae
unwilling and reluctant 'ccntessor" o. the
details OF this imaginary plot. ] neg TO be ex-
cuse1 from confession by proxy. and IN justice
10 myself take this opportunity 70 explain
thoroughly and freely my motives and actions
IN connection with this State Temperance ALI
anee. For the past two years have stu1iously
RETAINED from giving any publicity 60 disputes
and differences between temperance people,
although there have been times when lneoa-
s.stencies haye been revealed and fragrant
brooches Of good faith have become SO Drazsa
that il seemed as though nothing but the whip
OF public notice wOuld correct the evil II hss
been lny sim and effort. n an honorable way, 10
DO my part towards Kidding the cause OF tenn
perauee Of the abuses which have fastened upon
It. Ike c.Ogs on a wheel, with : little friction
as possible. This is not the first time that my
motives and actions have purp0sely been mis-.
Represented. Patience ceases 10 be q virtue
at some time, and that stzge is now reached so
lar Gs / an concerned.
/ speak only for myself when I explain nv
position with reference 10 the state Temperance
Allisnce. ANY objections I have raised against
the ALLIANCE" have been entirely impersonal,
and could only be considered as personal 10 Mr.:
sutton on t1e theory that be was the ''aI.ianee."
When reflect that OF the entire list OF thirty
i've officers, directors ana yice-p-esidents OF the
ALLIANCE, only three besides NJ. sutton were
present at the meeting yesterday, aud that The
list OF stock represented showed M sutton A
holding proxies anu stock 10 the amount OF 507
shares, while the entire holdings Of other stock
il Is possible thst any interference or atenpt on
the part of an individual stock holder 70 suggest
any change IN the workings OF the alliance
might DC looked on as a personal ATTACK on Mr..
sutton l DO not SO consider IL The facts con-
eerniug the state Temperance Alliance viii
show clearly the dnlmus o; the resolutions
which | in troduced. / have been a stoekhslde-
from the start and IN positions connected with
temperance work, 80 that can SPEAK sdvisedly
a. TO the workings and effects II the alliance.
When Il was organized III 1883 il was on non.
=. u
was clause in the constitution xhieh was ar
ranged Tor loopnole 20 allow party WORK, that
was kept IN the background and prominent
place was given IN the literature and lectures 10
the non-partisan character oi the work. The
manner o. raising money &c by ten-veer stock
plan, the contributor paying one-tenth every
year on the coupon plan. After the first year
the work commenced 10 assume partisan char
actcr, NJ. sutton being az the same time the
state organizer Of the Prohibition party, while
acting as general agent and lecturer OF the
state Temperance Alliance on a salary from the
Alliance OF 5000 per year. Prohibition party
clubs were organized ana county conventions
held during the entire campaign OF $50, all
managed and directed by Mr. Sutton. Protests
were made from both sides, by Republicans aud
Democratic contributors TO Alliance funds, who
failed To distinguish between Rev. Z. B. sutton,
the sal4ried general agent and lecturer OF the
non-paTtisau TEN perance Alliance" snd E. B.
sutton. state organizer OF the Prohibition party.
Also by Prohibitouists who believed their party
was OF sufficient character and principle to
STAND on Its own merits a. a political party,
u
called mon partisan temperance alliance.
Among hisIatter class took my stand and
have endeavored 10 consistently maiataiu that
position. formal protest made at that time to
the directors resulted in the following showing.
Mr.. saiton explained in detail his method OF
doing non-partisan ALLIANCE" work and Pro-
hluiton party organizing at the same time, as
follows: Alter addres sang an audience under
the auspices OF the alliance and "a king money
aGd pledges Tor alliance stock, he would warn
the mon partisan audience that he was about
organize q HrnlfNftgn
out in 8 practical manner the principles which
he had maintained IN his address. Then
third party Prohibition club would be organ
lied aud delegates elected TO the county con-
yention. After rounding up a county, a
one or two-days convention would be held TO
complete the county campaign organization.
Then the good work would 20 on in another
county. Strange to say, some people were I'M
able 10 distinguish between the money which
they h&d pald 10 the non-F partisan alliance and
that which was used Tor Prohibition oTgauiZa-
ton. | confess do not blame them Tor their
opinions Mr.. sutton explained that all this
party work was done il ''Oyer time" after
working hours, when his alliance address was
completed. etc, sRd that the two were entirely
separate and distinct. our protest II that time
zone and 4 bali years ago. was dismissed as
frivolous. Ny convictions on the subject re-
manned unchanged.
Since that time the 'ai!isnce" work-and that
means AF. Suttous WORK Observation-Disclosures
been more ana more prOnOunced3y what Is D0D-
uIarly slled third party work Sustained 6y
the Unanimous express ioHs Of opinion yesIer-
announced that "out of the E;5 speeches made
/ last year rs % taeu We're third party
speeches Evidently the nou- partisan Chsrac-
ter has dropped entirely iron view. and the
change OF name from d" Temperance 10 i.Prohi-
biuou Alliance YESTERDAY was the final step in
the wav 81 rlmOylug all Ole jecti ous, overcoming
al scFUr-es aAt continuing straight party work
such wss the condition ri affairs prlor 20 the
meeting Yesterday. A. t5ooa Fempl.r worker
and III connection w.tG NV duties on tie Wash
5fs.tOa Temperance Magazine complaints have
come 20 TaF eags Of tfoei temPlar lodges, whtch
are absolutely independent ot parly notifies
having been USED by AF. sutton aud other ALI
aisee speakers Tor UaSipg arrangements for
meeting, o,+y 10 AWAKEN % the fact that their
money ami equalization h4c been used 70 pro-
Niae hAl! AMI audience Tor partisan harangue.
A. a Fro1lb'uonlst / have observed that on
account on tais alliance the state county and
c.tF organizations are absolutely dormant sud
sleeping, waiting ior the old familiar method
| OF being organized on the charity plan bv tais
"tt4Laaee with - admirable financial plan. -
Republicans and Democrats have practically
deserted the state Temperance Alliance since
II lost ITS comparison character and II il now
being carried on with funds realized GU ten
yesr pledges ttom Prohibition parIy workers
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