The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-29
1T is A PLAIN DUTY
THAT LIES BEFORE THE VOTER
VINO ADVOCATES TEMPERANCE.
Hon. Elijah A. Morse, the Famous Tenn
perance Worker, Tells Why Prohibi-
tionists Should Aid X. I. Republicans.

II were to eng age in your cauv. IS.
writes Hon. Elijah o. Morse OF Massa-
chusetts, the well-known temperance ad-
vocate, 1 should urge upon the temper
ance people of your state the great inn
portance and necessity at this time Of
standing by the r publical parry. Gov
ernor brown, your present executive, is
not only gentleman OF the highest
character, but he is al strong temper
aDce man.
1t is folly aud suicidal for the temper
ance people TO divide their vote between
two temperance candidates. have very
great respect for Mr.. Metcalf. the Prohi-
bition candidate for govern)-, and for
his past service to the Republican party
and tenpera &C, but he Is wrong now,
and his present course Is only giving aid
and comfort to the enemy that deAounces
all temperance LEGISLATION aud all shmp-
tuary laws. The arguments which /
heard Mr.. Metealf use years ago against
the uhwise conduct OF the third party
prohibitionists are just as good now ~
then.
The Republican party may not be quite
up tony standard on the temperance
question, but it is infinitely better thaG
the Democratic uarty. Half "A loaf IS
better than no bread" If we cannot get
" hat we want lets get what we can,
rather than yet nothing.
The Fi:ty-first congress. which was
Rel blican in all OF its departments,
passed five radical temperance measures,
and they were signed 10y BE 'jamiu Har
rison, the Republican president, and be-
came laws, as Follows
First-The amendment to the army approprla-
tlon bill forb idding tue sale OF drink at army csn-
teens In prohibtion states
ernment OF the territory should enact otherwise.
Third -Forbidding &C ale OF drink within one
mile OF the National Soldiers Home In the District
Fourth ~Forbidding the sale OF tobacco to minors
FiithHThe Wilson OIL CORE citing the Infamous
original package accession Of the supreme court.
Every one of these measures would
have failed had the Democrats been in
control of either brancn OF the govern
ment. In painful contrast. the Fifty
second, which has just closed, failed TO
pass one single temperance measure, and
the house OF representatives voted down
every proposition In this direction.
Undoubtedly there are many sincere
friends of temperance amont the third
party Prohi i ionists, but they are de-
iuded and mistaken. Their oourse is inn
politic, unwise, and defeats the very
object they have ia view, by giving direct
aid and comfort To tue eae ny, the
brothel and the saloon.
I solemuly exhort the temperate
peop.e of Rhode Island to vote fol
Governor Brown and the Republican
ticket.
The hypocrisy aud hollow sham upor
which the country was carried for Tia,
Democracy at the last election Is trans
parent now.
The Mckinley tariff bill which the
Republicans claimed was the ground oi
the great prosperity of the country, Ia
which all shared alike, was denounced
by the Democratic papers aud speaker:
as a "robber tariff bill" especially in
furious u tn. workingmen, and the
carried the country on that issue.
they were honest why doesn't the Hon
Grover Cleveland convene congress aud
repeal that bill. instead OF postponing 4
Tor more than a yearf
| say the deception. fraud and sham o
| the Democratic party must be transpar
| ent TO the humblest citizsn.
Continued protection means employ
| ment aud American wages; tariff 10
| revenue means Idle manufactures an,
European wages for those employed
Free trade levels down, protection
levels up"