Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14

Editor Gazette and Journal. Prohibit
ionists here are taking q deep interest
in the movements of their political
brethren in Wilmington and in the State
Of Delaware in their coming struggle to
better the government of the people
by nominating State ticket For the
reason that we arc one in unaltcrable
"A purpose and intent word or two of
Il encouragement to them may not be out
n OF place.
The Pennsylvania Prohibitionists held
their State convention Wednesday last,
and as delegate TO Willlamsport can
Speak Of its work from personal knowl-
edge. The first thing is the personnel
OF the ticket which we nominated. 1t
Is in keeping with the great convention
that selected il. 1t is one to be proud
XII OF and one to command the respect of
oil citizens who believe that saloon
N government, as exemplified by the Re-
publican and Democratic parties, can
not be good government. Charles L.
x Hawley, the Prohibition candidate for
governor, Is lawyer Of Scranton aud
one OF Pennsylvania brightest legal
lights. He is OF commanding appear
N aDce, standing six foot, fine looking and
brilliant platform speaker. In 1884,
while speaking for James G. Blaine, a
keg of beer was brought in one door to
the platform aud he walked out of the
81 other TO become Prohibitionst. There
was no installing the meaning Of that
action and there can be no mistake in
y voting for u man who dared to thus re.
n buke the rum-soaked, rum-rulcd, rum
damned Republican party Of Pennsyl-
yan.a. Charles $. Hawley is just 40
I years old, and in connection with
Homer l.. Castle, the candidate for
lieutenant governor, will soon be heard
Y from in every corner of the Keystone
State.
n Homer l.. Castle, the Prohibitionist
candidate for lieutenaht.g is o
a counsellor of Pittsburg, about SO years
old, brilliant, able, ana leader. In
1884, while he was working for Blaine,
the Allegheny county Republican COM
mittce told him TO say nothing about
temperance, whcreat lie left the party
and voted for John p. st. John. Mr..
Castle stands against Walter Lyon, the
Republican candidate for lieutenant
4 governor, a man who made an evil
record for himself in the Pennsylvania
Legislature by opposing the Sunday
laws and faVoring the abrogation of the
law of 1894. Lyon was nominated at
the dictation OF David Martin, leader of
The Anti-Cobden Club of Philadelphia,
and OF Christopher Magee, who repre-
sents the whisky interests of PittsburG.
Abe saloons and speak-easies of Phia-
delphia and Pittsburg dictated the nomi-
nation of Lyon and he represents their
interest. Castle is u member of the
Presbyterian Church and so is Lyon.
Castle represents the Christian people
in that body, while Lyon represents the
saloon portion of the community.
Charles Palmer, our able young can
didate for auditor-general, is from Della.
ware county, a graduate from Swarth-
more and member of the Society OF
Friends. His ancestors came here in
1858, and consequently he is widely
separated from the 20 cent citizens re-
Gently turned out by Judge Clayton.
The probable reason why Tom Cooper
raised such howl in the american over
the Clayton naturalization systemwas be.
cause the citizons made by Judge Clay
ton in the Delaware county court came
in large numbers from Democratic
saloon in Philadelphia slums under
the bosship Of a Republican.
Another name presented by the con-
Vention to the voters was that of Elisha
Kent Kane, son and namesake'of DR..
Elisha Kent Kane, the famous Arctic
explorer. He is wealthy oil man OF
Kane, Mexican county, and is Pro.
hibitionist dyed in the wool. He was
nominated for Congressman at-large.
l.. II. Gleason, candidate for secretary
of the interior, is extensively engaged
in the tanning business in Bradford
81 county, near the home of David Wilmot
of anti-slavcry days.
The last on the ticket, nominated by
myself, is the Rev. l.. G. Jordon, pustoI
of the Union (colored) Baptist Church.
lie is good orator and credit to his
81 State. We have no color line, or croed
s. line in the Prohibition party. Qpposi
ton to the saloon is all that is asked.
Those things are said to the Whining
ton Prohibitionists to cheer them in
their fight and to indicate to them the
line of policy to pursue. After the Della
ware State convention gets its work
done, my friends of the Daily Republican
will tell them that they will bring about
free trade by their vote. This is the bug,
aboo the Republican keeps on hand tC
brighten the childish minded. But there
is nothing in it. We arc not free traders
X because we are not Republicans, but lei
: us recall what Job II. Jackson said L
81 John Wanamnker's Bible class in Marcel
last:
"As strong a protectionist as am,
"A firmly believe that if il was not for the
y waste of the drink habit among the
working people We could have absolute
free trade"
How he reconcles his whisky party
vote with the above declaration | will
leave the Wilmington Prohibinonists tc
find out, There is one thing certain
"Men do not gather grapes from thorn!
nor figs from Ihistles." lnasmuch as we
cannot do this, neither can we have
good government where the saloons are
in control. The saloons OF Delaware
dictate the policies of the parties there
Il They dominate the church; their blood
VI red hands have hold upon the affairs
81 erected to the worship of God; thu
~ Judge who hands out a saloon license
To-day may lay a church cornerstone
tomorrow.
IA In Williamsport, We marched 5000
strong, through streets ablaze witt
M rockets, and where our friends lit VI
their homes from every window, lik,
fixed stars of hope hung out in tho ever
81 lasting armament for our encourage
y ment. We began that tramp, tramp
tramp, which will crush out the un
~ American saloon, and it the whisky
voting churches go down in the marcel
there will be an incalculable gain t
Christianity. z..-
Prohibiuonists of Delaware, the heart
ptFl ,,,s., Ht.uN han