Democratic messenger., 1894-11-03
The Prohibition Party.
AND OTHER POLITICAL
PARTIES HELD Up FOR
INSPECTION.
By Democratic Speakers,
States Attorney Jones and Hon.
\. l.. Miles Make Addresses.

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States Attorney Jones and Hon.
Al Miles Make Addresses.
This has been week of lively in
terest in political matters in this county.
Last Saturday afternoon a large meet
ing at Newark was addressed by States
Attorney Robley ID. Jones. At Box
Iron Monday night another good
meeting was held and addressed by
Mr.. Jones. At these meetings he dis
cussed the policy of the three parties
the Prohibition. Republican and Dem
ocratic. lie first took up the Prohibi-
ton party and defined the difference
between the temperance cause itself
and the Prohibition party, which he
claimed to be nothing more than one
of the methods employed for the ad-
vancement of the temperance cause.
He quoted the Snow Hill address Of
Mr.. Anthony, Prohibition candidate
for Congress. rs saying that in 1886
many of the States gave good majorities
in favor Of temperance reform. but that
since that date in many cases those ma
ljorities have been wiped out and the
cause has lost territory.
Those victories, he said, were won
by the non-partisan plan-that is, by
the union of the temperance sentiment
of all political parties. Mr.. Anthony
further stated that the loss to the cause
is due to the organization of the liquor
interests, which is non- partisan or
ganization. Mr.Jones argued that the
failure of the temperance cause is due
to the abandonment of non-partisan
plans and the substitution of q third
political party in their stead. He
claimed that the liquor people were
succeeding by the very plans and
methods by which the temperance
workers had formerly won, but had
now abandoned. Every victory scored
for temperance reform has been won
upon the non-partisan plan and the
Prohibition party, as a party, has
accomplished nothing in the line of
temperance legislation and never will.
Mr.. Jones declared himself in favor of
Temperance reform; said his first ballot
was cast for that righteous cause and
he would never fail so to vote again
whenever opportunity offered. notwith-
standing the fact that he had been de-
nounced from the pulpit and from the
stump as supporter Of the liquor
interests, and no better in principle
than saloon keeper. He lamented
the fact that camp-grounds and
churches had been converted into fields
for political contests, and the sanctity
Of the house Of God violated by vulgar
jokes and campaign ditties. He
denied the right of the third party to
monopoly Of and copyright upon all
of the morality, integrity and religion
Of the world. He further spoke of how
the characters of church-members,
preachers and even bishops had been
assailed by third party organs and
orators, because, forsooth, they dared
to have and give expression to their
honest convictions upon the question
of temperance reform. He knew that
he, himself. had been misrepresented
to the people, and expected still fur.
ther to be so misrepresented, by third
party workers, but that what he had
said he had said, and if that be hy-
pocrisy let them make the most of it.
He invited the taking Of notes, correct
notes, either written or mental, for
publication, and personal interviews
by anybody who wanted to know any
thing further with reference to his po-
sition upon this question. He said he
expected and hoped that temperance
reform would triumph, but that it
never could come except AS a result of
united effort upon the part of temper
ance people of every political COM
plexion.
lie then turned his attention to the
Republican party. The hard times
of the past were clearly brought home
to their doors, Notwithstanding the
claim by the Republicans that the
troubles came under a Democratic ad-
ministration. The fact remains that
we were then and had been for many
long years living under Republican
Legislation and only for the last few
weeks, when the new tariff law went
upon the statute books, have we felt
the benefit of Democratic doctrine.
Already have business interests all
over the country revived and factories
re-opened.
Messrs. Miles and Henry, the Dem
ocratic candidates for Congress. were
referred to in the highest terms and
declared to be whole.sOuled Cleveland
Democrats.
Mr.. Jones denounced rs campaign
lies the reports which have appeared
in Mugwump, Republican, and Prohi-
bition papers that the Ocean City
Convention was manipulated by any
boss or machine politician. whether in
Washington or out Of Washington.
He was a member of that convention
and chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions and knew whereof he spoke
The resolutions adopted by that con-
vention were offered because they were
believed to be in the interest Of party
harmony and for no other reason.
There was not man in that commit
tee room who was not ready then and
ready now TO pull off his coat and roll
up his sleeves for Grover Cleveland,
the champion of the peoples cause. II
these reports are circulated us an at
temp to make us believe that we have
traitors in Office at Washington, and
if snch has hcan tho cfiact nnon tna