The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-03
TAE PROHIBITION vorE.

| The Independent Citizen remarks that:
"ln eight of the thirty-seven cities and
towns Of Rhode Island the Prohibition
vote exces dtd that cast by the Democrats
| at the last State election, and In view of
the split on the m oney question that has
taken place in the organization OF the
latter the chances are bright for the
polling by LEvERISG and JOHNSON of a
larger vote than BRYAN and SEwALL in
half the towns OF the state"
Every intelligent and patriotic citizen
who is not suffering from the now wan
ing silver delusion will be content 10 see
the vote for Prohibition justify the hopes
OF our contemporary.
OF course the cause OF Prohibition as
represented by the political Prohibition
party was never in more hopeless con-
dition than IL is today. Especially in this
state where more than generation ago
there was a temperance sentiment, the
activity OF which was hardly second to
! that in the corner stone state of Maine.
1t would, however, be creditable to the
patriotism ana intelligence of Rhode
lslanu's citizenship IL the ticket that
| bears the names OF LEyERING and JOHN
SON should, in every one OF the
cities and towns, receive more
votes than the ticket that bears the
names of BRYAN and sEwALL.
vote for LEvERINo and JOHNSON
will be vote for capable, patriotic and
estimable individuals representing a sim
cere and honest cause. They and their
| principles are worthy OF support and may
be supported without shame. We do not
believe that what the candidates staud
for Is acceptable to any great minority of
citizens on mauy accounts, as matter OF
national policy, but their principles COM
mand respect, their convictions esteem,
aud the honesty and sincerity OF their
motives are beyond question.
or course, prohibition is not the dom
mating issue this year, II ever before 1t
could have been called so-though there
have been years to be sure when II pre-
| dominated nightly. The ticket OF PAL
MER and BUcKNER is also worthy in ev-
,, @ry respect, though representing domi-
nant issue hardly more than that oiIne
prohibitionlsts, 1t is not the safest ticket
to vote by citizens whose minds are made
up TO the disaster and infamy that are
threatened by the Chicago plat
from. But by citizens who
for any reason are restrained from de-
voting the strength and purpose Of their
convictions against national dishonor and
anarchy and the robbery of the individual
except by bali a vote, PALMER and BUCK
NER may be supported without blush.
To roll up an overwhelming major ity
for MCKINLEY and HOBART will be in
the largest way creditable 10 Rhode
Island. Such vote will undoubtedly be
cast on Novem Der 3. And although its
impressiyeness will be sacrificed to every
vote cast for any other candidate, no dis
credit will attach to the views OF such
part OF the citizenship of the state as
shall be expressed in the poll for LEVER
mo and JOHNSON or the poll for PALMER
and BUcKNER. 1t will be q wholesome
thing IL either Of these tickets should re-
ceive support overwhelmingly topping
the ballots cast for the ticket OF repudia-
rion and mob rule, of disaster and dis
honor, the ticke, OF the red flag OF snar-
chy and the yellow flag of financial quar-
antine, the ticket that bears the names
OF BRYAN and sEwALL.
But, after all, the most admirable
thing that the supporters of LEvEgINo
and JOHNSON. and OF PALMER and Buck
EER can 90 for their state and their
country In the crisis would be to vote
solidly for MCKINLEY and HOBART.
The little guns are all right for sa-
luting purposes In time OF peace, but
when confronted by an enemy unmasked
to batter down the defences, to destroy
and despoil, then-man the siege bat
teries and blow that enemy out OF the
watori