Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-11-04
THE PROHIBITION VOTE.

- we nave been asked d nun
2 per Of times during the pa
u two weeks what would becon
Y of the Prohibition vote IN tn
q approaching election. r h
g question concerning this vot
s IS based on the attitude of MI
n Levin 5. Nelson and other Pro
9 hibitionists, who have Above,
{ Their names to 50 upon the Re
! publican ticket.
4 is q fact well known 1,
: everyone and fully appreciate,
by the Prohibition voters. tha
such Il combination two year,
ago reduced the Prohibition
vote IN the county to.a larp,
extent, is gradually wiping i
! out,and mustultimately destroy
the party entirely. lsit, there.
fore, any wonder that con.
scientious Prohibitionists are in
a quandary what to do
Two Years ago many voted
Tor NJ Hastings hoping that
such a combination Of Rcpubli-
canlsm and Prohibition would
not be repeated, and prayed
that our claim Of collision BE-
tween the leaders of the two
rs'''f'' VS. .1.. rat il tina ~
suspicious We're right, the cot
fusion Il fact. and They now see
their own party is getting into
the clutches &c the Republican
politicians.
The Prohibition party Of the
county is principally made NJ
81 Democratic voters. Just as
Mr. Hastings was before the
Prohibition party was organized
n this county, and they voted
for him because he was then
what they We're. and lad been.
what they had been a
Democrat but when these
voters see themselves bpinv lcd
into the Republican camp las
they now ares By one who has
been 2 lifelong Republican. all
hesitate and many 81 them
openly avow their intention to
vote the Democratic ticket.
They say Mr. Nelson Was for
merry 4 Republican, and III
he can afford to return to that
parry and JOIN bands with his
former associates, the Republi
can leaders. 10 the injury of The
Prohibition party, then We Will
DO likewise and vote the Demo
cratic ticket.
There are no better people. Or
more conscientious voters iii
Lhisconnty than those who have +
worked and voted for the sue I
'ess ST the Prostitution party I
We have always respected I
hem. and shah continue To doi
. Is long as they maintain
heir independence and vote
: they pray for delivercnce
rom the rum Traffic but when
hex inin hnnls ,r;.i
hat has never been known 70
tdyacate or pass q single pro
lihitory law Of amy kind. the
PARTY that only Two years ago Z
threw the petition, sant their
senator bv Prohihitlonlsts Of F
his county, into the waste 1
Basket without even 50 much rs +
reading ii and thcn Went to tlc f
Democratic representatives and +
told them what he had dene;H
when they JOIN hands with this /
the Republican party W.
shall II necessity hose thai re-
spect VIZ now and ever have
had FOR them
III the coming election SIC
can see hut ONE way for Pfeili
titionists Is Vote ana maintain
their independence, 1hssir silt
respect and their party prnci
ples. and thai il q 1rbnkc the
colmsion between the Repabli
can and Prohibition party lead
ers hv voting the Democratic
.tieket hi this Way they can
show imair resentment u MIR
Nelson effort 10 lead them
back with himself intohie own
Republican, party and place
themselves in a position 10 de-
mand 4 clean cHi Prohibition
ticket il ihe future This Is
the Way the Prohibition parry
came into eNistcner an 4
through clear cnl procedures
lie paiiN grew. INT immediate
'N lis headers began = decker
ana affiliate Nth Republican,
,au prohim,ionists began g
leave II. and ihe eloSsr ihe lls
lliance with Republicans ine
greater ths vs., % the Pro'tt.
hition party
1o repeat tho experiment ~
two wears age means ID WI
opinion. the death % the FRO
Fhibiiian partN anlrSs the con
seiantfal4s voters Of thai lsttA