The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-14

achieves success only as It dehases
Shades Of Tetzell Shall we cry out in
holy horror concerning the sale of in
dulgenoes of the 10th century, and look
feges to sell diluted poison, insanity,
poverty, crime, shame, death, in this
18th century? No, thousand times no.
While the yes the permission for this
alarming condition of things, is regis
tered at the ballot box, the mo- if it
is to accomplish anything must sound
forth from the same place.
mo political party is deserving of sup
port or life just because 1t is party
Political parties that have accom-
plished their mission or have no wor-
should not be interfered with-the right
to die. Parties have right to live 50
long as their existence is of service to
the people, and no longer. 1t is but
natural that new questions arise, from
time to time, and that they be espoused
by political parties, and this involves
new political alignments.
1T is also true that only one great
question can be settled at once, for not
all in favor of one woWld at the same
time be in favor of the other or others.
To determine q great issue, It's friends
must be united in its support, for it's
enemies will naturally unite to oppose
1t. Likewise a political party can be
successfully organized only as there is
agreement touching upon some domi-
nant principle, which must be a living
issue.
"An illustration Of this principle is
seen in the Pittsburg convention of 1896
A portion of that convention was deter
mined to have two issues, one great
the other of lesser Importance, and be-
cause majority did not so think, but
determined to have one question as the
dominant issue, the minority seeded,
and, as result, greater prominence
was given to the silver issue by it's fol-
lowers than to the main issue of pro-
hibition
Watching the action of political par
ties for the past few years only, we are
compelled to admit that the two great
political parties of this state are not
| ready to declare, as merely one of their
planks, hostility TO the liquor traffic.
Each favors certain so-cal1ed restrict
i've measures. but neither has the de-
sire nor courage to declare uncompro-
missing warfare against the business.
for both have many liquor dealers and
friends of the traffic in their constitu-
| ency, with strong influences in party
! management
Only 11R per cent of the voters voted
our ticket at the last election 9S1s per
cent mixing their votes with those of
brewers, distillers, saloon keepers.
llquor sellers. A vast majority of the
| voters is entangled more or less with
friends of the liquor traffic. Ii is evil
dent that so long as the majority of
our moral and Christian voters contin-
ue with the great parties while their
managers are friendly to the LIQUOR IN
terests, their support not being condi-
tiolieu upon line of policy opposed to
the Aquor interests, those interests will
continue to receive lawful sanction and
legal protection no less than thai re- re-
celved today.
believe that it is contrary to the
! purpose and will of God that men. by
/ the score of thousands annually, shall
! De robbed of honor, respect. comfort
usefulness in this life, and of heaven
ltseI' through the awful traffic in in
toxlcating liquors. I believe it is in
harmony with His will that we destroy
TINS crime of crimes | believe if is
the duty Of every Christian. of every
one who loves his neighbor, to do ali in
ms power TO, crush the monster.
| All GOOD and true men and women
are the enemies of the saloons and
their cry should be 'Pulverize the RIM
power and their action should he
suited to the sentiment
The saloon is in politics and will re-
man there until it is voted out We did
not vote It in, but we must help to vote
i out. Whatever power it has (and
| VINO dareS to say 1t is snalD If has re-
ceived at the hands of the democratic
and republican parties. The engine
OF their party machinery will not be
| turned against the saloon. Who will
vote 1t out? Not they who court if and
| curry favor with it,
"A mans ballot should represent his
principles. His ballot and his con-
science should agree. His prayer and
ms vote should harmonize If he is a
! roe 70 the rum demon, his ballot ought
TO show it. 1t can do that only as II
contains the names of those who are Of
his opinion. -
| There are thousands of voters in tbis
state whose love of party will NOT hold
tnen IN party relations when thew can
| clearly see that even their loved partv
Is one OF the greatest obstacles TO the
progress of our cause. We must re-
MEMBER that once most of us were
pllnd, and that it took long while
LOT US 70 obtain sight, and such may be
lhe case with tkem. Show then, tha
condition, that the saloon is now nro~
tected by law, and that this has been
OBTAINED through the old parties, who
stand still for the same protection and
sanction, and their convictions and hat-
| Ter judgment will overcome party love
and interest, and bring them. ere long
within the only party that measures ,,n
| 10 their and our highest convictions
concerning this all-important question
The prohibition party, as | view If
| IS a necessity. 1t has a mission and
| we must see that 1t is accomplished. 7
Delieye II was well expressed at Pitts
burg IN 1896, and, with slight modifica-
tion, ] would be satisfied with it for
| the platform of this convention am
ready TO declare my conviction chat
the manufacture, expectation impor-
tation and sale of alcoholic beyera ees
has produced such social, conmerciai
individual and political wrongs, and il
now so threatening the prosperity ~
all our social and political institutions
that the suppression Of the same by a
l>party organized therefor is the greatest
object to be accomplished by the vot-
efs OF our commonwealth, and Is OF
such Importance that it, of right
ought to control the political action Of
all our patriotic citizens until such
suppression is accomplished
Il say away with every makeshift in
dealing with the liquor traffic and, with
all my heart, mind and strength. ] adj
vocate complete prohibition as the cor
rect principle of treaty with IL, with a
party heartily committed to Il, and urge
that we fight 1t out on this line until
we win.
The committee on platform and reso-
lutions made its report. which was laid
on the table until after the noon recess
IL was, however, suggested that a reso-