The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-05
PROHIBITION STATEMENT.
Says Democrats Are Galley Slaves and
Republicans Are Monsters.

PEORIA, H., Nov. 4-John G.. Woolley,
Prohibition nominee for President, spent
the day quietly resting aboard his special
train, in preparation for his last days work
of the campaign. The special will leave
Peoria tomorrow morning for run
through northern Illinois, finishing at
Rockford with the evening rally. Mr.
Woolley this evening issued the following
statement:
1--WE Prohibitionists do not divide our
work into campaigns. 1t goes right on. L
go East Immediately. to Toronto, New
York and Baltimore, to make the same
kind of speeches l have been delivering tor
thirteen years With our share in this po-
litical canvass L am well satisfied. There
is such vastness in a federal election that
one cannot foretell, or even tell after. his
effect upon it, but he may know always,
and rejoice in knowing, the quality of his
message to his country at so great time.
The Democratic party has assumed an
electorate of galley slaves and preached
mutny. The Republican party has as
sumed civic monster, half hog, half
hypocrite, and breaches prestige abroad
and prosperity at home The Prohibition
party has assumed manhood, liberty and
independence, and breaches Christ, the
King and Saviour of the world
The national chairman, Oliver Stewart,
issued the following statement as to the
work of the Prohibition party: 1.-THE Pro-
hibition campaign has been the most thor
ough and active in the history of the party.
Mr. Woolley has spoken i'm 400 places, from
ocean to ocean, and from Minnesota to
Texas. The burden of our appeal to the
people has been the need of Righteousness
in the State and Nation. We have insisted.
that the government should go out of part
nership with the liquor traffic and with
draw at once the protection of law from
the sa DON. We have endeavored TO teach
the people that license of the liquor traffic
is wrong. because the saloon is wrong.
1--WE have urged the voters TO leave the
Republican and Democratic parties because
OF their subserviency to the liquor interest.
We have attacked those parties because of
their utter inability to settle even the ques-
lions with reference to which they have
made promises and seemed to take posi-
lions. We believe and have declared that
the times are ripe for the overthrow of both
old parties. and that no new party can or
should win that makes appeal to anything
lower than the highest in men.
Hence, the Populist or any other party
that makes its appeal TO the pocketbook
or TO mere seif-interest cannot win last
ing victory. The demand low is for a
party that stands for a moral principle.
and such is the Prohibition party. neither
1T ever elects its candidates is immaterial.
1t will elect its issue to the first place on
the political docket in American politics.
1.-The Prohibition vote is not easy to esti-
mate, for much of it is silent vote, but
indications point to not less than $780, 900.
with fair prospects of half million or
more. Whatever it is, our next campaign
will begin next Wednesday, and will con-
tinue without interruption until election
day in 1904