The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-04-20
Increase Of the prohibition Vote.

The Prohihitionists are preparingto put
up a strong campaign for their Presi-
Dental ticket this year, not that they
expect to elect it, but for the pride of
showing an increased vote and for the
moral impression such vote will or may
make on public opinion. In this respect
they show better Judgment than the of
shooter perhaps we had better say the
aftermath-of the Peoples party who
have assumed the jaunty name Of the
iddle-of-the-road party, who talk with
apparent SERIOUSNESS Of electing the next
President, perhaps by some providential
wind fall of votes that may come from
some unknown somewhere.
The Prohibition party have good
grounds for hoping and expecting con
siderable increase i'll their Presidential
vote this year from the Republican party
and especially from the Methodist con-
tiugent of that party Mckinley has
fairly disguised the prohibition element
of the country by catering so openly tc
the rum party bidding in the open mar.
ket for the whskey vote, by his scan
dalous army saloons, known as the can
teen. His violation of the law forbiddins
the sale of liquors IN the army has beer
so fragrant in letter aud III spirit that hi:
warmest temperance apologists have MOI
the conscience TO defend him His cur
answer to the delegation Of temperance
ladies who waited on him in the name o
the w. c. T. W., requesting him to sliu
up the army saloons or canteen, telling
them that the Attorney Generals con
struction ofthe law must stand. This wa.
slap in the face of the best temperance
element in the country, SO publicly admin
istered that the most ardent friends oftht
President amongst the temperance ele
nent of the country interpreted it as III,
choice of Mckinley between the liquo
vote and the temperance vote, and that ht
valued the whiskey vote when the choice
had to be made, above the temperance vote
or the part which his choice might lose
McKinleys wine-and something
stropger-free imbibing at public din
ners, has been sore thorn in the side o
the Methodist church, which felt that The
membership of President Of the United
States, and one of its most devout com
nunicants-in former years--was tai
feather in that church's cap. OF all The
religious denominations the Methods
church prides itself on being the mos
advanced and radical In the cause of pro
bition of the rum traffic, and TO have the
apple of its eye, even President of the
United States defy and spit ON one of the
church's most solemn declarations, thai
the rum traffic could not be sanctioned
without sin, and this defiance all for the
sake of securing the saloon vote, is tce
much to bear.
On account of these conditions the
Prohibition party leaders expect a largt
gain in their Presidential vote this veal
FROM the better element ofthe Republican
| party, OSpCSidiiJ mum itS 4nNtiiOiiiSl CIE
ment, and their expectations seem wei
founded. This class is seeking an avenue
of escape from Mckinley and his saloof
companionship.
The word Democrat" has been Sc
firmly Embedded in their prejudices, wher
the party was wholly dominated by tbs
corrupt goldbug leadership, that the,
cannot entirely eradicate those prejudices
even though the popular and pure ele
nlent of the party outlawed its Doodle
machine and whiskey element and sen
those corrupt, mercenary leaders sdrif
in 1896.
In consequence OF this combination o
causes the Prohibition party anticipate {
large increase of their vote this year from
the religious, self respecting temperance
element of the Republican. or more prop
erly, the Mckinley Hanna party.