New-York tribune., 1904-10-31
DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR VOTE.
A Word to Those Proposing to Vote the Pro
hibition Ticket.

To the Editor OF The TribunA-
Sir; With our friends the Prohfbitionists. VINO
make prohibition the paramount issue lnsteao 81 rI
& practical issue. would reason togetner we
probably agree about the importance OF the en-
tire prohibition Of the liquor traffic. but diner as
to the means 10 be used to accornp4lsh IL we
would do something pracucal and stop II as taT
and fast as possible. The Prohfbtion:st seeks only
the ideal and wastes his power. He will have the
whole loaf or no bread all. We will take crust
If We get
If prohibition is the ideal. any degree OF pro-
hbitioa is a gain. We now have a law "h'cn
gives prohi ibition or no license. to any town where
the majority vote, and partial prohibition or
restraint everywhere In the State fhe practical
thing to do and the only feasible thing. Is to Keep
what have and get what we can In other
words vote for those who will sustain this law
and would make it more prohibitory. This the Re
publican party would do while the Democratic
party would abolish 1t and give license. its plat
form advocating personal liberty TO eat and drink
Ninety per cent Of Republicans are practlcal tenn
perance men. and the only hope OF any advance
temperance legislation is through Repuelcan
legislature. Not TO vote the Republican ticket is
to throw away ones vote. far as temperance
Is concerned If not 10 vote directly or indirectly
against temperance
To vote The Prohibition ticket is 70 vote indl-
recty TO pat the execution Of present tenn
perance laws in the hands of tire enemies Of tenn
perance. Again it is put further of any hope
OF better temperance legislation. II one dtsiikes
law II pla IS into the hands OF the enemies OF tenn
perance Such Il vote is iEeXpedleHt as II Is IRA
t.onal ST Paul, IN seek. ng good end, would not
beat the air or box into air, striking no hing
but would strike to hit something. would Go some
..Bat. SAYS the Prohb!tonist Il vote for the
ne are reas6Gns you What S 's is the rht In the
You carno; risht when you throw away your
You are unreasonable in his. If not foolish. How
determine the right except by the use pt
as good yours, II a claim makes one rig q.
But again. you say you east conscience vote
That sounds we'll and has in 1t claim OK superior
virtue. Tha, denies that an CONSCIENTIOUS n tlE
voting IoI again beg the question. " nat Is con
science? som, thing within Us which demands that
v do ygh; II how does not tell US what IS
10 determine the rIGht These otne: terms for
common sense. Nou are no more sincere than an
b. 81 practical method OF advancing temperance
Your claim Of superior conscientlousHts IS is weak
stu aSain when you boast over much and
think you have 4 strong reason for throwing away
your vote YOU sa!, Il vT{s as l pray. clam
pray that tcnpcraH : may be promoted By pre-
venting or I'm ting or prChi biting the liquor traffic
and y5,e practically and directly for that end by
Issue; and you into the air your vote not af
fectIrE the question IN any practical way. pray
reach the end. and you pray for the and
throw your vote away. IS 10 sincerity or con-
scenttousnsss- I cannot allow you any superiority
but by logical reasoning and good judgment and
common sense you pray for one thing and vote
You probably vote for no license when reason en-
lghtens conscience. and theg. by some strange faI
marry .tat ma kes possible 20 have no license and
reasorabl way az reaching prohibition in any de-
gree except by voting the Republican ticket We
close as We PRAcTIcAL TIE PRoHiBlTIoNIsT. GS
Campbell y y, tct . I"l+