Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1915-04-08
LIQUOR IS
MUCH ALARMED
Wide Call for a New Po.
litical Party.
SEES INEVITABLE
Unsigned Notices are Being Sent
Out Broadcast Appealing
Against Prohibition.

many people last week received ad-
dressed envelopes through the mail
which bore the Boston, Mass, post
mark. The inclosure was the follow
ing printed slip:
Reports emanating from Washing
ton indicating the determined purpose
to force the principle Of national pro-
hibition into the platforms of both
the Republican and Democratic par
ties in 1916 have reached such pro-
portions that it has seemed necessary
to many influential citizens (who do
not agree with this principle and who
are unwilling to have it thrust down
their throats by ambitious politicians)
to form an independent or liberal par
ty, give it what name you will, and it
is understood that a call is about to
be issued for meeting of represen-
| tative citizens from every State in the
Union with the distinct purpose of
nominating candidates for President
and Vice President on an Anti-Prohi-
bition platform, ignoring all other
subjects except the right of individ-
ual freedom and personal liberty of
the citizens of the United States and
the honor and dignity of it's govern
ment
"It is believed that this party al
the first election would be able to
cast at least five million votes, watch
is approximately one-third the voting
population Of the United States, and
would therefore command the atten-
| tention and respect of any or all 9TH
er political PARTIES. Such a party on
such a. platform would appeal not
merely to those who are opposed to
the prohibition of all liquors, but to
those who are opposed to the domi-
nation and puritanical control by in
| tolerant fanatics OF Til; personal hab-
| its, tastes, customs and opinions of
the sober, conservative and common
sense portion of the population of the
| United States who have heretofore
quietly submitted, but who now feel
that the time for action has come, and
| they propose to cast their hat in the
ring as we'll as the famboyant poll
ticians. 1t would seem from the
newspaper reports that Senators
Clap, of Minnesota; Cummins, of
Iowa; Borah, of Idaho; Thompson, OF
Kansas; and Sheppard, of Texas, have
constituted themselves the, mouth
| pieces of the two dominant political
parties to threaten the conventions Of
those parties with untold evils unless
they subscribe to their tenets.
Let us remind these Senators who
are mere servants of the people, and
| pretty poor ones at that, that it would
much better become them to confne
their efforts to the proper discharge
ing intelligent attention and correc-
tion, rather than attempt to dictate
the policy of this country-certainly
in the Eastern States, from which
portion of the country it's main vol
ume of taxes and support comes.
"PUBLIUS."
The slip is undoubtedly being sent
all over the country and the campaign
is financed by the liquor interests.
1t will also be noticed that in all the
| papers possible the liquor interests
have planted big advertisements in
which it is alleged that in the South
where prohibition is largely prevail
ing, the government is finding a great
| increase in illicit stills. 1t is qu1,e
evident that the liquor interests have
their backs TO the wall and are light
ing the last fight before the final abo-
lition of the traffic.