Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1888 — Much to Encourage It. [ARTICLE]

Much to Encourage It.

The Prohibition party goes into the fight this year with much to encourage it —New Era. Well, yea. When King George issued a proclamation for thanksgiving at the close of the KeVoltftionary war, an old Quaker called on him and ashed what he had to be thankful for. *ls it because thee has lost thirteen colonies; or is it because 50,000 of thy subjects -have beeu-fellod; oria iibeeausetif the great national debt that has been created; or U itbe—” *‘l&»ldy friend William,” replied the king, “It is because things ate no worse.” On this principle the Prohibition

third party has muoh to encourage it. According to the figures given in the Voice, the vote in lowa fell off from 1,405 in 188 fl, to Ill; in Maryland, from 7,195 t 04,272; in Nebraska, from 8,175 to 6,500; in New Jersey, from 19/808 to 12,600; in Pennsylvania, from 82,458 to 18,474; in Kentucky, from 89,942 (in 1885, no election in i 880,) to 8,390; in Iwlinnnp tljs, from 168 to 99; in Rhode inland, from 2,58 f in 1886, to 1,330 'J he encouraging thing 4s that it did not fall off in Mausahusetts, or New York, or Ohio, at all, and that it did not sass off any. worse in those states. It has much to encourage it. —Indiana Christjan Advocate.