"A POLITICIAN WITH A CONSCIENCE."

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1876, 25 June 1888, Page 4

"A POLITICIAN WITH A CONSCIENCE."

The New York " Voice," a prohibition journal, has published an eulogy delivered j by 3MDsa WitUrd on the occasion of the death of John B, Finch, m which ehe characterises the late temperance oratot ■s " natural politician, but he was that rare and masterly creation, a politician with a conscience." In his last public speech only an hour before he dropped dead m the Eastern Der. 6t, Boston, Mr Finch uttered these noble truthß :— The rights of freemen make the duties of freemen. A man's ballot la hU opinion of public measures and public men. It is no\ only hlB right, but his duty, to Investigate. Public opinion is collected In the , ballot box one day m the year. An election Ii simply a trial of Issues, and it 1b a man's duty to vole. He olosed his last speech with these words, addressed to young men : • Boys, we can't give yon offices ; but if yon want a chance to fight for mothers, borne and conscience, and asr>i ; nst -be grog-shop and monopolies, cum wuh us as we will oarry the bannsr 0/ Prohibition until m the White House Bits a man who believes m the principles of the Prohibition paity.' And after that be spoke no more.