The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-28

10 The Editor Of he Lltekkl0fReer: ..
Afler careful pcrlsal Of your com.
nents In your issue Of the I'D, on tue call
for State Temperance Convention, l
am compelled to dissent from the tOrcible
positions you take against the wisdom and
propriety Of tho proposed action ! was
NOT, however, ut all surprised az the tenor
Of your structures, rs had said to Col
Young (whilC in your city during the sit
ting ofthC LcgisiaturG) when proposing to
him that We should coll such cOnven.
ton, TINT We would be met by the leaders
Of the Republican party with the assertion
that our action would be premature and
destructive Of the interests Of the party,
and that wO could bGst succeed by work.
ing In aud through that party. ii,
To which VIC reply that the experience
OF tic past teaches thatWc1I1ay not expect
tho Republican party tho only one now
ut all friendly 10 tho cause Of temperance)
to take strong ground or use active meas
urCs against the liquor traffic, Il having
become through Office holders md seekers
conservative, c0wardly md VIC fear time
serving. And willie We are FREQ to admit
that the party as q party is friendly To the
cause Of temperance, still tho fact Is patent
to all the friends Of the cause that Il will
in nowise make this m issue, and we arc,
therefore, as indicated in your comments
on tho call, compelled 10 await uIeeXceCd-
ingly slow process OfinlireCt antl spaSnlO-
die efforts IN behalf Of tho cause or do Us
We propose, viz: throw ourselves at once
into tho breach aud stny the dirOtlll rlva-
gcs Ofthe demon Of tho still by tho pray-.
Crs aud united efforts Of Ull real Christians
and lovers Of humanity and good govern.
mcnt. And thus VIC expect to create II
public sentiment that will insure the enact.
inent and enforcement of stringent laws
against this iniQuitoHS and accused trntItC.
To which you reply that we will he Too
weak u accomplish anything but the d.
vision Of the party. Just 50, said the
nrO.slNvcry Wing and Democratic Lead
ors to the founders Of tho Republican par.
", and tauntingIy asked, !"Whnt cNn your
little party d0YN '"DO gtnr ever expect 10
got majority in any State or town. To
which they received this reply: mot long
hence, whether We get majoritics or not,
we will compel one or both Of your par
tics to tNkC our principles, or we will an
initiate your parties" What has been
the result So we answer tho weak
kneed timc-scrving politicians Of the day,
and II all history and just experience Is
not wasted on them they will hear u.s., But,
sirs, however Othcrsmay think, / nm tirm'
" convinced that tho Republican party.
can hest, and perhaps only exist by ad-
VOcating al its issue some moral REFORM
advantageous to tho intorests Of humanity,
and promotive Of the peace, prosperity
and happiness Of society! A2I' 'e'g
IRnow that aITTlCG fiO8ticiGHS and good
InTty managers can sometimes by pure
legerleniain, beat even the aStute Demo-
Cracy themselves, but these are generally
very temporary successes.
The Democracy, appealing rs they al:
most uniformly do 10 the prGiudtces and
bad passions oI'men, can only be successful.
II anMgoniZed by uniting the intelligence,
morality and virtue against them, and the
rlrty that docs not strongly commend IL
self on tlIis score Is bound in my opinion
to succumb to the apathy Of the natural
allies Of the Republican party. l mean
that Il large class Of voters who care little
or nothing for the success Of my party, on.
" as its success advances the great moral
reforms necessary TO the peace and happi.
NESS Of society, and who do not care to vote
unless their ballots tell in that direction
For these and other reasons, believe
tho dhy'is moi far distant when the Re-
publican party will gladly take up tile
temperance and other leading issues In
order to secure their adoption rs well as
perpetuatC its existence. You will rccol-,
iect that the State Of New York was con.
trOllcd' by the Republican party, until the
last cIRgaxs, they chose To ignore these
m0rTLissuGs, and We sec the result in the
complete triumph Of the Democracy and
tunbridled reign Of tic rtlm-phrty. WIZ,
. And as further reason for the meeting
Of this convention, l beg that you insert
the. following resolutions. O. the, NlasSa;
clusetts State Temperance Society, re.
Gently COnFened' hi Boston: "
"a State Temperance Convention, held
last week In Boston, while unanimous on
the su6iccts of prohibition, was divided
upon the question of political action. The
committee on resolutions upon this ques-
ton stood 5to 4. And the,resolutions re-
ported by tho minority were adopted by
the Convention rs follows: .Du
"I2e0lral, That the conflict between
license and prohibition INVOLVES human
interests ton deeply to lIc settled without
M open, aVowel party Issue. j., :. y,
"HFOIp0i, That q party that makes no dis
tlnGt issue against the liquor traffic neither
viii nor caI adopt measures adequate 70
its suppression. - - BIZ. a,...l.l u."rlI
"l36olted, Tint II divided party can go
no higher THAN its average sentiment; that
wiflEpaft OF It's members for license antl
lHsft hrzprOhibitiOn, it will compromise
10th in tho enactment Of laws aud in their
execution; that it will give us compromise
governors, constablcs, district attorneys
and courts; anil that It's policy must,
bUweAk, undecided, inefficient
md unsuccessful.
"Rts6ltdtl, Therefore, TINT the organiZa.
MtiOn Of an independent political party,
milking the suppression " tho liquor traF'
tlC aIl, ;lvOwEd Issue, is an Indispensable
IlOcOSsit
"Ps~l9dy That representing tho earliest
and most radical portion Of the Ecpuhlt'
can party, We unrrservGdly adopt its prin-
CipleS; that W. cherish Its name rs iHcn.
tiaed with the granltst achievement Of
tho Rgc, aud profoundly regret the ncces-
sity Of leaving its organization" 'l
lin the Constitutional Convention Of
Illinois a resolution was introduced max