South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-06-30
For the Independent.
An Appeal 10 Candid Men.

The people of Ohio have recently
had Presented TO then the party
platforms OF the Democratic and
Republicah parties. The Demo-
cratic party, which for six years re-
fused TO accept the situation. has at
last shifted its position, and become
q party recognising the progress
made since the commencement OF
the evil war. These two parties
in the present contest, stand vIrtu.
ally upon the same platform-nei-
Their presenting q living issus.-
Both platforms, though containing
nothing new, are filed With bonn
bast, one appealing to the people
for support on the go1d 1t has done,
the other recalling the principles of
former days.
We feel and willingly admit the
services the one bias rendered, and
the principles the other once advo-
Gated. We do not live for the past /;
We live for the present and the fu.
ture. If q party has no record save
the past, it Is high time it should
give way to one that has not only
a living but q vital issue. If the
Republican party has nothing to
offer save its record and Iaudat1on
of Grant, let it 60 TO the wall. If
the Democratic party has Lothing
to offer ave the memory of Gen.
Jackson, let 1t be- buried /; for Ita
corpse has been exposed long en-.
ough. VIC are all thankful for past
favors, bat political parties, if they
wish to exist. must exert them
selves IN favor of tn. good Of The
people. The candid man will readi-
ly separate words from, actions
The candid man has no confidence
in the Republican platform, when
1t says. 1--WE repeat d condemna-
ton OF the policy of granting sub
sidies of public lands to corpora
tons and mohopolies," since svory
intelligent man knows that Con-
gress has not only been notorious
for granting public lands to monup!
olies, but also the public money
Nor has he any faith in the Demo
cratic party, when it proclaIms that
I'VE arr in favor of strict economy
so long as we have n knowledge of
The governing OF the city OF
New York. Economy 10 q word
whose meaning is unknown to both
parties of this State, The recent ses-
sion of our Legislature will amply
testify That long session, though
II did little or nothing for the pub
Inc good, cost the State the sum of
S100. 900 I! which was never known
IN the State befnrc ; no, not even
in war times, and this debt the tax
payer 10 made to carry
Looking at the platforms OF both
parties, no one Is able to discover
anything in them save bonbast to
blind the people, in the race for OF
fee. The contest between these
two parties il the contest for Of
fee.
There 10, iIswerer, in tho field,
one party, and only one. that pre-
sents q vital issue; that party is the
Prohibition party. It acknowledge
es its fealty &c the great principles
underlying our Federal Constitu-
ton IN unnIstakable language
Not only does it thus con mend it,
self TO the patriot, but il also COM
msnds itself to every one that liz
Interested in the welfare of his fell
low man, by presenting, or rather
seIzIbg an issue that every moral
man Is interested IN. Not Only in
our curntfy, bat in every commu-
nifty there Is q class of Individuals
that prey upon the earnings of the
people, and drive suffering and de-
spsit INTO f.ahy of our homes
Under Che drsgaise Of friendship,
they deal out poison to CRAFTY ths
appetites of reckless men. not only
causing them TO suffer, but their ia
milies and the community ut large.
This evil is gigantic in its proper
tons. The people, OF account Of
this evil, have also double the tax
To pay Against this great evil,
that greatly binders tho welfare OF
every community. the two leading
parties Rave nothing 10 say. But
the Prohibition party proposes tn
keep away temptation from those
boys that arc sure 20 exeItt power
full influence either for good or for
bad. Instead of allowing their in
fiuence to be for the bad. il propos-
es to cause them to exert sheir in
iuence for the good.
W. appeal TO every nan 10 take
into consideration the welfare of
his race. 1t is not for tho good of
the people TO decide whether Re
publican or Democrat shall succeed
IN the race for office but it 10 for
the good of the people to place such
men in Office as have the good Of
the people ut heart. The candid
man is certainly set that he
who votes for either the Republican
or Democratic party, votes for a
party that IS VIGOROUSLY corrupt
We, then, do not hesitate to ask
every man TO vote the Prohibition
ticket. REFORMER.
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