Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-09-01
The Prohibition Novels it Wise


From the indication in some adjoining coun :
ties, there is to suspect that the experience
o. the dog which lost his bone, while swapping at
its image in the water will be the experience of
the Prohibition party in the coming campaign.
Lucas, Fulton and CoIumbiana counties have
prohibition ticket in the field and other coun-
ties seemed Inclined to follow in the wake.
Already some of the candidates placed upon
the prohibition ticket are resigning. Mr.. JAMES
PsNRosE, placed npon the prohibition ticket as
a candidate for Indrmary Director in Coiumbi
ana county, declines the nomination in the fol-
lowing brief and jointed remarks,
Far be Il from me to throw any distinctions,
however slight it may be, directly or indirectly,
in the way of the Temperance Reform. 1t is one
OF the great wants Of our country at this time
and should be glad to see the good canse nave
forward to a complete and final triumph. But
cannot believe that the time has come to intro
duce a third party in the political cont ssts of
our country. Important issues hang npon the
result If the coming election, and the Republi
can party, which is itself a Temperance party,
needs il: look we'll to the final assurance OF the
great qua rantses o. Freedom IN the late amend
mpnls TO ths Constitution, and tn the integrity
and honor of the nation n securing the payment
of the debt, which has been forced upon us, be-
fore dividing lis strength for tie prdmotInn "t
side issues. The supporters OF the riphiOl'lon
ticket will come almost exclusively frott, the
ranks of the Republican party. Whilst the De-
mocracy favor the movement as a means of di-
vdng their opponents, they will probably cast
a solid vote when the contest comes, and thus,
it may be, carry the State through our divided
councils.
Further, we may remember that four years
ago we were made the dupes Of designing poi-
| ticians and the result is Democratic Senator
1 at Was N RaDnDlican
State of Ohio. Now similar game is attempt
ed to be played over us again, and, if we do not
| inok well tn our footsteps, will have another
| Democatic Senator elected by the incoming
! Legislature. Are we ready. for this state Of
! thigs Can we afford to thus sacrifice our vote
| in lhe national councils? There be but one
answer,--In emphatic NO. therefore respect
| fully request that my name be stricken from
! your ticket. My social sympathes are with
| your cause, but my political sympathies must,
for the present, run in another channel"
In Mahoning county the temperance issue was
fairly and squareIy met by the Republican Con
vention, The resolution adopted on the subject
r,ads thus:
| Resoleed, That we are unalterably oL posed to
any repeal or modification of existing laws fnT
| the suppression OF the gigantic evils resulting
from the sale and use of Intoxicating liquors
| which we believe should be rigidy enforced
and that we say "God speed to all legal anc
moral eRJrts to eradicate the evil from ou
| land.
This resolution, in our opinion, is sufficiently
comprehensive to cover the whole ground, aut
might, consistently, with the past record of til,
republican party, be inserted among the resolu
tions at every Republican convention. This
with officers who have n regard for their oath
to obey and enforce existing laws-is all that J
required.
As previously stated we are thorough ly I
sympathy with the temperance cause, and hal
with joy any efflrt to remove the cause Of drunk
enuess from society. We cannot, however, a
this time, endorse seperate political action as A
means to gain the end designed. The genera
duty of standing ready to promote the good an'
suppress evil, is an ever present one, but tn
putting forth Of efforts, nc. matter how desiabl
the end may be, is only justified by probabilit
Of success. Granting to the prohibition party
possibility of wiAning at the polls, it is clearl
|, demonstrated that it would be powerless to pre-
vent intemperance by any prohibitory measures
We have already liquor law which, If en-
forced, will do all that Idieiary power can d
towards suppression Of intemperance. IL a.
ready lies in the power of temperance men
enforce this law. What more do they desreY
It is not necessary to show the obstacles to pre-
, hibition, were the prohibition party in powe
it is enough for candid men to see the iuposs
hiltY of their success at the polls and the tenc
ency Of their efforts to defeat their own ends.
, Our experience of the past few years ha
shown the contest a close one between the RI
] publican and democratic parties. Let us Sc
the effect of introducing a prohibition ticke
n Where are the prohibition votes to come from
# Certainly not frem the de mOcratic ranks If "
are to Judge from their past tenacity to anythu
by the name OF democracy. 1t is surely vain
hope that two-thirds of the republican part
v will vote the prohibition ticket; but nothn
= short of this would make prohibition victor
e probable in the slightest degree, Suppose th
one sixth of the republicans cast their votes wit
the prohibitionisis, what VII be the result
There is but one answer--a democratic victor
,e Ifthe prohibitionists desire only to discov,
$ their numerical strength, without hope Of vii
ID ming, they may pay dear for their whistle
" they really deaire to advance the temperan'
10 luse they are worse than foolish to aid in tran
0 ferring the power from the hands of party {
' the whole favorable, to the hands OF one diree
ly opposed to the temperance movement.
The republican party contains many able me
as who are in hearty sympathy with the tempe
L. anee cause. Let the prohibionists fall into Il
,,' republican ranks. attend the republican eonvel
y tions aud labor for the nomination Of these me
he Thus will they do every thing that can be dou
fy politically, to reach ths end they desire.