Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-08-17
TO THE REPUBLICAN PROH.
BITYONLSZY OFBELMOPTC0. I

RepubIicDs Friends. In the last
CHRONICLE, is call for q nProhibi-
ton Conveution,' signed John ID.
Yocum. s'by Order of Many Citizens. y
chairman of Central Committee. ~
The call is general in its terms, being
ssto the members and friends of the
Prohibition Party of Belmont County, -
That means me, and take the liberty
OF saying now word about that call,
and itslegitimate consequences. First,
then Mr.. Yocum fails to tell us of
what Central Committed, he is
"Ghairma1.n But / suppose he is
chairman of sCOnamitteesflo of ssMaay
Citizens, ;, residing. it is fair to presume, !,
some where. / am friend of Prohi-
bition, unqualified merciIess prohibi-
ton, and am ready to further any en-
terprise, to the besto my ability, look
ing toward Prohibition, and heartily
commend the earnest and unremittingl
efforts OF the temperance men in our
own and every County, and wish them
God speed in their labor of love and
benevolence. They deserve onl y the
unqualified thanks of all good people
everywhere. OF you Temperance men,
I ask a dispassionate judgmenton what
I say. First, is it auisdOna to nominate
a separate Temperance ticket in Bel
mont County this fall? lam sure your
ss'Sober second thought" will vote MOI
/ vote No, also, for the following,
among many other reasons: All great
moral revolutions are the work of
steady, constant effort, and whenever
anything casts reproach and contumely
upon them, in that proportion is the
great end deferred and especially is this
the case with the temperance reform.
/ sincerely think the Temperance cause
has suffered more from untimely4 and
unwise movements thar, from : ~ 9TH
er. cause. Iljudicieua dllei. sB..sKeo in-
judicious moves, and the cause is in
jured, this brings reproach and chills
many well meant intention. Such a
movement exactly would be the nOmi
mating of q seperate Temperance ticket
in our County this fall. The practical
effect of which will be to defeat the
Republican County ticket, no doubt
Eabout it at all. DO you desire, this2-
And vet as sure as fate if this ticket is
nominated it will defeat the Republic
cans, for Republicans alone would vote
it, and in a close County like Ours-7a
few only are necessary to turn the scale.
The practical effect will be the election
of the Democratic ticket and that other
effect lOss-of confidence in the tenn
perance movement, for if, when tenn
perance men have as good a temper
ance ticket to vote for. as the Republic
cans present for their suffrages in our
County this fall, and by their course
throw practically their influence to the
Democratic ticket, which is anything
but q temperance ticket, some, of it
notoriOusly y.intemp perate, why assuredly,
we are aiding the enemy and prove
ourselves unworthy our great cause and
the confidence of the public. ] ask you
are not some of the Democratic nomi-
Inees very intemperate, nay notorious
dyusahdrds? are you willing to assist as
Temperance men in electing these men?
Yet this is the practical result of ,nomi-
mating separate temperance ticket
Then Task. you, candidly answer, can
you find in the County better material
for a ticket than is presented for your
suffrages already on the Republican
ticket? Where then'is the wisdom Of
lspiriting away our strength on q sepa'
rate ticket the Inevitable result .o1
which is to elect some men, we would
not as Temperance men, touch with an
eighty foot pole. But you may be
ready to saw .ssas many Democrats as
Republicans will vote the temperance
ticket,v IF yeu think s0,g;; you Were
never more egregi0usly mistaken. In
Pease township are some secret tenn
perance organizations bearing the name
of some of their Democratic members
oath bound, rule bound, and pass woro
bound to stand by their Temperance
colors--and yet, notwithstanding al
this, not a single Democratic naenabe,
uoted the Temperance ticket lssonai,sgted
some two years ago, not one. "Demo
Gratis don't do that kind of thing" Al
| a Convention held In Cleveland noi
long since, the subject of nominating q
State temperance ticket was under con-
lsideration, q distinguished Democratic
delegate opposed it, said he, 81 am op.
posed to nominating a ticket be voted
| for by a small number of Republicans
over the state. for Democrats will moi
support it, I am a life long Democrat
and / tell you a Democrat will moi
leave his party to vote a temperance
ticket, tiey don't do that kind of thing.
Where, then i repeat, is the propfiety
| ofplaying into the hands OF the enemy
of Republicanism and temperance by
nominating this third ticket p The
question of every Republican candidate
before the last County Convention was
in honest regard to his temperance
stamina, and this was ruling c0nsid-
Grafton in that Conv vention, to select
Sound temperance candidates, and ii
was done. Some of the leading tenn.
peranee men of Pease Township, and
of the County assisted in making thai
ticket, and after looking at their handi-
work, they pronounced it good! =, And q
it was goodi Where is there in all
Belmont County more honest temper
ance men. No matter what his politics,
who will dare say half that much Of
half the Democratic ticket ? The old
abolitionists, frequently during their
day, held the balance of power in the
States, once in the Nation. When they
made notorious ProsIaveryite Presi-
dent, because they preferred to act
cussedly rather than show their might
and stand squarely by that position
that added strength and vigor to, their
cause. Let us initiate this Fall their
virtues and avoid their mistakes. Re-
publicans, Temperance men, what win
you do? write for no candidate, but
sound temperance ones, and / protest
against being used as tool to elect
notOricusly drunken ones, for I am a
genuine Pease Township t.s iA 4 80
- g 'i'a PRoH1B TONI t. r
Col John M. Connell's letters may be
denominated mighty interesting read
ing" Its salient points are: 1, the
Democratic State Convention was
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