South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-06-30
A WoRp HERE I-TA.re r those

A WORD HERE There are those
IN this community that are assert
ing that the charges we have made
against the Republican candidates
are untrue. We want all such to
understand that we have not pub
lshed anything about these indi.
viduals but what we can prove by
the, oatas Of gnirpeachdbie ,citnesses ;
and, furthermore, we do not intend
TO publish anything rejecting on
any candidate that We cannot so
prove.
There are others that r saying
that ali our efforts are directed a
gainst the Republicans. 1t is true
thai we've q great deal more 20 say
against the Rep1blitans than We do
against the Democratic, but there
are good and substantial reasons
for this. First, the Democrats do
not make any pretensions toward
being a Temperance party. It's
true they claim to have rs many
temperate men in their party as the
Republicans have IN accordance
with their numbers, but tho Demo-
Gratis don't pretend TO be a Temper
ance psrty-one that would carry
eut any Temperance reform. On
the other hand tho Republicans
olaim TO be "the party of moral
idexs," and the only avenue thro'
which a Temperance reform can be
effected, at the same timo doing no.
thing to effect such q reform. Sec
ond; as, we have before stated, the
Republicans have an organ here,
and the Oemserutic Party
have NOTE, This Republican
organ is ccHtinually fighting our
party, calling us fanatics, pretend
ing to be = Temperance paper in
order TO bold the t~effpetance vote
of the Republican party, and at the
same time patting tho whisky and
beer men on their backs and call
ing them good fellows. We care
no more for one Of tie old parties
than we do fer the other. They
are both corrupt, aad working FOR
nothing but the spoils Of Office. We
are WORKING for the benefit OF the
Prohibition party solely, and are
pursuiHg that course that in our
will build it up the SOON
est. Those WHO are continually
mallgning our motives will proba
bly, hive TO Q that they judge US
wrongly.
The "Open Meeting" at the Nc.
.onnelsyiIle Good reniplsr's lodge,
On last Friday evening, wa opened
BY prayer by Rev. J. p. McLane.
Of The UEiversalist Church. 7. A
Turner addressed the assembly for
about thirty minutes, and was fol-
owed by Rev. McLane, who occu-
ped about the SAME time. The
Meeting was a good one, and was
we'll attended.
TIE prohibitionists of CIncinna-
i are organizing and demanding
hat the Sunday Liquor Laws shall
,e enforced IN that city, %whereup-
in, the saloon keepers have held a
Meeting and declared that it was
as unlawful for the Clergy
. preach in tie pulpits on the Sab
IS it vas To sell poison at
heir saloon bars, and they say
hey will stop keeping their sa-
Oons. open on the Sabbath and
pend their time IN hunting down
he Clergy that fill the puipits on
lie Sabbath. This they are going &
o do iii order TO make the Sunday
Jaws odious. They ire also going
D stop the sale of milk, bread, &C., !
n the Sabbath, claiming that by
UGH a co6tss they will force the i
to stop meddliEg with their
iisiness. We like 10 soc this ac- /;
on CT the saloon keepers for the
eason tina; II will awaken the peo> {
lie TO a fuller Wow of the enormi- ,
les of the Liquor Traffic, and will
them TO more perfectly org q
nixe against it: '
JOHN SHERMAN rs the Republican t
States Senator from Ohio.
lie was III Columbus at the time Of {
the late Republican State 9
otvention, manipulating the Con-
so as to secure his rs-slec-
on next winter If the Republicans e
III controlling tho next
Ihio Legislature. At his rooms I
1rlng the session of the Conven- q
on, he had asi6daht stores OF
ines, brandies, &c, With which to y
,gale his friends, 0rtHose whom he I
TO make his friends. Is
OF tins a fine SPECTACLE for tlfe par G
of pretended great moral ideas" I.
present through its chosen chief
OHIO? The pretended ter per- c
nee party of Ohio has q nan fer a
S leader that surrounds himself 7
I'D his friends with alcoholic in :,
Stanton, the man who i
INKS he will further the Temper
lce cause by ,enaihihg in the Re- .
nbIican party if elected 90 the
This FALL will vote for p
herman for United STATES Senator! :
will vote for a man that drinks !.
Itoxicating drinkst He will vote 3
a man that "puts the bottle to s
nefghbof's lips" Out upon 1
Ich- hypocrisy