The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-10
Temperance and Personal Abuses.
A Popular Canvas, -,

APopuIaT Canvass. 81,
Editors Of the IntsllIgensOr. -
In the address on temperance, which
had the honor 70 deliver 0 couple OF week
ago, Of Washington Hall, occurred TIL
following passage as printed IN the INTEr.
LidRNcRR from the manuscript
"strive 10 enlighten and educate public
sentiment. There arc great subjects sucI
as the revenue derived from taxes on liu.
uots, licenses and prohibition, malt liQuorI
as distinguished from those which are dis
titled, and many others about which tht
people are not properly instructed. Il
would be well for some Of your speakers
10 devote themselves 10 these topics,"
In the Photographed report Of the
Standard, the same ideas are expressed a
follows: ~. = =
"There are great subjects connected
With this question which have hardly
been touched. The question Of revenue
touches O. great many men's pockets,
What Ia 10 supply the taxea when this
source OF revenue iS taken awayi There
are questions between prohibition and
license, malt liquors and distilled liuuors,
and great many Of these subIecis. that
meet you practically when you come TO
enforce prohibitory laws. Let rs hear
what 10 the truth. Let It be laid before
the people. Educate them up 70 0 stand.
point where they will support what you
DO"
l had not imagined that any person
could pretend to understand this In anv
other sense than as friendly advice as 10
the best methods Of securing the succesS
OF the cause Of temperance. To my sur-
prise, ! have been informed that recent
speaker at Washington Hall expressed his
holy horror at 80 much Of this part OF my
address as related 10 the question OF reve.
nue., as hit had been an uttersnce In favor
Of saloons. He even went 30 far as 10 de.
clare that man who could advance such
q sentiment la not fit to DO q minister Of
the gospel. There was much moro
Vituperation Of the same sort
Iwish to state that this unWarranted
assault was made when ! was not present.
Had l been there 1t would have been re-
buked on thespot Washington Hall now
Is not the proper place for reply. there.
fore take this method Of holding up 10 the
public this gross misrepresentation,
This may be favorable opportunity to
say two other things. One 10 that the
sooner that all Incorporate abuse Of per-
sons who are the friends Of temperance
but who have independence enough to
follow their convictions, ceases, the better
It will be for the common cause. There
Is no surer way OF making shipwreck Of
the whole undertaking than by publicly |
or privately denounclDg people who may |
not be disposed, in forwarding the work,
to utter particular shibboleth. |
The other thing Is o reiteration Of what
|, with many others, have urged from the
outset. II Is the necessity Of preparing
to meet the issue as II il
likely TO be presented to the people BY the |
City Council. A lifelong devotion, BY
advocacy and practice, and a thirteen |
years residence in this city, ought to
qualify me TO express myself with some
weight IN this matter. And l say now
that II a vote Is to be taken soon on the
question Of license in any form, the one
great necessity Is preparation for that
event. Imported orators at Washington
Hall may denounce as much as they please
he need Of enlightening the outside
world, on the popular objections to pro-
libition; but unless these objections are |
net by reason, they will influence many.
And there is very great danger lest, as In
he principal cities Of Ohio, the whole
:ause shall Tor the time be lost. What is
leeded is a thorough canvass OF the
Wards, especially those which are re-
note from the centre Of the city, and
popular discussion Of the great questions
n such manner as MOTTO drive away
riends but to win foes. or course, along
With this, OF prayer in legitimate forms
here cannot be too much. ..-
DIV. FISHER.
Wheeling, ". Va, Aprl 0, 1874.