Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-07-03
Communicated
The Prohibition Convention,

The sOcalled Prohibition Convention Assem-
bled at Bowling Green, on Thursday of la,
week, was simply n farce. It met in pur
suance to call signed by no one, and III
authorship of which can be traced TO no re
sponsble source. "By the Executive Com
mittee " was very ialefGite Indeed. "Ex
ecutive Committee " Of whats Appointed 70
what Porpose2 When? and by whom? Thes
are questions mnre easily asked than answered
ih's call Invited, or rather earnestly re
sues'ed I" be present" such "citizens Q
wood county as are "friends OF temperance
and all who are opposed to license"
In repsonsS to this call 4 ua&,ber of th
friends Of temperance" good .aeH, trxe gaen
"opp"sed to liceRse,' and Representing
strong temperance eleSeEt 10 oar county
attended the C"aveu tsOn in good faith, oaly Il
IND that they we're virtually ignored. and wer,
g'Vea to IA derstand that they did not belong I,
the Prohibition party" Azd that too By on,
Vhe, On Thursday tast. for the frst tHs osexI,
acted with the prOhibtiuDists. THIS sentimen
was acQiesceG ia by his ssttelites, aud openl,
lndnrsed by one who is not res ideat cf Wood
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Wood County Convention"
In the Convention were 81 votes all told
Twelve of the p strenuously opposed the nom
inalioa OF a ticket at this timc, but counseIed
the wiser course OF waiting with that party
which would place true temperance men ON il,
ticket aud engraft the principles Of temporal nee
ln Its platform. Tho hot-heads secuted at the
proposition and the wiser portion of the dele.
gates withdrew in body, from convention,
that "a Ignoring their claims as temperance
neu had scarcely treated them with common
civility. After the withdrawal of those. wbo
had been virtually ruled out, there remained
none but soured political aspirants of other
parties, place seekers. uon esldenis of the
county, camp followers and hangers ou Of all
parties. aud those whose chief end aud aim in
this movement is to defeat the RepubIicap
party.
ln It's deliberations, parliamentary rules were
throw to the dogs, both by the temporary and
permanent chairmen, and the will of the auto.
cratical bakers dozen was insolentiy thrust
forward that they would not, for the sake Of
courtesy or otherwise, arrive at their decisions
through the recognized pa ria menlary forms n, d
usuages governing all deliberative bodies.
Fur su'all deliberatlve body, Il was cer
tainiy the most iuharmoniuus we have evrr
Witnessed, aud carried with it the defeat of its
own purposes. Weak as the Prohibition pnrt,
ls in this county, this Convention has weakened
u still more. BY manly, conciliatory course
u had the opportunity Of uniting the tsmDer
Ancs sentimeat Of the county into Formidable
political power. Iiut spite and ovsrweenina
amoiuoa Foe notoriety, gave blow more fatal
10 The tut1re Of the Prohibition party, thap any
OF Us eaeuies could have done -
Jnhn A. Shannnn was the presiding officer
ol the Convention. This fact carries with Il,
Us own Comment. Can anJ thing more hurtful
be said OF the Convention 7 The eaadidat. for
Sherln' on the ticket Nominated t0Ok an active
patt last fall in GH the party conventions held.
others took part in two conventions. How such
course can be parsued without a violation oi
every principle Of consistency, self f-Tespeet and
manhood, is berand the pen OF tue writer.
Those who withdrew 10 disgust fcom Thurs.
days Convention, will undoubtedly, with all
other true temperance men in the county, cast
their strength with the Republican party, Ihis
IaIl and thereby secure all that the most san.
suiue friends OF temperance may desire.
YIEDEx.