Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-22

nAA Nc AAAAl NAlue1 my Aeoa AAAAN
Takes that which snrirhes him hot.
But mAkes me poor indeed
Those Republican journals that are try
ing 20 injure the reputation Of respectable
Intelligent men whose only crime is re-
fusing the dictation OF the political trick .
sters, who manipulate the wires of their
party, should bear in mind that he whos
steals character is the worst kind of thief.
The following specimen from the astutet
editor of the Signal is brilliant il!ustra-s
ton Of the mode of warfare, and the weap-
,ons used by the Republican party against
those conscientious men who purpose here
after to vote for their principles, instead oil
Sacrificing these for party success. WEI
.clip from last weeks issue:
"The worst enemy of the temperancel
cause are its fool friends, the intolerantI
land bigoted numbskulls who assembled
lat Loveland the other day and nominated
la full temperance ticket, if their plans
prove successful, will give temperance
such knock on the head, that it will not|
recover from the shock in the next tenI
syears. We have devoted many years tol
1 the temperance cause, both as an active
worker and by the example of sobriety
land decency, but the headstrong fanati i
scism of that convention, whose object is to-
select the Democratic State ticket, well nigh
$discourages us from further efforts in that
{ line. There is one satisfaction however,
their numbers are few and will grow beau
8tifully less before the election"
The author of the foregoing choice speci-
men of Republican thunder, has evidently
reached the sage conclusion that he and
This Republican friends embody all the
wisdom and political morality ofthe coun-
Stry, and that those who disagree with him
&are "iools." In the language of Job we
i Ssay. "No doubt ye are the people and
4wisdom shall die with you," but before we
sconclude to give up the ghost under the
Wire of the aforesaid columbiad, we desire
Ito examine the above extract in detail,
Now who were those "intoterant and bigo-
|ated nunbskuUs," who committed the nm
8pardonable sin at Loveland of thinking
land acting for themselves? We affirm
that a more intelligent, highly polished
and intensely moral assembly never con-
4vened within the borders of our great State
#than the one which met and nominated a
full estate Temperance Ticket" at Love-
land. These are the men that are to give
the temperance cause such knock on the
head. Verify one would think the Repub.
I lican party the party of prohibition and
that all temperance men have to do to Sc
Hcure the abolition of the liquor traffic, is
Mto vote their ticket. Such an idea were
q 4laughable, were it not painful to contem.
plate the large number of good temperance
3men who allow themselves to be gulled
4 from year to year by such balderdash
But the Signal informs us that it has de-
voted many years to the temperance cause
las an active worker. If that journal
ameans that it has inculcated sobriety while
lat times it has depicted the evils ofdruDk.
81 %enness, it may be correct; but ifit means
J that it has taught the devotion of total alb.
4stinence, or the total prohibition of the
+ liquor traffic, every reader of that paper
knows it is not true. The editor says he
has been an example Of sobriety and de-
&cency, "but the fanaticism" of radical tenn
Wperanee men have nearly caused him te
&give up the ship. We presume that ht
#didn't mean that he was almost discour
Jagged from further efforts in the line O.
Y"decency," although we had we'll nigf
Scome to the conclusion from recent mum
2bers of the Signal that his political decency
like the gods of Baal had "gone on Jour
lney."
But the meanest, and most contemplate
7aassertion made by the Signal man is to bt
I found in another corner of the same sheet
and is as follows: "While pretending te
8be in favor of sumptuary laws, they are
#really in favor of the success of the party
@that is openly opposed to them. 1t is wei
Wunderstood that they are Democrats 'gir
3%disguise, and that Bookwalter's pocket
Abook is the lever that moves them; eithe]
#that or they have as little sense as las
$year's calf" We have not language a
Nour command sufficient to characterize
Hthis statement as it deserves. The state
Il ment that Prohibitionsts are Democrat
in disguise, does not tally we'll with tina
#other idea so often put forth that they al
come from the Republican party. In on
Wbreath we are told that the Independent
@action oftemperance men will only weaker
Hthe Republican party, and in the next tha
Mthey are all Democrats in disguise. A
Zone time we are told that we are homes
Nand sincere men, but that we are mucl
Il mistaken as to our duty, at another tim
1--WE are called fools, fanatics, and numb
skulls, and subjects of bribery, "Book
walters pocket-book being the lever tina
moves u.s." Now we wish to say to thi
Rgreat temperance worker of the Signal VIII
has such regard for "decency," that sucI
ammunition as he uses, is not the kin,
that wins battles. No sensible man will
1allow himself to be moved by such bill
8lingsgate except it be with disgust.
In keeping with the above Trades, is tn
|, efforts of Republican journals to iniur
the temperance character of Mr.. Abraham
Ludlow, representing him as manufact
urer OF wineand cider mills. The fact is h
abelongs to the firm of Thomas, Ludlow
Il Rogers, manufacturers of grain drills O
lMSpringfield. He is member of the M, T
church, and has been ia very active Re
y Rpublican. He was elected delegate t