The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-09-21

TIE professors of political virtue in the
name of temperance, seem to be maliciouslY
anxious TO provide Democratic Legislature
for the people of Ohio.
In half dozen close counties they have
insisted upon bringing out third candidates
in the interest of the regular Democratic
nominees; and they have been at pains to do
this in cases where the Republican candidates
were old members of the Legislature who had
voted for all the prohibitory legislation pro-
posed.
Such conduct can only be ascribed to per-
sonal and partisan viudictiveness, or to a
state of foolishness that is almost incredible,
IL not ineomprehensible.
As the State is districted the Republicans
can only by the greatest effort carry the Legis-
lsture. The loss of three Senators on the
vote of last year would give that body to the
Democracy. Do the temperance men wish
to assume directly the responsibility of max
ing arrangements to that efiect.-Cincinnati
Commercial.
If the Prohibitionists had given their
attention TO carrying some of the close
Democratic counties and districts that
now send anti-temperance members to
the Legislature, all sincere temperance
men could see something in their conduct
to admire and approve, and there would
be some probability of success but when
such counties are entirely ignored and
an effort made to defeat old members of
the Legislature who have supported
every temperance measure proposed, one
does not know whether to to attribute
their conduct to stupidity or dishonesty.
When about s5 per cent of the Republi-
cans have conscientiously given their
support to every bill the temperance men
have asked for, it is difficult to see on
what ground they prefer the success of
the Democrati, party, which has given
scarcely 10 per cent of its vote in favor
of such legislation. Still, we are constantly
hearing that the Republican party must
be punished, while, If they do not act
ually give support and sympathy to the
Democracy, they are silent and have no
word of condemnation for the large ma
jority who have, for twenty-five years,
opposed every temperance measure enact
ed or proposed to be enacted. But be-
cause the Republicans had a majority in
the last Legislature and could not secure
the support of every one or q majority,
in favor of temperance legislation, they
are charged with treachery. But at what
time were the Prohibitionists promised,
and by whom, that if the Republican
party was successful they would infalli-
bly, give them q prohibitory law? We
deny that there was ever such promise
made or guarantee given. We regret that
some of our large cities, though Republic
can in politics, are not believers in tenn
perance and do not practice its whole
seme precepts, or we could promise tc
enact as stringent a prohibitory law as
the most radical could desire. We car
almost do it now, and if our Prohibition
friends will stay in the Republican party
where they belong, and turn their atten
tion to evsngelizing ten or twelve ccun
ties that are now anti-temperance, in
stead of trying to defeat men who have
for years, given all their energies to this
reform, they will find success in the neal
future, besides having the satisfaction OF
pursuing a course that will commend
them as men of reason. But if they pro
pose to continue the suicidal policy they
are now advocating, they are certain &c
disaffect and disgust large majority OF
the best temperance men in the State and
indefinitely postpone the day of our de-
] fyerance from this monster evil.