West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-07-13

they would not nominate him but
would determine which OF the
nominees of the political parties
should be chosen. And the signs
of the times indicate that they Will
at least become more formidable
power in politics than they have
heretofore been. Organization and
well defined policy is power which
can always be depended upon tor
effective work.
The Raleigh Inder has full but
condensed account of the Conven-
TONS work, above the signatures of
R. r. Saddler and C. F. Johnson,
in the form of a report to the Beck
ley Temperance Society, by which
they were sent as delegates.
The Charleston State says: alt
was large and enthusiastic gath
ering," and follows with a column
synopsis of the proceedings. In an
other column it says;
The temperance Convention
which met in Wheeling on the 2Sth
took a more common sense view Of
the question than usual in con-
sidering this matter. By the pro-
ceedings it will be seen that an
effort will be made to secure 10000
(5O,0OO-ED) pledged voters. If
this move be successful, if not a
lever in election affairs, it will be
fulcrum that cannot be ignored.
The temperance people have been
steadily at work since the back
set they received last winter by the
Senate, devising means to get a de-
cision of the people as to whether
the traffic shall be carried on.
The plan proposed is the most feas-
ible of any proposed.
The Charleston Call has a COM
munication dated Wheeling, July
/, which closes thus:
"The Convention was a decided
success. There were a number of
excellent addresses during the Con-
vention, but the time was mainly
spent IN downright work, and not
in making and hearing eloquent
speeches, The Temperance people
of this State mean business, and
the law makers, law breakers and
law quakers might as we'll prepare
themselves for prohibition"
The Rayenswood Neus, following
a full account of the proceedings,
says:
"The session was full of enthusi-
asm and solid work it was fine
body of wide-awake, intelligent
men. All seemed to be very san
guine of success if the people can
only have the privilege of voting on
the question. The large majority
in favor of Prohibition is seen in the
fact that forty-one counties now re-
fuse to grant license; surely these
forty-one can out-vote the remain
ing thirteen"
The Tyler Independent, after
devoting three columns to the pro-
ceedings, speaks of the Convention
editoria!ly as follows:
THE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
There is a spontaneous and uni
versal awaking throughout our en-
tire country, on the temperance
question. The people are laying
aside politics, ceasing to discuss
questions growing out Of the issues
of the past, and are casting about
for some united and practical meas
ures for the suppression of this
giant evil. The friends Of the
cause are not disposed to rest in
mere platitudes however thrilling
they may be, with the terrible desc
lation, that follows irresistibly in
the wake of this monster scourge.
They are moving forward in unbro-
ken ranks to the suppression of this
evil, by practical and effective OPP
erations. Heretofore the difficulty
in this work has been the failure.
to unite the friends and workers of
temperance upon single phrase
Of the work and prosecute the same
to a successful conclusion. But