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

the friends of temperance ask.
They do not desire to take any IN
due advantage Of any one. ihey
are law abiding citizens and II the
question is voted down.. they will
abide by the decision. We hope
our Legislators will not, next win.
ter, be moved with any feelings OF
sympathy for the temperance PEG,
pie, over prospect of defeat; II
any one thinks the matter will be
defeated, especially The is an anti !,
temperance man, we hope ne VIII
not oppose the question of submits
sion to the people. Let the ques-
ton be sent down to the people, let
them take the responsibility. Thus
the Legislature will free itself from
all blame and responsibility in the
matter.
The 'Wellsburg Herald takes hold
of the subject with both hands and
heart, and gives the matter some
decidedly practical turns. After
reviewing the workings of the ses-
sion, and dwelling on the proposed
amendment, as contended for last
winter, the Herald says:
at 10 a matter, though, that, like
Banquo's ghost. won't stay down, as
was generally understood and inn
pressed upon members at the
time, and accordingly this conven-
ton is being held with the view of
keeping the proposed amendment
fresh and vigorous before the pub
lie. Just here we observe that a
public meeting was held 1.-the other
day in Hancock county to send del
egates, which adopted among other
resolutions one offered by Mr.. John
A. Campbell ). as follows:
Resolred, That our Delegate and
Senator be requested to support APP
propriatc legislation submitting
the question to vote of the people.
The delegate, J. w. Hobbs, vo-
ted for the measure, but the Sena-
tor, who partly represents Brooke,
as well as Hancock, John R. Done
hoo, voted and acted. just the con-
trary way, and was somewhat criti-
cised for so doing in the Herald, on
the ground that he was not only
wrong, per Sc, but that he misrep-
resented his constituents. The
tone of this meeting, as we'll as
the resolution quoted, goes to show
that the Herald has backing on that
subject up in Hancock as we are
persuaded it has also in Brooke.
The resolutions say:
Resolved, That we demand, as a
right, that our Legislature shall, at
its next session, by appropriate leg
islation, authorize our people to de-
eide at the polls a constitutional
amendment prohibiting the manu-
facture or sale of Intoxicating drinks
within our State.
Resolved, That we pledge the hear
ty cooperation of Hancock county
with other counties of the State in
bringing this question before the
session of the Legislature
through the agency of petition.
That is the proper way to put it,
though we cannot see the force ex-
actly of demanding" things of this
sort, Gas a right" unless the par
ties demanding have the ability
and will to enforce their demands
by repudiating Or in some way
sharper than "by petition" getting
rid of a delegate that refuses to car
ry out the wishes Of his constituents
on any particular matter that is the
subject of the demand. Mr.. DON
ehoo, we take it, cannot be dismiss
ed, will not resign, and viii vote as
he did before, but Notwithstanding
that, it is well enough to put the
demand in that shape as guide for
the next candidate for the office. 1t
was grand mistake to elect to
such an office man of his we'll
known habits and sentiments, and
it is grand mistake not to speak
out plainly on all occasions and
vote accordingly, every time, where
whisky is involved. Politics and
avorvthinr alca nouct ba c,horJ;