The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-09-21
A Methodist Preachers Opinion.
TOLEDO, August II, 1881


MYpEAR BRoTHKR-Your letter of the
10th inst. is at hand. l have read your
suggestions on the temperance ques-
ton" with great care.
beg of you and of all our ministers
for the sake of the Church and for the
sake of true temperance to leave the poll
teal phase of this question alone. Don't
touch it.
looked upon the movement with
favor in its beginning when Hoyt, Payne
Walden, Merrick, and some others
were chief; but don't you see this thing
has been captured by fire-eaters, while
the men who gave it character are IN
Europe and escape all responsibility.
That Lovelaud Convention was fraud
from beginning to end, top to bottom,
and all through. You can judge by the
character OF the men who came TO the
surface:
There is Logan, Secretary of the con-
vention, a Catholic Democrat, without
character and of no responsibility, a
Door customer out of a Job. Who is
Snead, editor of the Alliance News, but
an adventurer with nothing to lose.
Now don't let any wool gather over
your eyes. It is to the interests of the
Democrats to urge on the movement
of course it is; and venture to saw that
few, if any, Democrats vote that Love-
land ticket. They will talk it, but be not
deceived by their chaff. See the candi-
date for Attorney General Henry Camp,
nominated by the Prohibitionists and
accepted by the Executive Committee.
He has no legal knowledge. Think OF
electing a man Attorney General who
can not practice in a Court of Common
Pleas. tell you the whole thing is q
farce and humbug. The best preachers
| in the Ohio Conference are not dabbling
| in it, and will not touch 1t; but will vote
for Foster.
Now as to DIR. Boole. His talents are
admitted. His lecture is a grand thing.
You say he is member in regular
standing in the n. Y. East Conference.
Why has he not an appointment then ?
L learn through ministers of good stand
| ing that his course has been such that
they are glad to get rid Of him. He Is
erratlc, wild and arrogant.
As to his interview with Foster can
only refer you to Governor Fosters side
of the story.
Foster SAYS he has. never been more
foully treated and misrepresented than
by DIR. Boole.
"He, Boole came in company with
| one or two others and introduced him.
self as DR.. Boole from New York, and
began conversation about Conkling &C.,
and finally drifted into temperance in
Ohio. No intimation was made that an
interview for publication was desired.
Even the most scurrilous sheet never
sends a reporter to pick up converse
ton without a request to allow publica-
| tion."
Boole said. s'There are five hundred
Methodist preachers in Ohio VINO will
vote against you unless you come out
explicitly in favor of temperance"
| Foster said. ''If five hundred Methodist
preachers, with their congregations, ar
ray themselves againstme shall be de-
feated, for they are powerful and in
fiuential body"
But Foster never considered that a
minister from New York could speak
for the five conferences of Ohio. Nor
can any one in Ohio. Foster never said
| with the Interpretation Boole put upon
it 81 expect to be defeated" He utterly
denies ever having said TO anybody
'"These Methodist preachers must be
snubbed.' go
Again, Foster is a trustee of the Meth
odist Church in Fostoria. He built that
Church. He has always been liberal
| supporter OF our Church. He is person.
| ally temperate. He has never directly
or Indirectly given ismoney knowingly
to enlist saloon men in his favor.
Boole has nothing at stake. The AL
lance News is irresponsible. The Meth
odist preachers of Ohio are not going
| in that crowd.
| Yours truly. <4&s