The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-10-05
To the Editor of the commercIala

DAYTON, o., September 10.
DIR. Leonard is a man that will be
heard and carry his point on the same
principle as tile Irishman who was being
drawn out of the bottom of a well. On
account of some hitch in the machinery
there was few minutes delay, and in
his wrath he told those who were haul
ing him up: "If you don't hurry I'n
cut the ropel" DR.. Leonard is trying |
to cut the rope, and raves round like |
maniac because there is hitch in the |
Leonard Rnnyan Ludlow religious, |
wine and cider-press ticket. In the Ad- |
yocate of this week the temperance
statesman, DIR. Leonard, in his own
opNpion. annlhiiates the Cincinnati Ga
zette, Governor Foster, MI Richards
and Judge Dial, and uses arguments
that a maniac would blush to present,
similar to his assertions in Springfield,
'sthat there had not been Legislature
In Ohio for the last twenty-five years
that 500, 900 would not buy up"
Wonder why the temperance men did
not raise 500, 900 and buy up the last
Republican Legislature ifprinciples are
sold so cheaply? He has no idea when
he uses such assertions that he insults
not only Methodists, but persons of every
other denomination, as well as those
who belong to no Church, and acts as If
he was irving 60 render himself as des-
picable in the eyes of his fellowmen as
| IL ia possible for a contemplate man to
be. Even granting that he is honest, he
has no more right to insult Judge Dial
| or Governor Foster by such irresponsible
| statements than he has to take their
| pocket-books, for in the latter Instance
he only sstakes trash" Mr.. Leonard has
| lived in Ohio few years, but he seems
| to know all about the workings OF the
l -T raQ6l lnm0St
thoughts of every member of the Legis-
lature. He has no idea that a man can
be honest and differ in opinion with Rev.
Mr.. Leonard, the greatest of all presld-
ing elders lin his own opinlon) that
ever enliphtened the world or the East
Cincinnati district. There are some
Methodist lawyers who honestly think
"that the public interests require tnat
the General Assembly should submit 10
vote of the people such amendments
TO the Constitution of the State relative
to the manufacture, sale and use of in
toxicating liquors as will leave the
whole matter to legislation" In fact
some Judges say that any prohibition or
local option law passed, with the read
ing of the present Constitution OF the
State of Ohio, would be illegal, and that
the change asked must be submitted TO
the vote of the people. NOW, the very
fact that the Republicans placed TINS
clause in their platform, was that tney
knew that nothing could be accomplish,
ed to aid the temperance people until
such a course was adopted.
Some politicians do not claim to be
yersed in theology, nor do they profess
to have attained TO that summit OF holl-
ness the reverned gentlman claims 10
occupy, but they do profess to have a
degree of common sense, such as mas
never vet been betrayed In the utter
ances of Leonard or his compeers IN the
temperance work. We do not thlnk ne
can find a single male member In MS
former congregation, Grace M. h,
Church, in the city of Dayton, VINO
thinks as does DIR. Leonard, or who Will
, vote the temperance ticket as framed
by his lordship and company. Even Dr
: Pearne, the Presiding Elder of this dis
trict. to whom Leonard refers In the
+ Advocate, is not in sympathy with tne
5 Loveland temperance move, ana we ar
informed will never vote a ticket tnt
5 aim of which is to give the state intC
5 the hands ofthe Democracy, synonym
= of drunkenness.
+ DIR. leonard knows it all, and hai
r graduated without a diploma In tns
Y science of political economy; ana IL tn'
: State of Ohio could just see matters a.
e he does we would never need Legs
s lature. provided he was permitted q
? make all necessary laws ad hoitnm .
s govern the State. If such caiamlt.
a should ever befall the State the Eplsco
y palian prayer, "Good Lord deliver us,
# would be very popular with the masse
e of the people before the reign OF Leon
f ard extended very far. His whole ma
r ture seems to be turned to wrath becaus
r the temperance people lacked three vote
a of carving out their wishes, and IL wa
e impossible to whip them into the traces
q What right has a member of the Legs
). lature to differ with this great DIR. Leon
d ard, who fairly causes the trees TO trem
n BILE with his eloquence when he speaks
and who implies with Shakespeare
aWheu ope my mouth let no dog bark"
A young man told us he heard mr.
g saw in preaching a dancing sermon
J. &c that he would rather see his daughte
!. Law a corpse than dance once across tn
= room.n If ninety-nine per cent OF tn
4. people would not vote preacher wn
At would make such an assertion as tnl
il a maniac or a fool, we are mistaken i
et our idea of the common sense OF IN
20 people A man may be honest an
ut honestly differ as to the best means G
v carrying out a temperance reform, OF
D, to do so there is no occasion 10 lnsu
ID men who stand just as high In the CON
,r munity, and are just as much respecte
f. for their honesty, morality and relig1o
m as this man Leonard. He has an 1de
is that he has right to say what he please
sr and express himself In such way TIM
., all on the opposite side can feel 1t TO |
5e n personal thrust. Even if man is
as minister he should be gentleman.
n GEPART.