West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-10-25
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN.
WHAT DID IT!
Ask Chairman Hubbell.

with Mr.. Hubbell, Chairman of
the Republican National Commit
tee, is given. To set over against
much foolish cutlery against the
temperance voters Of Ohio, read
what Mr.. Hubbell says about it:
CATER careful examination of
the whole political field, l find that
so far as elections have been held,
the Democrats have made gain of
five. That whole gain was in
Ohio, where, in my judgment, the
Republican party, in an attempt
to espouse the cause Of temperance,
failed to 60 far enough in their dec
laration of principles to secure the
Prohibition vote, while any step in
the direction of temperance was
= sure to lose them the German vote.
The whole defeat in Ohio can be
attributed to Just that cause alone
and nothing more. There were di-
vided councils on the subject not
enough positive assurance on the
temperance question to satisfy tenn
perance men that we were in earn
est, and enough to drive from us
every anti-temperance interest"
ASK THE OHIO PRoHIBITIoNIsT.
He tells you in the Delaware Sig
nal:
"What then does this sweeping
Democratic victory coupled with
a largely increased prohibition
vote mean? Does it mean that
the prohibition party has coalesc-
ed with the Democratic party in
the interest of free liquor and no
Sabbath :? Surely not. The sig
nificance, and the only significance
of this election is that the people of
Ohio will not allow themselves to be
hoodwinked, by any sham or mask,
to legalize the liquor traffic by Ii
cense, tax, or any other device by
which legal permit may be grant
ed. From the organization Of the
State. until 1851, the State threw
around the traffic the mantle of
protection in the shape of license:
that mantle become 50 stained with
the blood of thousands Of our citi-
zens that the people by a decided
majority threw it off In 1874 poll
ticians tried to take up the old
blood stained garment and throw
it round the traffic and give it le-
gal indulgence to carry on its ne
farious work, but the people in
more emphatic voice said no. In
1882 the leaders Of the dominant
party determined at all hazards to
throw the old bloody garment
around it, and give it a respecta-
bility as u legal business. They
staked the life of their party on
this issue and lost. And the
mourners go about the streets with
elongated visages, saying to every
prohibitionist they meet, "now you
have done itw "You insignifi-
cant handful of spalpeens, not
worth our notice, you've kilt us en-
tirely."
ASK THE CLEv ELAND HERALD.
1t says: The Ohio Legislature
will probably do next winter what
it ought to have done last winter
submit constitutional amend
ment to the people on the liquor
question"
ASK THE DETROIT LEVER.
1t answers; "The, Republican
party was badly cut at both ends,
hence the disastrous defeat.
We are not prepared to recognize
in this Republican defeat either a
beer victory or temperance defeat.
Until the Republican party de-
clares for something more than the
taxation and protection Of the liq-
uor traffic we do not believe that
the defeat Of that party is in any
sense Of the word defeat of the
temperance question. The Repub-
liodn party must take one horn or
the other of this question or be
gored to death by the fury of both
the temperance and the saloon men,
just us it ought to be-"
ASK sUNDRY PARTY ORGANS,
and hear a0hat they sag.
Cincinnati Gazette.
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