West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-02-01
WESTVIRGINIAF FREEMAN.
The West Virginia Press OH the
Amendment.

The Wayne Advocate thus strikes
the popular chord:
1--WE cannot understand why
there should be any hesitation
about submitting the amendment
to vote, unless the members of the
Legislature are, as individuals, in
favor of saloons, or fear the wrath of
the rum-dealer If they belong to
the first class. let their constituents
know the fact, and a future legisla-
ture will doubtless be composed OF a
different set of men. If the latter,
and they have not the stamina to
ace the music, let them resign. We
want no such men for Legislators.
"The people are in earnest over
this matter, and mean business.
We will just here utter a note of
warning to the Democratic party,
that if they refuse to grant to the
people the privilege of expressing
their wills upon this subject, a flu
ture Legislature might not be Dem
ocratic, unless good men of that par
ty can be found who will pledge
themselves to allow such will to be
expressed"
FAYETTE AND WAYNE.-Here
again from the Third District:
"The quickest and best way to
dispose of the Prohibition Amend
ment is for the Legislature to sub
nit it to the people. We hope
this will be done at the present ses-
sion. The Legislature ought not
to withhold from the people the
privilege of expressing themselves
individually on this subject, and
the sooner it is done the better for
all concerned.-Fayette Enterprise.
We are glad to see the Enterprise
wheeling into line on the 'prohibi-
ton" question.
1t may be that the good people
of Fayette have had something to
do with it. We are acquainted
with many of them and know that
if they are permitted to be heard
at the polls the whisky scourge
will be driven from that county at
least Wayne Advocate.
Speaking of the petitions and the
proposed Amendment, the Weston
Democrat says: "HNo member COM
mits himself to the advocacy or sup
port of the measure by voting to
submit it. We believe the Amend
ment will be defeated by a decided
majority of the voters Of the State,
but nevertheless, the large and re-
spectacle number that have petit
toned for its submission, have
rights that should be recognized by
the Legislature"
If the Legislature will but respect
these "rights," we are quite sure
Bro Edwards will have an oppor-
tunity Of reconstructing his belief
regard to the voting sentiment
and capacity of West Virginia pro-
hibitionists.
Will the West Virginia Legisla-
ture submit the Prohibitory
Amendment is the query now agi-
tating the minds Of our people 1t
should be submitted, and we think
it will.-Wirt County Mentor.
Mr.. R. E. Horror, Editor of the
Parkersburg Sentinel, writing from
Wheeling, has this to say in last
weeks issue:
GA prominent prohibitionist tells
me that there IS a good deal in the
purpose to unite the Republicans
and Prohibitionists in one army,
under a Prohibition plank, next
Summer, with the hope Of overcom-
ing the Democrats. W. P, Hub
bard, who is regarded as the repre-
sentative of Republican politicians
here, told one Of the anti-liquor
leaders, that it were better not to
agitate the subject before this Legis-
lature but rather to wait till next
Summer and make it an issue in
the general election. Mr.. Hubbard
is smart enough to see the shadows
that are already here, Of the sub
stance that is to come and while