The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-25
sympathy for tho defendants uses the fol-.
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HyLiPutiIy IOF tHe ueleHuantS USES tlle lOs
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Citizens In speaking Of the action Of the
government In pressing these cases, said Il
was not prosecution, but persecution. and
II 1t kept on they wou Id drive the damned
renegades, Melton, Sanders and Ker, out Of
South Carolina.
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I3f,4 TIE WOMEN OF OHIO.
What they Fr0posc 10 Do IN to the Tenn.
pcrHncc Question.
CLEVELAND, October o4.-The temper.
anee fight that has been going on In Iowa
this year, and Is now being carried into
Kansas, seems almost inevitable In Ohio
next summer and iall A large and pow.
erful organization, possessing strong
backing and non.political in It's character,
has outlined programme and Is already
putting II into effect 1t cannot help pro.
ducing marked results in the present con.
dition OF alairs In Ohio. 1t Is the Women's
Christian Temperance Union OF Ohio-a
body that grew out Of tie great temperance
crusade, but that has settled down to pruc.
lical business methods entirely foreign 10
that spasmodic md short.liyed movement,
This union has its headquarters In
Cleveland, and has sG0. minor unions
under lis Jurisdiction, and membership
OF thousands Its officers arc practical and
clear headed women, and Its advisers and
contributors are among the wealthiest and
best men Of the Slnie. It has the promise
Of all the funds needed for lecturers, print.
ing, and contingent expenses, and It's
methods OF work are to be practical
thorough, and common sense. The cam
pnign it will make is TO be direct and plain
in speech and appeal, and divorced abso-
lulcly from the mere sentimentality that
hns lnarred SO many Temperance move.
ments. II is 10 be conducted independently
OF the Prohibition Party a3 a political
body, and its work is ODE done among the
people, irrespective Of parties, reliyions, or
nationalitits. W., ~
"Fonr weeks ago." said one Of the lead-
Ing officers OF the Union, 1--WE prepared
declaration OF principles that We did not
send forth until after the election, because
we did not desire that 1t should be looked
upon rs a mere clccti0nrering document,
Wio"sh oac VI ou' st"'!lCH auSlseIS hls
Just received letter ol regret from Coy.
roster 'hal we uld not make our advance
AZ iihe wheh II would have aided the
! Republicans in their fight. This declar,-
ton tells just what we intend 10 TO. We
intend to ask the Legislature during the
coming winter TO submit 10 the people ut
next falls election, an amendment to the
Constitution absolutely prohibiting the
mInniactufe,importation, ,orsale oiany alco.
hollc beverages in ohlo We frame the Ian.
suase IN TINS way. 50 as to avoid any fight
on Inc question OF the mechanical or s9cra.
mental use oi wine or liquor. This request
wlil W DacEcd up by an appeal that can:
not pc resisted. we have already pre-.
pared l3,oU0 petition tablets that will be
placed IN good hands IN every city and
vtliase IN thc state icr the name Of every
man. woman and child who can be pre-:
vailed upon 10 sign. Ihesc will be poured
into Columbus accompanied by personal
arguments and appeals. We expect that
proposition IN iavor Of license will be
submitted III any case, and We want one
Tor pfohiDltion 10 90 Wit! It. We have no
doubt OF our success with the Legislature,
as ewlll make the temperance sentiment
heard III so loud tone that even the poll.
tic,ans can understand.
with these two propositions before the
people.llcense. and legalization against
prohibition and supprcssion-we will then
90 TO work as our sisters have been doing
III the West We will endcavor TO show
the Republican State Convention Of Ohio
next summer that its only road to success
lies in our direction. We do not desire 10