The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-08-02
Review of Bro. Creighton's Reply.

My DEAR SIR:-You say. in your reply, that you
deplored the fact that the Prohibition Party nomina-
ted State ticket. and that you have very decided
views the subject. In answer would say that Il
deplored the fact that the Republican and Demo-
cratic Parties nominated State tickets and have
very dicided views the subject; far we are
You say my letter (with possible exception
in its reference to the District News) christian
in tone and sentiment. am sorry of the exception,
ii such it was. Now that readers may know what
you did say in the Ne1cs VIII give it in full.
"The sum of the above is this: 1st, Ministers are
mixing in politics. End, The prohibition of the liquor
traffic cannot be maintained without defending the
Prohibition Party ticket.'
After answering the 1st inference (Which has moth
ing to do with this discussion) the NeUs says: LAS
to the second inference, the Legislature gave US
authority TO vote for prohibition, regardless of party
lines, and maintain the right to do and vote
the Republican ticket too even though the Journal
challenge the vote.' I supposed by the above Ian
guage that intended to convey to the Journal,
your intention to for End proposition and vote
the Republican ticket too though your vote was
challenged by the Journal. If mistaken in this
l hope you will not think it 'unchristian.''
My dear sir. Does it not uncharitable for
you who claim the right to vote for 1.-THE End propo
siton and the Republican ticket too to depore the
fact that others equally honest with yourself should
have the right for the End proposition and the
ticket of their choice Or, in other words, on what
principle of ethics do you claim rights for yourself
say, had the Prohibition party declined to nominate
ticket it would have left the amendment without
particle of political significance. ltwould have made
friends for the amendment" very sure, that in
the first statement, you are mistaken and thesecond
is of doubtful assumption, to say the least The lte
publican party nominated State ticket, and in the
9TH resolution of its PLATFORM approved of the action
of the Legislature in submitting both propositions
and in the 9th resolution declared for regulation of
the liquor traffic by taxation, which the leaders of
tla artv p1aD is Of
Republican party is unaiterably committed to 1t.
Now does not the fact that the Republican party de-
clared for opposite principle principle ofthe ls
proposition antagonize the End proposition and thus
give it political signifcance? The Democratic party
nominated State ticket. and declared in favor of
license principle made constitutional by the adop-
tion of the first proposition Is not license an oppo-
site principle to the End proposition? And by adop-
ting license political principle, does 1t not antaS-
Onize prohibition and thus give it political sgnii-
canoe? What did the Prohibition party do? Simply
this They nominated State ticket, ESQ far just what
the other parties did.) Bnt did not declare for an
opposite principle. but did declare that have now
under present constitution the power to prohibit
the manufacture and sale of all alcoholic beverages.
2nd, that in order that power might be felt
with all friends of prohibition, endorse the 2nd
proposition, without dissenting vote. Now ifin
the above action when endorse what all friends of
temperance want, is 'ungenerous what is it to de-
clare for what they do want? Or if the righteous
scarcely be saved where shall the ungody and sinner
appear? You say: "If you make converts for the
amendment IN jackson county by abusing other par
ties you have strange reverson of human nature to
deal with" Why not? You seem to think you
But if you refer myself, deInur, unless calling
attention the concessions of the leading parties to
the whisky interest and the injustice of the infamous
Scott law is abuse. fyou think you can make con-
yerts for End proposition by assailing those who
cannot vote for whisky parties, you put lower esti
mate on the intelligence of the people than is war
ranted If you show where Christ and the
Apostle, in their zeal to establish the christian
church, offended its friends in order to convert its
enemies, will have more confidence in your plan.
You say we cannot afford indiscriminate Very
good who commenced this war? just let us vote for
the End proposition and the party of our choice, a
right you claim for yOursef-a party pledged TO make
it affective and the will stop. And then all true
friends of Prohibition stand shoulder to shoulder
and battle for God. Humanity and the End PROPOSE
tion.
did not get my information of your part in the
Galia County Prohibition convention from Gallia
county neither did L 'cull'' 1t from what you said
but from your plain statement that you went to the
convention and tried to persuade others to to in
huence the convention, not to nominate ticket
1 Was this debating its policy? use dictate in
the advise. If did not go for that pur-
pose, pray what did you go for? You say lis it kind
to those of vour party who advise to nominate
ticket to be headed by the call" would answer
the call was made to those who did not wish to vote
or to those who for the present. wished TO vote witt
the parties but to those who claim the right Il
vote for the second proposition and the Prohibition
party too even though Bro. Creighton should chal
lenge the vote.'
Dear Sir, call your attention to the following
olution adopted by the w. c. t. U. at Bellefontaine
few weeks ago I'VE believe that temperance elector
of all parties should vote only for such candidates 70
offices as are in favor of the End proposition of th
amendment and of its enforcement when it become