West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-04-11
Meme, Tekel, Peres.

"Wene, Ticket, PereS, Is Che manu-
writing on the political canvass OF
the eleven Senators and fourteen
memb ers If the House Of the Legls-
lature of w. Va. for the year 1888.
And this is the Interpretation :
"Mene," the people, (the voice Of
the people is the voice of Cod and
we write it with reverence, have
numbered their political days, and
their powers for evil, in Withholding
from the people their right: are fin
ished.
"Eekew-w weighed in the balances
of public opinion and found want
ing.
"Psres," their kingdom, the Dem
ocratic party, is divided, &c.
This result has been brought
about by their own unwise policy,
IN refusing to heed the voice of the
people by petition, and deceiving
their constituents while candidates
asking their suffrage, by telling
them they were in favor of submit
ting the Prohibition Amendment
to vote, and then refusing to let
the people vote, on a question,
fraught with so much interest to
few money sharks and with so much
injury to the many.
They (the 25) record their votes,
and thereby say you can't and you
sha'mt, for the whisky interest and
drink habit must and shall be pro
tected, if fathers, husbands, broth
ers, and sons are sacrificed, and
squalid poverty brought to many
homes, What if penitentiaries,
jaiIs, and alm-houses are filled ?
rhe accursed traffic according to
their (the 25) votes must have pro-
lection 1t is an old adage, ode
ceive me once, shame for you de-
ceive me twice, shame for meW
once was a Democrat, and that
gives me boldness to say, that
through the Democratic party,
as a party, the end desired by Pro
hibitionists neuer can be reached.
One Of the Democratic lights, if
such, light can be, Of Cabell Co.
w. Va, said to me the other day,
that enough men would always be
found in the ranks of the party to
defeat the measure, whenever
brought up, and it ought to be de-
feated. Now there are thousands
of voters in the Democratic party
of w. Va, and a goodIy number Of
the last Legislature that are anx-
ious to have the question submit
ted, but as they have tried that
party and it has been found want
ing, why not now in all reason try
the Republican party, and if it de-
ceives them, organize third party,
and fight it out on that line if il
takes all time, or until Gabriel
blows his trumpet?
[ believe through the Republic
can party, aided by the anti-liquor
Democrats, the question of Prohi-
bition may be submitted, and that
when submitted it will be carried
by the largest majority ever polled
in the history of the State and we'll
did the Is know this, and hence
the can't and you sha'nt.
Thirty years ago, when you and
lswere young, it was urged that the
institution of slavery could not be
prohibited, but right prevails and
all are made more happy. So right
will still prevail, and oh, how many
homes and hearts would tonight
be made happy if the tyrant king
Alcohol was but bound and kept
secure under strong Prohibitory
law, suffered no more TO do his
hellish work Of destroying the peo-
pie.
Fight on The war against King
Alcohol is righteous war, and
men who get in the way-brush
them aside, and let honest men
take their places. Fill up the
ranks and victory will come. The
right must and will prevail.
AsHLANDER.