The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-10-03

ing over this country that will never sub
side until every State in this Union falls
into line and marches to the music of the
temperance reform:
It has been customary in years past
when the Republican party had in its
ranks men of broad and liberal views, to
declare that 1t would be impossible for pro
hibition to succeed in this great and en-
lightened State. But Ohio to-day, con-
trolled by Governor Foster, who is in full
fellowship with ex-senator Pond, Judge
West, DIR. Scott St. Smith, DIR. Leonard
and the cranks and bigots, in accord with
Senator Sherman, who goes about declair-
ing, there is no need for the manufacture
of one drop of alcoholic liquors in the Uni
ted States" is quite another and quite
serious matter. Governor Foster is report
ed, In late interviews, TO have said that
there will be SOC, 900 votes cast in the ap-
preaching election, for the Prohibition
Amendment to our State Constitution.
This is indeed, a startling assertion from
such source. Do our friends appreciate
all the gravity of such a possibility? Do
they remember that there are something
over seven hundred thousand voters
In the State of Ohio, and that the
Prohibitionists claim almost one half these
Are they aware OF the unparalleled activi
ty going on among the cold-water fanatics
all over the Statef
DR.. Walden stated last week, at the Con-
ference of the Methodist Church, that there
were at that time over seventy prohibition
meetings held daily in the State, and that
il was intended by these people to increase
the activity in this direction every week
before the October election, until not less
than three hundred meetings should be
held every day and evening to be address
ed by the most eloquent temperance and
prohibition speakers in the United States
Impassionate and attractive orators are
brought here from distant points, and all
the machinery of the temperance lodges is
being employed to work up the enthusi-
asm among their members, lay and cleri-
cal, to engraft the folly of prohibition upon
our State Constitution. If, as Governor
Foster alleges, 100000 voters in Ohio are
| now in favor of the adoption of prohibi-
| ton, and if the activity visible in every di-
rection shall be continued by our adver-
saries until the elections, by the scattering
of millions of newspapers, pamphlets and
handbills, by meetings held every day, and
by appeals from the pulpits by mistaken
but earnest preachers, have we not, we ask
in all seriousness, grave reasons for feel
| ing alarmed at the dangers that are staring
US and our interests in the face?
Remember, friends, that, if prohibition
succeeds it means confiscation to our
breweries, with $40,O00,OO0 of invested
| capital in the State; it means half as much
more in our distilleries; il means the
| sweeping out of existence of the means of
\ livlihood of more than $1,000 families di-
rectly dependent on these industries, and
twice as many more who would indirectly
be almost as seriously injured in their bus
iness by the passage of such a measure.
1t would empty 1900 business houses
| of tenants, and lessen the rents on twice or
thrice as many more. 1t is our fixed con-
viction that the income of capitalists in
cities and large towns of the State from
rentable business houses would fall in
thirty days from the passage and enforce
ment of prohibitorY laws fully one-fourth.
1t is our belief it would check the i'm