The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-09-26

not giving that measure their Jealous
support. Hence he argues "but one
course is open to those Of US who
desire to hold to the faith that is in
u.s. we must keep our organization
intact, we can not do this without a
prohibition ticket" etc., etc.
Now, if Prohibitionists generally
admit this to be good logic, they
should not complain if good men
hold aloof from their Organization"
and refuse to have anything to do
with them OF the cause which they
have so much at heart, because per
chance some Of its members or Jour
nails, may perhaps (acting independ-
entity favor "Woman Suffrage"
"Fiat Money" or any other measure
upon which the individual members
Of the party have a perfect right to
express themselves, without thereby
making the Organization" liable for
their views or actions.
"Prohibihonist," in his virtuous in
dignation seems not to be aware
that any Democrat or Democratic
journal has expressed opposition to
or failed to support the Second
Amendment, if he is he has omitted
any mention of the fact, thereby ex.
posing his own bifurcated pedal ex-
tremity.
The purpose of that article is so
apparent that we can not refrain
from the suspicion that "Prohibi-
zionist" is Democrat in disguise;
and that the real cause of his distress
about ''the cloven foot which appears
in Republican headquarters" is his
knowledge that, on the ninth day of
October that awful foot will strike
the hind quarters of the Democratic
party with a general effect as de-
moralizing and disastrous as the ex-
! plosiOn of keg of dynamite in a
stink factory.
The article, which is the subject
of our criticism, is in perfect accord
with the policy adopted by the Dem
ocratic party leaders and journals,
viz to encourage, so far as in their
power lies, over Jealous and impru-
dent individuals in the ranks of the
reformers to hasty actions and dem
onstrations, with view to creating
dissensions and diversions from
which the Democratic party might
obtain a benefit. And it would be
well to note here that the Demo
cratic party is the avowed champion
as set forth in its platform of what it
is pleased to term personal liberty"
in the largest sense, and personal
liberty" advocates do not affiliate
with temperance reformers for any
good pupose.
When the Second Amendment was
submitted to the people the ablest
leaders and members of the Prohibi-
ton party conceded that the meas
ure should not be advocated or
pressed as the protege Of any politi-
cal party, and to that end setting a
worthy example of good faith pro-
posed that having attained the end
for which they had labored in the
submission ola Prohibition Amend
ment to the will of the majority,
their organization as a separate polit-
ical party should be discontinued,
leaving the members who had com
posed it free to return to their for
mer political afinitiest, here to con-
tinue the good work among their
respective party associates, having
care to avoid all action that would
excite political animosity or partisan
feeling in the ranks of either party
against their cause.
Manifeshy this is the proper
course for all those to pursue who
have really the success Of the Second
Amendment at heart; independent
faction would inevitably result in
alternating many friends and losing
the Amendment many votes.
"Prohibitionist" flew into a state
of mind because Ben Foraker and
John Sherman expressed their in
dividual intentions, as they had
perfect right to do, and their person
al opinions and acts are their own,
the Republican party is not respon-
sible for them. But we have to say
that they are justifable for many
reasons in taking the stand they do.
Judge Foraker had no right to as
sumo that the Second Amendment
was a political measure, to be dis