West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-08-06

VIC PCoplC, ohu tiio tCOplC dIo GIL
titled to respectful hearing from
it when they apply by petition for
the redress of grievances or the
passage of laws. We therefore con-
denim the action of the Legislature
in refusing the request made by
many thousands of the voters of the
State that an amendment to the
Constitution prohibiting the man.
ufacture or sale of intoxicating liq-
uors as a beverage, be submitted to
the vote of the people. We assert
that such request should be grant.
ed at the earliest possible date"
This was the peoples banner"
that instantly drew forth to battle
all the infuriate Goliaths of the
liquor traffic.
Mr.. Staggers of Marion, sprang
to his feet defantly and moved to
clay the amendment on the table,"
but it was soon discovered that his
daring valor was out running his
discretion, as his motion would
take the whole report to the table
and leave the party without plat
form.
Mr.. Scofield, of Wheeling, wink
ing one eye at the saloon and shut
ting both to the home, raised the
point of order that under the rule
Of the convention, the resolution
must go to the Committee on Res
olutions without debate.
The point of order was erroneous.
ly sustained, under a misappre.
hension by the Chair, as appears
later on.
Defeated at this point
ANOTHER BRAVE soRTIE,
for the rights of the people, was in
stantly made by Hon. T. R. Car
skaddon of Mineral, who moved to
re.commit tie report with instruc-
tions to add Mr.. Merrick's resolu-
ton, which motion was numerous
ly seconded.
And now that the political and
saloon Anaks saw that they were
compelled to face the offending
flag Of the Home, which proclaim
ed the right of free people to ex-
press their will at the ballot DO x,
concerning even so sacred thing
as a grog-shop, their unbottled flu
ry became at once rampant and
terrific.
Mr.. Dovener from the platform,
backed by Wheelings'hundred and
thirty saloons and breweries, with
indignant from: and defiant stride,
by one
DARING DASH AT THE PEOPLES BAN
NER,
sought to stampede its friends and
bury its home-protecting folds un-
der the unfeeling sweep of the
previous question.
But just here came
PARRY AND THRUST,
that turned aside and quenched
the fury of the on-setting Anaks
for a few brief moments.
Our Bro. A. B. White, of the
Journal, dashed in between with
an impassioned appeal for fair play
and free discussion; and now the
conflict deepened, and
FIGHT, FREE AND FURIOUS
ragged throughout the hall.
Amid the clamor of contending
voices and clang Of political armor,
it was noticeable that Messrs. Dow
ener, Staggers, Caldwell &c. as.
saulted the Submission" resolu-
ton with all the bitter intolerance
usual on the whisky side of this
irrepressible controversy.
The burden of all their noisy de-
nunciations was to the effect that
conscience and morals had no place
in a political convention, and that
temperance people had no rights
that party conventions were under
any obligations to respect.
Facing al. this fury, and bravely
standing for the rights of the peo-
Pile, for conscience, morals and the
homes of our State. were Messrs.
Merrick, Carskaddon, Mccormick
of Taylor, Sand others, with Govern
or Boreman, who delivered some
most wholesome prophecy to these
"gainsaying" politicians who were
making a paltry coward OF the