The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-03
Has Some Suggestions to Offer Temperan

Has Some Suggestions to Offer Temperance
Republicnns.t -
To he Editor OF The intdl,Cacer- = 80
siR:-On Tuesday will be decided one
Of hemost, il not the most, ticrccly fought
political conflicts this country has ever
known. Two things have intensified this
Presidential campaign. The Democratic
party long out of power, encouraged by
the sudden change Of the political aspect
in one or two States hitherto overwheim-
ingly Republican, has e:Iueht with the
desperation OF a drowning man Mt this
straw Of hope, and are well.liigh moving
the earth for victory. The Republican
party aronsed by the bare possibility OF
such victory, and the dread OF the disas-
trous consequences OF the pernicious prin-
ciples OF the Democratic party becoming
the policy OF this government, are besur-
ing themselves US we'll BECOMES them
i'll the lace Of this danger. =
4 new element las entered into this ia.
tional contestant element, that may turn
the tide against the party that freed four
millions OF human slaves, the purity TINT
saved the Union from disruption, the party
that has all along been. the party OF pro-
lection, and therefore the party OF the
laboring man.
ASS prohibitionist OF the most radical
AMI uncompronislng sort, I have a few
thingsl wish 10 say to Republican temper
alice voters. For years, in all reasonable
and Legitimate ways, 1llaveworked for the
furthcrancc of the good cause Of pruhibi-
ton | yield the palm OF allegiance to
and sacrifice Tor the temperance cause to
no n,nn INVEST Virginia. But am op-
posed to, bringing'our cause, before the
people in the form OF d national issue. T
will give my reasons for the faith that is
in me: ~
Is az We are not really for this move.
l. is ill-timed, and am not alone in this
opinion. Many, and, in my judgment, 4
majority OF the Prohibitionists OF the c0un-
try oppose it on this ground, among whom
are many OF the wisest aud best men in the
cause. Sfss
{2,} We will east but fraction of our
voting strength and will make ourselves
objects OF ridiculc and contempt in the cs-
timation OF the two political parties, which
we hive tried to soften. land, Lam sorry to
say, in most instances have tried in vain),
to give lis some rccoguitionby representing
to them that we have !. large vote. We
have a large vote, but it will not be thrown
for Gov: St. John, ind because OF this the
political parties will conclude that there is
Il weak prohibition sentiment III this coun-
try, and will be e,nboldened to .snub and
insult US for another decade. Is. il.
t3) We will possibly defeat that party,
which, shy Ill you can ofgit trlthinlly,' is
infinitely better thnn its rival. ~. !.
Let us work the se7timcnt OF constit,i-
tional and statutory prohibition III the
States let US demand Of Legislatures the
privilege to vote on this subject. Let us
make war on the party or parties in State
election who snub and ignore us, and by
and by in dozen or more States we will
have IN amendment to the Constitution
forever prohibiting theImanuiacture and
sale ofal( intoxicating drinks-thea let us
lifthe two existing political parties con.
time to treat our causc as they have in
the past) call a national convention and
onminate our man, and then instead oI
casting IN insignificant vote we will cleo.
him. ~ 't,
y One more reason which I PRESENTS this
Democrats who have never been known
te. shed many tears over the evils OF the