National Republican., 1884-01-23
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ufthrstock farming implements or produce on,my
iGrni situated near dniiiord, Loudoun county, W.,
aS ocy nS a2a umy S V RyrsS Ssn iS s John
A.FAlRFAN, in the absenes, SsmE eHmpsSTIfISTu psTITu.
Jna;s.ot no. 1926 NJ street, Washington D c..
RsSs AN APPEAL.
To GIDEON T. STEWART, Chairman of the National
Committee Of The pfohi6illon n2mg(proiSS,,9 noy
nent throughout the United States ana '"h""'
men and women;
RESPECTED FRIENDS ANp FELLOW CtrizESs-At.
ter much consultation nnd correspondence the under
k;ncd ssu" u notice from the city Of Washington
lions to he Hcldnone il washington Feb, 2o
other In Snrthampton, MasS, near april ~ aio,nvI d
crowned by general convention In Chicago III June
since our call Issued We have received the chicago
Lover, with Mr.. stewards exceedingly able hddreSsi
cnuiigs al the time Of our Washington gathering
We suggest that the American and Prohibition
Parties should unite IN this series Of popular cONGh-
ions for the following among otner c9geni r,as"iS
]. The name "Amcrtcan purity iS Justly ana N
ccedingly popular. II Is agenerA not special anu
nationa % nteTasts le % ind tic questions nSw esacd.
excepting only woman suffrage, which VIII doubtless
TnE 2eTam paty s and has bcr Intensely
prohO!tion nom the first and though u Is small nay,
ground up between the Republican ard Dem0crstic,
To the front III many localities ihis young, party
has put All other parties Into dend minority already.
two paras @ @ is fSnn IN TIC "e secrS, society Question
iion Henry Wilson, ga able politician anI NiSc Ec
great aposle:6f prohibition, and John i Cough the
c genius 81 cr3 S3r%oy 3 p m Were Wrre s ia
Ensed with them. Wilson moved his lodge TO pun.
thrir demolition, and Gouxh refuses to wear thcir
regliN The church Orthc CnIted Brethren II Christ;
slSiy.nino thousand by It's book, excludes secret
Ssys nom o5 oMs6 o hS inc CH!ss rGoy@ifTai NTH m
MI nner ah nrgG priiyE hS1s The SrGst pTy
meetings Of Friend Quakers, some ScandlilayaiI
seciS and large proportion Of The firm and decided
dvi,lnal churches cnnnOt hc brought into prohbi.
tion party, unless It's secrecy IL dropped They all
opposed TO the example OF Christ, And surely their
BESIDES tHese chHrches there is nSti6nni Christian
Association opposed To- secret societies incorporates
quarters" quar-" ~ IN Chicago and Washngton This body
was organized in fusburg fifteen years ago. and
started TO advocate IS reform IN Illinois lndlSnm,
i iiampshrS %ai and an American p%6iishg tcmpany
mS: @ SS.n n SgpSG @ a olpG a. shHeF ne
10 sturt newspaper At our National Capital, Sow
everyone who reads this writing viii sec at once
Ufihesc nntspcret organized and chartered MASSES
With %r N m fG GreS ETSPB Srs .S @% %SS
;Oush, &C. have condemned since the dcn,h o
Henry Wilson and Charles Irwctt the formation of
the "Prohbition Home Protection Party" strength.
Gus their arguments against ScCretism AN hundred
fold for no party can long exist part secret and part
1. Another conclusive argument for our union is
that Prohibionists who belong To secret orders
In secret. aud IN some cases, sworn alliance with sl
lOOnlss, brewers, and dlsillcrS, who belong to the
same orders The Grand Master of MASSACHUSETTS
NaSps we are I9ld is the chief liquor manufacturer
in that state The chief of the great Milwaukee
Brewers Association Is, or was lately, Frcemasni;
and we never have seen saoonist WHO was opposed
to the lodge What prohibition has most TO fear In
our next general election is the drawing OIL Of nc
Wc 21 the PrSbo IL mc pSr c%S % s%aS @
delegation were kept from Joining by Hon. b. Grim
neil. an ardent defender ofthe lodge, the plea l
the RpnuhCan PARTY good enough Prohibition
Party! And in our Judgment, the secret wing Of the
Prohibition army cannot be relied on, but will largely
IL S hat p GH tss dS % sssS
In alliance with Masonic saoonists and dis
ters, Will desert TO their secret brothorhoods lust
tons. 'e"
5. We are assured by leading colored men in Bal
tnlore and elsewhere that they will pray for and CO.
TINT the secret orders absorbing their wages and
starving their families and churches and they begin
bad for the colored people and II prohibition IL
70 receive the colored vote they must be shown that
and kukux institutions at that.
g. We close with the fact stated by Hon. Gideon
7. stewart in his National Address, that Gov, 81
unpopniar and aside By party yc icaderS Now
John were MSosS hac
lmnny, Of them, we could give, and in shooting
Gown' ~; John they but kept their oaths to their
Masonic brothers who are Siloonsts, brewers. and
Gs!llcrs, as o. ponne kept his oath in shooting down
Carey. And, rs all true reforms harmonizc aud arc
aid women, we hope that November, 1851 viii
bring Prohibition voters to the polls I'm one united
rhalanx certain of victory then, or at the next Fed
SAMUEL c. PoMERoY.
MILTON FORD.
ii. ii. HINMAN.
u. d. BAILEY.