Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-08-09

that it will be necessary to make stren>
uous efforts to poll full vote of the
Blaine and Logan or Cleveland and
Hendricks following inorder to success.
The Prohibition Home Protection Party
held its National convention in Pitts
burg July 23d, and they claim to have
had 1852 delegates present from thirty
one States and Territories. Several
Tennesseans were present. Governor
j, P. st. John, of Kansas, was unani>
mously nominated for President on the
first ballot. l was surprised to see that
he was a Confederate soldier during the
war. The nominee for Vice President,
Hon. Mr.. Daniel, is a gifted Mary
lander, of Baltimore. Is this not a
singular phase of things, man who
was in the Confederate army and a
Southerner nominated by Northern
men, in Pittsburg, for President and
Vice President of the United States I?
Pittsburg is called the birth place of
the Republican party and is strongly
Republican in politics.
must tell you an amusing thing. l
was in Pittsburg the day of the Prohi-
bition convention, was standing in the
market house when some delegates with
badges on passed by. A man saw them
and spoke to another sitting near and
said, "Them's the folks that's doing the
Republican party harm" and he added
some more words not at all compliment.
airy. The sitting man said something
thing that had cleveland" in it.
cleveland, I'd rather vote for the
Pope of Rome" and thought he was
hot. The Cleveland man sat quiet,
but dropped the party phase in my
mind at once with the thought, "The
idea of voting for the Pope of Rome for
anything in land of freedom" What
unreasoning zeal many persons exhibit
in political canvass.
must say that was much pleased
with the resolutions OF the prohibition
convention of May 22d, in Nashville,
as the STANDARD reported the proceed.
ings. ] am for prohibition, but my
judgement does not approve the plat
form and proceedings in the Pittsburg
meeting, | believe that the whole
community ought to be leavened with
the conviction of the right of prohibi,
ton by law for the good of the people
and thus secure common public senti,
ment not dependent on party for
the execution of law when enacted.
hope the Tennessee prohibitionists will
pursue the even but earnest tenor OF
their way in securing a constitutional
amendment submitted to vote of the
people apart from partisan campaign.
Times are hard in this State, so the
people say, because the mills and mines
are in an unsettled condition of labor.
1t seems pity that vast community
should be subject to the widespread eff
fects of "strikes" in all manner of pur>
suits. A strike can paralize a big
place like this in a day. There may
be roar of business today and dead
silence tomorrow.
Personally, friendly STANDARD,
must say that you will please change
my address to Nashville, Tenn, after
October LIST. if kind Providence per,
mits. l find the Pennsylvania winters
TOO severe on my constitution. and pro
pose to 60 home and take a temporary
rest, which is needed. | expect to re
sign next Sabbath, but not cease labol
here until the time mentioned. Nj
people are very kindly expressing man.
regrets, and l will say that their treat
ment of mine and me has beef
most cordial and fraternal throughout
We will part with mutually warm ant
pleasant feelings in personal sense
and conviction that God has beef
with us. Very truly.
M. B. DEWITT.