The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-03
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\ Reply to Temperance Eepublican's''
| Article.
To he EiiiOrof The Intelligence.
SIR:-ln the 1SrgLLiGEScER Of October
% there appeared communication from
Temperance Republican, IN which he
seems TO manifest some anxiety as to how
temperance Republicans shall vote the
4th OF this month. Without stopping to
notice tho reflections which he seeks TO
cast upon the Prohibition ticket, aud es.
pecially upon our old standby in the TEN.
perance cause, Hon. David oicGrrgdr, I
want to say that such communications
will never succeed In bringing conse;en.
tios temperance men into Republican
ranks. The noise made over the Prohibit
ton ticket by Republican fanatics IL both
remarkable md significant. Somebody's
OK, 1t would seem, il In danger oil being
gored. We are constantly reminded that
the Republican party Is the temperance
party, and that II temperance legislation
is ever secured it will be through that
party. Such siiiy twaddlc is simpiy dis:
gusting to men who take pains to reud for
themselves. The fact IL, neither Of the
old parties will ever ito anything for the
temperance cause unless driven TO it by
the force OF public sentiment.
At Chicago The. Democrats declared EN-
acknowledgements ''sumpluary legislation.
The Wheeling Register insults the temper.
ance people OF West Virginia by Haunting
to the breeze this pitifnl declaration, hop.
ing thereby to concila,e the liquor inter.
ests. The Republicans in their national
convention instead OF declaring against
sumptuary laws quietly ignored the whole
question: In OHIO both parties get down
on their knees to the rum element. They
are willing to lick the heel OF beer y,,z.
zser to get his vote. This may scent to be
strong Language, but TO the records for
proof The Democrats OF West Virginia |
in convention assembled adopted amid |
srentnpplnnsethe Chicago platform, which,
OF course, places them in an attitude OF |
opposition to prohibition. The Repub!-
cans did not exactly do,that, but thsy did
worse ii possible; they kicked the whole
question ont Of the convention. They
arted the part OF consumna,e towards. |
They gave the lie To everything they had I
done before, and by that act rendered
themselves obnoxious TO true tenn
perance men. De it said, howev-
er to the everlasting honor Of
some, that they stood up like men, brave
and noble, and fought for principle. In
no instance have either oft the old parties
taken hold OF this great question until
they were compelled to do 50 or lose their
grip upon the people. The average politi-
clan cannot be trusted. Tie records dem
onstrate the truth OF this statement, and
the true prohibltionist who permits him
sell to be bulldozed or whipped into party
lines shows Il weakness unworthy his |
'a'is". have always been Republican,
and am yet, when it comes to cl,oosin.,ii-
rrctly between the old parties, but ut the
coming election intend to vote for St. |
John. The question Us to whether lie can |
be elected or not does not disturb my mind !
half so much US does the question OF per-
s0nal responsibility which presses itself
upon NE US an intelligent Christian voter.
st. John is the purest Presidential can
didate in the fell and stands unon the I
best platform. The tariff question is moth
ing compared with the mighty question OF |
home protection. The home is the "heart
OF the world" and its sacred interests
suoNIu Il ystillLe uUoNL the very lOulla-
tiou-stone Of government, earnestly I
hope that Prohibitipnists will not forget |
their principles when at the polls. Vote !
the Prohibition ticket. 4 vote for the |
right is never lost. There is more honor
In going down with the right than in going
up with the wrong. -
"Tr.th crushed To earth will rise AGAIN.
The eternal years Of God nru hers
Eut etr1r wctt!cS IN chains 1.-. #ff'
Aud dies amid It's wD.ahippcrs."
The glory Of this nation Is that every
man carries his sovereignty under his own |
hut. II ! Prohibitionist wants to vote for
ST. John there is no law to prevent it, nor
is there any law by wkih . man is COM
PEELED to leave his christian CONSCIENCE ut I
home on election morning. ~.
''lmpracticabtet' is theory OF the Re-
publican leaders. Well; Il we leave the
matter to them it will always be inpractl-
cable. A vote for prohibition will never
be counted. Then let every t,1te temper
auce man, be he Republican or Democrat,
cast q vote the, ith prox. for home and !
principle and native land-l vote that will
ut Lust win as certainly as God reicns.
7ys PIoH!BlrIoSIsT.
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