Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-10
FRIDAY..................JULf lo' 1000
Ohio rohibition.

tut luIVHbN NHNH
prohibition movements in Ohio AM
West Virginia threaten to make. In
r.bid Republican organs in Ohio can fine
no language too denunciatory to express
their opinion Of Mr.. ST.. JOHN, lately
the Prohibition candidate for Presiden
Of the United States, nor of the Rev
DIR. LEONARD, the present Prohibition
candidate for Governor Of Ohio. The
Northern Methodist Church is power
in all the northern States. It's clergy
are many of them just such rabid par
t;sans as Rev. Dr. NEWMAN, General
GRANTS inspector Of consulates, and
djrector.general Of the clerical politi-
c;.ns of that Church, Of whom the Rev.
II, LEONARD is one. These gentle
men have in times past been highly SER
viceable to the Republican party, and
have learned how great their own intiu-
erce is. The rsbid utteranceS of the Re-
publican journals and leaders of Ohio
mean that they entertain apprehensionS
that the monster is no longer confined in
the Republican party-bottle, but has
escaped and will do mischief. The
handwriting upon the wall may mean
that tho Republican party has been
weighed in the balances and found
wanting. In a recent interview with a
newspaper reporter, DR.. LEONARD
said
60. And that reminds me- continued
the Doctor, that all this abuse which
such men as Iialstead and such papers
as the Commercial Gazette are heaping
upon the Prohibitionists is merely
making votes for the cause. Why?
Listen There are thousands of Repub-
licans in this State who are just on the
ragged edge. They believe in the grand
old party, but they also believe in pro-
hibition. Now, the slanderous retiec-
tions which !Ialstead is casting upon
the Prohibitionists will serve to unite
these men even closer to the cause.
They begin to feel that they are coming
in for share of the abuse, and they
will reciprocate accordingly"
To another reporter, DR.. LEONARD
said recently;
1--WE are better prepared than ever
before, and will make larger showing
than the most hopeful expect
upon what do you base your sx-
pectatiOnsy"
THE vote Of the second amendment
two years ago, when 1913, 900 voters out
Of 100000 voted for a prohibition
amendment. IL those men vote for us
now we will carry the State. There is
going to be split in the old parties
and men will vote for the Prohibition
ticket this year who never voted it be-
fore
"Will these second-amendment vo,
tiers he with you!"
~ cannot certainly say, but be,
lieye so. They ought, for we stand
squarely on that amendment. ! think
enough will vote with us to carry the
State. for the rest Of the vote must be-
divided between the two other parties
The result will do wonderful good, ever
If we should eject the State officers and
not the Legislature. /, will invite fur
ther accessions next year. Ii will al
end, whether this year or some othel
year, in the practical disorganization o
the Republican party and the defeat o
the Democratic party"
This is very interesting reading. !
indicates that the poisoned chslic
which the Republicans have been 8
long holding TO the lips of the Demo
Gratis Of Ohio may have to be draine
by the former next fall. The Republ
can clergy do no. intend to be mer
hewers Of wood and drawers of waite
for the Republican party any Longer
They have tasted the sweets Of part
strife, with the approval and endors'
ment of the Republican leaders, an
they propose now to have little fu
OF the expense Of the Republican
Mr.. HALsTEAD coniesses this stat
ment in the following paragraph:
"Thcre is not man in the Sta
with two grains Of intelligence in h
head who does not know that this THU
ticket in the field is intended, as it WI
two years ago, to defeat the Repub
can ticket. 1t is for this reason that
is receiving the sympathy and suppo
Of the Democracy Of the State, and
no other"
Mr.. HALsTEAD says Of DR.. LEO.
ARD that he is "a mere sidc-show
\ the Democratic party; that he is /"
mischiefmaker "; that he was on Il
stump last year for the vulgar frar
ST. JoHN"; that he "has disgrac,
HIMSELF; that he is promoting fr
whiskey"; that he is ga slander
and incendiary" that he uses "tl
language Of blackguards," &C., &c
&c. II would seem that there is n
much reason to expect an alliance to
effected this year between DIR. LEO.
ARD and Mr.. HALsTEAD.
Four ofthe Prohibition candidates &
State offices are Republicans and tv
are Democrats. Here is the substan,
Of their platform
"a. We demand an amendment {
the Constitution Of our State forevs
prohibiting the manufacture and sale (
intoxicating liquors as beverage"
Their argument is that the positio
Of the Democratic and the Republics
party, the one advocating license, de
clared by the Constitution to be ille
gal, and the other unalterably commit
ted TO the principles Of taxation AM