Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-02-20
POLITICAL cANDOR.

reason because In either case the cause Of
truth Ia to be subserved.
But mn article over the signature Of AZ"
which appeared in your columns of the
9th inst. ia wanting, both Ia reason and
candor. 1t Il simply buster and harmless
bragadocia. However effective this may
seem TO be 10 the mind of the writer, il il |
the most inefficient OF all weapons to con.
vince the candid inquirer nor will 1t |
carry with II the conviction that the author |
himself is deluded friend Of temperance,
but II does beiray the trne anamus that |
rankles In his mind-not that the cause
OF temperance has suffered, or been i'm
periled, bu, that the Republican party has
been defeated. This is the inspiration OF
all the viluperation that has heen heaped
upon st. john and all the third party men
aud bya party which arrogates to itself to
be the exponent of great moral ideas.
But IL ia evident, not only from the tone
of this latest reviewer, but from the whole
Republican party, that whatever Of NOR
ali,y or principle the party may have
possessed they have lost all confidence in
them as measures of success, and employ
the same weapons and the physical force
that pitched free speech and the press into
the Ohio, and shot In cold blood Loyejoy
upon the bank Of the Mississippi. l nm
not called upon TO defend ST. John for he
does not stand in need of my defense. The
| arraignmen. which he makes OF james u.
Blaine and the Republican party is evi-
IDENTIFY too logical and convincing for his
reviewer to assail in any other way than
by the silliest OF inveclives. Until he has
proven by fac, and argument that his con
cluslons are wrong, we are bound to accept
them as truth and right. But 1t ia evil
IDENTIFY with him as with all other minds
of shriveled capacity to think all other men
as narrow and contracted as himself. He
is anxious to believe every false charge
brought against st. John. and the saints
(as he chooses TO call them), and has 80
perverted his vision that he is ready to
JON in the old historic cry, "away with
snch fellows from the earth"
1 am ready to give ]. G. Blaine credit
ior all that ne !" or ms been. VIII h"'
detract one iota from his talent or hiS
statesmanship, but l have seen talent
greater than his and craftsmanship as pure
and patriotic-aii Frustrated at The shrine
of personal ambition, and such nnforiun-
.ately has been the case with him. In
III. I'D, ,,, .,l;,,,;,,r os ,o,;,;.,
us '' '' '"@ " p'''"'
are"m he N"f 'hc'"ded "''h'h ''S range
the hoGdlum of the Pacific cuast, as well
as the Liauor League of the United
o'"'s, """ ',' '"''" Se"'e ."ee'".'s
TO enlist snch 10 MS standard than he dId
the honest aud conscientious; but lei il he
borne IN mind that 1t will never be taken
M defense of a wrong nci, to argue that
siatesmansI,ip, however brilliant, or the
service rendered, however valuable TO the
state. For these we are grateful, but not
10 the extent Of endorsing u wrong, and for
these he has received the recompense Of
his toll and ~ far rs that il concerned his
country owes him nothing.
The charge that the third party has
allied itself to the Democrats comes with
very had grace from the Republican party.
1t is simply n repetition oil it's own histori-
cal experience IN early struggles. but then
as now with the third party, it was strong
with moral convictions and the conscious
ness OF right, and brushed all the t"bwebs
from it's path. Bat Ms no proof has been
presented of any snch an alliance, no ar
gument iS needed To disclaim 1t, | look in
vain through all thus crude and i'll digest
ell article for single proof that ST. John
had drawn II wrong conclusion either with
regard TO the Republican party or to Mr..
Blaine. The reviewer is evidently affected
with the Republican epidemic--nn en-.
largement OF the spleen-fnr which st.
Johns address is n healihful emelic, and
perhaps after few repelilions of the dose
the patient may become convalescent, OF
one thing will remind him, that viu-
peration and npprobrions epitheh have
been banded against every reform that has
grown out OF the struggling steps Of the
human race toward a higher plane of
henlthful, moral existence, and OF all
weapons have proved the most impOient
and 30 they will in ii,is case. This re-
viewer had better review his own tactics
md If he would snbserve the interest Of his
/ country ard race let him adopt the Divine
counsel "come, let us reason together u
and then sulve this and all other prob
lens.
And now, Mr.. IL, before closing, allow
me 10 give you parable for desert. A
nation became afflicted with n moral can
> Ger known to the people as "lhe legalized
dram shop" In considering prop,
mode OF irea tnent, Uncle Sam concludes
to have Doctor Republican Party prescribe
: dose, the two principle ingredients oI
1 which were the main conditions Of Part.
nership and the essence of Taxation and
License. This formed compound de-.
cocion known as internal revenue.
!, Now this dose was taken by Mr.. Cancer
= with n very bad grace, nor womb he sio,
4 making rye faces until Uncle Sam prom.
y ised him that lie should not be called upo,
'. IN take another dose or be in any way
h molesled so long M he would discliarg.
freely into the vaults of the nation.
Now Uncle Sam had u very large famil,