The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-01
what An old Prohibltioaiat Thinks Of II.
Where Loves Labor Is Les.-,Foraiser /
wiz Not lose BY tho Leonard Crank
campaisa-rhe Party strength.

s.alwart Republican, led our correspond
ent on q bright July morning to span the
twenty miles Of beantifnlc country between
1 Washington, 0. H., and the Generals
orchard home, that we might talk with
him about the political situation and get
his opinion on the Third Party movement.
II will be remembered that four years
ago this summer the General took part in
alittle s'picnic, at Lovelaud camp ground,
whore Ludlow, the cider and wine press
man, was nominated for Governor BY the
Ptohibitionists. The efforts Of Dr.. Leon
ard and others 10 sit down on him were
not at all successful. K
The Loveland meeting had been called
by committee appointed by q State com
yention at Columbus early In the spring.
In view Of the action Of the two party
State conyentio Of that year, the Love
land meeting was called "to consider the
duty OF temperance men," as sheinsita.
tion declared. Whether TO select a ticket
cut Of the two alread Y nominated, to nomt-
nate anew third party ticket or to take no
action at all were matters to be consider
ed. General Hurst then, as now, opposed
the third party movement, and though
roughly sssailed by Dr. Leonard and his
friends. stood bis ground manfullY, and
gave his opinions with such force as to Sc
riously damage the spinal arrangements
ofthe whole Loyeland mosementan some
loftheepiLhets applied to General Hurst
hy DR., Leonard and others would not look
wellinprint.
We found the General at home, earn
estly engaged in the work OF his hay
harvest. Democratic and unpretentious
In his lie and manners, he Is o real
.workingman"-not one Of the Sam Cary
school. He believes that labor Is honor
able, and readily takes hand in what
ever needs TO be done on his farm. He
gave Us q farmers welcome, and talked
freely on the political situation, making
our visit al once q pleasure and success.
II have been too busy this year, he
said, Ito take much part in politics. Our
business Of fruit-growing has been very
Improbable for the last ten years, and we
are compelled TO do some general farming,
thence you see have been kept in con-
stant employment. However, have
watched quietly the current Of political
sentiment and believe the tide runs
strongly toward Republican success
IEoNARp's srEEsaTA.
Do youSa mot think Dr. leonard vim
draw . good many votes from Judge For
aker3" N
aNo,n he answered. "rhe Doctor win
get only the regular vote Of the old-line
Prehibi.ionists-ten to fifteen thousand
votes perhaps, but no more. Hence
his nomination has very little signih-
canoe, These old-liners are bound to nomi-
nate and run a ticket, and 1t makes liz
lie difference who they put in. There is q
vast array OF temperance men IN Ohio who
stand ready to help the cause whenever
they can do so with hope OF success. But
they will not abandon or defeat the party
10 which they belong for what Governor
Allen wauld have called "a did barren
ideality.' 5
"In the army we had some menwho
were always banging away ut the supposed
enemy. On the skirmish line, on the
picket line, in the foraging party-anyr
where and everywhere, they were bang.
ing away with their muskets. They could
not be suppressed. II made 10 difference
| Its =, -
i the foe was not within twenty miles.
SUI rssa 1asf ssa sssshs bonsst sses sol;sra. sa.
they I tboneht he thing to do was to
shoot, and % they kept at it. But they
were not the men wh9 Won 4. our battles;
tne .Rs men INV VINO bsa tbay canid W.
liver q "a effseticeiy-thsse were the men
/ ghn .v;ons = Ana AZ to-day there are more
than SthTee hnn,ired thousand men in Ohio
stsnaine bytbeir guns and waiting Tor tlie
t;ns wben they can deliver effacttye fire, 4
sA1ssI .sB,t Il then - the reporter suaaested
eDr. Leonard thinka that that time mi
nsyar AZ 3 Soasi, until ne Repnblican party h
dsisatsJs % sand' "a hopelessiy defeatefi that
j Il viii hed1yen to seeE alliance with M
8Ip,ohihitionists In order 10 succeed. y
~ knoEs tbat q Raia the General. tsFoni
yaay. q. .s aSo n ti,e ;I,utiiows aannpaiyn tbal
Vas ssi 'their 4 sVas-ery. sWhip the Repub!i.
4 can party. and then you viii compel