West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-09
Choice Bits from our Prohibi-
ton Exchanges.


We commend the following, from
the Wayre County Herald, to the
attention of those who have been
asserting that DR.. Leonard mas lost
his religious influence by entering
the political field:
Last Sabbath DR.. Leonard de-
parted from the field of politics to
admit forty persons to full mem.
bership into his church at Spring
field. 1t looks as though the world
needed more political preachers.
Most of the ministers who are de-
nouncing DR.. Leonard for getting
down from his exalted position as
minister of Christ and entering
the dirty pool of politics." are not
much troubled with taking mem
bers into their churches"
The Washington american has
discovered the true issue between
the two old parties. Here it is:
CAT last the Republicans and
Democrats have an issue-some-
thing on which they may 60 before
the people. They found it in Ohio
and Iowa. The Republicans favor
fixing the saloon license at 5000
and the Democrats favor $3.50. x
* Are you in favor of $500 or
a $3.50 license? The answer to this
question determines whether you
are Democrat or a Republican"
Here is one of the most apt illus
trations of the season:
"There is a record in Scripture
of man whose blindness was cur.
ed by degrees. After the first an
nointing by the Lord, he saw men
as trees walking, but at the second
amounting he saw all things clear
ly. A great many of the friends CD
of the temperance cause, led by a
few learned and highly-esteemed
Doctors of Divinity and various
high-class journals, have only yet
got the length of seeing trees walk
ing. May their mental vision be
completed soon.-The Witness.
The Delaware Signal very appro-
priately says:
eff the situation is not clear now
it never will be, and the man who
fails to comprehend that taxation
is intended to tax and perpetuate
and license intends to license and
perpetuate, and that prohibition
Intends to prohibit clean and thor
ough, might as we'll go home
and despair of ever understanding
what service it was intended his
ballot should render him."
Let the Directors of all West
Virginia Fairs read the following
and profit by the suggestion:
Gall who attend our State Fair
will, in one respect, not fail to con-
trast it with the fair of one year
ago. Instead of that long row Of
licensed saloons, dealing out ''irri,
tant poison" will be seen the beau
tiful and attractive headquarters
of the w. G. T. u, handsomely
decorated and supplied with good
food, temperance drinks and tenn
peratce literature. Don't fail to
call, and, in some way, show your
interest in the great work of tenn
perance REFORM Wisconsin Proha-
bitaonast.
The following from The Worker,
one of our Kentucky exchanges,
has the true ring:
"The next race will be as clear,
clean Prohibitionist without suffix
or prefix. This is as it should be.
We voted for Fox for the same rea'
son that we voted at the same cleo
ton for a Republican candidate for
Representative and Democrat for
another Office.
"Our watchword is, put only Pro-
hibit5onasts on guard, from magis-
trate up to president. We shall
follow this principle as faithfully
as we follow our nose, and shall
vote for such man he thew black