West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-08-19

trumps and by force and trading"
this new school of politicians hope,
to slide into offices. 1t is scheme
that will react on all concerned
and as one speaker aptly said: 1T
has defeated prohibition for ten
years, at least, in this State"
HARAssED WITH DOUBTS ABOUT TT.
Clarksbsrg Neaos, Dem.
The prohibitionists of the State,
after wrangling TIVE or three days
in convention at Grafton, this week,
wound up by declaring themselves
q distinct political party.
How the cause Of temperance is
thus to be advanced or mere social
question be made to serve poiit-
ical party, is not very apparent.
THIRD PARTY FANATICS SMASH ALL
SUCH MOVEMENTS.
Grafton Eagle, Republican:
* Happily Republicans have
had few lessons from the imprao-
ticable and unreliable temperance
advocates, and we are greatly mis-
taken if temperance Republicans
again put their heads into the trap
set for them by the third party ia
natics. The Republican party has
been disciplined by the temperance
Democrats, and Third Party advo-
Gates quite long enough. If Re-
publican temperance men still re-
main in the party and give the
Third Party such a chastisement,
as will smash all such movements
and teach them humility and COM
mon sense they will do more for
the temperance cause than they
have done for ten years past,
THROWS UP IT'S HAT.
State Standard, Greenback.
The temperance friends have
shown their wisdom and sense by
organizing a temperance party, and
showing a determination to fight
the issue out on this line. This is
their privilege, and the assump-
ton of political tricksters to die.
tate otherwise will be frowned down
by the intelligent voters of the
state. We throw up our hats and
salute the temperance boys and
girls, and bid them God speed in
their noble work of fighting for
their homes and firesides. 1t is not
likely that the temperance people
will loose much sleep over the rail
ings of the State Journal and other
Republican papers that are giving
vent to their pent up wrath.
We say, Hurrah for the Temper
ance partyl
cUCUMBERs AND collie, THE CoNCLU-
SION OF THE WHOLE MATTER.
Martinsburg Independent, Ind.
Some prohibitionsits, mostly re-
publicans, with slight sprinkling
of democrats, have held conven-
ton, failed to agree, but are still
preaching the organization of
third or temperance party in poll
tics. We beg leave to assure them
that they will accomplish about as
little as if they would attem pit to
antagonize either the doctrine of
con or trans substantiation in
Christian worship. One man can
not eat cucumbers because they
collie him and tie him into a knot
that quart of whisky and
pound Of red pepper will not unite
for hours. Another man eats Gu
cumbers with impunity. The idea
is, if anything hurts you, leave it
alone. But such movements are
not political and cannot accom- plish
much, if any good. * Between
the two great parties there can be
but one successful third party,
and that-the unorganized, un-
known, but balancing power of the
independent citizen. They con-
troll and regulate parties in pro-
portion to their merits. They test
them in the crucible of trial, and
when found undeserving, relieve
them Of power and authority, as
speedily and as surely as it was
delegated to them. This St. John
method now attempted to be intro
duced into West Virginia can only