West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-30
Temperance and Prohibition
Notes.

astlc otate convention was held at
Forest Park, Ottawa, August 25th,
with about two hundred delegates
In attendance. Reports from all
parts of the State showed rapidly
growing sentiment in favor of the
clean cut, straight out Prohibition
party.-Ind. Phaldnz.
HE Prohibit ON MOVEMENT CAN
NOT BE BELITTLED. Our FRIENDS
IN Iowa BEIITTLED IT THEY scoFF-
ED AT THE BARE IDEA OF IT'S Sue
sEss. We MAY HAVE THE SAME
EXPERIENCE HERE THAT THEY ARE
NOW SUFFERING UNDER, IF WE AL
Low THE PRoHIBITIoNIsTs TO GO ON.
Report Of the Board Of Trustees to
the Neao York State Bre,oers' and
Matters Association, IN Ne,o York
City. Sept. 16.-The Voice.
The National Temperance Cen.
tennial Conference is being held in
Philadelphia this week, Sept. 23d
and Oath. A grand representation
of able advocates of temperance re-
form will be there and q new epoch
in the greatest and grandest move
ment in the worlds history will
begin, namely: another hundred
years fight against alcohol. Judg-
ing from the achievements of the
past, and from the present status
Of temperance agitation, which is
becoming general and Of perma-
nent character, early in the course
of another hundred years the whis-
ky and beer traffic will be one of
the barbarous practices of the past.
The Light.
The largest and most enthusiast
tic Prohibition Convention Penn
sylvania ever had was held at Har-
risburg, Aug. 25th. A large crowd
of visitors and three hundred and
ffty-two delegates. were in attend
ance.
TEMPERANCE IDEAsoF THE NATION
AL GUARD.
Dean La Banta, chairman of a
temporary organization of officers
and soldiers of the National Guard
who are opposed to drinking liquor
while in uniform, has issued gem
eral invitation to al, members of
the National Guard, who will
pledge themselves to further the
movement, to meet at the 18th
Regiment Afmory on Tuesday
evening to effect permanent Or
ganization.
The Chicago Inter- Ocean says that
when General Grant visited Hous-
ton, Texas, several years ago, the
people gave him rousing recep-
ton. There was grand banquet,
for which 81 500 worth of the choic-
est wines were provided. When
the time came to serve the wine
the head waiter went first to Gen.
Grant. Without word theGeneral
quietly turned down all the glasses
at his plate. This quiet move was
q great surprise to the Texans, but
they were equal to the occasion.
single word being spo-
ken every man along the line of the
ong tables turned his glasses down
md there was not a drop of wine
aiken that night.
1t is useless to expect much vir-
Tue and reform from the great city
press, when they will not use fair
olay and give some attention to
he temperance and prohibition or
,anizations of the day. The aver
.ge reader should weigh and meas
Ire our city papers, and then dis
over how much their columns are
ontrolled by the beer keg and
Whisky bottle. Some are grand ex-
options to the above rule.-Law
sd Order.
In Iowa the earnest Prohibition
ITS who are weary of being deceiv-
d and trifed with by the party
olit;cians, who try to carry water
q one shoulder and whisky on the
her, are organizing the regular
party, and will enter
le campaign. They are taking
lie step in the right direction.
he party is organized in the Ma {
on, and there is no substantial
ason why it should not be organ I
ed in Iowa.-Golden Era Life. 1t