West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-21

der, threatening values and prolific
Of hurts that are open a. nd public
and pertaining to the per- onal wei
fare Of all citizens. For topping
this disorder and these hurts ', there
must be la,o. Legislation that
heals these wounds must stop hell
cause. Luch legislation is poll. tlcs
and such politics is PROPHETIC N
CHURCH AND STATE NONSENSE En-
PLoDED.
Mr.. Martin says, prohibition
political question, and the State
and Church are united" Such
statement is on a level with the
balance of his TRADE. Many things
prohibited by the State as crimes,
are prohibited by the Church as
sins. The Church calls Polygamy
a sin, and the State calls it a
crime. The Church prohibits
murder, adultery, stealing, bearing
false witness, &c. The State does
the same thing. For reasons al
ready stated, Prohibitionists regard
tho liquor traffic as crime and the
laws Of the land generally accept it
as such; but Prohibitionists are
opposed to any compromise and ask
that it be not tolerated for money,
but wiped out of existence like
other crimes. Mr.. Martin, in effect
says that any wickedness con-
demned by the Church should not
be condemned by civil law.
Any idea that he wished to elu-
cidate by his references, connect
ing politics and religion is driven
to the winds by himself, when he
says "There is no danger of getting
too much religion into politics"
POOLING DIFFERENCES FOR THE
MAIN ISSUE.
Again, Mr.. Martin asks "What
will men do with their political
differences on other subjects, if
united in one party for the sup
preston of the liquor traffic ?"
What did men do with their po-
litical views on other subjects when
they united in the Republican par
ty to stop the aggression of Sla-
very? There was the Liberty par
ty, the Free Soil party, entirely
swallowed up, also greater part of
the Wing party, together with
many Democrats. These men be-
lieved there was no political ques-
ton of such moment as Slavery,
and other questions became insig-
niicant. So, to-day, no question
agitating the public mind is of
such import as the Prohibition of
the liquor traffic, and men who be-
lieve the traffic should be prohibit
ted, are finding no difficulty in
stepping into the only party that
proposes to do it. Slavery was con-
fined to a part of the land, while
the ravages of the liquor traffic ex-
tend over the whole country. How
much more freely then should men
combine against greater evil than
Slavery
HIS PARTY.
This late convert, and still more
recent backslider, again inquiries,
eff man truly supports Prohibi-
ton, can he not do more for the
cause IN than out of his party. Most
assuredly he can for if he truly SUI p
ports Prohibition, he will be IN
the only party that advocates it.
No man can truly support Prohibi-
ton in any other party, for all the
liquor power of the whole land,
is embraced in the old parties,
and they must be, as they are, SUBJ
servient to that power.
OBSERVATIONS AND EXPLORATIONS.
He says further: "Why not con-
tinue to agitate until Prohibition
becomes popular?" All right ;
Agitate, but remember that expert
ence has taught that ideas, only
are respected when formulated in
to ballots and counted at the polls.
And again, political power un-
less tempered by divine grace, may
become dangerous, &C." Sound doc
trine: Let little grace be taken
to the polls and see to it that your
political power-your voice in the