The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-09-08
Prohibition Marching On.
Boone Co. Letter.
ED. FREEMAN !:

ED. FREEMAN:
l am much delighted with your
paper. | have been close reader
of it for four years, and | would re-
commend it to every family, find
it square Prohibition paper. [
have been studying for four years.
wanted to do right. l was Re-
publican of Republicans. My first
vote was cast for Gen Grant, and
the last one was for Blaine. I
thought | could not be anything
else. But after due consideration,
/ saw that the old parties were
dealing in dead issues, when there
are live ones TO interest our minds.
| have waited for one Of the old
parties to adopt Prohibition and
strike the mortal blow to the Arch
Fiend of He'll that is destroying
100000 persons every year. |
have prayed it may speedily come
to close But no hope can | see,
in either party, of doing anything
with it. | have prayed and
preached, and now | am goiug to
vote the way | pray. | am startled
with the fact that millions Of hui
man souls are enslaved by the traf-
fc-a worse slavery | never read of
before. 1t has aroused me to my
duty. | am here in Logan and
Boone counties, whore drunken
ness is a daily occurrence. The
old parties have said our courts
grant no license. But there are
many smugglers who will sell, and
this has led me to believe it is ne
cessary to have third party. |
have shouldered the Prohibition
musket and gone out lecturing for
the grand cause. Some have been
converted and baptized in Prohibi-
ton sentiment, and will vote it.
All that.is wanted is a ticket and
chance to vote. We have no or
ganization out here. We live
somewhat out of the way, but while
We are here we propose TO SOW Pro-
bibition seed There is, in this
great cause, no North no South
but North and South meet and
shake hands and embrace each 9TH
er. Men of the old parties have
criec "crank8" and 'fanatjc8." In
Martin Luther's day and in Wes-
ley's day reformers were called
cranks, but these crankisms have
brought about great revolutions
and laid the foundations for pros
perity and aggressiveness. While
Horace Greeley was living, every
body was kicking at him. Now
everybody has good word of praise
for him. So it is with St. John
he has been burnt in efigy by his
enemies, and so has DR.. Leonard.
But after Prohibition gains the
day, they will be praised for their
noble heroism 1t mas been said
that the only ones who belong to
this organization are weakminded
men, preachers, short-haired, ignOr-
ant women and broken-down poll
ticiana. But [ find this a mistak,
Ell idea. The best minds
and talent, intelligent men who
are conscientious, and would dare
to do right in the face of a storm of
persecution, are entering our ranks.
Such men have principle and are
loyal. 1t has boon noised loudly
over this land that Prohibition
has been set back 20 years. I see
80 wonderful an army, nearly
million strong in this great work,
and the organizations in every
State and most of the Territories,
aud the wise nominations that
have been made, am led to be-
lieve that the day of Prohibition
will soon dawn, The Lord has
done great things for us, whereof
We are glad. Seeing the army
moving SO grandly makes US feel
good. 1t has been born of a good
mother and for a good purpose.
Its mother is pure principles and
sentiments, and love for home and
native land. Its purpose is to
kill the rum power and bury it
forever. The epitaph on the black
monument shall be: No REsUR-
RECTIoN, DOOMED FOREVER. Wives