The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-11-19

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of some of the audience, rise and pas
away like mist before the midday sun. /
able to state one, Mt least, of the ''misstate
ments of the average stump speaker" Blu
il he is not able or willing to do this, thel
Mr.. Frhnch who, "by following the lin,
of statements and style of logic indulge'
in by the average stump speaker on tina
subjects" and, who made the quite gen
eral impression that was either very ig
norant of temperance legislation, or yer.
unfair in my statements" is certainly abb
TO show to the readers of THE TIMES tn
same things And l claim that as he ha
stepped so readily into the shoes of p. ii
he is under obligation to do so, And 1t i
just to me that he should.
But what has he done? He very CO, II,
asks me, through your columns" to Civ,
'to him the well authenticated facts
and consequent logic justifying The con
tinuance of the thirdpariy. which / pre-
scnted to The people at Pittsburgh" Notice
p. III. says, Mr. French showed wh2t
call "well authenticated facts" to be "un.
fair statements" unless 1 made them in
ignorance. Now | claim that Mr.. French
did no such thing, Notwithstanding that he
mag have made "the quite general impress
SION on his audience that he did so. Let
him now py0re that my statements were
common third party mis- statements" or
remain silent, as shall not notice irrele
want matters again.
Just few remarks about my CLOSING
suggestion. which surprises Mr.. French
more than he can express. In his remarks
about it he gives evidence that he was
caught mapping A matter that surprised
me. Look at the suggestion" Think
of "a man being "A terribly strong anti slav-
cry man in 1855, yet having no sympathy
with The Republican party" Now what
is there in this suggestion" to surprise
any man who rightly interprels the facts
of history? Mr.. French COMPOUNDED the
anti-slavery man OF the Republican type
with the abolitionis. of the 'Gerritt Smith
type, then holds me responsible for the
results of his mistake. He knows. or will
know df he will examine the platforms of
the Jehn p. Hale party, and the Republi-
can party, of 1866 that they represent two
phases of anti-slaveryism. One is anti
slavery because it opposes the ertenston of
slavery; the other is anti-slavery because
it opposes darery ITSELF Now the anti
slavery man referred to in my closing
suggestion" was OF the Republican type,
and not of the Gerrilt Smith type, as all its
connections signify. If had said: Think
of terribly strong" abolitionist, in 1856,
having no sympathy with the Republican
party the suggestion would have lacked
pcrtinency But l referred to one who
was u belieger i'm the mon extension" prin.
ciple, yet having no sympathy with the
snly political party that had, in its plat
form, declared for The principle, and j
maintain that such suggestion was peril
nent. And now, if such man would
have seemed political anomaly in 1856.
cannot see why man who is a terribly
strong prohibtionist. yet has no sympa.
thy with the only political party that de.
clares in favor of prohibition, may not. in
1886, be also regarded as political anon.
aly-an anomaly that | would like friend
French 10 explain.
As the other two.thirds Of the article OF
Mr.. French grow out of his confounding
the two types of anti slaveryism of 1856,
they do not merit ny::noiice in this article.
I will say, however, that my CLOSING sug.
gestion" in no sense dcnounccs any one,
or ''rcads out OF the list any anti.slavery
heroes"
Permit me 10 say. in closing, that Mr.
Frenchs reference to "Mrs. j. Ellen Foster
with her mighty w. G. +. L." indicate,
that he has not kept posted with regard to
the history of The w. G. r. L. 1t is nc
longer Mrs J. E. Foster. but Miss r. Z.
willard with her mighty w. G. Il. U, as
Miss Willard has lead The mighty w. c.
TT. abreast of The most advanced thought
on the temperance problem. as he might
learn from its resolutions, and what Mis-.
Willard did ut Chicago, in 1884.
THoMAs STALKER.