Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-12
COME, NEIGHBoR, YES OR ~
Are You For or Against Prohibition m
Straddling.

To the Editor Of the Register.
In yesterdays InteNigeneer was pt ted
an article headed prohibition andub-
mission" The REGISTER states TIN the
people know exactly where the REdrER
stands OH this question of prohibitid be-
cause it has spoken so many tins on
that point, and it further states thapey
do not know the IateIligencer'S positlS
If the Intelligencer would have thPeo-
ple of this State know its position q ms
greatest of all questions, prohibitions ~ IL
come out and place itself on one Sd or
the other: there is one thing that tleleO-
pie do know, and that Is that 1t lsgse-
publican paper, aud as Republican per
il dare not come out squarely for praDl-
ton without ignoring the principles fthe
party which it represents:
The IRtelligeneer is asked queon;
it is this: Is the Intelligeacer for or aanSt
prohibition?
From the many articles that haveeen
published in the IntethgeHeer, we
would Judge that it is against prohlton
lift is not, let it come square out the
question and not be tagging along the
political ditch from which it will AVE
to be pulled by the prOhibitionists othls
State in the course of a few more yea
1t further goes on to say that moody
who can read and understand has anTea-
son to be in the dark i'll respect to theRtet-
fgencer's position on the question OF lohi-
bition or the question of submission.
1t saws that every body who readthat
paper knows that 1) it does not favopro-
hibition, (2) that it is in favor of sunlt-
ting the proposed amendment nat
amendment? The IRtcliigencer says tth-
fully that the liquor traffic is attcndetlth
so many evils that it cannot be allow 10
drift which way it will.
Has that paper become awakened the
enormity of the liquor traffic? il scot 1t
come out and fight it rs boldly us it'd the
gamblers of this city about one yeaago
1t says further that prohibition not
enforced as would be the case witlnt 4
supporting public opinion i'll
other words being backed by q Prohibition
party. This is true, if we want prohibition
in the United States we cannot successfully
secure it but by Prohibition party, Vlich
has for its motto, for God, and homeand
native land.
The MteUigenccr says that the submission
of a prohibitOry amendment is deSircdy n
Large number of people. | want t say
that Prohibition party was desired the
majority of the honest, intelligent lDple
of the State and they got it. Theylavc
grown tired OF broken promises tromnen
who would sell their birthright for less
of pottage, rs it were, and the Republican
papers and party need not think hat
we can be caught in their politicalrap
which they use to catch votes, With Is
called submission of the amendment. And
speaking OF the industries Of the imor
traffic, the MtchigcHccr speaks Us thouh 1t
| had stock in some Of the brewcries inhiS
city and that it Is afraid Il We Obt;ncd
prohibition it would lose II little mOey
| Is this so? We would ask the REGISEE
to tell the MtcHigemccr whether 1t faors
the submission of the amendment or OF
and we Us citizens of this State wOulhSR
the InfeHigcacer if it is not tired of Stid
ding the fence on this question, and cmC
right out with us and say the saloon INST
| go. u. " A!AkPi'.
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