West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-03-17

born of three ineuitables.
1. An irrepressible moral con-
hict.
2. An inalienable right.
3. An imperative necessity.
There was an irrepressible con-
hict between the Home and the
Saloon. 1t was every citizens in
alienable right to express at the
ballot-box his patriotism, his man
hood, and his profoundest convic-
tions concerning this moral con-
fiict. And it was an imperative
necessity that conscientious men
should have this opportunity of
putting their conscience into their
ballots.
The two old Democratic and Re-
publican parties denied this right
and opportunity. They were SIM
ply two huge bottles-one full of
whisky, the other of beer. They re-
fused to give this opportunity
they care not give it.
The thing that lifts any party to
power, that party never will hurt.
We must have new, free, dis
enthralled party.
TESTING THE AUDIENCE.
Do you say fight it out in the old
parties7
Do you insist that Temperance
men shall support the old party
which most favors our cause? Let
US test this plan:
AS many Democratic Prohibi-
tionists in the house as would go
over into the Republican party if
i. would declare for Prohibition,
let them lift their hands.
Not hand IS raised.
Now, as many Republican Pro-
hibitionists as would 60 over to the
Democratic party if it would de-
clare tor Prohibition, let them lift
their hands.
Not q hdndl
Now you see how it is. You will
not work together for Prohibition
in either of the old parties-you
cannot. We must get together and
work on the same line. To do this,
Prohibitionists must all come out
from both the old parties and into
the new.
EX-GOVERNOR PIERPoINT's DILEMMA.
HE ACCEPTS A CHALLENGE AND
FAILS TO COME TO TIME.
The speaker in answering the
objections of politicians, that there
were other poll tical issues of grave
Importance, demanding the atten-
ton of the old parties, put ques-
ton that brought response but
no answer, as follows:
"Is there a gentlemen in the
house, who knows of greater issue
than Prohibition2
If SO, please raise your hand. y
On response Ex-Governor Pierpoint
promptly raised his HANDY
II thank my venerable friend for
this response. And now will he
be so kind as to inform this aud
fence what that greater issue is7"
(No response.) eve are waiting
and anxious to learn, and hope our
friend will give us the information
what is this issue that is greater
than Prohibition ?''
Still no response; and with all
the speakers polite insisting, the
Elk Governor could not be induced
to part with his secret as to that
greater issue. By way of guessing
at the answer, Mr.. Hopkins pro-
ceeded to show how the robberies
of the Liquor Traffic belittled the
revenues from Tariff, and how vast
ly the Drink question overshadow-
ed all the public questions of Silver
Coinage, Civil Service, Polygamy,
&C., &c.
x = The old parties are both
disloyal. Any party that supports
the saloon that is as. disloyal as the
Devil, is a disloyal party: and any
man who by his ballot supports a
disloyal party is himself disloyal.
x The Prohibition party is in
the field at war with the Saloon.
The Home and the Saloon
cannot exist together. One or the
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