The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-02

Mr., Ohallen s. Vol, late Prohibitionist
nominee for Governor Of Pennsylvania, ia
out in an aftcr.elccti5n maDiiesto OF con.
adorable interest. Observe thismuch Of it,
for example:
The combined powers Of tho saloon, mo.
aopoIy Gne PpoiIS, strengthened by tho
blind and dCtpiCab'c party spirit Of Chris.
tians, SO well Pe FinneTF, are auayed
ngeinHt uH, With the controlling iriu.
enCea in both tho old partieP, when it
comes 10 choice betwoCii the 0ppolition
party and tho PihiGit!Un panty, they find
more Congeninlty Of spirit aud identity Of
aim, and Conpt quGntly more dispsition 10
cooperate with each other than with the
Prohibition party. The craft Of both Of
them Is In danger, and, therefore, both are
bitterly oppozed to this political intruder.
FGaehood, SANDER, appeals 10 party pride,
passion and prejudice, unhoIy alliance
with rum tellere, rnoupolista Rrd epoils-
men are the shameful instrumentRliiies
by which they hope to maintain their
selfish and corrupt supremacy against
the triumphsl progress Of cur
great national reform party. The
struggle will DO desperate, possibly pro-
trsCted, but ultimate victory is ours.
When ChriAian citizenship hag become
disenthralled from the Judaism Of party ;
when antl.monopOiBIB come 10 discern
tho inEeparNblO community OF interestn
ind concert Of action between liquor
monopoliats and Corporate moropOllsts;
when municipal and civil service reform.
eIp come 10 learn that their endu can never
be attained so long 10 tho saloons and the
corporation moRopoliCG dic!Ste the cleo.
ton and appointment oil officials, then
they will diacover the witdom Of uniting
with uB upon the admirable platform
which we present Tor tho overthrow Of
these allied forces Of evil.
Under no banner that has not Ptobibi.
ton ConspiCnously inscribed upon 1t can
there DO found remedy for the OWLS and
abuses in civil government that are go
loudly and urgently calling for CcrteC.
ton.
Tho most striking feature tthia TRADE
Is the assault on every man who does not
regard prohibitory legislation as tho beat
way 10 deal with tho liquor traffic. In
MIR. Wolfs'S view every such person is in
league with nll tho evil influences that
taljCt rocIety 10 against every good thing,
and can by no possibility bs good Gill.
gan.
Il would DO difficult to fnd anywhere n
greater lack Of Christian charity, q more
venOmous intolerance. He ought to be a
wise and holy man indeed, who sets him.
sell up in judgment on the coincidence
and The courEe Of action Of all other
men.
Mr.. wolio goes far enough to mako
clear what no Is driving at, Ito has not
fixed his eye on prohibition alone, but he
aims 10 build up party Of general reform.
He Is goingto set up great political hop.
per into which shall DO thrown all tho lie
that OllliCt society, ard he Is going to
bring out q Perfect Thing. He inscrbes
Prohibition on tho banner Of hiu party
because no regards that as tho moat cap.
tlyaLlng Of wRtchwordO, likely to catch
the greatest number Of people,
\ Mr.. Wolfe hsu no patience with tho
dssplCablC party spirit Of ChtistianSi"
yet hO 10 doing what ho can TO contribute
TO tho founding Of a party and trying liH
best to arouse an Intense party spirit In
favor Of the new organisation with which
hS has cast llIs lot. Mr., Wolfe 10 nm ex.
psriOnCed politician, but politicians Aome'
times 70 wrong.