West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-02-10
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
ALONG THE PROHIBITION
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license by 90 majority.
The State prohibition club of
New Hamshire met at Manchester
on the 18th ult. and declared in
favor of a prohibitory party.
The Saloon Journal is the name
of new newspaper devo ted to the
interests of retail liquor dealers"
The "Hotel and Saloon keepers
Union" of Philadelphia held a
meeting on the 9th ult., and resolv-
ed to boycott" jurors who dare to
find true bill'' against any OF
the liquor-selling fraternity of that
city.
The Washington american says ::
"The temperance question will not
down in Congress. The doctors are
having a hard time in prescribing
for their patient"
"The veterans of the vat" is the
way an English journal designates
the eighteen brewers who were
lately elected to seats in the British
House of Commons.
Mrs. F. E. w. Harper, of phila-
,delphia, superintendent Of the de-
partment of work for colored peo-
pie of the National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, has re-
Gently been holding a series of
very successful meetings in Wash
ington, D. C.-National Temperance
Advocate.
Rev. Joseph Cook says: "The
truths about alcohol are now SO
well known that you can't get
life assurance company anywhere
to put you, if you are moderation-
list, into the same class with total
sbstainer."
OHIo.-Akron, Ohio, January 81.
The Prohibitionists of this, the
Twentieth Congressional District,
embracing the counties of Summit,
Wayne, NJ 5diua and Stark, met in
delegate convention in the parlors
OF the U.niversalist Church here
today. The meeting WAS we'll at
tended aDd much interest was
shown. D. w. Gage, of Cleveland,
State Organizer, was present, as
was Mrs, Mary A. Woodbridge.
The meeting was the first of SER
les to be held for the purpose of or
ganizing every Congressional Dis-
trict in Ohio.
The reason the liquor dealers do
not form third party Is, that they
own both Of the old parties.-Reljg-
sous Cleaner.
Observation-Disclosures have decided
to make fight of their own in the
coming Spring municipal contest,
and will name full city ticket
Philadelphia Press.
John B. Finch is speaking to in
mense audiences in California.
Whoever says that prohibition
will not prohibit, says so from fear
that it will prohibit. Out of the
thousands who make this remark,
scarcely one could be found who
would not oppose Prohibition if
they were sure it would succeed.
Exchange.
Iowa ARoUsED.-A recent dis.
patch from Des Moines, says: The
Prohibitionists of the State had a
mass convention here to-day. Over
five hundred delegates were pres
ent. Addresses were delivered by
Governor Larrabee, Mrs. J. Ellen
Foster and others. 1t was decided
te raise fund of $4,000 to aid in
enforcing the prohibitory law.
New JERsEY.-The New Jersey
Temperance Alliance adopted res
olution approving the Local Option
bill introduced by Mr.. Nichols in
the state Senate. The resolution
embraces statement that the AL
lance is in favor of prohibition,
but will take local option as an
alternative and do all in its power
to secure the passage of the bill.
A few of us must work hard, and
pay heavily, for time, but before
many years we shall have helpers
enough. Every man who is wax
ed up on this subject is bound to
wake IN his neigh hors. It will