The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-11-20
Peana After Victory.

MIR. EDlTOR:-My motive in so persistently
urging Rev. Mr.. Weiss TO give his reasons for
leaving the Prohibition party and going over tc
the Republican party, (Which he at last very re-
luctantly promises TO give us he thinks It has
'becOme neeessary,'D Is purely benevolent. Al
though he did In public. virtually, call his own
cousin and dozen or more Prohbtlonists who
were In the back part Of the church nnobserycd
by him, extremists, soreheads and blockheads,' >
Gas proved yet hold no malace toward him
and hope to retain his friendship after he cools
of and SINNERS down a little. My purpose is ia
cure him Of that awful habit some Republicans
have OF calling those who differ from them nv
hard names because they have no arguments Ia
give ITO show him how unmanneTly Il "a To use
abusive epithets against anybody In the house OF
God where they have no chance to defend them.
selves: and then to convince him OF the error OF
his ways. and Il not incOrrlgible switch him on
the road of Prohibition which means "plenty oi
bread, ana water, and air." his fddle-de-dee
argument notwithstanding.
II was had day for poor Adam when he left
the Prohibition party and went over to the IL
Gcense. party; 1t was bad day since then for
Rev. Mr.. Weiss who now "chidcs himself for moi
treating the whole AFFAIR with "silcnt contcmnt -
1t Is hard matter 10 serve God and mnmmon.
rs those try 10 do who would rather sacrifice
their CONVICTIONS than their liquor-lcense md
llqnorprotectlve, party. That the course of the
rev. gentleman Is considered very dlsruDtahle
and shameful hv his own church NAV I've seen
from communication received a fcw davs ago
from one Of It's most prominent and highly es-
tcemed pastors, which reads, "Dpar Clarence: 7
think poor Webster rot himself into Scaldinp
water. ] saw he moved to Bethlehem, suppose
Tor a more congenial atmosphere. ] AM sur
prised at his course as he uSed TO exhibit the fate
Of the drnnkard at the gallows with marked sue
cess, and now he goes and votes for the continual
non of the license system that is the means Of
bringing the moor drpnkard to the gallnws, sob,
consistency thou art n lowell They say tho
Republican platform shall DESTROY the drink
tratfic, but am afraid That plank is too rotten
an
consequently will 90 under ard their talk Or Prc.
hhition prove a farce. Wen see" II has al
ready proved farce in New York and Ohio.
am certain u we could onlv got pcorlc to read
and look at the logic uf Prohibition facts they
will readily see the necPsSitv of Tndenendent
party action. (aS the AbOlitinnistS saw the necns
Sitv wears ago0 and If all who favor lppoI pro
hihtion unite their Strength outside Of the H.
censc nartleS we can wire out the drIrk-trann
IN cnmnRra'ivclv short time. 7 am convinced
that II the Young pf,plt orator even would only
get and read Prohibition paper with one tenth
the ayidity with which he devnrrs that high
license sheet-the Philadelphia Prrss he would
see the necessity vnrv rrad'Iv aud NOT rcmnip
n Republican frantical'v herping for air iuSt MS
five were going 10 stop of the sunnlv to nrcvcnt
him snoring at GIcht. With few words in re-
ply to his vaflle. rambling and Illogical article Of
laSt week. | VIII close, and listen aitrntiVplv
while he gives his reasons for leavnr the Pro
mhltion party. He entities his article ''The War
Of the Cousins. and then hlameS me, charging
me- with "aSsaling him under cover Of darkness"
This reminds me of the little hov who hit ris
fnther in The face. Tho fathe" went for him vitI,
y rod. and during the StruPplc on the roOr the
little hoy bit lis father in the leg The father
then StOnnrd beating and said. ".Iohnnv ain't
You ashamed to bite vour father?" JOHNNY
prose and looking his father In the face rpnlipd
well; dRd, VINO commenced this ere war, any
IDENTITY forgot that he commenced this 'nre war
himself making the first charge on Sunday even
ing "nndcr cover Of darkness" And, when |
which he evades herause he cannot afford 10
answer; he realizes his first hattie is hone'ossy
lost, looks around in deSnair and trcmbinrly
haneS me for commencing what he considers So
dreadful as to call 'war." hut is only little Pro
hlhltOn tit. Now. get nm, cousin. and try IL
again; never strike man when he is down
even though he does as Won say. "lpap ten feet
into the air for glory. and pose as = MARTYR" l
deny that ever gave him credit for "bCing re-
sponslbir Ior the small Prohibition vote I'm the
county and would thank him to produce his
evidence To show his influence yer voters In
his own community win mention the fact that
in spite nf all his efforts to iniure the Prohibition
movement, (althOugh some of the voters had
moved away before election vet fourteen Pro-
hibtlnn votes were cast In Franklin township
and Tour In NelSSpOrt; and most Of these were
cast by his own friends and members of his own
church who nity and drplOre his ignorance Of the
philosophy OF Prohibition. And when he ran for
sheriff ON the Prohibition ticket, he worked very
hard-Spending time and money, aud had the
county pretty well pasted with his dodgers, vet
ne only received comparalYely small vote, al.
though he told me personally shortly before eiec-
tt0n. that II he only had two weeks more to work
In he believed lie would he elected. OF course he
was defeated; the reaSQp WAS he did not get
enough votes; and have known such defeat to
be so terribly calling TO young man s pride that
ne S.adrny becomes so ungrateful to the partv
nominating him, that he actually left the Marty
and never came back. | felt very sorry for his
defeat, and am sorry still had he, been elected
he would no doubt be ze;lioHs and enthusiastic
third party Prohibtonist to-day, and fhe words
he used ON that fatal evening would not have
been uttered. | deny that I was prompted by |
anyone (but my own sense Of justice) 10 write |
the successful articles Hpnn which he so submis.
Styely would congratulate me:" both articles |
were written entirely by myself, without any re- !
guest, hint, or aid. HOY do you like theIn9-
Heb 4.i2. What / said In my former ARTICLES
islands on the vantage gronnd Of truth" and !
needs no other defense; and II he will kindly
show me where misrepresent HIM las he SAys1 !
will most humblY beg his pardon as gentle |
man should do, but remember that "peOpie who |
live IN glass houses should not throw stones"
Yours respectfully,
CLARENCE s. WEISS.