The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-10-10

because it exists by law and "lies
at the center of all
Social and Political Mischief,
Is to-day the ruling power in the
Government of the country, and is
not even antagonized by the great
parties in power, that lie as help.
less in its grasp as the shorn Sam
son in Delilah's lap.
With this wicked influence in
power, not behind, but on the po-
litical throne, is it any wonder
that the people mourn? And, ST.
lencing "the voice of religion" as
it does, is it any wonder that
thousands of souls are perishing
day by day, and that otherwise
happy homes are being transform.
ed into abodes of wretchedness the
bloom and brightness of the loved
wife and mother going out for
ever from the dark shadow it has
thrown across her path?
And the bright.eyed, noble boys,
the pride of father, the very life
and hope of mother, are taken by
these legalized saloon pirates, their
breath befouled, their eyes infam-
ed, brain picked, stomach tanned,
blood poisoned, the fires of hell
kindled in their Threats and the
fires of a second death in their
souls, and left drivellng idiots,
raving maniacs, and finally con-
signed to drunkards' graves!
Are Our Skirts Clear OF Blood?
Do you say the picture is over
drawn2 It can't be overdrawn by
brush or pen! Rather let us ask
ourselves, as in the sight of Him
who hath made us our "brother's
keeper" are our skirts clear of the
blood of these who have persisted :?
And what are we now doing to
stop the ravages of this insatiate
destroyer and save our fellow men :?
SALOON MALARIA BREEDS POLITICAL
CoRRUPTIoNs,
From this great saloon curse also
emanates the malaria that breeds
the political corruption which has
made possible, and out of which
has grown, the legalized dissertation
of the Lords day, Sunday traffic in
newspapers, grinding monopolies,
trusts and every other species OF
legalized robbery, SO that the body
polite is contaminated from center
TO circumference, until the larger
part Of the business of the country,
instead of being governed by the
natural laws of supply and de-
mand, is become one highly
wrought scheme of plundering the
masses for the benefit of the few.
The Republican and Democratic
parties are both dominated by this
Saloon Power, from the fact chat
each contains so large D. minority
favoring the Traffic that success at
the polls is impossible without the
saloon vote. 1t follows, therefore,
that these parties will not and dare
not attempt to relieve the country
of the monstrous wrongs and deg.
radiation that have grown up and
obtained under their supremacy.
This being true,
A New and Better Party
Must be organized out of the bet
ter elements Of the old parties.
There are good men enough IN
the country, when united in one
great determined party, to aoipe out
this great rational sin, and with
the moral forces generated for that
| purpose, driue out the money
chan ger" who with their ill.gotten
gains are now con trolling the very
Government itself, and like YAM
pires are absorbing into few
hands the joint products OF the
CAPITAL and Labor of the whole
country, which of right should go
for the mutual happiness and pros
psrity of all its producers.
WHAT IS A PARTY FOR?
AS Horace Greedy most wisely said,
There is no legitimate use for any
party, except to embody and give
effect to enlightened public sentl-
roant" and as neither of the old