The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-06-27

party. ItAs to be hoped that the prince
Of the powers Of darkness and falsehood
will inspire them to persevere in that
course till the end of the campaign.-Ohio
State journal Rep.)
They are far more threatening this
year than four years ago, because there is
much larger number of Republicans who
are able to contemplate the defeat Of their
own party with composure. The menace
Of the third party movement can only be
met and turned aside by the organization
against which it Is chiefly aimed by recon-
Cling to itself those whose minds are set
upon reforms which they now see no hope
OF securing through its action. If that
hope can be revived with reasonable as
surance of being fulfilled, the disposition
to stray away and help build up new
party may be checked-New York Times
Qnd)
The Prohibitionists occupy about the
same relation to the Republicans today on
the temperance question that the north
ern Wings did toward the anti-slavery
men of an earlier era The Wings then
were always urging upon the Free Sellers
that they (he Whigs) were better anti
slavery men than the Democrats, and
were pointing to their speeches and votes
to confirm 1t. But as they did not cut
clear from slaveholding alliance, the Free
Sellers would not accept them, just as the
Prohibitiogists will not accept anything
but clean declaration for prohibition
from the Republicans now. The Repub-
icans will hold the great bulk of the tenn
perance men in their party this year. The
extreme Prohibitionists, however, will be
as incorrigible as were the Free Sellers
toward the Whigs.-Boston Herald Qnd.
Great parties must be aligned on great
questions of public policy, not on subjects
Of morals or religion. These are all mat
ters Of individual and personal interest
unless they come into the purview of the
criminal and civil laws, and then they get
to be subjects for judicial adjudication.
Moral reform Is of the greatest import
ance, but a party of morality would be a
sort of anomaly. OF this class is Pro-
hbition party. All the good it's promo
ters could desire to accomplish will be
secured, not by a political party, but by
good citizens Of all parties acting in con-
cert in the interest of moral progress. and
thus the work will be done free from fa-
naticism--New Orleans Picayune dem.
st. Johns prediction that the Prohibi-
ton convention would take decided ground
for the reduction Of the tariff was not full
filed. In fact, the convention furnished
little evidence of any disposition to fol-
low ST. Johns lead into the Democratic
party. The convention declared for the
immediate abolition OF the internal rev
enue system" and after that it Is willing
that "import duties shall be so reduced
that no surplus shall be accumulated in
the treasury" It is clear that there is no
very urgent reason wrhy the Repnblicans
should lock horns with the Prohibition.
lists on the revenue question.
phia Press Rep.)
The temper of the Prohibition party
does not anpear to have been cooled by
four wears Of cocitation and sxnertenee.
The same SONG singing and sentimental
frenzy that gave color to the campaigning
for st. John anpear vet to POSSESS the
aouarian hosts. They have iumped from
the far west to the far east IN the choice
of a candidate. and are ennarentlv con.
fident of an Increased vote The failure
to secure a larger vote than before would
no doubt mt On end to the present nro.
hibitivs irruption. Such one idea issues
are thinps of times and turns of about as
iTreonlar neriodicitv as the warrant
comets -Philadelnh Record nem :
In presidential elections the Prohibi-
tionists have never been able to keen mn
their vote. with the execution of 1854.
But that execution was due to the deter
mination of MANY Rennhlicans NOT, tn vote
for Raine and their unwillinpness To vote
for Cleveland. with this nersonal feel.
mo absent and the burning Issue of tariff
reform and toy rednction DIVIDING the
voters. It seems Improbable that the Pro.