Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-07-20
w. C. T. ID.
Fourth of July at Lake Bun.

sreechcs we have ever heard from the
Lake Rmn ppifnrm WA made last We'd
ncsdny hy Dr. Geo. p. Hays Of Cincinnati,
hut il was one That loscs its sparkle i,y re-
| porting. lis topic was "Oniciat Energy,
or the explanation of the difference in
their activity in Office between David Dem.
ocrni, Richard Republican, nnd Peter Pro.
| hiblinuisi The will OF the people is
| expressed in three forms in constitutions,
| in laws, and hy the energy or lnXi,v with
which these laws are enforced. AT frat
| thought it would seem HAT the private opin.
ion OF officers shoull hive no influence on
the Interpretation und enforcement of law.
| TINT it would make no difference whether
n sheriff, a policeman or mayor belonged
10 one political party or another. Expert.
ence proves that ii makes the vastest dif-
ference The TACT Is that tine two things
essential to energetic enforcement Of law
are first, that il be passed hy the legiSla-
tive department, and second, that ils en-
forcement shall be placed in the hands of
an officer who himself means 10 have il en-
| forced, and knows that the meaning of his
election was that he should energeticnlly
enforce il. No systematic policy Gnu he
adopted that does not have organized sen
timent, that is, II political party, at its
back, 10 elect officers Tor the express pur-
pose of pushing that policy, and to see to
| it that they do push it in their official ca
A nt, n .i, loo 4 al,
the temperance legislation of state, and
when there is no change of laws, u change
OF officers in city or county, will entirely
change the fidelity with which they are
executed. If you elect David Democrat.
with his antipathy TO "sumptuary laws"
sheriff, aud Ills uncle, judge, and his cousin.
prosecuting attorney, you may he perfectly
sure temperance laws will not he enforced
in that baiiwick. If you elect to these
game offices, Richard Republican and his
relations, you will need TO know IN what
state, aud what county of the state, they
dwell, and the platform adopted at the last
convention you may be snre that temper.
ance legislation will be cautiously enforced
for fear of the criticisms oi the national
committee and the national press.
ii to the same Offices you elect Peter
Prohihitionlst and his kindred, you will he
absolutely certain that these laws will be
enforced with rigidty. Now this is say
ing nothing against any of these men.
They may be equally honorable men !"
each does what lie was elected TO do.
David Democrat was elected not TO enforce
temperance leglslation; Richard Rebub-
lican was elected to 50 enforce ii as TO save
all the saloon-kecpers in his party, and as
many temperance men as possible; P.ler
Prohibitonist is elected strictly to enforce
it for the sake OF his party. We award 10
all temperance citizens the honesty oi
purpose we claim Tor ourselves; # any he
lieve moral suason to lie useful, let them
push their persuasion ; If others think best
of high license, let them crowd up high
license 81 900, $4,000, $4,000; If they
can't climb high enough we will furnish
them a step ladder but-let all these per
init us who believe that prohibition, consti-
tutional and statutory, enforced by officers
elected 10 enforce it, aud backed by po-
Iilical party whose existence is staked ON
success in enforcing prohibition, be allow
ed TO present our reasons therefor, and
10 publish our policy as best we may.
The question of the saloon does not now
admit of forgetting. The absence of the
s,ereotyped protest against "sumpIuury
legislation" in the ST. Louis platform is
significant. That intense, lrowning cloud
Of Southern Indignation against the saloon
"a cland with more lighting than thunder
-explaimcs that significant silence. The
silence OF the Republican platform was not
an oversight. IL WAS as il was f,r pur-
pose. The Auti-Saloon Republican Com
vcnlIon OF New York had sent large
committee Of influential men 10 Chicago on
purpose to keep the convention from for
getting They sat pall night Numbering
away ut the commlttee TO keep them in
mind Of tins plank in the pl,tiorm. One
OF the Interesting questions OF the hour ia
how long Griffin, NettIelon, Evat-, Win
dom, DAILY, Hoar aud the ohler eminent
and able gentlemen calling themselves An
ti-Saloon Republicans, will lie content to
be thus ignored aud cast out ~ evil from
expected 10 enereeically assist in perpel-
ualug. The Boulele resolution, what il
liz Significance This: the silence Of the
first platform was so expressive that every
member felt that ii they ALI 'nrned leaving
II untouched, the migr.tion Of temperance
votes from the party wonld be something
astonishing. To adopt the temperance
de Of the whskey conflict would lose
,len some votes; 10 adopt the whiskey
Siie by slance was certain To multiply that
loss. Telegrams and letters poured in
mpun them from MI over the country.
They sdtr hcy could ncUsr elect Harrison on
that phyorm, and so they amended il,
think HAT resolution means more than
probably the most Of you think il does,
stlll | cannot see any reason, when there
were plenty OF saw-loss lying round
handy, why they should have chosen
splinter for plank, and rolled the saw
logs Uul-oi-'ours.
Bat came Ia opraclioaf politics, what does
that mean? Ii says. "rhe Republican
party cordially sympaIhizrs with all wise
and well directed efforts for Temperance
aud morality" thus nnlters the blue rib
bon of temperance, nnd the white ribbon
Of social purity. IN measures | We shall
expect to see the Republican party come
round jHst howlmg out ils admiration lur
and sympathy with the w. C. +. H.,
and claiming common vantage ground. d,
not the initials Of Hlrrjson aud Morton
form the mann part Of the word Home