The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-04-11
Sound Doctrine From a New
b" Source.
BRINGS ON A LIVELY DIscuss1oN

BRINGS ON A LIVELY DISCUSSION
Wheeling Register, DEM.
From all appearances a warm
fight is to bewaged against the Third
party movement by the Republ;.
cans in West Virginia. X
What reason any man, who sin.
cerely believes in the principle Of
prohibition, can have for bitterly
opposing party which is pledged
to the support of that principle is
problem that can be solved only bv
the acute mind, of Republican
politician. The cry that Prohibi.
ton is not political question
which some emilk-and-water ad.
vocates are wont to raise, will not
do. Prohibition is a political cues.
ton in West Virginia and,in every
other State of the Union. lift
becomes law it must be through
political forces, and if it is carried
out, it musJ be carried out by the
same means. Why then should
any one who favors prohibition as
cure for moral evil deprecate
the formation of a political organ.
ization pledged to that end?
In West Virginia the, Amend.
ment might be carried by non pol.
itical agitation. The Register does
not believe ic could be faithfully
enforced under any circumstances
and least of all, when thers is no
body powerful in thepolitics OF the
State, devoted SOLELY to that pur-
pose. sAlA., .1Uu.5 q 5000 .is..a
Ratjf we mistake not the aim
of the Third party men is higher
than mere State prohibition. The
idea is national. An Amendment
to the Constitution of the United
States prohibiting the manufacture
and sale Of intoxicaats throughout
the land is their final object kon-
political agitation confined to the
limits OF any one State can not ef-
feet this. A strong national party
with the one objeotsupreme, is es.
sential to success. That party n&ay
not be called prohib:tion, it may,
like the abolition party, swallow
up one of she existing organize
tions. But if ever practical prohi-
bition is secured, it will De nation
al end secured and maintained by
% political party. ta- u
THE JOURNAL JOINS ISSUE
and, REMARKS SOME nEMARKABns
'5Ts i s3- REMARKS t5i t5f. t
state. Journal, Sep. 800.
The Register ig not 80 wise as it,
should be. We are sure that it does
not represent the visws of long
beaded Democrats. lii claims that
the majority Of the people in this
State are Democrats, and yet it
argues thas the people Of this State
could not srust Democratic officials
TO- enforce che laws; that the naa-
ipsity of the people are law-break-
ers! 1t also accedes that Prohlbl-
ton, if voted on in nom partisan
way, might be carried and then
1T politely invites ALI who wosald
vote for 5inat policy to join the
Third party, and says that no one
who sincerely believes in the prin-
seiple of prohibition, p can be oppos-
ed tothe Third partyr The Beg
sster makes a bad mess OF it. We
are satisfied with the situation, If
lit is. Temperance Democrats will
read what the Register says as to-
the lawlessness of the Democratic
party, and the invitation to leave
it, with amazemeat. AS ten the
Republicans, they are not fighting
the Third party, and if wise coun,
sels prevail, will not. 9he Therd
party S,s Vest VirsSqaaa ar6lI b@rt the
Democratic parts more than 1t aesa
the ReYbuIican.- Journals lsalics)
The Register viii. live long enough
to see the truth of this prophecy.
The Republican party wiki go
aheass doing It's full duty by the
people, and Temperance Rspnoil-
cans will have no occasion TO coul-
plain. AS for Temperance Demo
Gratis, the Register has already IN