The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-03

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party are for 1t. There IL no neutrality /
morals. "He that Is not for me 10 aGainl
me-" and no man can escape indtviduG
responsibility by combining with or hid
ing behind the multitude. every ma
shall give account Of himself 20 God
"0hediencs Is better than sacrifice an.
to hRrken better than the fat Of rams.
Gods law does not permit you to usur1
His power OF deciding whether this part!
or that shall be slaughtered or saved 10
sacrifice. To do the absolute right AM
leave consequences to Him Is the eternn
hst-ii that destroys first, second, o
third parties VIC are, II true to God, bount
| to say Amen.
There are no two codes Of morals, one TO
private and another for political or publ
life. "Wbatsoever ye do, whether ye eR
or drink tho most inBigniacent Of human
aCtiop) do all to the glory Of God" III
that doubte.h 10 damned" Dare thu
Judge or any other good citizen cay the!
do not doubt the pYopdsty and right o
continuing to vote with and support par
ties that by refusing to declare against
aid and Gbet the wronRH
Il Ia from the continued violation O.
theSe memorable laws Of divine and hu
man government that We find ourselves
to-day exactly IN the cad condition st
Paul warned US sRainst where he says
"But If ye bite and devour one another
take heed that 20 be not consumed one o.
another" having BY corrupt parties ano
bad Liquidation, largely induced by the de-
bauChery Of the public conscience through
the rum traffic, allowed great corporations
and monopolles to bite and deyour our
substance. Jay Gould recently declaring
that he could send Wall street land that
means our whole financial intereetBl into
panic by simply standing on the steps
OF his office and putting his hand to his
head and groaning two or three times,
virtually declares himself our ruler, and
proving what every Rgriculturist now feels
to his BoTTow TO DO true, that We are to-day
"hewsrs Of wood and drawers OF water"
for the mouopolie1 Of tho country.
And if the Judge will tell rs how We are
to rid ourselves OF these awful plaques OF
rum and monopoly IN any other way than
By the organisation Of the patriotic. Chris
tiSn citizens OF thta country into the "neR
and better party" that shall have moral
force and coursge to legisIsts and govern
according to the teachings Of that same
great apostle where he declares "For all
the law ia fulfilled in one word even in
this, thou shalt love thy nsishbor az thy
SELF" he will receive the thsnks Of the
writer, the gratitude Of q great nation and
immoTtaljzs himsali,
Ill fares ths land, 10 haSt'nIng Ills prey,
Where wealth RccumulRtes aud men decay.
We wish none to join the prohibition
party until their convictions Of patriotism
and Christian duty bring them into 1t. The
great work beiore ua cannot be done II We
build with untempered mortar.
And while va make no boast Of 6upa-
Eior piety {so foollshly charged by the
Judge), and while we admit that We may
have ctRnks among us, we can truthtullF
declare that We have none Of the Golden
horde otrQm sellers, their aiders and abet-
toIs,nnd are able TO extend to all good citi-
xeDs a cordial Invitation to join party
with platform Of clean principles, upcon-
tauinstod by compromise or concesaions
to tho rum or any other power sntaRo-
nistic to the welfare and prosperity Of our
fellow men.
My time is too limited and your space
too valuable to justify me in the repro.
duc.ion Of further argHmentatiGe proof OF
the necessity for the third party, or in
anonymous sCribblers' objections to 1t. 1t
Ia here and here 10 stay, and will be found
So BolicitouB for, and mora actually work
ing to aecure the adoption Of the amend
ment than any or all other parties, and
while naing all proper discretion in not
pressing party organization to the detri.
ment Of the amendment, we hallfeol that
II the amendment is lost the fault will not
be ours, but will rest With you who are
too cowsrdly and corrupt to give it party
endorsement which would iuaure Its ad.
option. Therefore, II defeated, the male
dicLions OF all sensible "wivcs, widows
and orphans" and, as we believe, the con.
domination Of Heayen, will be on your
heads and not ours. We are proud to
knoR thst IL this CREST 6ght on ths line ]
have indicated We have the Gcd speed
aud eBTRest pTsysr sud sympathy Of AN.
eriCS'6 grsndest organization Of Christian
Eives, mothers and sisters, the N. W. O.
I. u, who, more than all others, by the
blessin2 OF God have generated tbs
mora! !orcs that cheers our hsErte, and
nerves our srms in the raighty conflict.
r. r CARsH ApoE.
Radical Hill, Keyser, W. Va Dec. 81, 'S7.