The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-10-17
TALMAGE FOR FISK.
High License Is Observation-Disclosures
Party Right and VIII Win.

Iarty night ana VIII Win.
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage said recently
TO Voicc reporter:
i believe that the American people are
waking up to the Importance Of this
great question, and that the temperance
forces are more active and determined
than ever before. But find great diff
ference of opinion among temperance men
as to the best method of settling the ques-
tion-whether through third party or
through one of the organized parties"
"Did you notice any falling off of the
prohibition sentiment, or anything that
might be called a reaction in favor of
high hcense?"
mo, did not, although am afraid
high license must run its course and be
tried as anational measure before men will
see the utter fallacy of it and resort to pro-
hibition. High license has been tried in
many places, but in every instance it has
been complete failure. l have mass
of facts showing conclusively that wher-
ever high license has been tried il has
proved an utter failure. 1t is the biggest
humbug of this century. invented by the
powers of darkness to defeat temperance
1t is un-American, unfair and n-Chris-
tian. 1t is un-American and unfair, be-
cause it allows one man who has lot of
money to pay for a license to engage in a
business which it forbids to another man
who may be just as moral and honest q
man as the rich one, but hasn't enough
money to pay for the license. If the
business is legitimate one, it is unfair
and criminal to forbid poor men to en-
gage In it and allow rich men to do SO.
If the business is wrong it is criminal to
allow any man to engage in it.
High license is un-Christian, because
it is the price of blood. I don't care
whether the fee be 81, 900 or 81, 900, 600.
Every dollar of it that the government
takes, admitting the traffic to be wrong,
is blood money.
"1n future ages, when the history OF
the temperance reform is written, it will
be recorded that high license was the
greatest hindrance and setback to TEN.
perance that the reform knew But it is
delusion and it must run its course.
II receive invitation upon invitation to
attend high license meetings, to speak in
favor of the measure; and although
send word, 4 cannot come-l am unalter-
ably opposed to high license, it seems to
make no impression.
II believe prohibition will come as lib
orby Cdllle W COullleTdCG luS IuplIlNe SldNt
law. The people had stood as much as
they could and when the fugitive slave
law was thrust upon them they said, 'Yor
want this, do you? Well, then, you shan't
have anything So the rum traffic is
growing worse rapidly, and will soon BE-
so bad that the people will throw it off al
together, and I hope this high license out
rage may prove the last straw that vii
cause the smashing of the liquor business
AS for the two old parties, there is not
particle of difference between them, ex
| cept on the tariff question, and after al
there rs no difference even there, for the
Republicans admit that they do not want
very high tariff, and the Democrats de
clare that they do not want free trade
The only dispute is, Who shall have The
| offices?
II shall vote for Fisk and prohibition
out and out, as l have done for years
| Yes, believe the Prohibition party to bt
| the best means for solving this question
and know it is right, and trust God fol
| the rest"