The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-05-16

O0O8U ooo VtS8y V80uAO
lIeadef will admit, and do adnit,
BY their urging tho noa,psstisan
union for the purpose Of adopting
the amendment, that the public
sentiment necesSary thereto does
exist then the principal difference
between MS is that while all real
triends Of tenn perance are OF enc
school OF political economy We
differ - to the best methods of ap-
plying our philosophy. Agreement
upon method is really party, plain
Iand simple; as that great philoso-
pher Greedy declared, "the embodi.
raent and giving effect 10 enligh-
tened public sentiment" is the on +.
y legitimate use for party. Yet
this agreement and union is as alb
solutely necessary to the applica-
ton of the publ sentiment as the
sentiment ITSELF, and right at this
point in the great reforms of the
past, as in this, the hottest of the
cop1ict has ragged. As We under
stand them the Judge and the
whole non psrtissn-partis
host, propose as their method 70
tight the enemy in this State, to
cell for volunteers for one battle
frem1the trenches of political power
whore this rum iend is fortified,
|those who are, at Variance with
their masters on this vital ques-
ton, and set them in battle array,
which the ''wayfaring man" will
see at glance will leave the enc
my master OF the situation, what
ever may be the result of the con.
fiict. Long experience and careful
observation have convinced Third
party people that We are on the
threshold Of = mighty struggle,
great war that sixty.day men can.
notsuccessfully wage. So We are
organizing, drilling, snthusing
and enlsting our army for three
years or during the war, determin.
ed to fight it out ON this line If it
takes all summer or all, the sum-
mers. As to which is the best
policy, We leave to the judgment of
an intelligent public. =" ~
We have no quarrel with you,
gentlemen Of the old parties, but
believing with the Hon. e. B. FL
kins, endorsed by Blaine, Reid and
others, that from the rum curse,
trusts, monopolies, Sabbath desecra-
ton and other damning influences,
I'VE ought to consider oursel ' GO
on the eve Of q revolution" which
can only be averted blythe better
legislation of new and better
party, through the active work of
the moral forces" and believing
that we are that party, with NAL
ice toward none and charity for
ALL" we are determined to go for
ward in the right as God gives us
to see the right; and while boldly
maintaining our party organiza-
ton, will give the right hand Of
fellowship to every earnest worker
for the amendment-come from
Whatever party ne may.
1t is said that in one of the
darkest hours to our Government
during the Rebellion, with rebel
General Jep Stewards cavalry be-
tween Washington and the Federal
forces in the South, and communi-
cation with them cut of, the Capt..
tai ,threatened-the President and
Cabinet consulting, or rather per.
haps trying to console each other
"a member Of the Cabinet remark
ed to Mr.. Lincoln that he believed
that if We, as a nation, did right
the Lord would give us the victory.
That great souled man promptly
replied: II have more faith than
ali of you; I believe the Almighty
will make us do right that he may
save u.s." So I am confident the
same great Father in His own
good time will yet 80 order that
those who are real temperance
friends will find themselves some.
how or other uniting under the
one glorious banner whese motto
shall be for God and Home and
Native Land, and the battle cry,
The Saloon Must and Shall Go p
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