The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-08-08

the Prohibition Party.
The break has surely come. The old
parties are giving up of their best to build
m the soon to be victorious Prohibition
party.
Nettleton and Griffin may crawl in the
dust and kiss the party lash which whips
them into line.
Mrs. Foster may eat all her past utter
ances, turn traitor to the long suffering
W. C. T U. and sell her talents to a con
victed whisky party.
Colouitt and Reagan, Grady and May
nard may cling to the old 'anti-sumptu-
arv" party and fight against the only po-
litical party which advocates the prohibi-
ton of the liquor traffic.
All these things may be, but the rank
and file will no longer follow partisan
leaders into whisky bitches, and are com
ing over in troops to the Prohibition
party.
Arkansas has organized and put an
electoral ticket in the field in spite of all
the efforts made to prevent this action.
John Lloyd Thomas, secretary of the
National Prohibition bureau, is pushing
the work of southern organization and is
receiving most encouraging letters from
Mississippi, Louisiana and South Caro-
lima He declares that all of these states
shall be organized and have electoral tick
cts in the field before election day arrives.
The territories are organizing and nom
mating legislative and congressional tick
cts.
The most encouraging feature of this
wonderful advance is that all classes are
Joining in it. Foreigners as well as
Americans are working Loyalty for Pro
hibition. Laymen are leading the clergy
into the Prohibition party; workingmen
by the thousands are hocking to the only
party in which and by which they can OBJ
tain redress for the many hardships piled
upon them by the defective legislation of
the two old monopoly ridden parties.
The feeling is strongly indicated in the
following statement, samples of thou
sands which are coming to our knowledge
daily.
T. F. Gilliland is one of the leading
citizens of Superior, Neb., and he writes
as follows:
Believing that all men should identify
themselves with the political party that
advocates their principles, | shall, in the
future cast my lot with the Prohibi-
tionistS.
"Ihave voted with the Republican party
l know that in the past it has done glori-
Gus work for the country, at the present
it is dominated by the whisky element,
both in state and nation.
The temperance element of the party is
not even given a respectful hearing in the
conventions, to say nothing of being rep
resented in their platforms. (See Chicago
convention PLATFORM shall, therefore,
by the help of God. vote and do what
little work | can, in the interest of the
party whose chief aim is to stamp out
that great curse to society, which is doing
more to debauch the people, and which is
the cause of more crime, pallperism and
misery, than all things else combined.
Believing that all necessary and beneficial
legislation will be accomplished through
that party Yours truly,
n F. GIL11LAND.'
The following will indicate the feeling
in Indiana
John Brown. of Douglas county-After
reading the Republican platform care
fully, | have come to the conclusion that
the free whisky and tobacco clause is
carrying the thing too far and cannot
support it. 1t should be repudiated by
all sensible men. | have been n farmer
and Republican great many years
James Green, of Douglas county,
have always been a Republican, but my
self and three sons will vote the Prohibi-
ton ticket this year | cannot indorse
the views of the Republican platform.
Julius Mobley of Brown county, am
about ready to vote with the Prohibition
party. | do not know how | shall vote
until l investigate further.
Rev A. Reynolds, of De Witt county
nj
am now Prohibitionist. | have heard
much talk among Republicans who are
dissatisfied with the Tree whisky utter
unce of the Republican platform. 1t will
cause temperance Republicans to vote as
they ought, for eminent ones have told
me they are chagrined. | know the Pro
hiuitionists will poll quite a vote
B, F. Bevis, of Hamilton county,
don't like the idea of free whisky. can't
say that l will support the nominees.
R. G. Bemeathy, Of Hancock county
We have been robbed long enough by the
Republican high tariff. l am Prohibi-
ZIONIST now, but think | shall vote for
Cleveland
William Humphreys, of Macoupin
county, have always been a Republican,
but the manner in which our party went
back on the liquor question, and the fool
lsh attempt to straddle this question,
which, to me, seems the most important
before the American people, has made me
dissatisfied with the party. This year
shall vote with the Prohibitionists
George McCune, of Will ccunty-1he