The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-03
CARSKADON'S REPLY
TO JUDGE j. II. PEReUsoN's
Arrangement Of the Third Party-A Denial
That the Prohibition Party Receives the
encouragement of the Liquor Men.
Tho Friends of the Amendment.
To he Editor ojAs Int.aigaea.

To d. EdROrOiMs Iateiigaer.
sIR:-Absence from the State and press
ing private busineas since my return have
prevented en- earlier reply to Judge Fer
gusun's letter Of the 9th Of December.
The Judge kindly preiscss hiG LIST with
the contentious remark that shut for mat
ters other thsn argument in my last he
would not trouble himself to reply" To
which respond but that the public nigh!
infer from my silence that his last ill-tem-
psred efusion wAs argument at ell,
should at once clcRe what be has tried to
degrade to mere personal controversy.
In his frat article, while he failed to an.
swer single pointcimy argumentshowins
the necessity for new and better party,
he yet preserved the dignity and courtesy
that should characterize gentlemen con-
tending for great principles, and freely
compIfmented my sincerity. The last no
deyotes almost exclusively 10 ridicuIe and
personalities, charging me with hypocrisy
and ell thst Is bad, but again fails to an
sTer the argument contained in my re-
joinder. In passing may gay that while
he lays himself open to a mercilesS use Of
his fSyorite weapous-Rbuse, IldiCuls and
aarcastn-though strongly tempted to re.
taliats refrain, being persuaded that
ouch course will be neither editying to
the public Nor advantageous TO the cause
represent. His insbility to answer my
Arguments las is usual in such cAnes) may
have neCelsitRted his resort 10 peraona4t'
ties and abuse, for which no doubt your In
duIsent reBders will, &c l do, excuse him.
II the cause l represent and the arsu-
mentH adduCe do not reach the hearts
and condolences OF thCEe who read all our
writing will DO yRin, rs 1t is conscience In
politics We are pleading ioT-the same ap-
plicstiou Of Chriatian principle to the bal
iot.box that we take to the prayer meeting,
and IL Was the strong putting OF this in my
Las. 1T strikes mel that cut the Judge to
the heart and made him gnanh his teeth,
etop his care and charge go msdIy on the
Third pnrty and the writer. Tho Judge
charges that in quoting him l added
words to his article. III did Il have not
the article now by me) II Was entirely un.
Intentional, 80 l tried to avoid the least
appearance CT uniaiTnese, and regret the
the error, thought il seems did not vary
his meaning, for he rGiterates the sense
lesa charge, that the Baloon keepers and
their sl!isa favor the organization OF the
Third party whose fundamental PIN
ciples are tie destruction OF their internal
traffic.
This declaration and charge Of the
Judge 10 az absurd, bsss and sense!esu 10
to charge Garrison, Loveioy, Giddings,
Sumner and Phillips with organizing the
Abolition party to extend slavery.
1t .makea me tired to road or listen to
such stuff. Another thing that almost
takes my breath is this awful sollcttude
upon the part Of the old party leaders for
the amendment, lest ita real friends may
not properly guard it-while they when
st homo lin their conventions and plat
ierms) won't touch 1t with O toTty.toot
pole, but shru 1t worse than II liberated
with small pox, yet praise everybody
that will abube the only party which
atands by principle and platform pledged
to its adoption and execution. And this
same gRloon power that the Judge saya is
helping the Third party Ia now through
its southwest liq1or organ lRudiUg to
the skies that good but mistaken Francis
Murphy for his opposition 10 the lorna
ton Of q Third party, pointing to him "a
the kind OF temperance brother thsy
love. lev Il they want Third party
why do they commend Murphy tor oppos.
ing It and patEonize the parties Gnd papers
that, like tho Judge, hate and villfy it2
The devil don't know hia OWL, tore he?
lnstesd Of that silly s:uR Of the Judge's
comparing to London's three tatlors
party that's borne three years bitter
curses for elgo!iug President and whose
late vote in The State OF Now YORK,
she Republican Chairman oil that State ds-
clarea virtually setties tho nezt Presidency,
Why did he not tell your resdsEs, aR re-
peateily urged DO, what legitimate use
there now ii for Democratic or R5pubE.
esn psrty that vii! not "embody and give
slectto enlightened public s5utiment?'
[ sm sure that would have been more dig
u.fied and StatesmgniiGe thSu h:a vie in
situations and inueRdo sgslDSt the mo-
Eiyes OF the writer and tho6s whose pat
riotio aud Christian convictions compelled
them 10 leave the old ps!siss whose
damneb!e political degradation, as ssid
IN my last, threstens the very Life OF the
Nation.
Another thing in thu Judge'a article that
stIikea US as very remarkable is where his
great so!icitudo fer third party people in
peIa him 20 declare that he will do every
thing he can to prevent their destruction,
and in the next breath declares "the true
and tried friends OF the amendment will
make it hot for your third party" Well,
Judge, If there's ono thing moro than an
other shown IN your lGst II Is that they
have already made 1t too hot for you.
Calm down and cool of or you will be
clean out OF adjectiVes before the CAM
paiEn Ia hall through. AS to making
Il hot for US, all we've ever asked Of your
Cried and true irisnds," party leadsra 10 TO
meet us before the great jury Of our fellow
citizens is TO discuss prohibition In all Its
bearings. SO far this has been Gowsrdly
refused. We renew the challenge, and
will, il accepted, Cheerfuily abide the de-
cision Of your and our rightful soversigns,
in whose patriotism and honesty We hsvs
unbouuded faith. ATeyou afraid to trust
thsm2 The JuEge does himself no credit
where he ohRTge6 that tbs real friends Of
tho amendment "protsst Sgainst the Of.
tensiya manner in which / parade myself
before the public" There is not (at least III
my iUdgment) the slightest ground for or
truth in this illrmSnneTsd charge, ca tho
public will see by referring 10 my articles.
/ wrote in courteous and unassuming
manner, claiming nothing Tor myaali that
| did not accord to my fellow Prohibition.
lets, And did not, like the Judge in his
last, stick in 8 lot oil stuff about his having
done more for the amendment than all
the Third party people Of the s.Gte-the