The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-10-17

lucky could they live under the same laws
and carry on their business under the
same conditions as the saloon keepers in
the Republican states of Illinois and Wis
consin.
Gas far as the temperance. question is
concerned, they (the liquor Germans) take
the smallest evil out Of three. The Dem
ocrats arc the greatest evil, because they
arc entirely silent ON this question; the
Labor party is only the lesser evil, az it's
candidate has declared that it is temper
ance puf ty; t11u the fse lfofie7sl' f,isI$j
the smallest evil, because, in spite of the
fact that it declared for temperance, it at
the same time also said: We reatlirm
our answering devotion to the personal
rights and liberties of citizens
Again, this sweet scented document
says: I'm the southern states the Demo
cracy is thoroughly prohibition Demo-
cratic Georgia has an abominable Sunday
law. There saloon keeper who keeps
open on Sunday and sells anything must
pay q fine of $1,000 and is condemned to
one year of hard work in the chain gang.
The people are not even permitted to
enjoy themselves in accordance with their
own wishes behind the four walls of their
own houses. The moral of this is that
the German voters in each state must
ally themselves with that party which is
the least infected with this temperance
contagion; and in Missouri, and so far as
national politics is concerned, that party
is tie Republican. 1t had the courage to
declare in 1882, I'VE oppose prohibition,
and to this day it has not retreated from
this position"
There are many other utterances equally
odious, but space will not allow US to
print all. Perhaps the richest of all is
the account of speech by Congressman
Boutelle, Of Maine, who explains what is
meant by the so called Temperance reso-
luton" in the Republican platform, which
it will be remembered he introduced in
the national convention.
The article has reference to a visit of
the Rochester, N. Y, Sangerbund (sing-
ing club) to the Baltimore music festival
recently and to an excursion from Wash
ington city on the Potomac river They
were accompanied by Congressman Baker,
of Rochester, Guenther, of Wisconsin
(who once introduced resolution in con-
gresS for IL constitutional amendment
which would at once prohibit all temper
ance legislation), and Boutelle, of Maine.
Mr.. Boutelle made speech in which he
said;
1.-The temperance resolution in the Re-
publican platform is not prohibition
resolution. 1t is not in favor of prohibi-
ton, 1t is in favor of temperance. am
in favor of temperance as you are, We
can drink, and drink like gentlemen. The
resolution favors temperance. And with
a keen appreciation of the humor of the
situation the article proceeds to relate
that "a pleasant time was enjoyed and
beer flowed like water"
Of course, this has reference to guam
tity, not quality. And this is the item
perance" that Boutelle favored in his reso-
lutionl
Oh, Mrs. Foster Oh, Albert Griffin!
And several obs and lackadaisies for the
many hundreds of good, honest and con-
scientious citizens who have hoped and
hoped in vainl
Welcome, thrice welcome, beloved, to
tho Prohibition party, the party of your
hopes and your prayers; the party which
will never deceive you by any temper
ance" resolutions; the party that will
never send out single appeal for the sup
port of O solitary dram seller in the land;
o party that will never cease its efforts
till every rum shop shall be closed and
every beer seller shall expiate his crimes
behind the iron bars of a prison.