The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-02-15

are intending in advance to bottle
up the moral forces of that once
great party, preparatory to another
abject surrender to the few impious
sons of Belial, the rum-sellers OF
West Virginia, and thus to betray
and trample upon the consciences
Of all true and patriotic citizens.
1 beg for the sake of the mothers,
wives and children and every NOR
al or financial interest of the State,
don't do it. And I pray God, as
Christian voters you will weigh
we'll and prayerfully consider be.
fore asserting to so great wrong.
Of the Democratic party, guilty
as it is Of protecting the curse and
offering no defense, and like Pat,
fearing only that justice will be
done it, we say its death is abso-
1utely necessary to the success of
Prohibition, and We can imagine no
reason why it should live unless it
be, as St. John says, that having
no soul, when it dies there's no
place for it to 60 to. Many patri-
otto temperance men, 1 think, are
beginning to feel towards the old
parties much as the old man felt
towards his sick boy when he sent
for the doctor and said to him,
NOW, Doctor, if you can cure Jim
for less than the funeral expenses,
go ahead ; if not, he's got to take
his chances"
Sixth charge: "Your party is
helping the Democrats" So, at
first, did the Republican party, by
drawing most of its recruits from
the old Wing party, and yet with
the very same cry ringing in their
ears they never faltered nor halted
in their triumphant march to pow
er and to glory.
Our object, like theirs, being the
abolition of great curse, we, like
them, by the blessing of God, the
righteousness of our cause and the
patriotism of the people, expect to
supercede both old parties, control
both State and National Govern
ments and care for all the interests
Of the country. And for the COM
fort of those timid souls who think
we are party of but one idea, /
submit the following synopsis of
our platform and what we propose
to do:
1. The destruction of the liquor
traffic.
2. A modification, in the inter
ests of the people of the laws that
govern monopolies.
3. Purity of the ballot; a fair
count, and Acknowledgement for
buying and selling of votes.
5. A protective tariff that will
protect what needs protection, but
nothing beyond that.
5. Homestead exemption.
6. Universal suffrage.
7. immigration laws that will |
exclude criminals, anarchists and
paupers.
8. Legislation that will make
it easy for every industrious labor |
ing man to possess his own house
and lot.
g. America for American insti-
tutions; the preservation of our
Sunday; the protection and the
perfection of the public school sys-
tenn.
Does it's smallness Cypress you? |
Seventh charge: "You showed |
by your reply and failure to deny |
it that your object in the formation
OF the Third party was not to aid |
the adoption of the amendment but
simply your own interests, &C."
This, 80 tar as the formation of the |
party is concerned, can't be true,
the party having been duly organ,
lied a year or two before the sub
mission of the Amendment. And
the very fact OF this organization
and the fear of its growth and fav-
or with the people had, in our opin-
ion, much to do with the submits.
sion tor the same reasons, it occurs
to u.s. its more complete organization
honorable and active work for the
Amendment, will do more to keep
the old parties in line and in favor
of the Amendment than would it's