The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-07
have not tho courage or honesty them.

Would It be uncharitable to inquire Of thu
party leaders II, by this move, they are in
tending In advance to bottle up the mora
forces Of that once great party, preparato
ry to another abieCE surrender 10 the few
impiouB sons Of BsliRl, the rum-sellers o
West Virginia, and thus to betray anC
trample upon the condolences Of all true
and patriotic citizens. l beg for the sake
Of the mothers, wives and children anc
every moral or financial interest Of the
State, don't do 1t. And ! pray God, az
Christian voters you will weigh well and
prayeriully consider before asserting to 90
great q wrong.
OF the Democratic party, guilty as 1t is oil
protecting the cure and Offering no de-
Tense, and like Pat, fearing only that JUS
tics will be done it, we say it, death Ia abb
solutely necessary to the success Of Pro-
hibition, and we can imagine no reason
why It should live unless 1t be, as st.
John says, that having no soul when 1t
dies there's no place for 1t to go to. Many
patriotic temperance men, think, are be-
ginning to feel towards their parties much
as the old man felt towards his sick boy
when he sent for the doctor and said to
him, "Now, Doctor, il you can cure him
for lees than the funeral expenses, 60
ahead II not, he's got to take his
chances"
sixth charge: "Your party Ia helping the
Democrats" So, at first, did the Republl-
can 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 ialteTed or halted in their
triumphant march TO power and to glory.
Our object, like theirs, being the Aboli'
ton OF Q great curse, we, like them, by the
blessing Of God, the righteousness Of our
cause and the patriotism Of the people, ex-
pect to superCede both old partiee, control
both State and National Governments and
care for all the interests Of the country,
And for the comfort Of those timid souls
who think We are party OF bat one idea,
l submit the following synopsis OF our
platform and what we propose to do:
l. The destruction Of the liquor traffic.
2. A modification, in the interests Of
the people. Of the laws that govern mono
poles.
8. Purity Of the ballot; fair count, and
Acknowledgement for buying and selling Of
q vote.
4. A protective tariff that will protect
what needs protection, but nothing be-
yond that.
5. Homestead exemption.
6. Universal suffrage.
7. Immigration laws that will exclude
criminals, anarchists and paupors.
8 Legislation that will make 1t easy for
every industrious laboring man to possess
his own house and lot.
8. America for American institutions;
the preservation OF our Sunday; the pro.
lection and the perfection Of the public
school system.
Does its smallness oppress you?
Seventh charge: "You showed by your
reply and failure to deny 1t that your oh.
isct in the formation OF the Third party
was not to aid the adoption Of the amend.
ment but simply your own interests, &C."
This, so far as the formation Of the party
Is concerned, can't be true, the party hav-
ing been duly organized year or two be-
fore the submission OF the amendment.
And the very fact Of this organization and
the fear OF its growth and favor with the
people had, in our opinion, much to do
with the submission, for the same
reasons, 1t occurs to us, its more complete
organization, honorable and active work
for the adoption OF the amendment, will
do more to keep the old parties in line
and in favor OF tho amendment than
would It's cowardly retreat from the field
In time OF battle.
Tha New York Tribune, in urging tenn
perancs legislation for that State, endorses
thtB very policy, where in an article pub.
lished few days ago 1t says: "lf the Re.
puhlicans OF the Legislature want to re-
duce the Prohibition vota in New York
next fall by figure that would have given
the State to Blaine twenty tines over in
1884, they should pass the high license
bill and do it promptly"
Carrying out the same logic, that great
organ would advise West NirHlnia Repub-
licAns, II they wish to keep down and kill
the third party, to vote Tor the amend
meEt.
Eighth charge: "You declare in sub.
stance that the amendment would become
a by.word and reproach II II should be
adopted before your party obtained con-
troll Of the Legislature, and this ! laid
bare to the public gs2, and you had not
the courage to deny, de-"
No, have neither the courage nor dig
position to deny the truth, but reaffim and
omphasizo what l said before, viz: that
the fact Of the existence in both old par
ties Of so large proportion Of liquor men
and other voters who las the Judge de-
cIsres) care more for party than temper
ance, would subjeCt the tsmendmont, II
adopted, 10 the danger Of becoming q BY
word and Fepraach, for tho want Of a
party 10 sntores them. And in this
position l am fully Corroborsted by the
able and interesting discussion now
going on in the two leading Republican
journals OF the State, the INTRLLIGEECER
and STATE Journal. The INTr.NaRNsRRi in
sists that we GiSeRay have complete and
ample temperance laws" unexecuted, 1t
seems to intimate, for want OF sincerity
and honesty in proiessed temperance men.
To which the Journal replies, citing, foT
example, Wood eoTnt7, Yherefor the lsEt
Two elections nave been nominated for
Prosecuting Attorney Republicans who
would enforce lava, "but they couldn't be
elected because" Gust as 1 intimately
"the liquor vote and influence went to the
Democratic nominees" and then very per-
tinently asks, "What are temperance ks.
publicsas to dol" The dfpoussion 10 ex-
ceedingly Interesting, practical aud in
portantp and We hope the !NTELLI-
aBECER will respond to the inquiry.
Will these distinguished Journalists al
low me to nuggeSt thst there is but o1e
remedy in stste OF LatiSE, and that 10 not
IL putAug now wihe' in old bottles, but q
new hottie fot thu now Wlns-ths real
friends Of temperance from both old
parties united In new and better party,
whose interests and delight Il voQld We 10
onSot and execute teIIparanes laws.
The faithful execution OF these laws
by either old party meanB tho party o
execution. And while we are not to 70.
oIce even at the death OF the wicked, and
while we would cast no reflections on any.
body's theology, we confess that 70 vs., in
the face Of the tRck TINT the honest MassRA