The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-09-29

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EDITOR ADVOCATES: The moral and re-
ligous element in the Republican party,
brought to it and raised up in it during the
time this party championed the slavery
question, is still the strength and hope of
the party. The moral and more particu-
lar, the religious element of all denomina-
tions, irrespective of party, believe in and
uphold the prohibition of the liquor traffic.
On the principles involved in the question
of the prohibition of the liquor traffic the
best people of both the old parties and the
third party are unit They agree that the
traffic should and must be prohibited; they
disagree only as to method.
The third party prohibitionists believe
IN the enactment Of prohibitory latos and
a prohibition party back Of these ld,cs.
Many people who believe in the prohibi-
tion of the liquor traffic claim that for the
present a prohibition party back of pro-
hibition laws is impossible, therefore not
practical, and that what is needed in
practical politics" is less turning of con-
yentlons into prayer meetings, etc; but
that the singing and praying should be left
to the ministers and mothers and wives and
sisters. and give the management of ''prac-
tical politics. in the hands of more skilful
and less conscientious workers. If doc
trines of this kind encourage men like
o. B. Sigley, editor of the Gazette, to at
tack ministers of the Gospel, and premedi-
tated and deliberately attempt falsely, by
insinuation, to blacl5en the character of a
good man, and make it appear that he
spoke falsely in public, then it is time that
we call halt to practical politics" and
pray the more earnestly for conscientious
workers in practical politics." Whatever
may be said against the practcability
of the third party methods, 1t must be
admitted that for honesty of purpose, in
tegrity and character, the advocates of
this method are of an exceptionally high
character, and that Rev. j. S. Boyer is no
exception. He is minister of the Cos
pei in good standing in the M, e. Church.
Is this no recommendation To throw
mud at such a man by man like Sigley
will not stick. IL may drop where Sig
ley don't want it to drop. Does the editor
of the Gazette think that members of the
Methodist church are so lost to all honor
that they will meekly submit TO his abuse?
They love their church, they love their
pastors, and many of them are third party
men and two of their bishops. Then mem.
bers have confidence in the honesty and
integrity of their pastors. They have con
tidence in their piety. The word Of
spoken to their members has struck q
responsive chord and endeayored them tC
the people.
? To attack such men is to distroy con
iidence in Republican practical politics.
Is it fact that the workers in the Re
publican party have no conscience?
The presence of such men as Sigley ant
Bob Ingersol. brewers and distillerl
among their workers makes it look yery
much that way. If these men would retire
and go elsewhere, it would be great relie
and very much improve the Republican
party. The service of such men in thu
party; the activity of such conscienceles
workers, reacts on the party.
They drive better men out and make worl
hard for good men who remain. We woult
have no straddles but for the presence O
| such man In fIa pariu nolitioe W. ,,.o
dict that the work of such conscientiou
workers, if persisted in, will react in tn,
party. 1t should react, 1t may react on til,
county ticket, as rebuke. 1t was don,
before, 1t may be done again. Has thu
candidacy of w. g. Weiss, accepted by hin
not so much as an endo rsement of the thir,
party but as rebuke been forgotten? Ii
these days when the people are studying
methods pertaining to prohibition, tn
best of care should be exercised, lest conf
dence is lost. Straddlers are always danger
GUS and in themselves have a tendency Il
weaken confidence Mr.. Mulharen, as
member of the legislature, is expected an
undoubtly will vote to submit to the peopl
a prohibition amendment to wipe out th
business of his fellow candidate on th
same ticket, Dildine Snyder, hotel keepe
at Parryyille.
And how these two men can stand o
the same platform, and work together arr
in arm, two jolly good fellows well met
Snyder voting for Mulherau to give Mul
heran an opportunity to help depreciate hi
property and distroy his business is bt
yond comprehension II al parties concerT
ed are honest, how can this be reconciled?
Will not the uncalled for attack by th
Gazette on minister of the Gospel reaC
on Snyder.
viii the temperance people vote fC
Snyder; can they vote for Mulheran
Snyder Will vote for Mulharen, an
, Mulheran vote for Snyder. The argument
e of the third party men had better be m'
s in a straight forward manly way. L
abuse and SANDER their advocates
cowardlY, and calls out opposition whi6
a otherwise would not appear.
+. What was the matter with Sigley whe
, he said that all PRoHIBITIONIsT were Jacl
= asses? PRoHIB.
Y How TO Gain Flesh and strength.