Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-07-13
w. C. r. U.
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ofthc w. @. 7. Uaion. OF Perrmbur
ANOTHER RASTER WANTED.


IN. Y. Mail 4 Express, July 5thl
"NOw there IA more trouble ior our 81
Johnitc friends. For wears and years the
sn-callcd Raster rcsulutiun las afforded
the Republican party. The resolution IT.
self was all rlght. They could not lind any
fault with that. But there was certain
uIidcl out in Chicago named Raster, u
friend ol ire rum and an enemy of the
Christian sabbath, WIN mt construction
un tie resolution to sui himself aud uthcrs
like Linn, and iurrcurrn Onr 81. .Julnir
friends puuured upon RasiCi'a Cuistruc-
tion ns The teL ncnning uf The resolution,
and ever since whenever they have been
hard up fur topic OF abuse aud druunci-
alton OF the Republican party, the Rtster
rcsoluian, as they are pleased to style il
has afforded them relief, aud their speak
ers aud their papers have never tired of
haiping on it.
But now comes the Chicago convention
and cruelty tax es away from the ST. John
and oratoricol abuse of the Republican
party by the hear,less adoption Of the
following resolution
The first concern of all good government
is the virtue and sObriety Of the people
and The purity oil the home. The Repub-
lcan party cordially sympathizes with all
wise and well directed efforts for the pro-
motion OF temperance and morality.
Something has got to he done about this
at once. Another Raster must he found
who can place n construction on it similar
TO that which the Chicago infdel placed
on the resolution of 1872, and which will
make il mean that the last and least con-
and soberity OF the people and the purity
OF the home, and that the Republican
party has no sympathy whatever with any
effort for the promotion Of temperance
aud morality"
II is always well TO see both sides aud
we will let Herman answer Tor himself.
Perhaps the Mail forgot that Raster has
able to defend his resolution which, he
says, he secured from under Senator Haw-
ley's feet, and compelled the committee on
platform To insert at his dic,ation. Prob
ably lie is no more an infidel now than
when. as member Of the convention at
PitIsburg, he was appointed as member of
the committee which drafted the platform.
"Ghosts, Mr.. Express are hard chaps TO
go down, at your bidding, and here
comes the very Herman Raster 10 talk to
You about the Platform about which you
are making such a fuss:
HERMAN RASTER SAYS IT'S LIQUOR AND
PERSONAL LIBERTY PLATFORM.
CHICAGO, June 81. Especial Corespoud-
cpcG, Herman Raster, author of the fa-
nous Raster Resolution oi 1872, was nj
his desk in The SIna,s-Zti,ung office this
afternoon when ] called. He had before
him the Chicago Journal, and was reading
the Republican platform.
"What do You think Of it," | asked.
"'lhe journal calls il n platform Of
rock'-nnd rye, let me add" said Mr.. Ras.
ter "Under the circumstances, it is n
liquor and personal liberty platform,
Why, these Anti-Saloon men went before
the Committee aud urged that the Raster
Resolution il interpreted HI straight
liquor resolution. and must therefore he re-
pudiated. The platform does not repul-
ia,e 1t, and so the Raster Resolution stands
as the order of the National Republican
party upon the temperance question TO day.
"rhis platform, if you examine il close
", may fairly he considered To expressly
reallirm my resolution. What do these
words mean?' We reafiirm our answering
devotion TO tie National Constitution aud
TO the undissouble union Of the Stsies
under the Constitution tn the personal
rights and liberties 0i citizens They
verge close upon the puraseology used in
the Raster Resolution; and If the Repmb-
lican leaders do not regard that resolution
M good republican doctrine, why. all |
have to say IL that they are very unfurlun-
ale in these expressions. Personal rights
and ibcrics'-how near thai comes TO the
great rallyins cry Of the Germans-'Per-
sonnl Libertyv
Ill these Anti-Sal0on men Ind come Ia
me before they made their appeal, would
have r0ld them TO save the railroad lart
anl hotel hills, and spare their breath. \
party wants to retain lis continuity. Il
can't afford Ia say now that in '72 il WA
wrong, aud - fool and was huldoze,
by that - Dulchman, Raster"
Mr.. Roster clucilrd as he continued
81 confess That il gives me some satis-
faction after l6 years in which lemper.nc
men and women have been heaping al
sorts ii abuse upon me as Il maligner %
the Rrpuilicam party, to see that my no
siilon IN ~ remains imprcgnnbl". Til
platform Was made 10 keep the Gefmn,
Republicans IN llue. Ii anything, i
means more from the liquor standpoiu