Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-22
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER D. 1888


The Prohibltonlsts.
Some months ago We notified our
readers to expect TO see in Virginia tins
wear a prohibition movement, though 1t
would and could do nothing more than
cndanger the success of the Democratic
party.
More recently we pointed out that nc
cord.uc 70 the leading Republican Jour
1alsn the North the Republican Prohi-
hihouis.s in Maine and Vermont had re-
TUNED 10 the Republican party and bad
voted 20 the recent elections IN those
States the Same old Republican ticSet.
Their example we advised the Virginia
Democratic prohimtiouists TO follow.
n the Republican ProhibItionists were
iaHfalls ia voting the Republican
tict,. IN Maine and Vermont in order to
..rr.serye their system Of manufac-
trres" tho Democratic Prohih'uonlsts
If }irruia would surely be Iusthable
~ v.tin. the Democratic ticket in order
to ur,sarvo tho civilization Of the South. /
Int the prohibtonists in Virginia
seem hout upon voting q ticket which
viii receive only "a limited supportin any
o7,r,cr # Tire Commonwealth. We by
u,m.ars deny their right to DO so ; bat
v. r.v Ie excused for expressing our
r.--.t hat they cannot see their way
Chart. voting the Democratic ticket in
r.l % crisis os the present one. The
whites ~ lc south are handicapped Ivy
trcr.cr3 vote. They have been afraid
IL lyiGe upon economic questions be-
cause a. l0 SD would enable the negroes,
VOTING so'illy the Republican ticket to
rle into power upon such division. SO
with the Prohibition movement twill
i-ow Of few or no negroes from the Re-
publican party twill, on the contrary,
I'm the negroes with hope, and encourage
them to turn ont "a Waesc and vote for
U.elr,ov and AGAINST CLEVELAND. We
gave Yesterday report Of the proceed
irrs Of two probibtionist conventions,
both Of them held in a portion Of the
State where there is no danger Of ne
$40 domination. one Of these cOnyen-
tions nominated q candidate for Con
.,ress. ru1 the other nominated candl-
date for The Virginia House Of Delegates.
The reader no doubt noticed that several
preachers took part in one Of the con-
yent.ors we have mentioned. They have
the same right that mon Of any other call
ing have 10 take tho stump for their
favonte candidate for President Of the
United States but if they exercise the
richt they viii Of course meet upon tie
etnrnp men who VIII shown their weak
nessesi if they have any, and who Will
not care TO hear preach on Sunday cler-
cvmcn who on weekdays make political
speeches
Rev. SAM SNAIL appeared in Wheel
inr w. Va, this week as the advocate
If the Prohibition nominee for Presi-
dent. The Int H.g9ccr introduced him
as follows:
"Brothcr sam Small blew in yestor
dav smoking ms cigarette. As between
wliskey-druAng and tho vile Death
Dealing Cigarette, Brother Small has
made his choice.
Mr.. SNAIL II Lcliigereut by nature,
and Of course paid his respects to the
H.tcUtqcncrr. Amongst other things be
said:
"Thc statements in this morning.
H3felij0cq~cr are simply untrue and
false told by any one else except by the
immaculate EDITOR of the HteHiQeDcer
they would be- Dald-hcaded, vicious hes
but i'm him it is as near an attemptto get
at the truth as it is possible for him to
make
But YOU could expect nothing better
from a man who would sneak up against
the counter Of hotel for the purpose OF
observing anothers personal habits, and
which were known 10 the world, and
make EN- the subject OF editorial COM
ment.
al / couldn't he a gentleman
wouldn't show even the shadow OF a
dog"
This last remark had reference to the
charge that he smoked. In some north
ern conferences no person who uses to-
bacco can procure a License TO preach.
These uttersnces our Virginia preach
ers will not consider creditable as coming
from one Of their cloth. The IntctH-
gc1lceY retorted in kind. We give one
specimen;
There was an entertainment given ut
the Alhambra rink, IN the Eighth Ward,
last evening, at which the star performer
was the Rev Sam Small, the self
confessed Democratic bsllOt-bo1 stuiler,
of Georgia. Small has performed before
in THIS vicinity, but this trip he had
more Of the rear-up-O n-his-hind- heels
style, more Of q reckless JOhn-O'Pendle-
tonisu about him than ever before.
We commend the subject, aud all that
it involves, to the thoughtful consdera-
tion Of the good people Of Virginia.