The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-15
THIRD pARTy TACSs.

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Temperance Lecturers Who Sail UndsT
! False ColOFs -VisWsOF u Correspondent,
10 ne Editor Oftk lRlelltgae9.
siR;-oa the evening Of the 9th there
was delivered in this place, by Harry B.
White, Of Ohio, "leCture on temper
ance," His object in making a tour OF
the State at tue present time is ostepsi-
bly, 10 organize lodges OF the Independ-
emit Order Of Good Tsmplars, and to re-
Ijuyenate those which have disbanded
from lack OF interest, But his lectures
develop an object much deeper than
this, Though u prominent headline OF
the hand,hill announcing his coming
states that "he does not talk politics"
This headline led the writer to ex.
peCt q cool, 0ld-fashioled lecture on
temperance, without any admixture OF
politics whatever; but Mr., White had
not spoken long until 1t was discovered
that the tenor Of his discourse was point
blank against the high license principle
OF the Republican party True, this
principle has not yet been announced
by the Republican organization In this
State as a party, but all legislation Of
any value In other States for the regula-
ton Of the liquor traffic by means Of
high license with incidental local option
has been by and through the influence
OF the Republican party,
1t Ia said that when converting In pri-
Vate with Republicans here Mr., White
claimed to be q Republican, and that he
stated that Foraker would be reelected
Governor Of Ohio because the whisky |
men would support him, The result,
however, demonstrates the reverse
and close inquiry Into the causes OF
the result will perhaps show that many
ProhibitiOnists voted with the saloons,
But on the roslrum he declared himself
both prohibilionist Ond u Woman SUI.
tragist, II Is known that woman suffrage
10 one OF the fual objects Of the Proii.
billion party.
Against high license tho lecturer cited
by way OF analogy tiity.iour murders
committed in West Virginia within two
months, despite the most stringent laws
in opposition to murder; "tlIereiore,"
he reasoned, chow In the name of God
can the liquor traffic be controlled by
high liCelseP" Thus overlooking the
fact that his conclusion rebouuded with
double force when applied to pro.
hibition for, itby most rigid law with
an overwhelming public sentiment be-
hind 1t the State cannot suppress muir
der, how In the name Of common sense
Is law with but weak public senti.
ment In support OF 1t gOiug to prohibit Z
the manufacture aud sale Of Intoxicating
llquoBP
he argued further that II the liquor i
traffic could be broken up there would
be- more employment for the working.
man; forgetting tho fact that the labor /
market is already overstoCked, and 10
turn the men employed In the traffic /
suddenly into other channels would Gre, '
ate still greater competition, q proper !
tionately less amount OF work, aud con. =
sequent idleness and suffering. lie also
incidentally confirmed the fact that pro. "
hibltion does not prohibit in Kansas, 4
His audience was exceedingly slim; i
and the remainder OF his lecture was o
little more than repetition Of stale =
jokes to keep his hearers awake, and au n
Oyerdrawn picture poorly executed OF Il "
doubtful incident 10 tho life oil some =
drunkaId for rhetorical effect. n
Not satisfied with the crushing defeat q
Of the Prohibition Amendment AZ tho T.
late election, nor with the rapid strides N
Of the Republican party III the direction d
Of practical temperance through high y
license In other States, Third Party |,
workers under the disguise OF temper. i
Auce lecturers come thus early into West =
Virginia to work upaBentituent in favor Il
81 prohibition ready for the next Con. j.
gressional campaign. The evident ia. q
tention OF Prohibition leaders In this :"
State Is to put candidates In the field to NJ
draw away votes from the Republican u
nominees, or TO throw their influence on ~
The side OF tho Democratic party for tho u
purpose OF defeating the Republican %
party at the polls. The sentiment Is to "
De worked up iu the meantime through l.
The local lodges Of the Independent Order q
Di Good Tcnplars, aud the local clubs
NJ the Womau's Christian Temperance y
Union, many OF whose charter and II
honorary members are known 10 be Pro. y
Tho sentiment IN favor Of h
created by each OF thess use. d
full temperance organizations, IL to be b,
prostituted 10 the merCenary schemes y
Of q pseudo.politiCal party, -,
Such lectures as these are an ever b
lasting injury to tho temperance cause. \
Wherever delivered they bring the 4
cause into disreputc. Tho public soon d
discovers that the object Is not 80 much \
to keep young men away from tho u
saloon, as 10 build up the waning for. ~
tunes OF a clique OF politicians. d
Opposition TO tho saloon is, as au alb. 9
stract priRciple, right, but constitutional !
prohibition Is found to DO both mex.
pedient and unsatisfactory. 1t Ia shown
10 be utterly impossible to make men
moral by legislation. The incentive to Z
morality aud practical temperance must !
exist as au element OF the human mind; 4
for, where this element Is weak, or un.
cultivated, there Is little or no morality. 5
Both sound siateslnahship aud In. :
tellectual philosophy therefore suggest
that our temperance work commence d
by tho cradle at home. Indeed, tho
highest ambition Of every woman should
bs to shape the minds VI her own chill. \
dren In the mold Of temperance and i
morality at home, and thus demonstrate
that
"All true trophlO, Of the ages
Are IRON niOhOf.lOyc inrCAr'cd,
EnR IN hand NhuI Fnntn TIM NFuilu |