The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-20
Charley Wolfe Speaks.

asked him if he was n candidate for
Governor Mt the head of the Prohi-
tion ticket, TO which Mr.. Wolfe re-
Piled as follows:
"No, | am not an aspirant for any
Office at the hands of the Prohibi-
tiou or any other party. / have
spent my last dollar and rendered
my last hours service to the people
of Pennsylyania iii Il political way.
/ absolutely know nothing of the
present plans of the Prohibition
party or who its candidates will be.
The leaders OF that party fully un-
dcrstund my present position, and /
am free to say that | have been
gricyod,ly disappointed i'll the sup
port glyou J, at the hands ofprofcss-
ing Christian people. / do not ad-
mIrc the past history OF the Demo
cratic party ! cannot cspouse its
present course, and a see nothing of
promise IN 1t, future. My services
and sacrifices for the people of the
State m honestly trying TO give them
needed reforms and in purifying the
Republican party of shameful abuses
were not upprcC.H,"'. !. H'' a. 4 re
former and indie. ,Auy... a. ..o.. find
q political home in the Prohibition
party, where my elforts-if ever l
make any-shall be given.
Il firmly believe that the present
managers of the Republicans party
have made a bargain with the liquor
dealers organization torender nuga-
tory the temperance legislation of
the entire country Look ut the
agitation that is now going on i'll
Vermont, Kansas and Iowa to re-
peal their prohibitory statutes, in
order To substitute Il form of. high
license. 1 tell you that the appoint
ment of Judge Brewer of Kansas,
by President Harrison TO the Su-
prcmc Court of the United States
wa, no uccideut-Judge Brewer, the
beau ideal, mind you, of the liquor
men = Iuust,
The responsibility and conse-
pl,lccs OF th!s sad condition of al
fairs, both politically and morally,
rest upon the conscience and the
shoulders of the Christian church.
When see arch bishops and bishops
and doctors of divinity and pastors,
and deacons and elders Sinking
their plain Christian duty by reason
OF bind and bigoted. partisan spirit
and violate the most sacred obliga-
tions of their Christian. citizenship
by standing in the way OF and HIM
deIing reform, L wash my hands of
all further responsibility. Principle
has been =ub!ugated to party, and
now AN simply looking on watch
M the sequence OF events.
The great body OF the Christian
church, | tell YOU. ,lr, has not neu-
traAzeu Uut Aulllnod itself. John
Nuuauaker and other leading
church mcmbeIs have joined Quay
and his political imps, borrowing
the livery o4 heaven to serve the
devil III. IAi, may sound like very
harsh language, but 1t Is the truth,
the result oi the attitude taken by
protesting Christian men Oh the
great relorlnatory, moral and pohti-
cal question, of recent times.
And # tins state Of affairs con-
tiHGes lutil after | am dead and
buried IL youler cemetery / want
Oh. word carved ou my tombstone.
and THAI word Is Deserted not
Disappointed, but Deserted SO
that, when the stranger pauses be-
side my resting place and inquiries
what il means, he shall be told that
there lies man who entered the
political arena and when compara-
lively young gave the best Of his
time. talent and work 10 the great
cause Oi honest reforms in their be-
half and that when he rose TO
certain point. and lad accomplished
more than be OF his friends had
ever reasonably expected for the
pul7dcatiou, Of his party and the
good Of the people Of the entire
Commonwealth, he was deserted
by the people be had championed
Le was deserted by the frieuds.Le
counted Oh standing by him in his
battle for reform lie WAS deserted
by the Christian church and it's
members III his martydom'ror the
night