The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-12-20
WE WERE IGNORANT.

In calling attention to the meeting
af the Ohio Anti Saloon League
which held its session in Columbus
last week, we, two weeks ago connect
Gu the name of DR.. G. w. Dollisor
with it as one of the leading spirits.
The DR.. got provoked about it and
called us liar and then proceeded to
prove it in the following positive and
grammatical manner, in his paper "The
Ohio Democrat of the 18th inst.
ave deny the Prohibltionists hav-
ing anything to 10 with the convent
ion now in session at Columbus, or any
other so called temperance society.
They are opposed to local option-to
government control and tax or
license-or any TEMPERANCE move
ments against the saloon system. So
this was one lie they made; and two
or three others in connection with the
above beautiful Sentinel matter, for
which they are so popularly known to
engage in"
We have before US the proclamation
of the executive body If the o. A. S.
L. in which it is clearly stated that
the League is non political and non
sectarian, being composed of temper
ance advocates and workers OF all
parties and sects.
We gave the DR.. credit with being
an all-round temperance man. We
promise the DR.. that we will never do
so again since one SO we'll posted and
standing 80 high in Prohibition councils
as does he, "Denies the Prohibition
lists having anything to do with the
convention, or any other SO called
temperance movement"
We supposed, until now, that the
Prohibitionists were honest and meant
a positive and aggressive warfare
against the liquor traffic, and we Joy.
fully thank you for Illuminating the
dense darkness of our ignorance of
the objects and aims Of the Prohibi
tion party. We now lay our mouth
in the dust since we have learned that
The Prohibitionists ARE political
party, and not temperance society,""
and that, "THEY ARE OPPOSED TO
LOCAL OPTION TO GOVERNMENTAL
CONTROL and tax or license-or ANY
OTHER TEMPERANCE MOVEMENTS
AGAINST THE SALOON SYSTEM"
We acknowledge that we were in
error, Doctor. and thanking you for
the valuable information given, we
humbly beg your pardon.
But the DR.. gets mad, and in addi-
ton to calling us liar, throws up to
us, that we are church member, and
and accuses us of reading the Bible.
with little b. Just hear him
"Now it seems strange to me that
those two church members will write
and publish such lies. One is a Cath
olic and the other a Presbyterian.
We presume both are Bible readers
and have read, no doubt, more than
once, that "all liars shall have their
part in the lake that burns with fire
and birthstone" Were 7 church
| would try to go straight.
Now if you can't tell the truth please
Keep your face shut.
We plead guilty again!
I'VE confess to being a weak and
perhaps an erring member of the
church militant, and at least semi -oc-
we read the Bible, and
,ave some knowledge of the brim
'tone story.
The DR.. adds "Were church
member l would try to go straight?
Is it possible that the DR.. is going
rocked and thinks that he will be ex-
used because he is a non-churchman?
We know that the DR.. owns a news
'aper which is run nominalIy against
he political party to which he belongs.
We know tina. the DR. is an ardent
'rohibitionist and when proseliting,
epresents that their cardinal doctrine
) antagonism to the Liquor traffic,
which he now says is not true, and
While We keep our opinion to ourself,
re suggest that the DR.. has placed
imself in position wherein evil
minded and worldly persons,-non-; !,
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