The Republican., 1899-06-15
SAYS HE Is \ REPUBLICAN.
But His Views on the WhislIey Question
Tend to Belle His Words.

But His Views on the WhiskeY Question
Tend to Belle His Words.
Last week there was published in
these columns a communication from
an individual at Deer Park aimed al
a reputed candidate for the nomina-
tion for the House of Delegates on the
Republican ticket this fall who resides
in District No. TO- No names were
mentioned in the communication in
question but we judge that the per
son our correspondent had in view
when the letter was written was II.
4. Hardesty, who few years ago was
one of the rankest Prohibitionists
IN the county and who openly
declared that if a certain member OF
the Republican party did not leave
the party of his choice and become a
Prohibitionist the church of which
he was then and is still member
would be compelled to strike his name
from its list of members. The gentle
man is still q Republican and is held
in high esteem by the mem bers OF not
only his own church but by those OF
every other denomination within the
county.
Mr.. Hardesty's letter to the editor
Of this paper is published below Just
as she was writ and if it does not
convince our readers that he is more
of a Prohibitionist than Il Republi-
can then the joke is on us. Futher-
more Mr.. Hardesty's scholarly attain
ments (?) are fully set forth in his let
ter and this of itself should be enough
10 give him the nomination which he
secretely, if not openly covets, in the
nominating convention next fall:
To the Editor of the Republican.
Please give me little Space in your
paper this weak that | may Reptile to
the artikle that ! saw i'll it last weak
will just say the man that wrote it
seams to be Very on easy a bout who
will be on the ticket this fall it may
Suit him to be on the ticket and as
fur me Announcing my Self as a candi-
ate fur the House Have not thare is
time enough vet to do that the party
Know me of old | was rocked III a
Republican cradle and Have Voted
the Republican ticket evry sence |
was twenty one and | am in my forty
ninth year
and as fur me being third party
man will denie the assurson and |
dare eny man to say so that | eVry
was now | want to ask the writer of
this artickle that | saw in you paper
a few questions
first can eny man be achristian and
not be in favor of prohibition second
can't a man belong to the Republican
Party and yet be er prohibitions what
does the Republican platform of 96 Say
it sayes we endorse all efforts in favor
of temperance and Prohibition now
can IA man be a christian and yet favor
something which is sending more souls
to perdition than anything else in
the world can man be a leader in
the church and yet be a whiskey man
we say yes he c&n'act the Hypocrit in
this world but there is world beyond
and do you think man who stands
in with the whiskey men will ever be
admitted in to Heaven we say no is
not man who pretends to be leader
in tn church and yet whiskey man
Hypocrite we say yes and one of the
worst kind we do not want to Run
No 10 Dist and we Have not said so
nor we say so But we do say that q
man that stands by the whiskey will
not run No 10 Dist fur we as Repub-
lican party belve in morals
the man over
the mountain