Washington sentinel., 1901-03-30

things. They are facts, and the
part Of wisdom is to face them,
seek out the cause and endeavor
to evolve a remedy. .....
In our opinion cause is to be
found in the wandering Wav from
the position Of steadiast opposition
to any form OF attack upon vested
rights which was once the plat
form upon which all stood. For
twenty years we fought shoulder
to shoulder, and barring Kansas
and Iowa, never knew defeat. or
late years a policy OF every man
for himself has supplanted the
good old one o all for each, and
now, as a result, we seldom know
anything bu! defeat. We are tor
high license, for local option, Tor
limitation OF licenses, for early
closing. or anV old thing that will
temporarily distract attention from
our individual doors. We forget
that every point abandoned weak
ems our line ot defense and
strengthens the attacking force OF
our enemies. We forget also that
this continual shifting of position
from day to day as city or State
or individual interest dictates pre-
vents a consolidation OF political
powers that might be exerted in
our behalf. The openings that
might be filed by friends are util
lied by enemies to push US wider
apart.
While we are wasting our efforts
in encouraging any scheme that
apparently or temporarily wards
of prohibition, our enemies are
using those same schemes to bind
US the tighter in their coils. They
are so many hoops around the
barrel. Instead Of giving us pro-
lection they are elements Of weak
ness. Instead of taking our posi-
ton on the rock of anti prohibition
and refusing to be entrapped by
the tempting bait Of local option,
high license and such deceiving
expedientS, like DR. ,wning men we
grasp at every straw offered us,
onlv TO find when too late that
while we are keeping our heads
above water, we are cutting the
support from under our feet. The
straw wall sustain US for a while,
but when that's gone-what thens
Whence comes the dangeT1
From Prohibitionists1 No. From
Prohibitionists allied with another
party7 Yes. What party1 From
the day OF Names enslavement
in the tolls OF prohibition dowH to
the enactment OF the Anti Canteen
law, such schemes have found
favor in Republican ranks. There
| es the danger, but not the only
one.
And our iriendsp Once we had
them in the Democratic party.
When the friends Of personal lib
etty were quick to give their sup
port IN return for favors shown
to them, they never lacked
sympathy of a substantial kind.
When they began to waver in that
support and eVinced disposition
to experiment in qLack remedies,
their friends first became confused,
then lukewarm, and finally, to use
the words of Missouri politician
Of national prominence, utterly
indifferent either as to the wants or
the support OF brewers.
Personal liberty cannot afford
to lose any friends, nor can Dem
ocracY afford to iorsake personal
bertY. Each has won victories
with the others aid, and there are
victories vet for both to win. We
must get closer together. Prohibi-
ton dominates one great political
party-its inroads into the other
must be checked. The way to do
it is to set our faces against any
further conce ssions to the enemy.
Let US recognize that all their petty
devices are merely means to an
end-and the end is our destruc-
ton. Let US show to our friends
that we know what we want and
are willing to reciprocate tor help
extended us in attaining it. Upon
this ground we can get friends, and
with friends we can win victories.
Let's get together
Any citizen Of Leesburg, iamil-
;ar NTH the records of the Demo-