Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1849-1849, 1849-10-10

that are at this dirty work again Let
the moral and religious portion Of The com
munitv set their faces against the vie
practice. They owe it 10 their children
their country and their God.
The foregoing is from the " Good Sa-
maritan," q paper devoted principally 10
Temperance lachry nose that temperance
printers conform to the temperance law
requiring license notices to be published
and wondrcus vigilant in discovering and
proclaiming ~ha, inns Elders and Glass
Leaders find most suitable for themselves,
as also that some Of them prefer and ap-
plaud other modes and topics OF ora'ory
,hnp its own. We have often been urged
bv his patrons and others to call him on'
on the point br"ached above. Annually
does he URGE OTHERS to put dawn 'h>
"vile and dirty" Yrac,ice--he calls for r
wholesale prohibition ot lqu"r selling, and
demands that Legislative candidates b.
pIedged 10 such Il law. lie pounces upon
liquor advertisement, in newspaper a.
public enormi,y. Thus se, as watch
man upon the walls, the least that could
be expected Of him would be that he ~oult
distinctly warn the people il an lntemPera''
man was pot up for office. and esp"ciall,
if he attempted to debase and co'ruP, th
voters by "trea,ine." The Samaritan
knew there was just such man before 'hs
people tor high aud responsible Office
no. man who now and then takes drink
and invites a friend to drink, simply-bu:
one who drinks and treats, day alter day
sy scientifically, profusely. not"riousIy, dis
sus,inaly, and probably has made and Is
making more drunkenness than any other
ten men in Union county, ,avcrn-kecpers
included: bot no, word OF warning AZ.
peared Against him in the Samaritan, tho
his opponent is and long has been an ire.
rroachable and blameless temperance man.
No one would expect the Samaritan l"
en'er into n parlizan warfare. but its duty
to warn the people against such an un.
biushing corruptor as he who declared in
a public meeting that 'if there was no one
else TO treat, Jack Cummings always had
a sixpence in his;pockci." is too plain 10
he doubled. From the Samaritan, devoted
as it is TO temperance, lis readers knew not
which of the two candidates for Legislature
was correct, and its obscure hints were as
likely to injure one as the other. Opposed
as the mass Of the people are to making
temperance party hobby, they are more
opposed TO being represented abroad BY
man who relies upon the rum. bottle for MS
success. Many look TO the Samaritan 10
inform them ms to tine character Of the mel
up for office, as regards temperance but
instead Of such practical information. they
are informed ihn, the "Star" advertised
brandy, ,ha, a Class Leader stopped with
Keckner instead of Harrison, or an Elder
took the Times" instead of the "Samari-
tam" or thai he splcd tavern license in
one corner Of the Chronicle, or that some
temperance man hurraed louder al a party
meeting than under one of his subdung
temperance efforts-thus " straining at
gnat and swallowing camel" There
may be cases where i, would be difficult
or useless 10 state facts as TO candidates.
bu. in stating the habits and course Of the |
two candidates for Assembly there was
no doubt or difficulty. The only excuse
we have heard for the course of the Sama
ri'an is, that Mr.. Cummings is its editors
client and kind Of cousin. The election
is over, and the point alluded TO above is
thought by many worthy of the attention
of the vigi!ant editor Of lhe Samaritan.