The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-20

THE ORGANIZATION or TEMPERANCE PARTY, AND
THE COMING ELECTIONS in the Tribune Of Wednes
day last, appears manifesto from the Executive
Committee Of the New York Sta,e Temperance Al
lance, signed by the president, r. N. Ravens. Il
is addressed % 30 the temperance men OF the State
Of New York; in view Of the Presidential election,
and the annual election OF the State. The horrors
Of intemperance are painted in glowing c0lors and
the conclusion at which the committee arrive. is a
determination TO effect permanent and radical
change in the legislation OF the State on this sub
ject and this great end, they say, only be at
tanned by thorough organization OF the party. by
which they viii be enabled to use both wings and
democrats for their own purposes suboined to
this document, is call for a convention Of the ALI
ance in The city of Rochester, on the fifteenth of
September. This call is signed both by the presi-
dent and secretary, and there can be little doubt
that the convention viii take such action as will Sc
riously ebnrrass one or other Of the two political
parties. They viii demand the passage Of the
Maine law, and will give their votes to that party
who Will undertake to go for tor falling in that,
they viii set up candidates of their own, or stand
apart and withhold their votes from both PARTIES
When we consider the state of the fashionable
watering plaees-the dissipation end the folly that
prevail in them-and when we look Mt the dernorali-
zaton and degradation OF the two political parties
in New York, by means Of the rum and rovdy in
huence, which controls the primary elections, snd
places IN Offices Of honor, trust, and emolument, the
loafers and the refuse of society-we must confess
that there is much need Of reform in those ouafters
and that if the temperance organization only sue
ceed in improving these quarters it will confer a
lasting boon upon the community. How it may
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importance. Moral reform is the higher conside-
ration, and the social well-being of the people
ought to take precedence Of mere party triumphs
We believe that in this particular case the wings
most likely to suffer, for the Holy Alliance con-
ssts for the most part Of wings, who, if they are
sincere teetotaers, love the good cause better than
whiggery. As the Pittsburg Free Soil Convention
has already seriously damaged the wing party in
the State Of Ohio, and will in all probability give
that State 70 Pierce, SO this temperance movement
will be likely to give him the State Of New York.
To both these results, Greeley and his Tribune
have contributed in small degree. lie has kim
died two fires for his amusement or vanity or both
and now, from the same motives, he wants to
quench them, and tugs away at the engine. But
the flames have gained such an ascendancy, that
they mock his efforts to control them, and will
burn themselves out. For our own part, we do not
care which party viii be affected by the movement,
We are in favor of it, because We are temperate in
our own habits, and because we want to see the
watering places reformed, and the primary elections
thoroughly purged Of all connection with the grog
shop, and the ruffanism and debauchery which it
engenders. AS for those sham reformers and apos-
tates, who short time ago seemed fred with zeal
in the cause but now sell their independence for
mess of party potsge, they realise the Scripture pro-
verb: The dog has returned to his vomit, and the
swine that was washed to its wallowing in the
mire."