Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-04-08
FRIDAY MoRNING, ApRIL 2. lsss.

D-On last Wednesday evening, the letter of Mr.
Todd in reply the inquiries addressed to hm by the
Temperance League of this city, published in paper
yesterday morning, read at the meeting of the So
ciaI Order, by broken down abotion-whig politician
and Bank manager, who appears to be anxious to as
sumo the control of the political temperance movement
After reading Mr. Todds letter. he proceeded at length
to review il, making the reckless, glaring, and
mpudent perversions of the truth it possible for
corrupt heart and depraved mind conceive. Fail
ing to find in Mr. Todd's letter anything else to hang
the shadow of objection upon he attacked with
vehement anmosty the last paragraph in that letter.
wherein Mr.. Toddlays down the rule Of his conduct,
the principle that the representative should reflect the
will of his constituents. He attempted to treat this
position of Mr. Todd with rdicule, making great efforts
to become witty and sarcastic the idea of any
being governed by such antquated and useless prn
cple, and thought the idea very rich one, that
should endeavor to know the will of his constituents be-
fore voting upon any of interest TO them The
earnetness with which he opposed this principle plainly
evnced that he has avorte measure, unconnected
with temperance REFORM which he wishes to saddle upon
the people, in opposition to the will of the majority.
Although Mr. Todd said in his letter that he was in
favor of such laws will most efecuGly protect the
morals of the community, and guard the youth Of
country from the great evils of intemperance pledge
plain distinct and as broad as any reasonable
temperance man would ask him to make-this pettifog-
ging lawyer and scheming Bank manager carefully
cluded that part of the letter from his remarks and
most vehementy labored to convince his audience that
Mr.. Todd was whisky and whisky candidate
And yet this man. who was thus denouncIng Levi L.
Todd, (who has been temperance in practice and
principle for the last twenty years. belongs that party
which, in 1910, worked vigorously for ' Tip and Ty
shouting and drinking hard cider and furnishing mixed
with Rum and Brandy, all whom they could induce
to drink His eager desire get Democratic votes for
his candidate apparent that it impossible to
make mistake by aributng him anything but sinis-
ter motives.
No one who knows this Bank manager will have any
difficulty in finding why he desires the defeat
of Mr.. Todd He desires again force upon the peo-
pie the old State Bank monopoly which he has found to
be profitable to himself, and he knows that Mr. Todd
who acts upon principle and by dctation will if
elected he beyond the reach of his influence He thinks
however-rnost probably is asswed-that Mr. Coburn
will just he desires hlm to- and of course is anx
Ous for his election. 1t is known, however, that the
Wing candidate could be elected without the aid of
Democratic votes and therefore, this attempt is made
to prostitute the temperance the interests of
these corrupt banking Whg politicians.
The leader Of this Bank movement was once elected
to the State Senate opponent of the State Bank
and resigned his seat rather than for what he con-
sidered the unconstitutional charter of the State Bank
He shortly afterwards suddenly converted, became
Bank officer and leading advocate of its interests
Mr.. Todds position on the temperance question is en-
tirey satisfactory to the great majority Of the moral
and temperance men of the country and the attempt ef
few dishonest Wing politicians aided by two three
anatcal and crazy Democrats control the entire
Of the Democratic members of the Social Order, will
prove to be failure The motives by which these poll
ticans governed too transparent to deceive any
but the wil(ully blind