Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-08-04
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nah- EDITOh. "oo A1Sn PiSoScN W
see in your last paper an article over
the signature of "Fair Play" calling
the attention of the Wings of Gallia
county to the subject of selecting suit
able men as candidates for our next Rep
resentatives in the Legislature"
We are first told by "Fair Play" that
he has ''never known time that more
imperiously demanded Wing majority
in the General Assembly of the State
than the present" In the next place
we are presented with a brief history
of the doings of the Locofocos under
the new Constitution, in relation to some
of their extravagant expenditure ofmo-
ney, and gives some very good reasons
(so far as dollars and cents are con-
cerned why we should have a Legisla-
ture of different stamp, and then ex-
horts the Wings of Gallia county, as
they value their rights, to look well to
this matter, &C., "and upon no account
to suffer themselves to be divided" DC.
He then Acknowledges that "there is
one thing, however, that agitates the
people of this section of the State, and
indeed the whole State at this time,
which some fear may distract political
parties. allude to the Maine Liquor
Law as it is Familiarity called" and
then Mr.. Fair Play assures his readers
that for his own part he apprehends no
new division of parties on this question,
and then says, sit is by no means ne
cessary that the restraint of the sale of
spurious liquors enter into the political
canvass, further than that the candi-
dates for Office be temperate men, and
not in favor of licensing the traffic, for
it is fixed fact, that the next Legisla-
ture of Ohio will be a temperance Le-
gislature by at least three-fourths," and
assures us that "the voice of the people
will be heard and regarded by them"
Now we need not quote our author
any further. We have noticed enough
to show that the object of the article
was to check the free discussion that is
now going on among the people, on this
all-important subject, to-wit: Temper
ance, and further, to open or rather
keep open a door for set of non-com-
initial, milk k-and-water, mere ''tempe
rate," not temperance men, to ''work
their way" into nominations, who will
not commit themselves on this subject
of prohibition at home, for fear of dis
tracing political parties; and should
they succeed in getting elected to the
Legislature they will be disposed to take
the same prudent course, by lodging
the question, or locking themselves up
in their private rooms when the vote is
to be taken on this great question, ra-
ther than to be found at their posts, bat
Ting for the cause of humanity and
rights of the people, and endeavoring
to rid our State of a curse that is far
greater than that of even extravagant
Legislatures and high salaried officers.
What! are we to be satisfied with mere
temperate MANI" We could find plen
ty of them among distillers, and even
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gardly to afford the means to make them
selves Incorporate, and yet who fill their
pockets by spreading abroad all the
evils of intemperance, and who would
not be likely to be of that "three-fourths
majority" in the next Legislature who
are to pass the "Maine Liquor Law"
l would like to say much more, but
fearing that you will think me too trou-
blesome, will close by saying that, if
l am not much mistaken, the good peo-
pie of Gallia county will be represented
in the next Legislature by a man who
is not afraid to express his opinions fear
lessly at home in favor of good pro-
hibatory liquor law, and when at Co.
lumbus will be found at his post.
TEMPERANCE.