The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-01-21
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For The Organ Of the Temperance Reform.
POLAND, o., Dec. Goth, 1859.

present to the friends of Temperance
a few thoughts, upon the necessity of
political action, in order to secure the
final triumph Of the glorious cause,
which we are "united to peTpetuate2 ("
make this request, not that l expect
to lay before the readers of your ex-
cellent paper anything new, or that l
shall be able to say aught, that they
have not, heretofore, repeatedly heard,
from ADLER pens, and wiser heads than
mine. But as a constant presentation
of the truth can never work ill to any;
but, on the contrary, has a tendency
toward the more extensive dominic n
and final triumph of correct principles;
it is the duty of the friends of truth,
virtue and temperance, to agitate, and
agitate continually, in behalf Of the
object at which they aim.
Nothing has ever been accom-
pIished BY inaction and sloth. The
business of a cause, | care not how no
BILE, or how philanthropic; how well
calculated to destroy evil, or to dis
seminate good; will not, alone, insure
its triumph. 1t will not do to rely
solely upon Providence, for the sue.
cess of our cause. Providence works
by means and instruments and, as
man may be the instrument, in the
hands of Providence, of working
much good towards his fellow man,
he is under the highest obligations to
diligently exert the talents given him,
for the bettering of mans moral and
social condition. The friends of in
temperance and the foes of human
ity, are never idle. With sleepless
vigilance, they labor for their cause,
night and day. Taking advantage Of
the slothful indifference of professed
temperance men, they labor to add
strength to their own cause, by the
inactivity of their opponents. Did
the friends of temperance but exercise
the zeal and activity of its foes, the
blightiDg, desolating reign Of that old
tyrant, King Alcohol, would be speed
lily overthrown in our State and the
peaceful dominion of Temperance
would give practical effect to the prin-
ciples Of Glove, purity and fidelity )"
causing peace, plenty and happiness,
again to visit the thousands of ruined,
desolated homes, in our midst. Is not
the object, then, at which we aim,
worthy the efforts demanded for its
mplishment? ? Is itnothing to us,
that Alcohol is annually demanding
the sacrifice, at its shrine, of thou
sands of our citizens? Shall we, ev-
cry day, behold fathers, sons and
brothers, who might otherwise be hon
orable and useful men, and an oma-
ment to society, offering themselves
as sacrifices to this Internal Moloch !;
and, after leading lives of infamy and
shame, sink beneath a drunkard's
curse, into drunkard's grave, and a
drunkard's hell? Shall we be wit.
nesses to these things, and then say,
that we have nothing to do; that the
redemption Of these individuals is not
worthy our noblest efforts, our most
jealous labor
That much has been done by moral
suasion, for the amelioration of the
condition of these unfortunate beings,
none can deny. The efforts put forth
by the temperance organizations of
the day, have restored, to many q
family, husband and father have
transformed many wretched drunk
ards hovel, into a home, where peace,
plenty and temperance abound. By
lifting the poor inehriate from the pit
of infamy and disgrace into which he
had fallen, they have persuaded and
assisted many to renounce the accurs-