Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-08-20
TEMPERANCE.

in :hcir last issue, with leader a full hall
column in length, upon the subject Of Temp
erance, but do not forget TO prepare the
minds Of the "Democracy" for it, by warning
them in an article preceding the one we alluded
to, to "beware Of the peoples ticket" and "spr-
rious pretences. and stick to che venerated
principles of the party" One can perceive
with half an eye, that they fear lest good
cause should out-run party art;fce, expose
party rottenness, and beat down party lines
1t is certainly to be lamented, that valuable
reformes are to be checked, and virtuous
feelings smothered in a people, lest party Or
carnations should be broken up and that
too, by men who have, and hold in their
hands, that powerful engine, the press In
the temperance article 6rst alluded to, there
is exhibited strong desire to array the temp
erance movement as the hobby Of party
painting for spos, and thus 10 render it OBJ
noxious TO the people at large. And this is
done by making most glaringly inconsistent
assertions, In the first place il is proposed
in define the position Of the "corps editorial"
so plainly "that he who runs may read
And here il is
"We are ready to go as great lengths So
cialy and morally, as any one, to promote
the cause Of temperance, and decrease the
evils pertaining to intemperance.
Now this is very nice, but look at the sub
sequent paragraph, and see how cautiously
the subject is approached:
"But We can countenance no movement
which seeks to erect a political hobby on this
most important question-which appeals
with equal force to every member of our
homes and fresides; nor can we consent that
it be made a test Of political faith at our ap-
preaching nominations"
Here is broad intimation, that it is poD
litical hobby, gotten up for party purposes.
There can be no doubt that this very para
graph is intended to weaken the cause, by
rendering it odious. Now let US go little
farther, and we shall feel inclined to exclaim,
"Oh consistency! thou art indeed a jewell"
1--WE object to the pledgng of candidates
on any but political questions The place to
correct evils of this sort is at the polls"
Now we should like to know what the
Democrat deems a political question" If
"Politcs" be what Mr.. Webster defines it,
viz; 'Hhe science of government :" and our
| legislative enactments govern us, then the
Iqueston whether we shall have a liquor re-
lstiraining law, becomes a political enc, and
the Democrat cannot object to the pledglng
of candidates upon it, either the one way or
the other. The Democrat further objects to
the erection Of a party Upon this question in
these words:
There are two points we wish TO present
to our readers in all candor, and as friend
Of temperance reformation.
First, The importance of keeping the temp.
erance reformation inviolably separate from
all political organizations, aud above all, from
political nominations"
Nv the question being purely political
one, how is i, poss,S-lle to Ia action upon 1t
without potica! organization The ''e'''-
crat tcGs US that the place to CORES the e,,.e
Of intemperanc is "ot tie polls" When we
come to the polls to correct this evil, as the
Democrat tell US 10 do, we find selves
divided inc two parti s, viz: Main Law party
and Anti Main Law party. In this state Of
things, we claim that both parties have
right to vote for men who are the embod-
ment Of their views upon this, as we'll as
other political subjects, and true temper
ance man will ask proper pledges of his can
ddata. Hence the Democrat will perceive
how utterly impossible it is TO keep this
question "inviolably separate from political
nominations"
The Democrat "cannot avoid the conclu-
sion from all the signs of the times, than an
effort is being mace on the part of certain
men who care more for party than the Temp
erance cause, to make capital for party"
ii the signs of the times will warrant aay
such conclusion. we must acknowledge that
we mlStdRe them mucn. ne advocates anu
movers of the cause state distinctly, that they
know of no other tests than the Main Law
principles in a candidate How easy then
for the Democratic party in Sdndusky county,
to defeat their lily laid pans--their high
hopes and ambitious aspirations, by the nom.
nation Of candidates pledged upon this "po'
tical question:" to which the Democrat ot
course cannot object In this state of things
how is it possible for any thinking. reasoning
man, to believe the Democrat sincere when it
says. "We are ready to go as great length
socially and morally, as any one, to promote
the cause of temperance, and decrease the
evils pertaining to intemperance ?" Fe, fe
Mr.. Democrat don't sacrifice your nober
principles as a man at the unhallowed shrine
of party prejudice.
GEOn monday evening Aug. 18th, thu