The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-03-18
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ei the State, TO the pfopfiety OF I'M
medlately organizing women's coun-
ty temperance societies. We desire |
to see the various temperance women
of the State wen represented, at our
next Stale temperance convention a
little energy and selfrdenial, prere-
quisites for those who battle with
wrong, will enable them to fulfill the
objects Of one Of the resolutions
adopted at the late womens State
Temperance convention, namely:
y Rssolved, That this convention
earnestly recommend the formation of
county and township female temper
ance socities, throughout the State;
and that all such Societies, become
auxillaries to the State society, and
report the names of their officers to
its president, for the purpose Of facili-
tating the circulation Of petitions,
and other temperance papers. ,s.,9
| find some temperance people SO
sanguine and hopeful Of stringent
prohibitary law, that they apparently
think it not worth the while to labor
much just now, on the eve Of this
triumph of the temperance reform.
Butsuch should remeEnber that intem.
perance is the enemy of mankind
yes an enemy, that one or two legal
enactments, win not wholly subdue.
We shall be in danger Of q return Of
this odious and desolating vice, as
long as the appetite for q surfeit
of food and drink, remain in the con-
stitution of the race. This both to-
gether, with our present tax, motives
of obeying the laws Of physical and
moral healthfulness, render the ter
mination Of the period Of danger
rather doubtful. Then letusg be vig- |
liant, faithful, and enduring, ever
hoping for the good time coming.
In Medina county, we do not talk
anything about failure Of prohi-
bitory law; bona tide Maine Law.
We consider this as sure as that the
next election time; and another ses-
sion Of the legislature come along
in their season.
We are quite proud of Mr.. Pardee
of the Senate, and johnson, Speaker
of the House, as known friends of
a prohibitary law, whose names ap-
pear on the right side Of the list.
And we are quite certain that many
other counties on the Reserve, are de-
termined that the next minutes Of the
legislature, shall tell the people
through the action Of their RePresen-
tatives, what is the state Of public
sentiment among their peopleana
, The following resolution goes well
here:- i'si ata Ihtll 'h-7
"ResoZued, That we regard the
Maine Law, as an enactment calcula-
ted to confer lasting benefit upon
those coming under its influence, -
and we further declare it to be our
fixed determination, to support no
man for Senator, or Representative,
who is not known to be decidedly in
favor ofits passage BY our Legisla-
ture." III #m
The most opposition that you can
raise to this, among temperance peo-
pie here, is, that it should embrace
town, county, and all State officers.
But I forbear, fearing to frighten some
of your good temperance readers,
who stand aghast at the bare sugges-
ton Of connecting temperance with
politics. AS though ntemperance had
not always been connected with poll
tics; as many a sober defeated can
didate can testify to his own sorrow,
This handling the temperance ques-
ton atarns length, is not the very
best way under existing circumstan-
ces. The longer there is this inefi-
cient dabbling in the subject, the far
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