Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-12-30
COMPLIMENTARY.

IL 4. customary WIN hcW cesto'' "
publish the compliments their contem-
poraries pay them, about the time they
assume the editorial duties. We once
thought 6f following this fashion, and
letting our readers know how our breth-
rem Of the press speak Of us. Bot TO do
so would inaict upon them several col
umns Of praise that our modesty will
not allow even IL our room would. To
these we could add the highest possible
cncomiums conveyed by private letters
from many Of the first men In the State,
but we will not. These assure us that
the paper that had ranked first In their
estimation has not lost In interest or
ability since It's change Of proprietorship.
This Is high praise, yet some assure US
that Il has even improved. DO this as
Il may, one thing Is highly gratifying
After cutting of some 25 exchanges,
and after losing several subscribers from
various causes, we issue this week a
larger edition than was ever issued from
tho American office, even whom several
large clubs were In existence, aud when
our predecessor was supplying the place
Of the Ripley County Wing This Is a
compliment that we feel. and that we
speak OF with gratitude. We confess
that we had our fears In undertaking TO
all the place OF so old and so popular a
predecessor a. Mr.. Clarkson. But 80
Gar we have been welcomed and encour.
aged beyond our most sanguine hopes.
To BIO met by sturdy old farmer with
such compliment as this. "send mo
your paper sir, like your independence
II like your eourse-f want my chill
dren TO be brought up under such views
as II promulgatos," or thIsi III want to
pay for your paper. thought OF dis
continuing Il when you took Il, but am
satisfied that Il Is just the paper we need
and will continue Il as long as Il speaks
out against wrong. and in favor OF right,
My children like H." We say such
compliments as these are frequent and
truly encouraging. There Is hardly =
day that we do not receive new subscrip-
tons from just such men. While sus-
tanned by such men we can afford to be
snarled at by partlsans, and men who's o
interests are at war with truth aud
righteousness.
The state Temperance Convention.
five Judge from the tone Of our ex-
changes this convention will be the
largest and most enthusiastic political
gathering that has convened In our state
since the great Tippecanoe convention
OF 1910. We say political gathering for
such Il is to be. No one posted in liz
design will claim for II any other char
acter. Its sole purpose Is to set on foot
and prosecute measures that will ensure
the enactment Of prohibItory law
The lovers Of whisky IRE Mortified at the
idea ofruining the temperance cause, by
making II a political question, but Il can
not be helped now. Tho people are
moving In that direction, and II III be-
comes us democrats to gainsay the will
Of the people. II must be confessed
also that every possible expedIent has
been resorted to, to avoid the necessity
or such move. Most OF the temper
ance men OF the State have strong party
aiiinities end abandon them with regret
and only after all other means have fail
ed. For five years they have occupied
the humble posture Of supplicants, ant
have tried moral suasion on the legisla
ture, but It's only result Is the presen
universal, oRAruiToUs, IRRESPONSI
BILE license system. Now, as sover
egns, they intend to be heard. AM
they will be heard. The men who ar,
moving in this matter are men not use'
TO defeat. They are the rugged pion
GERS of this great state, and their sou
who have grown up on the soil. The.
have overcome many a greater difficulty
and now that they have fully set thei
heads and hearts on this work they d.
not fear failure. They have risen lik
; men in spite Of the oppression Of politi
! cal task masters, and they are saying 4
| the men who think they own all tn
Offices, that there is power behind tn
throne. But who shall go to this Con
toni Is IT necessary to hold conven
tions and appoint delegatesl By n
means. II Is itself primary NEE ting
"The invitation is to ALL" The far
mer ought to go. No business suffer
more than bis, as we shall show hereafte
by the accused traffic. The tax pave
must go. II is demons,rable that tn
annual tax on the wealth OF the stat
caused by the liquor traffic is not les
than twenty-five cents on the hundre
dollars. In short every body who ca
20 should 90. The fair on tho Ra
Roads has been reduced to accommo
date the masses, and we look for n ger
eral turn out. Go every body.
nj suppIy and Dcmnud.
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used TO read on Political Economy
that the demand and supply of an al
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