The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-11-18

These statements applyto the operations
on the road-and on Commercial street,
= in this city, as well as in the country
towns. Mr.. Wood feels confident that
the statements of Mr.. O'Donnell do great
) Injustice TO the present habits even of
the Irish population. Instead Of retro
I GRADING. he believes they have exhibited,
, - onlthe average, a decided improvement
IN their habits during the last two years.
0 The name of Ira CrockeF follows that
Z Of Mr.. Wood. Mr.. Croker has been an
4. active business man during his whole
J life, and has been a keen observer of
men and things. He commenced bust.
ness in the country as trader in "E. &
: w. /. Goods" and at a time when 0rum
and mOlasses" were generally regarded
as the principal commodities. He eknows
what the state Of things was then, both
in city and country, and what it is now,
as well as any other man In the State
He is neither Hroving temperance
brawler, travelling lecturer, or reformed
dIunkard"--noris he Seeking notoriety
and distinction, and striving for political
OF Sectarian influence and position" but
as far removed from all this as any man
possibly can be- He is simply a shrewd
business man, who has enjoyed and i'm
proved his means of extensive observa-
ton, and gives the result of that obser-
vation in the statement which he has
signed. 1t may not be improper 10 add
that in the contest for Mayor, between
the friends of Mr.. Dow and Mr.. Paris,
Mr.. Crocker voted for Paris, believing
that he would faithfully enforce the law,
Mr.. Nathan Cummings is one of our
wealthiest citizens, and was formerly
Collector of this port. He is a Wing, but
voted for Mr.. Paris against MIR. Dow.
q He has no hesitation, however, in saving
that great good has been accomplished
by the law.
But the length to which these predatory
remarks are extending admonishes us to
be more brief
Mr.. Thomas is President of Canal
Bank. J. B Osgood was formerly Presi-
dent of the Canal Bank, and subsequent
ly of the Atlantic Bank Mr. Jewett was |
the Collector of this port during the ad.
ministrations of Gen. Taylor and Mr.. |
Fillmore. Mr.. Fessenden is too well 4
known within and out of the State TO re-
quire an introduction. St. John Smith
and T. G. Herssy are of the we'll known \
firm Of "Smith & Hefsey." They know
what they say upon this subject, and I
neither of them can be suspected of
being biased by any undue partiality for
Neal Dow. There was no more decided
opponent of the election of MIR. Dow,
than Mr.. Hersey. 4
And SO we might go on through the
whole list A careful analysis would h
show that very large proportion of the
signers are men of "property and stand Il
ing" and men OF large business-for the
reason that the paper was more extern
sively circulated among that class, mas
much as efforts have been made to pro. \
duce the impression that they are gem
orally opposed TO the law, and that it
meets with favor only from men of II
Hhumble ambition" But the list also in
cludes the names of many others-men
of humber fortunes and less property, L
but of equal intelligence and worth. !
1t embraces men of all parties and all \
seCts, without distinction, and, as we
have previously said, might have been
increased in number SO as TO have pre-
sented an overwhelming majority of our
citizens, if mere numbers had been deem
ed of importance. ..r
The following is the \
Statement Of Citizens of Portland.
PORTLAND, Oct, 1853.
Our attention has been recently called
to statements made by two citizens of
Portland, in relation to the operation of
the liquor law in this city and State.
These statements are, in substance, that
there is more intemperance, and more
liquor sold and drank, in this city and \
State, at the present time, than before II (,
the passage of our existing liquor law. 4,
One OF them even goes so far as 10 say
that there is more intemperance "in this
city and neighborhood, and probably \
throughout the whole State, with here
and there a doubtful exception, than
there has been al Gny other lime for t,cen.
~ years 2 and both give representa-. ;
tlons OF the condition Of things in Port
L.. y.