The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-29

TGs Faifsl5 cssniy sppsysess Alliance
10 az veters az Fairefd County,


"a iAs PStcrs e Fairefd County,
FrLtow otrizuss The sabIsct to which
we invite YOUR attention s bat ofT emperance.
You have. dutiesto peFfoTma aud responsibilities
To bear, in relation 10 this subject, unknown
Ito any other period Of time. The temperance
reform has arrived at that advanced stage in
its history, that il must ~resultin the enactment
of a prohibitory law, or retire from the held,
aud let incompetence spread lis desolating in
duence still wider over city, town, village and
hamlet. The design OF this law Is 70 remove
the canse, that The effects may cease Tosop
the manufacture and sale ofintoSicatlng liquors
rs a beverage, and thus Transform the vast
lafmy of drunkards, lpsupersand gamblers INTO
lsobef. industrious, viftdous and Independent
members OF isocietyA put away the fruitful
cause ofthefi, robbery sfson, perjury and muir
derI empty -onr, poor houses, hospitals and
prisons: seal up those fountains from which
aow the bitter. waters Of poverty, crime, des'
pair and death, and remove f6mthe hearts and
homes Of weeping thousands a mountain
weight Of suffering and woe. uThe enactment
Iof such a law, faithfully executed, would ac-
cmuplish this work, bringing peace, pleutyi
temperance and joy to the thousands Of fami-
lies where desperation and want hold empire,
For the accomplishment OF such a noble work,
no sacrifice is loo great for yeusto make, and
with it your hearts should be linked by stronger
ties than any which bind you to political par
ties, Soon you will be called upon to vote for
a Representative, to the Legislature. The
Looming election will be the most important one
ever held in this county,, The issue is TEN,
perance or Unm-ue principle OF temperance
is struggling in deadly Combat with intemner-
Rance, the conflict deepens, and you must take
dsides either pro or CON. There is no neutrali-
~. To attempt TO assume such q position
would be opposition, Voters Of cold Fair
feId,'' look well TO the interests Of suffering,
Fbleeding yhaInaaity. The votes YOU cast are
hlnat for Yourselves alone, but they are for your
childreH, for the; peace, prosperity and happi-
ness OF the Citizen, and the present and future
glory, honor and rem wn Of our commonwealth.
One Of the most pernicious and destructive
principles entertained and cherished by many
political men, and is being difuSed like Lleaseu
throughout the present existing political par
tiles; is that politics and morality should have
no connection, that it is not o fit subject 70
~legislate on, hence, in their primary gather
! ings morality is made to stand out by the door;
: moral Questions and the ballot box are sternly
kept at variance; Temperance is not received
as a constituent pIinciple of party anu moral
\ character does not enter into the list OF quail
/ ~6catiohs of the candidate foT ofiee--it is party
not men, availability and not princlple, hence
Z rum has becpme'thes ruling spirit in the system
T. of electioneering, and political demagogueism
. is rife under lis influence, and the man Whe
consents to become the agreeable, "clever lei
lows, totreat and be treated, which is so requi.
I site to make him popular and secure his cleo.
ton, is the man for the times. while men notet
for honor, intelligence, sobriety and buslneS:
: qualifications are passed BY. In our judgment
2 political parties should be organizations of
: moral people, declaring before man aud in the
fear OF God, their united choice OF men al
p then rulers, recognizingin that choice theprin
ciple that our future prosperity as a Republic
depends, on correct legislation, and this de
pends on the morality Of our Legislators
When political parties so far degenerate as t.
g not be Influenced BY moral considerations the!
a become the artful machinery Of political dema
!, gogiies who stand behind the curtain aud man
age the wires for their W self aggrandize
ment. II &Fl ~
e Thereis necessity for our taking the posi-
ton we now occupy. In our publishedlreso
buttons we expressed a desire that the politica
o parties should nominate Maine Law men, AM
3 we would support them, but no such mel
have been presented iOr our support, henc'
y the necessity of nominating a man who viii
o vigorously advocate, and vote for a law | opro
hibit the traffic in intoxicating liquors as
beverage. Voters, you have your pplitiea
preferences, and party feelings, You are no
asked to renounce a single peculiar distinct
:, i've principle Of your party. Ours is not a,p9rt,
measure we favor no one party. You will
!, read lyperceive that there are no great polti
y cal issues at stake between the parties, hencv
n the set time has come for you to favor the cau'
Of temperance. There is more involved a
: the present time in the temperance question
n than in all the points at issue between III
parties witt, which you have previously voted
and the ties that bind YOU 10 this cause shout