The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-12-02


it become ,valueless, by having
,dnthe sale of 1t prohibited. This was
4 the true ground on which the question
should be argued. lie wanted them
to stick to il. The question of pro-
perty was one that should not be
treated lightly. Property was the
creation Of labor; and it was the
source Of power and happiness. 1t
was the source Of power to nation
bound it together in united strength,
and was the source of its intercourse
20 with other powers. Hecould not look
{ lightly upon the question Of individual
right to property, for it was too sub
stantial fact.
He would say in answer to the
argument that the Maine Law inter-
" leres with private property, that the
liquor business is not a legitimate
traic. A legitimate traffic, was one
that was beneficial to the buyer as
well as the seller. but the liquor traffic
was not reciprocal, for it was beneficial
to the seller, and injurious to the buyer.
But let us illustrate this in another
way. Let us look at the Crystal
Palace in New York. 1t was a most
beautiful sight. There let labor sit
enthroned. Let us bring there the
products of all climes. Let them bring
them from the East, the West, the
North and the South. Let specimens
Of the products Of labor he brought
from Europe and America, and all
parts Of the world And let the peo-
pie of all nations meet, and thus be-
come united by social ties, friendly
interchange of thought, and CONNER
cial interests. This was agreatpeace
movement. We could look forward
m with pleasure to the time when the
influence of such establishments would
cause the sword to be, sheathed, and
the muzzIe Of the cannon enshrou led
with white cloth. Now let the liquor
dealer bring the product Of his busi.
ness there. Let him bring there the
wretched mothers and wives of drunk
en- sons and husbands. Let himbring
there the squalid children of drunken
parent. Let him bring the down
troden drunkard, with his bloated
face, CLASSY eyes, and tottering frames.
Let him bring to this Crystal Palace,
ell the specimens Of wre'chedness and
wo, produced by intemperance, and
say, these are the products Of my busi-
ness. o! he wished he would. What
would be the result Of this =? 1t would
rouse a spirit in favor of prohibitory
49, law, which would be poured into the
ballot box by steam power.
5tl The argument against the Maine
Law, on the ground that it interfered
with private business, was not tena.
bic one for it was business that must
give way TO the progressive spirit of
the age. The same argument had
been used against the introduction OF
stage coaches, and when they were
introduced, man who was engaged
in manufacturing old-fashioned vehi.
cles, wrote book against them, and
advised everybody against riding in
them. He complained that it W, uld
r be unhealthy for one to ride boxed up
in such a way, and thought that
riding in the open air, in carriages Of
his own manufacture, would be much
more comfortable. There was also
much resistance to the introduction
Of steam as locomotive power. But
still it had been introduced, and fur
nished the means by which the poor
man at this day rode in chariot that
.paIled the chariot of the old Caesars.
As to this question of interference
with property, he would ask, what
was propertyl Was property dollars
and cents! The most valuable pro-
perty was human beings. Throughout
the world man was the capital, not
the money. What was the capita Of.
the community? 1t was the morality
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