The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-08-24
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.HIr. EInnr. .would wish apair
,hronub ,o,r ,.oo. 4. IL. ,,Axa;,,, -
few ,housh,s On ,bc sab;s.,cf ,.mn.tarcs
notifies. &c. and 4, DANG an 1 am sv,r
lha, tla, SELF eOn,dts,ed tribonal of know
ing ones. hat nccordiny 10 their telling
are ,he only .nure Democrats ,b,, are Ir(
in these days of n%oirical ~deoeperacy. vii
pronounce il decidedly WbicCish but he
il So. il will rot deter me from standing IN
in favor OF having men ,ha, arc candidates
come out and avow their principles on this
snlgecs aud why not on this subject as
well as any otheri 1t is, and always has
been The usage Of the Democratic party,
10 have their candidates give public pledges
to support our side Of all politich issues
that exis, between US and our enemies
| Now this is as much OF a political CUES.
ton as any that has ever been before the
people; and the people will never res,
satisfied short Of a decisive action Of the
Legislature on this subject; then why not
have men come out square and run for
office on the strength Of principle, and not
Try TO feed us with knt mush by saying, |
| pledge myself to resign il I cannot con
scienliously represent you. Now | for
one place but little confidence in a pledge
that any man Of common sense ran see, is
nothing but a political elap.trap to catch
vote. from an sides. and reside I think i,
vonld he a very ernens;ye NAV of doirr
business: being a dav lost T., each vo,er
bv n special eIec,ion. besides m;looe and
wages, and all this because an open avov.
al of principle mich, influence the vo,e or
a few rummies arains, him. Now snreIv
The mos, honorable course would ho n
| pIedce themselves to wha, tho neonls osL
and then if elected their election would he
! their instruction. and save the neonle tho
trouble of p%e,itioninc, and if moi elected i,
would save the neonIe's monsv aud ,bou
The trorhrs IF rosi,,;,, 7 oh,o,.ol :
Editorial Of Augus, the AID tho yerv Cr
ricrs statement. ,b,, ,I tina Comr,;o,
lions pubIisht on Ibis subject in vonr M.
per bu, one emaua,ed from de,oo,a, q.
now i wondpr if thar had Gimme o,t oyer
a ~iciicous signature If it would M, beo
wing two, now | would merely saw tina, if
that Statement bee Correct i, would bee
better to Charge the whole thing both pro
and Con on the wings and save the Credi,
of our party. You also Remark, that in
my first Communication wisht to max.
the Maine law A political test. now a fair
Construction Of that article will not war
ran, snich Conclusion, for it was founded
on The hyPo'hires that the people had de.
cided by vote that the liquor traffic should
bee a subject of legislation, and all that !
hSvs asst, OF still ask, is the men wee sup.
port, are to nse all honorable means to
have laws past 10 prevent those worse
than abominable sinks of iniquity in the
shape Of dram shops, that are ~produsing
sutch A vaA amount Of Crime and misery
in our state; and the Maine law is accord.
ing TO our Constitution, so. mulch the bot
ter, as it will save the troubIs of framing
one; and if not tHere will Certainly bee
wisdom enough in our Legislature 10 frame
one, and especially if Ksys men Of d,scrc.
lioa should happen 10 get there. see
that you advise your so Csuld Whiu
Correspondents, to apply to- their own Or.
gan as the proper soufse through which
to propopate their doctrine; now think
Cauling the advocacy of The Temperance
Reform wing doc,rine is paving a very
poor compliment to the democratic party,
and a direct attempt to wed il to the liquor
inlrust. But i for one beg leave to enlcr
my protest agains, any sulch Alliance
| suppose when this Comes 10 hand wee
will hear the Cry Of disorgani'er, Wing,
Fanatic, hot head, blind Zealot, ard a few
more surch epithets as it appears to bee The
peculiar province Of our Respondents to
employ, but in all fairness let NEE ask
who 10 il that is weakening the democra.
tic Marty most. nan i, il , r,c, ,b,,