The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-08-19

Inc Asuitof does not exactly ike the
Maine Law. but afifms that some Sc
we're legal I'measure is necessary. He
goes for Il in the absence Of a better
remedy This is all right. When a
more efficient law shall be devised, we
go for it. with all our hearts. The
Atlas says: 1 d
The Maine Law ana its Advocates.
The "Times" Of yesterday, has the
efrontery to say that "not a single
paper Of this city has come out euui.
yocally or unequivocally, for or against
the Maine Liquor Law, except the
Times" Our readers know how false
this declaration is. The "Atlas" for
one, has repeatedly avowed its con-
victiOns, that the highest welfare Of
ourtcity and State requires a prohibi-
tory law. While we make this de.
claratiOn unequivocally from "a pro-
found conviction of its necessity, we
have 10 disposition to conceal our be.
| lief that, in some important respects,
the Maine Law needs some modifca-
ton, in order to It's immediate success,
and to, the, permanency Of the reform
| it may effect. gaa'9fo'ni " , Z
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We are in no way the organ Of the
Maine Law leaders we express mo-
body's views but our own !, we see
and are willing to acknowledge the
very grave objections which may be
urged against the proposed law but
atthe same time, so great, so growing
and so overwhelming are the evils at
tendant upon the manufacture and sale
Of alcoholic drinks, and so useless
have all other modes of stopping the
evil proved, that we are constrained
10 say "God speed" to a law which
in other States has swept paupers
from the poor house, left jails without
inmates, restored domestic peace to
the drunkard's fre-side, and covered
towns and cities with unnumbered
blessings. Rather than have a pro-
hibitory law fail in Ohio, we are will
ing even to forego our convictions Of
what both principle and policy seem
\ to us to require In the details Of legis-
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Il Object as we may to theoretical de-
fects IN the law, there stand out in all
their horrible atrocity, murders assas,
sfiatioh,e robbery, breaches Of trust
domestic abiss, poverty, wretched,
ness sndAcrimg Of every, sort, as the
daily effect of the sale Of. ardent
spirits, and every humane and every
patriotic man II compelled to decide
4 either W defend or oppose the only
klgR which, as yet, has proved itself
competent to- destroy these fnonstr6tis
/ evils. We are no bigot to the Maine
/ Law. Show as d better way, and one
that has any chance TO- succeed, and
i we will give it, our hearty support.
But in some way the traffic is doomed
| to be put down. The humanity OF
the State stands pledged for its sup
\ preston. The movement is no mere
i temperance one. Men of all ways Of
thinking upon that subject, will unite
i in solemn determination that they
1 and their children shall not be meth
Il temptation at every corner and every
turn, that they viii not suffer the fur
ther wreck Of the best hopes Of parents
and friends, that NO more colossal for
tunes shall be built up On the prema-
ture graves Of the young and the
promising, and that the common
Y mother Of every ctifheJ which ruins
individuals, and burdens down the
H State, shall be bhAished from society
II We Fegretithe position the "Times,
] appears to have taken we regret that
II Il has no better remedy for the con.
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