Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-10-07

tbey would disturb the government, and bring
everything into state Of anarchy and ruin, sim
plv because their private ends were not realized.
Such men, however, arc soon known. They are
a disgrace to any party, and what is somewhat
singular, they are nothing-do nothing-ayah
nothing-and they politically came TO nothing.
The other class are those whose narrow and
contracted intellects can take hold ofbut one SIN
gle idea and this one idea is sufficient to engros5
all their energies. Some fall upon Aboltionism,
some upon Nativeisn and latterly others have ta-
ken hold Of the subject Of Temperance, We war l
our friends, prospectivey and in advance, against
a specious and TO some extent popular can
which has already become the hobby Of political
quackcry. The attempt viii be made, under tho
specious pretext Of temperance, TO enlist minis
tiers Of the gospel, the pious portion Of the com
munity and the friends Of public order and sob
rietv, whilst st the same time the wire-workers
and leaders have another object in view which
they at present kceD. concealed. They hope 10
avail themselves Of the current Of popular feeling
all the while governed by an under current, which
thev take care to conceal from the people They
think that popular sentiment, being enlisted r..
favor Of Temperance, can be made available for
these purposes, and therefore they make prcten-
sions 10 Temperance, make a long face about the
evils Of intemperance, and hope by their hypo-
critiraI whining to enlist the moral part Of the
community in their fayor-whilst, all the while
they have quite a different end in view Their
own advancement, interest or power.
Now, we hesitate not to insist that we IS
sincere friends of the cause Of ofTempGance as the
most boisterous ofthese one idea men nay, Hore,
we can refer to our practice as sustaining our
profcssious-and this is more than many Of these
valiant champions can do And We are willing
TO eniuloy all suitable and proper means to arres:
this g~eat national evil. But we do most sincere
Iv caution the f,cople not to be deluded b. the
+ open professions Of poliirsl deInagogues. Tie
very fact that they mingle Temperance with pi-
Etics, Is already 7riHI TTCrIc cvcdinco against
/ them If they were so honest and sincere IN
F their professions why not seporate what a.g gtt
never TO be united and labor in the cause - en-
/ perance irrespective Of politics? Then We might
( suppose them TO be honest. But as it = Il can
be seen By al that their most obvious design is
to make use Of the popular excitement on the
subject OF Temperance As vehicle to carry them
to posts of honor, power and profit. But we tel
them beforehand that they viii be disappointed.
The people viii see through their vague and film
So pretcztz. and meet them with the indifference
they deserve.
One word TO the friends Of Temperance. Ifyou
expect 20 DO any good in relation TO this matter,
and if your efforts are 10 be crowned with 3 cor
responding success, keepit seperate from polil-
ics-sufer not the two to be mingled togcthcr.-
Any effort that tends to make political capital
out Of the public sentiment IN favor Of Temper
ance, will not only fail in political point ofyicw
but also prove serioue hindrance IN regard to.
. Temperance nay, the ErInor may prove the en-
tire ruin Of the latter. Especially let the true
friends Of Temperance put no cofdcnce IN these
political tyros, who si at once seem TO have dis
covered that intemperance Is great evil. We
assure the public that if those quacks once gain
their ends and get into fat Office, they viii let
Temperance Sc 90 to the dogs. ''-Penasglr lrou5a7.