The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-10-07

NOhJ INV az WOIAJ WIN IuhKN6ituuo
prospects Of success, Imean the gem
er0l use Of simple native wines.
Nov, on Che three FIRST grounds, I
boldly claim the vote Of i'oommon
sense in favor Of the Maine Law.
FoE,lf the Law, cannot be enacted, or,
4 enacted it viii be Immediately re.
peaied, Or be entirely imperative,
them surely it is his interest tovote
for it4 HewiH then accomplish two
things which he desires. He, will
please q large body Of bis fellcw-citi-
Zens, and he will efectually kill the
law he so dislikes. If he really be.
lieves what he says, he will greatly
wont common sense if he does not
support the law But, why should |
say this This sort of talk Is empty
rhodamohtade. No man believes il,
whOis MT simpIeton. The law is
efectually enforced in Maine, and it.
is enforced in Massachusetts,, out Of
Boston, where it soon will be, to the
satisfaction of, all concerned. But,
common sense" at last lets the cat
Outof the bag. The meal disappears,
and the old cat shows her claws and
her teeth. Why cannot the law be
enacted? "Common sense" says he
wants faith in the people Of Ohio to
sacrifice their pecuniary interests to
the public goodl | have known men
who wanted faith in the virtue of wo-
men but they were those who had
seen too much Of bad women. / fear
that our scribe has mingled too much
withthose who want faith. But, let
US return. sal .raf
Pecuniary interest is, at last, the
hinge Of the whole matter. "Deme-
tSius and the craftsmen" are still rails.
ing the shout for Diana of the Ephe-
sans but what a Diana Not the
alyer-shrined goddess Of the Greeks,
but . bloated, red-nosed, blear. eyed
God Of the Grog-shop-supportedb by
knaves and worshipped BY fools !!
And has America, has Ohio descend
ed so low, that they must worship at
such a shrine I, at least, have faith,
that some time (if not this year, an
other we shall break down these Pa
gan altars and offer up pure wor-
ship.
But | will meet this pecuniary
question at once. / affirm that the
people Of Ohio have no pecuniary in
terest in the support of the liquor traf-
ic--none at all. First, to the corn
question: Common Sense" says:
"Take the instance Of the manufae-
ture Of whisky in Ohio. 1t is chiefly
made Of Indian Corn. The market
whichits manufacturer creates for that
product is so important an element in
its price, that without whisky, farm
ers, as matter Of profit, could not
afford to produce corn at all. Whisky
actually enhances the price of corn by
more than the whole difference be-
tween loss and profit in its produce
tionlY @
Now, ! affirm that this is totally
incorrect, and / appeal TO any hum
dred intelligent farmers of Ohio for
their verdict. When Common Sense"
can find any half-dozen farmers who
raise much Indian Corn, and are will.
ing to sell their corn at market price,
when they can get hogs or cattle to
feed, I will acknowledge l know no.
thing of the subject. One of the best
farmers in Ohio told me that it was
better to get 18 cents per bushel for
corn fed to hogs on the farm. than to
get 25 cents from the distiller The
farmsrs understand this subject, and
you can safely leave the matter with |
them. Buthow much whisky is dis \
TILED id Ohio from corn 7 Just about |
ten per cent. Of the crop! This is
chiefly on the Canals, in the Miamis,
and Scioto. where the nroxinnitv of |