The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-02

moral 'eeing-tneS always has been, and there alway
VIII pe-in behan Of the of temperance. Tha
moral ieel ng was making rapid advances in the
OF reformation lew years since; but those who canno
and who wish to raise the stream higher thar
the fountain from which it flows, must go to legislation
they must cast thi. quetiono of 6ne moral ssutn.sni
upon tie black and bitter waters Of political STRIFE And
thus they have retarded the cause Of temperance sor
for quarter Of century, II least, by their ultraiAms
against them a. mistaken policy-as an attempt to
iasten mistaken policy of government the county
~ calling in this moral question: 70 their aid and pr.s
then there Is tho THIRD political paryhs softs tho
administration party And win not stop to discuss
time to meddle with small matters. Gaughter) Tho
administration party Of this State The decayng sub.
stances generally have sought usds of preserve
tion, and finding 20 other awaiting they have
taken refuge n alcohol -Qaughter) )-knewing that
to be one Of tho best pseseryativss-the best
according to ali secoants, in better spr than they
were Oaughter) Not because their spirits bear the
Custom House brand Continued laughter for believe
they have taken the brand of the casks and put It upon
the candidates (rprarious hughter.) And their can
ddae for Goyernorhe present Of this state
has placed himself upon this bung hole issue alone
His declaration the subject equal to that OF his
usrious predecessor Jack Cade, who declared that
his reign the three pots should have ten hoops
ia. x ~sa st as% sss
and the distliers and the liquor dealers q Albany
and they will tell you--if they tell you truiy-that
at the % time . he % was called upon to veto or to
was brewing Of beer IN Albany that underwent
so much fermentation the Governor underwent before
he signed the veto Qaughter.) That veto was pre-
pared, ready for his hand and it was long time before
he was prevailed upon to sign it. Yet he comes
forward as great T ehampionof what why Of the Il
sos or samnstratsn party aushter, r,e Ss Victory r
measured by the quart (Great laughter.) have al
ready stated that the democratic party placed itself
no such issue s and repeat what have said that such
any party which places itself upon it, And this say
knowing what say and in whose hearing say it-that
Of the liquor dealers themselves. And will have them
to agree with me in moment IL they only listen to me.
The democratic party adequate to the reformation of
all abuses in the government Is adequate to the pro
citizen And interest and class is entitled
TO an exclusive protection
AvoIcE-Thats the talk.
What right has the liquor business to come forward
and to ask that particular and exclusive issue be made
its II has II Is but of many interests.
than any other II is one liable to more abuses than
most others. But ii has right to require than
that with all other interests it shall be guarded and
that all that is right and just in it shall be upheld zap
plause) The democratic party are opposed--and am
opposedto the Maine Liquor law any other fanatcal
y and in every form that you can present it, without
any circumlocution mental reservation daughter
and and ,appausel That Is enough; It l. all that
and so long it stands by to stay up the
hands Of those who willing to protect it, II win
be protected. II has moral right to ask protec-
ton for itself exclusively No interest before the
country stand In this way and least of all can the
liquor interest stand II should be protected In all
its just rights II will be protected long the de-
mocratic party OF the country have the Look to
the history of the national and State legislation Of the
government For OF the time at least has
the government both of the State and Union been
cised by the democratic party and ask on what inte
rest has il ruthlessly laid Its hands What interest
rooted out and pulled npf None whatever. But let
any nterest-and particularly an interest liable to
much abuse this liquor interest is--raisc
issue and il will be overthrow By the moral
feeling OF the country. II cannot fail to be over
thrown by it; and whatever interest makes ex-
elusive issue deserves to be overthrown. Horatio
Seymour il the champon-a man who, pale and
trembling put his name to a veto with all the mis-
his life-the now great champion of great interest
Every step which has been taken towards eectng his
ton Of Myron H. Clark Can he be electeds You all
say lie cannot; you all know he cannot. tApplause)
M,ron H. Clark" II is not The contest is, poit
cay speaking, between Horatio Seymour and Greene c.
Irouson. Morally speaking il is not between ultra, un
cepsed unbridled dealing in rum, and ultra anatcai
Maine Law temperance, but ii is between fanatcism
on the one hand, and the great rational feeling of
the democratic party on the. other. lAppilaase3 i3
the great majority of the reasoning Of
all partieswin 60 along together to that in
teres with other interests. And they will the old
beaten democratic track preserving every interest pre-
serving every class looping off abuses from all and sus
taninng and protecting all others No interest has
right to demand that you should do otherwise and the
great Of the democracy win not do otherwise and
whenever class asks especial protection and steps out
from among the great classes who defend that interest
that moment that interest will be upon by ta
mics. and will be eventually overthrow. And il
tthe Of the effort had been made Of to sustain the
true democratic principles which has been to overflow
the country with deHled liquor, there Is doubt but
that Greene Bronson would be elected Governor of the
STATE y sScn as Ens no, sesn ,sr the is M
not too late yet to do it. But while the democratic
party discard the ultra temperance party the
side they also discard the ultra liquor interest upon the
other they leave that interest they leave every in
dusria pursuit. TO look after itself they look only to
reformation OF its abuses Is not that all that 1t has
right to demands (Applause.) And II that interest
and the great Of interests in the community sepa
rate, and it attempts to claim exclusive protection
that and temperance will come in collsion-fanatcism
and uTasm the and the other side: and II both
not destroyed the other will be; and 1t will
not be very dicult to determine which What brought
the Empire State-the first State in the Union-to the
proud and prominent position which she occupies?
II not by fanatcsm or spurious temperance on the
hand by ultraism and spurious liquor upon the
other No. sir 1t by going in the old democratic
beaten track Of protecting and fostering all interests
importer or th"se who deal in liquors, should think Of
their intereststhey should look at the morality of
the ISSUE and that reason demands that they should
exert their strength and who is that has protected
them in all their just demands invoke them HOMO
rable men-as know some of them to be--to give up
them against the country-which s destructive of their
interest and Of the interests Of societyone that will be
injurious TO them and to the morals of the community
and to back to those who protected them and who
will protect them in all that belongs to them that de-
to be protected The democratic party will not
turn aside from its great purposes TO protect that inte
rest in especial nor will any considerable number
OF any party Come back, to tho democratic fold
and range yourselves under the democratic banner,
where all abuses shall be bettered and where all classes
shall be protected and guarded in their just interests
What impression has this generation made upon society
pray tef Fanaticsm will always have time to overflow
her boundaries II such bill the Maine
Liquor law bill should pass Hgisature--if one such
bill should be signed by Geyernorhow long, pray tell,
before every vestige would be swept from the statute
bookf There is spirit of freedom abroad. The dis
position Of the democratic party to protect all in
terests is deep, broad. so widespread in It's
influence, that 1t win never allow interest
such this to be abolished without the
consent of those materially interested and nothing bnt
the most fragrant abuses the part Of the liquor deal
themselves, win bring such junction about The
democratic party TO- be overthrown We al know
the Of that We are held responsible By the peo.
pie for great In ruIers-not rulers, but
the people have brought
us Judgment The democracy of the national govern
ment has been held to be falure--the people have
passed judgment upon It. and they will not consider th
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