Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-05-26

failure Of the Maine Law. II bears
upon IFS face its own refutation. 1t
has been repeatedly and successfully
eontradicted by men of known verac-
ity, who are not ashamed or afraid to
append their names to what they tes-
tify. In this tissue Of falsehood the
witnesses are "others" whose names
are withheld, simply because no man
Of veracity dare append bis name to
such statements. One John Neal
fathered similar statements last winter,
which brought upon him such deserved
rebuke from his own neighbors that
no one who respects bis reputation.
dares try it again. Hence, as in this
article, "others' Of the police"
are made to testify. Give us the
names Of these knowing ones, Mr..
Hunt They ought not be ashamed
Of their names. if their testimony is
true
Not only have the statements and
inuendoes Of the following been
repeatedly disproved by men of
veracity. but The statements refute
themselves. It is enough to fasten the
lie upon all such fabrications, to know
that the rumsellers of Maine are yet
trying to repeal this worthless law, !"
while the temperance men are equally
intent on preserving it. Such folly
can no where be found except among
the liquor sellers Of Indiana, who are
nearly dead with fear lest the tenn
perance men Of Indiana shall ruin the
temperance cause BY enacting a sim
liar lawl II will take thousand such
typographical statements to convince SEN
sible men that this law is failure.
while every where the liquor interest is
so opposed to ii. That there is liquor
sold secretly is no more argument
agsinst this law than that stealing, a
smaller olfense, is perpetrated secretly
is an argument in favor Of legalizing
stealing. Here isthe article:
.In the city Of Portland, the COM
mercial emporium Of Maine, the Of
fects of this system impress difieren.
minds differently. Men unaecustom-
ed. by their previous habits and as
sociations Of life. TO seeing and know
ing the places where the vice of IN
temperance did most abound, ascribe
their present ignorance Of its exist
ence TO the influences Of the Maine
law. and mistakenly hold out TO the
world this want of knowledge as evil
dence that the devouring monster has
ceased TO live among the people under
the Law. Others. better eircumstanced
to Judge. and to know how the fact
is. testify. unquali6edly. that the time
never was when. within this same
emporium Of the State. so manyplace.
were before kept where Intoxicating
drinks are sold TO all classes Of men
as at the present day. Nay, more
that never was the time. before ths
present, when so much of ardent spir
its, and so bad in its quality for pois
oning the human system, within this
city were daily consumed. A multi
tude of names disbelieving a fact, have
an imposing appearance to the public
eye; and yet the judgment comprc
hends how paramount is the evidences
of a few witnesses only. whose knowl
edge Of the fact disbelieved by so many
enables them to bear positive eyidene'
Of its existence. That men deciev'
themselves into false opinions in thu
deeieving others, Is an acknowledge
ment due to the integrity and un
doubted sincerity in the cause ospous
ed. But the author of this article ha
within few days had the information
from one Of the most active OF the pc
lice Of Portland. who is daily engaged
in. and dependent for his daily susie
nance upon the energetic execution
Of the Maine Law, that his own con
viction Is. that the Maine law. serve
to increase instead Of diminish tn
use Of intoxicating liquors in the city
HE opportunity Of knowing is unsur
passed. although his inspection
cvaded, as matter of course. by Of
tending parties. II is the secrecy
the traffic. which the law renders in
dispensable 10 success. that prevent
the friends Of temperance from know
ing, As formerly, the true extent
vice at this time. Because they ha,
made il secret. they unthinkingly col
clude they have destroyed its existent
they disbeliese in it, existence. b,
cause they could not see iil The b
lief in each case follows the wish.
contravention Of the plainest rules I
evidence. But our apprehension !
that ere one-fourth rs much time. an
toll. and treasure shall have been O
pended by Maize Law advocate
which have been expended BY Chine