Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-19

1t in The power of any person who may
see proper 10 execute it, to enter their
private houses and 10 make search fol and
destroy any liquor which may Re fund
on their premises. This j: not true. The
law relates to The manufacture and sale.
and not its ase. II provides. simply. for
its suppression, where it Is kept for sale
and used for inflaming the passions OF
those already addicted 90 habits of intox-
icdtion. and for creating such ha bits in
the youth Of the country. 1t can even in
such cases. only be suppressed by war
rant founded on an affidavit of three per
sons. that they have good reason to be-
lieve that il is So kept for sale aud used.
and TO such procedure. for such an OBJ
jeci. who is there that can or iha; ought
10 object?
Ii is alleged as reason, by some, that.
as there is large amount OF capital in
vested IN :his Traffic, i. would be hard
ship on such persons TO suppress it! This
is not a sound objection. In county
like ours. where there are so many honor
able pursuits. which give back TO those
engaged in them the mos: ample reward
Tor their efforts aud labor. no one need
remain idle one moment for want Of EN-.
ployment, after the total humiliation of
the Liquor Traffic. Aside from this, how
ever. the amount OF money which those
who are 'has engaged may wiring from
those whose families they reduce TO beg
gary and starvation, is no reason why they
should be permitted TO in6ict upon com.
munity the enormous crimes and misery
which all know IT, result from their acts:
but. on the contrary. it is the stronges,
possible reason VIII, il should be sup
pressed.
4 TO the Second. For many years our
people have been divided Into Two great
political parties. and recently third 20
liiical organization has bsen brought in
TO existence. Many of those who are
prominent in these organizations, whils'
they admit the necessity Of the Legisla
tive action we demand. are fearful that
It's agitation will iujure the respective
parties, TO which they belong
This need not be; nor is i: ou. desire
that il should be SO. And yet. we know
OF no object TO be obtained by either oil
our political parties higher and more to
be desired than the suppression of the
: Liquor Traffic. and for that reason are de
termined to make the resul, TIE issue.
above all mere party considerations, III
the elections to take place next October
This can be accomplished through rx
listing party organizations. without affect.
ing tbs political power which they now
maintain III their respective Representa-
tive and Senatorial Districts in The State
The mode of procedure recommended
by the resolutions Of this convention will
insure this result. il carried out in good
faith. as We a!dently hope they may be
We are told BY some of those engaged
IN this traffic. ,hata prohibitory law can
not be enforced in this State; and some
who profess to be as good Temperance
men. in In the assertion.
In a country where the Supremacy oil
5 the law is the acknowledged ss.eet-ancho,
vi all our hopes Tor the permauency o.
our institutions, ;his assertion is an at
tack upon the character of those istisu
lions themselves. That every single in
. firing ment of the law may not be visited
with IT'S just and merited punishment
= may be true, but such d law will Just a.
f eiiectuaiiy be enforced as the laws. nov
e in our criminal code are enforced Sucl
o were the predictions made in other State
= previous Ia the passage Of these laws
IL but they hare been enforced there, all,
they will be here when obtained.
e Look at the prospective result OF III
j. enaclnen, Of the law. for which We con
e tend upon the well being of our State.
|. We have $4,000 square miles ofas ric
e and productive land as is to be found i
j. any county. Here are as many Undue,
menis to labor and enterprise as exist i
4 any State. Tie blessings Of health a
a the country becomes more and mon,
e proved. are enjoyed TO an extent eq. .
IS any portion of The Great West. We iiv
re a school fund surprising in amount Ia
{. OF many oi our Older Sister States. w
P, are engaged In the construction Of Raj
J. roads. i'm almost every direction) whic!
lie when completed. will bear our rich pre-
ductions 10 more remuneraiiye mark,
than has heretofore been experienced.
l. notwithstanding all this, howeve
lie there exists among us all appalling ev
II which b:ings blight, misery. crime al
5, premature death TO thousands OF oil
n countrymen; which fills our Jails al
If Peni,entiaries with criminals; OUT Bene'
al client institutions with the idio,ic al
IS insane. and our Poor houses with SUITE
e. ing humanity. Ii increases the taxes
lg the citizen; il endangers the life of ii
es p-acea bic man as he returns home fro
n his labor, it para Yves the hand that wou
H. otherwise add thousands 30 the veal
CT the State. in short. il brings not
no ing else than woes untold and innumer
BILE. and with it not che single good. Il
he monster that does this is Intemperune