New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-06
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1854

that political considerations, questions OF pAp'
lie poEcy. and the recent legislation in Congress,
onid h,e its weight upon the election 10 tske place
mi. fall II was rot my choice Iwould have CHOSEN
o,h.rw;ss II wac not nv choice that the contest sas
made 10 turn so empheticaly and 81 exclusively up
the Liquor question. Ii was by our opponents, snd
no, NV NJ that this ,ssue was male. b II so IL ntd
10 be made. Let it come to-day. No ioIot tae
nrblic mind will be more and more prepared tor H.
No doubt that even defeat to day would be fore
runner OF victory before long IL Is time tina, VIC
,ory tool Mace now. lChsers IL 10 time that
Prohibition law was in full force and operation
,rouobou, the State. There sre men now tIttering
down TO a crunkards grave, wnom prohioition may
Vet save There are young men acquiring the hSoti
of drinking ,-nnthnking, careless h hseaesS sen
cor6t,nt-to whom the Law Of prohibition mignt
come as shock and warning. Such men wiz feel
ira, this question il home question when u COMES
nm ON TUESDAY next: Am on the sue Oh temper
ARC or not Thes may have drank occasioaaiIy,
and have Obliged friend kept up the hiarty OF
a narty nv taking little something. Now, when the
fine comes home 10 these meu-shen they are called
upop 10 vote upon the side OF Temperance, or UPON
the other side they will know then better thau sey ID
tbis hour whether they are really attached 10 and oe
vet sound the side OF Temperance. should IKE 10
see all iuterroe a,ed wish that the two parues wno
voted for or against prohibition upon Iuesdey we're
called out side by side. wish mau could walk
dosn the lines each looking through These parties
ard choosing his lot with this thst side. should
like 10 see the Judges and honorable men, and
great hotel keepers who array agains, tue MANIC Inv,
standing beside the drunkards whom they have malei
and should Ike 10 seethe Temperance men san ung
alone Were this 10 happen we might De OUT num-
bered in the CITY but should not be in the state.
Tb.r, il no man living who doubts but II the
question were simply for prohibition or assins proni-
bitten we should out-nnuiber the ruinseiiihS IN
t,rest by at least so 900 votes out there are many
who. although strongly in favor OF Tempe gance, arc
drawn of by side issues and we'll the ranks %; our
opponents rejoice to find in Mr. Cla'k the kind OF
man that the tunes demand They may sal what they
please against him, but no man says toat ue Is NOT
Maine law man. No man says tina; ne Is an lnsincere
probibitioni-t They know that his heart aud jung
melt were with us long years ago Before any MA
thought OF him for Governor ana before ne had oeea
at all in public life, he was prohiotlonisf. From
the first he was for the Maine law, aud from
the time il was spoken Of and from the day
he entered the Senate until now, he has been
known as one of the champions OF our Cause.
am clad 70 see il put nj last 80 strongly as THIS Sey
our has earned the support OF the Ru men, and he
comes into the field saying: II do not want to run
for Governor but when see a leading prohibition
"ist put up against ne, and an issue made upon my
"yeto | consent He comes upon the Kan plat
form-Dpop the barrel platform Laughter an1 ap-
ulause He is here now and IL Is 10 be voted TOR or
voted seanst upon that is-ue. Tnere are some lem
nersnce men Who will pretend that because they are
Of the Democratic party, therefore they are oouha
10 vote for Seymour. Let them CO. and seeing men
of the opposite party, (WhgsD paving their money,
should moi their principle OF Temperance be as dear TO
IN, IN as the Rum interest and their dollars are to the
Others There may be woes taken on upon other
eide issues, but remember inst every vote drawn
away from Clark will tell against prohibition 10 may
no, be meant but their votes Will 90 agansf prohio-
iton if they 90 against Clark. No man nee1 fear
thGt we shsl have any law TO veto, II Clark Is not
elected The same vote that beats us upon me UoY.
ernor. will beat us upon the Legislature. They will
stand or fall together. II the men who give their
VOTES ON Tuesday we're 10 stand up and 500 whereto
the Rum traiic endedif they dared to look tue IS
sue in the face sder not what you'd be the shout
of the day following, but what would be the fnai re-
suit of this voting 90 believe that, STILL reason Is so
strong with many that they would rerrace their staps
have been 90 years resident IN tins Clty iarDoHng
here, and living among mechanics, OF whom l vas
and am one. During tina, period have invariably
observed that the men who have struggled forwards
and gained ground, are, substantially, those VINO are
TEMPERANCE men aud those who have stood still are
thos. whe rink. The difference between prosperity
and adversely, between growth and decay, has been
strictly drawn By the Temperance line, aud will DO
20 hereafter. those who stand with US, beaten
though we should be, will still be more than
coLdnerors They will be upon the side OF personal
safety ami personal self respect They viii De upon
the winning side though over borne at present. rho
State of Connecticut was only last Spring an Ant-
Name law State. We struggled up there through
three We AIS Of disaster pase the bill last year, and
had Governor TO sign it this year. There were ever
30 may Or, dictions that the law could not be sus
taiped-that il would be broken down. Does any
man say so nowl Why, let the name OF lnnecticus
be but whispered among the opponents of the Maine
law when they are speaking OF seymour, a1d you
will disperse them as though q bombshe had fallen
among them. Laughter and APPLAUSE Is there hon-
esy is there good fah in men Who say that they do
not believe that the Maine law can be enforced
and vet take very good care not 10 mention facts
which show that il is enforced Is there aay fairness
in II Ell who say this Law will make more drunkards
when at only two hours ride from here it does not
make drubkards but reforms them ! L.ok at the pO-
lice eturDs, look at the criminal prosecutions, and at
the psupers In the Aims House and then zee how IN 3
Maine law has fourished up in Connecticut. There
wa meeting Of 90 900 the other day at New Haven,
on the occasion Of the great Agricultural Fair, and
not a single drunken man was TO he found upon t1e
erouud. When was ever such q circumstance seen m
III. States where the Maine Law s Dot 10 operation
have saith in Truth / have faith in the power OF
Reason ~ the minds Of men, and say that we only
need 10 have the issue fairly brought before the peo-
pie so that every man shall know whether he votes
for or aiDst prohibition and victory must be ours.
Loud cheers ! There has been pleasant little re-
msnder sent around To the people OF this City 10 the
shape Of tax-bills was honoret With one Of them,
and hope that every man, though he Is not able
to pay will look at t. and consider ho~ much he pays
tow the support shops The amount OF my tax
bill il 1872 and will to LAY that at least the
half that goes eDh ce the profits OF the kumseers
who have never been of any benefit 10 me. why
should give s72 TO support groggeres Ihey nevor
did me any good aud never viii. App'a1se ana
laughterl have never bad anything OF them, nor
never shall. You are all Taxpayer fouspay taxes
upon your work you DO not directly in money. Ask
Yourselves whether we shall 20 on paying these
amounts for ever Is not twice much paid for the
support of poverty and crime there is paid for
taIss Why is this This can give $1,000
if he pleases,. 10 support the Rum traffic, and
cannot we give something in labor, and
money and effort. to break down that traffic.
(, 81 certain afford to do il. While there
is strong iUtere,t the part of the liquor to
carry their traffic there Is deeper and per-
N irtpresf Away With all ~
of interest There are thousands upon thousands Of
men this day sinking into drunkards' graves. Thod-
ssDds Of yOurg men ara preparing TO tread the way
that they have gone, and thousands Of children gath
in md ALA of,