Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-06-23
THE PLATFORMS.

THE PLATFORMS.
We gave last week, the two platforms |
of the opposing parties in this State
on the only important question that Is TO
come before the next legislature. We
say Of the opposing parties-for II Is
useless to talk Of whiggery or democra-
cy or frsezoilism In reference TO the
next legislature, the question at issue 10
prohibition and anti-prohibition. The
50 called democratic conventions con-
vention Of Office seekers and Office hold
ers saw ft TO adopt resolutions opposed
10 prohibition, which entities them 10
the appellation Of snii-prohibisionists.-
On the other hand. the masses, a. we
think, are determined to make the pro-
hibition Of tipping houses hs question,
and no party drill will divert them from
their purpose In this respect.
As we showed last week, In very
important particular the platforms are
Identical The necessity Of legal re-
strainli lie the starting point Of BOTH
"But" says the Anti-prohibitionists, I'VE
can not approve Of any plan for the
eradication Of this evil, that must nec-
essarily result In tho inaie ton Of great
or ones" All right. The misehieis OF
drunkenness are numerous enough, and
great enough Of course we do not want
a greater.
The conclusion Of these good temper
anos mon 10: therefore we are opposed
TO any law on this subject, that viii su-
thorize the searching for. or ssisurs, con-
ascasion and destruction Of private proper
~"
Now, AZ the seizure confscation and
destruction Of liquors, kept for Illegal
sale, IL the remedy the prohibitionists
propose, II would not be unreason able
to require opposers to give their remedy
for 20 great an evil, against which they
must legislate. But they have chosen
to merely oppose the plan Of otheis and
not TO give their own plan.
They intend to say that the seizure
eonascatlsn and destruction Of liquor
kept for sale contrary TO law, would re'
sult In greater mischief than the present
unrestraineJ traffic. IL this sol Who
would suffer more TO have the bottles
and barrels CT every vlolater Of law. do
stroyed than community now suffers
from tho liquor traiIici Would Il inaIcl
agrsater evil on the wives and children
oflnebriatea, TO destroy the liquor thai
ruins them, than the traffic now lnalet
upon theml Would II lndict a greater
evil on the tax payers than they nov
suffer In consequence Of the traffic.
Common sense answers no.
The truth IL, that convention inteud
tolegislate for the special benefit OF thel
patrons, the liquor sellers. We 50,
this reluctantly. but Il Is too nantes
TO be denied. The democratic eonven
: ton. both by the speeches thsrs made
and by the resolutions adopted, have 80
themselves against a prohlbitory Law
II viii inhIet an injury upon the liquc
traffic and on none else.
The cant about Private property is q
moonshine. II isas easy to say tina
liquor, under certain circumstances
not private property--is a nulsance--s
itisto say a soap factory, a tan yard,
slaughter hopse, powder house, pl
pen, q mill dam, a tippling house, ag'
ming house. a theatre, bawdy hous
or any thing else Is not private Propert.
II IL shere evasion. II is contempt
BILE attempt to arouse an opposition,
appealing 10 the ignoraHce Of certa
class. "The destruction Of priva
proper,yi Whose property The p'
cate property Of class Of men who
business isconfessedly mischievous a
unlawful The private property wi
which they habItually and professes
violate tho laws Of their country. w
regards tho rights Of property In ga
bling and eounterfelting implimentsi
We repeat IL, that this cant about p
vate property ID contemplate.
In defense Of the platform Of the ts
perance men we will only say that sol
seven Democratic States. eve
one OF them. have applied this proyIsI
aud II works we'll. No other pena
ever did answer the purpose. TT
craftsmanship requires Us to apply
remedy that has proved effectual VIII
every thing else has failed. Y
are not done vet with the platforms.
COL. LANE THE CANDIDATE.
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