Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-03-24
Gigbtnina Grain.
coNNERsvILLE MAR. Al 1854


tH' AtAH'taHhV tNNNAtfk WI te't
Tuesday evening was well attended,
The Sons, Daughters, and Cadets, being
out en- masse. The large number that
has become attached to these Orders,
during the last six months, shows con.
clusvely that the temperance prospects
were never better than at presnt.
Rev. Il. d. Long delivered the prin.
ciple speech on the occasion. After he
had concluded, Judge Perry, DR.. Buck.
10y and others made remarks, touching
the platform that temperance men
should stand upon. We think these
discussions, carried en- for tho purpose
OF asceftainlng the most correct course
10 DO pursued to secure the triumphant
passage OF the prohbItory Law, are the
b'st subject to agitate at this time. as
there seems 10 be- such wide difference
10 opinions that we should know the
U.s. &'unds.' We cannot agree with
Judge Perry's assertion; however much
we uro convinced Of his stability as a
man, aud as tne supporter OF the TEN.
perance rsiormat ion, when he says that
II will be impossible TO get the Maine
or ProhIbtory Law In less than five
years but we may Possibly obtain II In
ten"
We certainly can see no good arI.
cling, Tor a man who professos 10 contend
Tor the Law. to take this position and
above ell 10 do II ina public ass smbly,
but on the contrary there are many OBJ
ieetions to Il. Ono very important Que
Is that Il hast tendency to discourage
many OF the best men In the ranks; and
and another IL that these poor, miser.
BILE, wretched, degraded, Liquor sellers,
would bring on large supplies-(urnish
their retreats most gorgeously and at
tract i've II they thought the way was
open for them TO continue their dumning
traffic for 40 long time. And not on
ly this, others who are now out Of the
business would be tempted to pitch in
All good temperance men look upon
sellers more with pity than anger, while
thinking Of the guilt that they are heap-
ing upon their own heads and II should
be our aim 10 have them distinctly to
understand, that they must quit the busi'
ness, and do 50 Tor their benefit mo-
that they may do 50 II they happen to
feel disposed to. Thus having sufficient
notice that the Law t0W be past, and
friendly warnings that they had better
make preparations for it-they can have
an excuse that they twill be ruinedl II
thrown out OF business!" We are OF
the opinion that there Is not one grocery
keeper in ten in this state, that does not
believe but that his business will be
wound up" at the next election. Those
that do not believe il, are those who
have been the best customers, them
selves, TO their trade that they ever
had, and are past comprehending any
thing. We introduce this subject not
only in reference TO thu present occa-
sion, but having had the same remarks
made by their speakers since the COM
mencement OF the campaign. How
would il look for a person to get up in
an old fashioned political meeting, aud
harrangue the people something after
this style. "Fellow Citizens! we are
about to vote for Mr.. and Fellow
Citizens.! we must make an effort to
elect but Feliow Citisens!!! pledge
you my most sacred word that we can
no; do it,"
Now it seems to us that il we are en-
deavoring to get the law next winter we
should work for il with a determination
to &c, it at all hazards and at any sacri-
fees, and we feel assured that there
will not be any possibility much less any
probability that we shall be compelled
to wait any longer. Even If person,
is disposed to think that it will be i'm
possible to obtain it, let him keep il
to himself and never intimate il public
ly or privately. We remember haviLg
been told in our young days that we must
never say 81 can't" but "I'll try"
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