The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-08

and there other gentlemen strangers who desire %
address you
FeIlos-ctzens, rel il to be my duty, long am
in public life express 70 you N public the PArt,cai
sentiments which may hold public questions hlght
thousand Of Bsrks county declared az the last eio
ton that they opposed the prohibory law They opposed
Il not because they wanted 10 drink but because il struck
a. their liberties Win anybody tell me there are eight
thousand men Ia this community who want 70 be drunk
ards Cries Of "No no. and applause Even the rank
est temperance will not have the hardihcod 70 de-
clare that every man who opposes the prohioosy law
dr9nkafd have my own private views on tis sa2e.l q
making drunkards may 10 wrong. ! say that drunk
ards make themselves Men have got drunk Ia all ages
Under al systems OF government aud Ia all climates you
bnd men dying at the age Of seventy Go % the North
South East and West and you find die whether they
do do not drink liquor And you end also, that The
average Of drunkenness Is and has been about the same
through all time
Gentlemen have never been non-committal this
question had no desire to be. Il raised when ran
for Congress Ny sentiments have been knowna along aud
may say that have met who pretended this
present for prohibition had any thing 70 do with
the leg climate temperance cause Gentlemen who pretend
ed 10 have investigated the subject told they were 10
favor of rational legislative reform Such obeot com
mendahle But those who in favor OF this prohihory-
liquor law say that in favor Of drunkenness IL Is
they who put the bard and without cause
They do not want to tell the truth and in order that the
facts may be understood and my position stated have
alluded 10 the opinions others Again state that every
here aud at the national capital with whom talked
this subject al once declared he was IN favor OF con-
stituiiona retormsny thing TO cut on abuses, but OPP
posed aud yield 70 the prohibition q the use O
liquor Applause.
This party Of prohibition believe is other than
political party. II dominates candidates for Office and
requires them pledge themselves to vote in particular
way. Whenever party does that il Is political party
That 10 done in this country not by temperance party
but temperance political party The temperance associa
tons uay organized od what is called the pfin
ciple Of moral suason. Public opinion was appealed to
and would ask whether such efforts ever resisted
Were who had acquired incorporate habits ever pre-
vented from learning them? Point 30 tayern-keeper
and told they interested in making drunkards-
who has prevented any from swearing himself agatns
inteinperance2 They the very men who do not wan
drunkards about their barrooms They do not want ioa
ers about their places for they njure their reputation
Under the old temperance societies, advised those ph
had acquired ntemperate habits TO take the pledge No
body attempted to prevent their doing III on the contrary
| all tried TO prevent the abuse Of liquor.
Yet 1t Is said our object is ~ make drunkards, repca
that are those who should be called the temperate
party, because approve OF moderate drinking and that
temperance and should be against the other party oe
they recommend intemperanee and drinking by t
quart Laughter and cheering.
! am in favor Of reform. Whatever may be said ot m
10 the public that am not in favor Of making
drunkardsof excess in the Of ardent spriisbu d.
go for carrying out the laws which have Carry out anS
execute laws that have and then when do that
reform believe this is sentiment Of the people, as IA
know it, think that the license laws good tna
the legislature did right in passing them, and the courts
seeing them executed but every has the right to as
liquor, and the legislature cannot take II from him
The legislature admits that it abolish the
il when il provides in its law that it shall still be used TO
manufacturing and medicinal purposes II can only mi
| the use of ii.
have occupied your time long enough already thi
subject and will give way to Others to address you
| Great applause.