True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-12-24
The Triumph Of The wicked Is short.

The Triumph of the Wicked Is Short.
When the law Of Maine was repealed
by set ct corrupt politicians, shout of
rejoicing went up from every earthly
hell in the Union. A whisky Subsidized
press all over the land added its note of
exulratiou. immediately the food gates
Of evil were opened, and a mighty stream
Of liquid FIRE deluged the State of Maine.
The prisons, pOOr-houses, asylums, so
long almost tenantess, were again crowd
ed. The sons of the Governor, and
distinguished advocates Of free rum were
placed in durance vile for getting drunk
in less than month after the repeal Of
the law. The unmtigated and transpar-
ent falsehood, coined by the venal press
Of Maine, and circulated all over the
world, that more liquor was sold and drank
while the law existed than before, was
made apparent as soon rs the law was re-
pealed. We predicted when the sad
news was borne westward on the tele-,
graph wire, that the law was stricken
from the siatute.book, that a day of reck-
oning would soon come for the Vandals
who had laid violent hands upon it
Scores and hundreds inquired of US, with
an insulting familiarity. "Well, what.
nexll What new hoby will you find to.
ride 7" and thousand other taunting and
insolent questions, by the wine and bran
dy drinking aristocracy. We bore their
lJeers with as much patience as we could
cammand, and felt that our day of tri-.
umph would come. 1t has come already,
thank God! 81 r.
The governor who, less than one year
ago, urged in his message the repeal of
the law, has been himself repealed! The.
people have repudiated him by the lar.
gest vote ever cast in Maine. He is laid
in his political grave forever. Another,
friend and advocate of tho law, has been
summoned 10 the chair of State. The
traitors 10 the best interests of the State,
inthe legislature, who laid hands upon the
law, have nearly if not quite all, been re-
pudated by their constituents. The SEN
ate and house. with nearly a unanimous
vote will restore The law with such
amendments and alterations as will more
effectuly drive the liquor traffic from the
state, at the ture of the rogues march.
In Vermont also, where the rummies
have made desperate struggle for the
mastery, hoping to destroy the MaineLaw,
they have been completely routed. Not
single man in the senate TO plead thetr
cause, aud only six in the house. Des.
perale and devllish efforts were made tn
defeat DR.. Powers, the odious author Of
the law, but he was reelected by larger
vote than ever before.
1t will he said tha, other questions have
been involved in this canvas, and the
temperance men cannot claim the victory.
We are aware that other issues have been
male, but is il not little strange, if the
law was so odious and unpopular that men
should be chosen as candidates so univer-
sally, who are known to be in favor of this
'tyranical measnre!' If the liquor par
ty is so strong, why no, court It's indu.
ence and votes by placing upon that track
candidates of that party!
The truth is, the people Of those states
have SO long enjoyed partial respite
from the cruel persecusons and inAictions
Of the liduor traffic, that they will not
vote for rummies, whatever may be their
views on other existing topics, Crusa-
der.