The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-07-21
King Alcohol and Democracy,

The Democracy Of this state have
chosen king Alcohol for their King.
One Of their resolutions adopted at their
State convention, reads as follows:
Resolred, That the Maine liquor law is in
consistent with the genius of free people.
and unjust and burdcnsomc in its operations.
it has ycxed and harrasscd the citizens bur
dencd the counties with expense, litigation
and proved wholly useless in the suppression
Of intcmpcrance.
Reader; read the above resolution
gain. Ponder upon it, and consider the
evil tendencies Of the doctrine. therein
advocated saying nothing about the six
base and willful lies therein pcrpctra-
ted
1T is true exponent Of the degraded
condition, and rotten heart OF the Demo.
cracy. 1t shows that in catering for
votes; for power they are ready to destroy
the cherished virtues Of the people, by
tampcring with their evil passions aud
tastes they arc ready to make besottcd
drunkards Of some Of our best citizens. to
scatter dlscord aud misery where now
dwells harmony and happiness, to make
widows and orphans mourn over the
carly graves Of drunken husbands and
fathers.
The present verdict Of our Intelligent
and enlightened community is, that
alcohol is subject of legislation, that
the healthy and peaceablc existence Of
the public, demand laws restraining its
use as beverage, that the Maine Liquor
law, in its bearings and effects far exceeds
all license or other laws which have been
Enacted for the purpose of restraining
the sale OF alcoholic drinks; and yet in
the very face Of this very important and
almost universal verdict, the Democracy
have the audacity to pronounce it a dead
letter. Their resolution is a bid. A
bid to reinforce their shattered, recling,
falling ranks, from the dirty saloons,
dcbasing hrothcls and gambling bells Of
the state. tits their patriotic appeal to
the patriotism CD Of those who may be
frequently found measuring their lengths
in the sewers, drains and highways.
Oh! what an appeal! What patriot.
ism
Who is it fayors the unrestricted sale
ofintoxicating liquors? We answer the
manufacturer and dealer who would not
seruplc to barter souls, to the devil for
useless shining ornament in their parlor,
and the out cast Of society who arc lost
toall sense Of propricty and seek to en-
JOY themselves ut the expense Of their
God given nature.
These arc they to whom the democrats
arc appealing for help. Foolish demo
cracy, seeking to run their rotton sink
ing hulk upon quicksands. But such is
their course and we say if they are fully
determined, let them drift. In the
mean time let none be so foolish as to
suppose that they are in favor ola license
law. We arc aware that since the con-
vcntion many oftheir Journals being
ashamed Of the detestable course they
have taken, are endeavoring to palm off
upon the people that the reason they
object to our present liquor law, is that
it is not as effective as license law, that
it is not as rigidly enforced and that
they arc decidedly in favor Of a, license
law.
This play'is- for the purpose Of de-
cicving those who may be found in their
company and have too much good sense
still remaining 20 sanction the open
traffic in intoxicating liquors. The fact
is, the papers are not the party at oil
times, and the party as party are op.