The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-04
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power, else they would uot be willing to
stand so near the tide of non-committal-
ism in respect to a moral evil; neyerthe
less they have greet influence. Some Of
them have considerable social and mo-
mentary infrehce. Some of them came
here for the sole purpose Of making mon
ey, and they have cared intensely for DothA
ing else, not seeing how intimately con-
nectcd moral worth is to all other worths.
Some of them have a eommcndable splr-
it of enterprise in some directions. They
are generally, of a quiet, mind-their-own
business stamp-so much SO that they
seem to be perpetually saying: " Am /
my brothers keeper" Some of them
have become so related to this traffic in
securing official positions; that they can
in no manner oppose what has been one
of their chief supporters.
Now, such as these, are the cause of the
existence of this traffic here, and hence
the cause of its evils. Their course eh-
cvuragcs those engaged in the traffic, and
discourages those desiring and seeking its
overthrow. This audience knows very
we'll that if it were proper, | could name
about score Of men ~hc, coming cordial
ly and decidedly to the help of others,
could quickly drive this enemy of all good
from among us. Whether they shall cor
tinue to occupy their present position re-
maius to be seen. But if they do, | will
most deliberately and publicly charge
upon them the chief responsibility of susA
tanning among us busitess that brings
forth poverty paupefism, Sorrow, adultta
ry, and murder, as its Legitimate fruits.
If any shall be offended at this plalnnesss
they shall be responsible for that. Am [
become their enemy because tell them
the truth Nay indeed .-~snd If any Of
you are in doubt whether you stahd
among these condemned ones-vou may
/ be sure that you are inUludtd, for Is
stand where you are in doubt is to stahu
where YOU are condemna5le. Oh, If the
day will ever cUme when sohfe of these
quiet, mind-their own business sort Of
men shall wake up to the faet that their
own SUBS have been ruined BY that abudt
which they have sought TO be so nuns
comaittal, they will greatly wUbder hu"
they could have been 50 indifferent? how
they could have dreamed along so careless
of influences that have blasted their
brightest hopes and disappointed their
most confident expectations. If the day
shall come when some of these shall learn
that their daughters are afHanced to youns
men whose habits have been formed un-
der the influence of saloons and billiard
rooms and If they shall be compelled to
60 on to learn that life long alliances have
been formed with such as are passing
through the progressive stages of inebri1
alton, how can they ever forgive them
selves that they were so careless as they
now arc. of the moral influences surround
ing their homes
Oh, they will "mourn at the last"
when Mourning will be a poor atonement
for past Indifference, and poor pledge
that it shall rot be increased to a dreadful
anguish. Say, what father would vel.
come the place of that father, who was
recently summoned from his ddiet home,
to look upon the murdered form of his
daughter? What mother would be i'll
her place who thus locked tpon the child
she had borne?