Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-07-03
July l..
Temperance STANDARDIZATION

Temperance STANDARDIZATION
By referring TO the secretary's notice
above, it will be seen that the semi-annu
al meeting of our county temperance so
ciety is TO be held a. Derby on the 10Th
inst. We hope that it will be largely at
tended and prove instrumental in doing
great good. Dir. Geo. A. Human is en-
gagged to deliver the address. We will
uarantee-though none is needed-that
the address will be worthy the occasion.
Let the speaker then have large audi
ence.
Now let US say few words for the So
ciety to digest. Each year adds another
to IFS age and the same year that adds
TO that age also shows an alarming in
crease in the sale of intoxicating liquors.
Where three or four years ago i; was ne
cessary TO procure dram by stealth, if
procured at all, il is now dealt out openly
and shamelessly; and no man wags his
jaw against it, save in whisper, and that
whisper so low and tremulous that none
can hear it. There is great, a terrible
lack somewhere there is dreadful ap-I
athy everywhere in regard to temperance;
the old leaven that was planted years
ago has pretty much died out. Who is
too blame? Where rests the fault?-
1t lies with the protested friends of tenn
perance more than anywhere else. They
are the guilty ones, and on them more
than all others rests the responsibility of
the present and growing state of the rum
traffic, of drunkard making, of children
clothed in tattered garments, of poor hou.
SEES populated, and the whippings of in
nocent, gentle and loving wives. How
are they TO blame? Because like the
pharisee they make long prayers and are
known of their much speaking; they neUer
act; if they go TO all the temperance
meetings and talk about "bearing the
heat and burden Of the day." standing
shoulder to shoulder" with some other
Gascon-" enlisting for the war;" &c.
they think they have performed their
whole duty, and that nothing further re-
mains TO be done; such men seem to
think that the mere force of their fine
speeches and their weight of character
is sufficient TO end iniquity in general
and the liquor traffic in particular. We
have very excellent liquor law upon
our statute books; if enforced, it is suffi-
cient, or nearly sufficient, to end the sale.
II is however suffered to be dead letter
in the greater part of the state. Why is
it a dead letter? 1t is so because tenn
perance men do not try to enforce it and {
make the rumseller pay the penalty of a
broken law. While all recognize it as a
good law, no one feels himself called on /
TO act as a general complainant and pros f
scutor, from well grounded fear that be f
will receive nothing but the maledictions =.
aud curses of the rumies for his pains.
while be will receive no aid and little 4
comfort from temperance men. This is o
all wrong. The friends of the cause Il
should be so firmly banded together as ii
to make common war upon all rumsell. 9.
ers they should watch sharply the ,la- >
ces where it is sold, procure witnesses. =
and convict, fine and collect {.
A rumseller has no rights which ,ohite f,
nan is bound &c respect" They should "
De dealt with the same as other thieves. n
\ community should be so united in the c,
'ause as to support each other. All a,
mould make complaint and not leave if Y,
or one or two to bear the brunt of the &C
battle. Such union would carry weight
and strength its proceedings could not V
De thwarted nor stayed; the traffic would d,
nave TO cease, aud the rumseller be com.
'elled TO break his tumblers and shut nm ii
hop. =,
We commend the above plain truths Il
o the candid consideration of all sober d,
ehecting men. "In Union there is b
trength." Without such a union as we p
ave spoken Of, things will rapidly GO W
fom bad TO worse. United we stand be