Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-18

The Chicago Journal. republican paper, has
the following:
II il time to speak The scandal of this coun
try - drunken men in public lite. The disgrace
makes our cheeks Jingle. makes is blush. makes
US hang our heads and sicken st heart A drunk
en- maa in the streets is q humilisting spectacle
The eye OF the least sensitive self Prospect turns
away IN disgust from IL. Blu; drunken man in
public life is a puoIc humilistion-a humiliation
that involves nation. Ii travels to the end of
the wires Every eye. everywhere. is witness
OF the shame We are piloried by il for the
scornful gaze TO all the world
80 We are 10th to believe that drunkenness is on
the increase IN this country; especially do we re-
coil from the conclusion that drunken men are
multiplying 81 the capital of the country. But il
is charged that they are. Can il be possible =?
With what psr-istency the sensitive patriot
TRUSTS away from him every evidence that sub
Stimulates the indictment. How easy and how
natural for him TO be bind 20 facts that bring
proof "-trong as Holy Writ" Of the degeneracy
In morals Of those 10 whom he has confidec the
reips of leadership and the sceptre OF rule
However, whether We believe dru- ken public
men are on the increase, or The decrease, We
must bos 10 the evidence OF our ewes and own
that there are such public men. And can any
class of persons be more entirely mischievous
than they! Has any man much influence
o'eA huc pNptC fIsUe - NOne. ADC
when that influence i thro~n h4ty and dagl-
tiously against the public virtue must there not
be disastrous damage to the same, There must
They that follow look Up 70 those who lead they
that learn. TO those who teach; thew that listen.
20 those Who preach The masses arc Initiative
The people arc vorshippers They have veal
ness for demi gods, and sometimes IN their head.
long svsrice for demi god they make one ont
of a demsgogue. They are trsctsble and i'm.
questionable; "a quick % initiate the bad exam.
pie ss the good one; as likely to worship the
spurious the genuine hero: liable to sn
plAud demagosue as 4 demi god. as disposed
10 founder through nire and bog after TIE will
o. the visp Sc 20 follow on hard footing the con
slant lamp Of trnih This hss been 80 in all
AGES. It's so nov IN vain We individually
poohpooh !. Away Collectively. we the REQ
pie" are just this. nothing more. nothing les
We resent the soft Impeachment 70 no purpose.
IL there is anybody to lead. We follow him: II
anybody 20 command we obey him II anybody
10 teach. we sit At his feet aud the man in pub c
station We are influenced BY. whssher Ne ~snt 20
be or not
IL has strange power over our conduct and
our conscience. Weiher It ought to be so or not
50 it's Your public conscience i largely in the
keeping OF your public men. They nav be
oulvark against which the peut up aoods Of pub
lie immortality shall beat in vain or thev NAV be
the sluce- gate through which those Good. shall
pour forth 10 irresistible devastation All the
power of the pulpit my be neuuAlizsd by the
power Of the example OF your public men. The
latter can pull down faster than the former can
build up. II they IN public place openly De
nounce the decorum of the upright. in vain will
the preacher enj0in upright conduct on the
common people And whsf V the pulpit about