Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-06-14
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Unicr the above caption the Rep wrok quo
tel article written week l--fore, relative
the evils of drunkenness, AMI adds:
"lTow tbs friends Of tho Democrat who engaged IN
IN" business Of making drunl'arl' will relish the above
cannot saw but hope IL will not back d-wn from the
advance IL has made in this Respect"
Having made advance "in this respect" but stand
Ing where we have always STOOL shall have occasion to
crime a. well misfortune and hence shall here
after have heretofore. refrain from educating the
ruarI into the belief that somebody else is responsible
r his crime and misery. As long viii drink, 9TH
er men will sell and when far forget themselves.
10 become intoxicated they should bear their bur
dee Of the sin and shame % 50 doing and not seek TO sargs
the offence somebody else We take pleasure in inform
ing noicbor that tie friends Of the Democrat
friends Of tho Republican. More than half the saloon
keepers and whisky sellers in this county rebans:
viii the Republican say tlat the; Observation-Disclosures
Speak Oat.-Dsnoerat.
There is much to be said in favor of the idea ad-
vanced by the Democrat, that were there no pur-
drinks. We think that full grown mn has on
ly himself to blame if ne allows appetite for Ii
quor to master him. But how shall we guard tire
thousands Of unsuspecting youths who are annually
enticed into and destroyed in the more splendid
saloons! II is not the low dogsery- keeper who
does the mischief, for no with any selfrespect
will cross his Threshold The work Of ruin is al
ways commenced after business hours ,wh lie Young
arizans and clerks seeking relaxation from tie
labocs Of the day. The victim is nshered into .
room splendidfy frrnish asA brilliantly lighted
The surroundings seem in the highest degree res
pec.able; no drubkards are present to shock him
with horrd blasphemies; harmless game is intro
duced, and no matter who wins, the ''irnIssr fol-
low. Here iSshere the work OF ruin begins Is
j, true that have right to fill up the pitfai
which has been diggcd for our brothers feet2
We have no. exhausted the argument, but we
hasten to say TINT we are gl,i TO know that the
Democrat is looking forw ird to the diy when m
temperance shall be driven from the land. The
means, and not the enl, is the p,n. Of difference
between AS compromise between those who
favor to., prohibition ard those who favor the IL
censng Of liquor ships, We present our neighbor
with the platform of tn, State Temp france Socie
ty. and ask bis aid "hya. it cut on that line,
il takes all summer"
No license sell intoxicating drinks As beverage ex
capt upon petition of mloy Of the legal voters in tho
ward, township wher such liquors to b soit"
The above refers the whole m utter to tho poo
pie. where It of right belongs. 1t embraces the
idea OF popular sovereignty, which our neighbor
processes to zealoasly admire. BY the decision Of
the people we arereiiy to stand or tall. How is
il with you. neighbor7
The assertion of the Democrat that "more than
halfthe saloon keepers AMI whisky sellers in this
county are republicans" is untrue. We do not
claim oil who refused to vote for Mcclellan as Re-
publicans. However. we admit tina. there are
g ONE members Of our party engaged in the liquor
traffic. To such we h,ye never hesitated to point
out the evils resulting from their business. We
do not abuse them, but have nothing to say in IA
yor OF the liouor traffic.