The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-17
Temperance.


lean mind is Temperance Already is assuming national
proportions and are beginning to feel that it must
be met and treated of the great questions that
change the destiny of nations and either retard them
the march Of progress, push them centuries ahead
by mighty revolution of the wheel The temperance
societies throughout the land have hoisted their white
banner and the believers in "happy homes and whole
hearts are ranging under it's snowy folds On the other
hand the liquor men" have hoisted their banner We
do not know what its color is, whether black red
But they are ryng their strength to meet the onset of
their enemies
The temperance men have declared war to the knife
against all producers consumers abeors of whisky
They will neither tolerate recognize support any
or party who will not declare for prohibition The
liquor party meets them more than half way to scow
defiance on their fanaticsm" and establish platform
on which no man can stand unless he holds glass of
beer in one hand, glass of wine in the other and
glass of whisky between his teeth.
present the parties ranged in battle array There
has been blood spilled yet but the first shot fred
like that Fort Sumpter, sets the nation in blaze
While we take our stand the side of the temper
platform, and by doing, array against us ter
rble opposition we would prefer that the temperance
party would not push things to extremes BY bringing
on battle soon there have been great victories lost
before now. By forcing prohibition on the country at
present, large number of the best and most loyal
in the land will be driven into the ranks of the oppos
ton. Now there are certain parties eagerly watching
and praying for disaecton in the loyal camp of the
nation and there may be such thing throwing the
country into the hands of red with the blood of
those who died for its preservation.
The greatest national necessity is and will be for
years. to that the ruling powers in these United
States are true to America and to the spread of
Republican Governments to all lands Let the tenn
perance question be forced untimely into the national
issues before the land has thoroughly recovered from the
shock Of war; and force enough of the peopewho have
proved their devotion to eedominto the ranks of the
hands again, and not only will the temperance move
ment be defeated thereby, but the will have been
fought in vain and the nation that is moving with
such giant strides towards universal freedom, will be
thrown back once more into the hands of men who
regulate their ideas of right and wrong by color race
and geographical lines.
That we are as interested in temperance the most
advanced in the cause cannot be doubted when be-
eve that the great of countrys degradation
and of peoples misery and has been drunkenness
AS we are to return to this question again and again,
we will reserve our proofs until future issues of
paper. We know that we will sacrifice more than any
other newspaper in America by taking up the question:
but have nilsson to PERFORM and personal consdera
tons must not be taken into account We believe that
before our native country be liberated must
eradicate this great evil of incompetence from midst
We believe however, that it the duty of all temperance
societies of which societies. happy to
say are composed of Iishmen-to organize and the
moral power of reason and argument People in general
hate to be driven into any movement. And immediate
prohibition will even drive those miserable things who