Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-07-21
Good Templars and their Resolutions.
A friend writes us as follows from
H. ,xast ,,art of the cOuntv

A friend writes us as follows from
the west part of the county
"The Good Iemplars are doing
good work, but some of them, sup
port very Incorporate notions at
times. They wish to take action
foreign to the order, and ever con-
jure up persons TO be enemies when
such refuse to fall in and vote for
ultra foreign measures. Some find
fault because persons not members
crticise their extreme views, and it
is such who mistake the position of
the Herald and speak of it as an en-
envy to the order. Are you such,
friend Cover, or do you merely OPP
pose their extreme measures ~
REMARKS: Were we an enemy TO
the Good Tcmplars we should be
quick to second any action of theirs
calculated for their injury. Societies,
like individuals, may be quickly used
up by any fanatic or extreme action
Of theirs calculated to lose for them
the confidence of sober people,
Hence, to oppose such fanatical or
extreme action is to favor the G.. Il.
society-provided the action is real
ly extreme or Incorporate. We IL
lnstrate The Templars, by their
delegate county convention, resolv-
ed that the raising of hops is
not TO be INDUCED in nor countenan-
ced by members of the order, or
words TO that effect. In view of
benefting the order we opposed such
action; and we solemly believe that
all who favor such action are either
designedly aud wickedly enemies to
the order, or also they ignorantly
and innocently abuse the order with
out knowing what they do
We believe in and favor every hon
orable means for regulating the evils
incident to the sale and use ofstrong
liquors-but have no confidence in
prohibitory laws, nor in maiorities
for diminishing the use and abuse of
selling and drinking liquor.
We lived through and acted some
OF the history of the Westinghouse
andsSons of Temperance and well
DO we remember the cause of their
dissolution. No sooner in numeri
cal majority than demogogues as>
sumed the lead aud clamored for tenn
perance parties and tickets, prohibi-
tory laws licensed whiskey doctors,
&c. The result was, general disgust
toward those orders and their speedy
dissolution-events we'll remember
ed by all men identified those times
with temperance reforms.
Common sense alone may not al
all times be safe guide, but when
joined to experience is a never fail
ing monitor And if the good com
mon sense of our Good Templal
friends were joined to that expert,
ence which reaches back to Wash,
ingtonian and Sons Of Temperance
times, we should hear no more Of
liquor prohibition enterprises as tests
of loyalty to the order.
AS TO the Templar organization
for its moral and social influence, of.
fering IS it does the opportunities
for delightful association of the
young and old of both sexes, and for
bringing together upon common
level the poor and rich, and by their
frequent meetings preparing the
young for higher and nobIer posi-
tons in life, we know of no secular
organization in the land more worthy
of support and permanent life. But
the order can only enjoy tho popular
support and endure as permanent
institution by very strictly adhering
within bounds of moral and social
enterprise, which embraces such
suasive action as will lead young
and old men away from liquor.
Except for such obligations as
above noted, we;shonld advise every
young man and women in the land
to seek membership and lifelong as
ISOLATION with the Good Templars.-
And except the church we know Of
no better moral and physical health
insurance association.