Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-01-14

MIR. EDirCR:-I nave read with pleasure
the weekly reports OF the Citizens Tenn
perance Meetings, and rejoice that the.
subject of Temperance l. bcing agitated
and that the meetings are so well attended.
VIII Won allow me through the medium OF
yeur paper 10 say lew words TO my
friends IN the cause. | regret very ,auch
that ! am unable % attend the meetings.
for consider II The duty and privilege of
all good citizens TO encourage every at
tempt tow ards tho suppression Of the sale
of intoxicating Liquors. think Ii YOU
had revived the oh rule, first A word, and
then a blow" Your efforts would have
been more eifectual. but hope you will
continue To agitate this question until not
Eumseller or their apologists will dare
show their head in the presence Of the
rising generation. Why call upon the
authorities or leading men of our Vlllsge.
10 aid yon in your efforts. If the mi.era-
bic wrecks Of humanity, that they see in
our streets every day. aud the niue APP
pcals Of children shivering with cold, and
psrishing for the want OF care. while the
Father spends his hard earned dollar at
the rum shop. aud get, IA exchange not
clothes and food for his little ones. bat a
poison that sends Kim TO his home a raw
ing maniac or babbling idiot fail to
call forth even rcmonstrancc from those
whose social and public position would
enable them to free our Town from the
dreadful scourge. Had your appeal been
thunder d from Mount Sinai. or spoken
with the sloquence ola Cough. it would
have been unheeded-W When will the fem
perance Advocates learn that they have
nothing to expect from ofiice-seekers. or
politicians. whcnit is necessary for them
to secure tho Temperance votes, that they
may feed ffoIn the public crib. how zeal
GUS they are. Even the Constabulary
Law was hardly stringe II enough. Office
holders. who are indebted to the rum vote,
for their positions. are exceedingly apt 10
. become very sensitive in regard 10 the
| rights of their constituents. Why cannot
the true friends of the Temperance. cause
ties unite and pledge themselves never 10
vote for any man who il not an advocate
of prohibliory law, aud more than that
Observation-Disclosures sink either or both OF the
political parties than to have our Village
delayed with rum as Il has been for the
past six months-a party that Is not sound
enough Ia carry prohibltory law irinm-
phsntly through an election, hal better
cease To exist; to say the least. il j. no.
consistent for honest Temperance men to
belong to It. You can II YOU choose,
unite and become power that neither
( party can ahoFd 10 loose. Waste no more
preciou. time waiting for tho Father. OF
the Town To como 70 the rescue, take The
matter INFO your own hands ana enter
/ complaints against every ruinscllcr In
] Town. SEE that the Liquor j. taken. and
the fine imposed az the Lag provides. and
/ II you omit To- visit any rum-shops, let I,
/ be those on Paddy Lane" for the rum
shops on Main and Water streets. like the
moderate drinkers. the more respectable
they appear. the more banefnl their inilu-
ence.
am glad 10 learn that our Ministers
are laboring so earnestly In the cause.
Nav they never leave their good work un-
I ill every professed follower Of Christ 4.
ready to cxclaim with Paul. Ifmeat make
my Brother TO offend. will eat no flesh
willis the world standeih.
"ZEaLors.-