St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-04-30

| pledge; and that individual effort has
frequently accomplished much by the
same means. But unless those thus
pledged are gathered into some temner-
ance iold, they cannot be made very ser
vlceable to the cause or protected against
apostacy.
There are in this state, now, lO2
Lodges of the "Order of Good Templars -
with 1000 citizen members, and of the
''Sons of Temperance" and '.Tempars
OF Honor" many more. These are valu-
able auxlliaries in our work They con-
meet social and educational interests with
those of temperance, and their exercises
have great interest, especially to the
young. Let them be encouraged. But
do they, or can they, afford all necessary
facilities for combined action? They
Eave other objects, in which they are
rivals TO each other; and they are ''se-
cret societies." and, therefore, distasteful
to many. Not to urge this ourselves,
we would ask: Is not some organization
on a broader, and all-comprehending
basis, desirable and necessary?
1. We need combination. "a method OF
action embracing not only all organiza-
tions, but all friends of the cause, who
can unite on some general measures, and
in common purpose; like our town
temperance societies of yore, all auxilia-
ry to the Vermont State Temperance So
ciety, sharing in its deliberations, and
contributing 10 its support. 1t should
be organized on a broad and libeI al
basis and in its own capacity, aim simp-
ly at a voluntary reform, with the pur-
pose OF forming, combining and express
ing such temperance sentiment as will
dlssuade offenders from an unlawful
traffic; or give force, i'll the extremity,
to legal process.
In short, with what we now have. we
require the system of moral s,ulslon which
So much in the early davs
OF the temperance reform. To this the
public mind now turns, as 10 expert
ment, but tried and successful method
y new generation has come on to the
stage, and this plan will have the same at
traction and novelty as of yore We
must depend, not upon some cunning
scheme, but upon practical and we'll
iIgested system OF work Not for fit
tul excitement, but permanent and de- .
iermmed effort. One that will unite all
rue friends OF the cause, enlist popular
and be adapted to the wants
II the times. They may be raised up,
anu made demonStratIve, Il public scnti-
ncnt which Will roll back the tide of in
empcrance now setting in upon us and,
+ necessary, it can make its voice heard
n an auihorItlve manner. In one OF the
.reat reform movements of England, a
monster petition was gotten up. borne on
lie shoulders of two strong men. and fol-
owed through the streets of London, and
nto the House of Parliament. hy Il
multitude. Dearing ibis iIr>cIip-
ion, "Ihro,4yA PUlumem or ore,' P,r6u-
aeIt this bill must pass" We must be
prepared TO make some such demonstra-
ion, should occasion require
ID. ii. RANNEY,
Agent for Vt. State Ten. Soc
West }rattleboro, April 10, 1869.
These are moderate and sensible views.
here has been far too little. of late
cars, OF the kind Of, effort thus describ-
d; and the results of such abandonment
4 moral effort and reliance upon law,
Which AT best can only be an auxiliary
the temperance cause, are patent to
IL. We wish Mr.. Ranney all success
arou>lng interest among the people,
nd III stirring them TO renewed effort in
he good cause of rescuing men from the
emon OF drink.-Free Press.