Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-12-10
remperance. or Parsp.

Temperance, or f0reB.
1t is evident that IA portion efthe leaders
OF the third party movement. Of last year,
are bent on further political action. Rev,
j. +. C. Sawyer, OF Rhode Island. who
has continued TO edit the Riverside Echo.
ND to last week, now Withdraw in val
edictory letter, giving as principal
reason that he has been fettcred by
restriction and has not been allowed to
express either his own sentiments or those
of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars, in
reference to third patty, so that he can
not continue editor of paper whose
course is dictated by others. After sta
ting that the Echo will no longer lie The
organ OF the Grand Lodge aud arguing
the third party question, he dominates
Hon. n. c. Hichborn for Governor next
year.
The Rev. Mr.. Sawyer, of Rhode Island.
can hardly be expected to lend much of II
party in Maine, and we do not regard his
opinions in the matter entitled to much
weight. though it is said Il new temper
ance paper is to he published at Bath. OF
which he is to be the editor. Should such
a paper be started, and the Rev. gentle
man return to Maine, he would have due
weight in her political counscls,
But we sec by the proceedings of the
Semi annual session of the Grand Lodge
OF Good Templars of Maine, just issued,
that the Committee on political action, of
which Rev. +. ". Jackson was chairman,
reported that 'tho organization of Il
distinct Temperance party was wise. and
that /. should be continued until the
objects for which it was formed, are fully
&c mpli>hed"-which report, after some
sharp discussion. was adopod.
The language Cd another portion
of the Report was this-"Thc hypocrisy
of the dominant party is patent wien we
reflect that many OF lis papers and leaders
do all they can to bring into contempt
every measure Tor the suppression of the
internal traffic. In view ofsuch
facts. and the great frauds and wicked
ness prOcliccd al the Bangor Convention,
To defeat the nomination of a candidate i'll
sympathy with the Temperance men, re.
A portion of the above was considered
a little too severe. and was amended so
~ To- read--"Thc Inconsistency OF many
OF the leaders of the dominant party
Mr.. Nyc. The presiding officer of the
Grand Lodge. in his address ON the occa-
sion rcierredto. says "lIas the third party
accomplished any good, and il So, what
is it, lauswer, it has been the means of
causing more discussion on the Temper
ancc question during the past six month,
then we haze had before for five years.
Nearly az the Republican papers Of The
state hare entered he feld as apostles OF
temperance, aud hare girtH Their readers
more Temperance rcadiHg than wc hare
see, ia their columns before for many
years"
But Mr.. Nye expresses the opinion that
the mission Of the third party is not yet
ended.
The Grand Worthy Secretary, in his
report. states there is falling oil in the
order OF 2,i+9 from April-only six
nion,h>-and that there are tilty-eight de-
linquen, Lodges, with an estimated
membership o, 500. which hA,c 40; IT
ported.
We do not refer Ia these fats with any
disposition To gloat over them. but simply
to ask rejecting men Ia consider whether
the great cause of Temperance is being
promoted in this way.
The principal temperance lecturers in
the field, last year, were Rev +. W
Jackson, and Rev Major Arthur Deering
1t is very questionable whether they were
the most indiciou, advocates Of the cause
tina, could have been selected.
The falling of in the membership ofthe
GoCl Fcmpar Lodge, vi, while the
order was being committed 70 political
action Has the cause of Temperance
bccnpromotedby the course of it, leaders?
II i, difficult L see it.
We hope, with the Lewiston Journal,
,ha, there will be no division among the
temperance men another season, and 10
avoid this, and pat the Republican party
in position ;ha, canua. ac questioned we
lrus, 'ar. IFS next nominee for Governor
will be an ouc-spoken. practical friend OF
the cau>c-whoSc sincerity cannot be
questioned This would do more to heal
the temperance breach than any action of
their own
A D. Richardson died on Thursday