Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-08-05
No Third Tileet.

Tii. Stsse Convention of the Temper
anct. Aiiianee eonyened il Urbana on
the 2sth inst. This is anFalEance of the
various iempefanee organizations de-
signe,i 10 Ell ibrace the temperance ele-
mrnl nf the StaIe. The attendance at
Urbana was large, and many of the
delegates were men of character and in
fiuence The most important question
sub nitted 10 the consideration of the
Convention was embraced in the report
of the committee on Political Action
This report after mature deliberation
and full discussion was adopteped with
bgt four or five dissenting votes. The
report reads ~ follows x =.
First-That il is the solemn duty OF
kBe fFjeBds OF temperance to cary their
principles 70 the ballot box, and to aid
IN 4 be. election 10 Office of such men
only as are in favor Of all proper meas
ufes for the suppression of the evils OF
incompetence. .,4.-
Second-That the sale of Intoxicating
liquors te be used as beverage should
be prohibited by law, and, while earnest
~ laEuring to create n proper moral
sentiment in reference to the sin of in
Temperance, we will seek to prepare the
public mind for the enactment and exc
cntion of such law.
ifhini-phat in tile opinion..of this Con-
vention il is not advisable at present to
take seperate political action. We will
seek to carry out our principles through
the present. political organizations. III
unsuccessful, our cause must have po-
litieal recognition. Society must be pro-
teeted. The sale of Intoxicating liquors
must be suppressed.
This third resolution definitely settles
the question of temperance party
ticket. The Convention by an almost
unanimous vote decided that there shall
beao third party ticket, in other words,
that seperate political action is not ex
pedient or advisable. We commend the
wisdoa1e ofthe Temperance Convention.
Iftpersistence in running Temperance
ticket in Ohio would have any effect, 1t
wonid result i'm electing the Democratic
State ticker Four-fifths of the radical
men in this State being
Republicans, the result of any temper
ance movement looking towards sepa-
tepoliti..al action would tend to weak
en- the Republican party in proportion
to the strength of that movement. But
least of all il there occasion for such
separate political action at thistime.-
The Republican candidates for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor, Judge of the
Supreme Court. Treasurer of State and
other officers are strict temperance men.
None to whom these gentlemen are
known can be ignorant of
the direction in which their influence
wiIl.be east or Of what may be the
of their personal example,
In them the temperance men will find
allies and firm friends. In all
wise measures to suppress intemperance
the friends of temperance may rely up
On their active aid and assistance.
The idea that the evils of intemper-
ance can be suppressed through the aid
,f the Democratic, party, is too pre-
posterons for discussion. Neither the
eaders nor The followers of that party,
through their principles or their prac-
ices. have ever favored temperance re-
orms. A more general use, of intoxi-
,ating liquors would suit the Democracy
,etter than the disuse ofAthem. If tenn
,erance men desire legislation to aid
he cause in which they seem deeply
they must make the next
Republican. They can carry
heir principles to the ballot-box by
Republican tickets to the ballot
-[State JournE