Ellsworth American., 1869-04-29

Any movement To form q new party
based upon moral reform exclusively will
fail la this country. 1t always has been
SO and no doubt will continue 10 be so
for = long time to come. Ii Is an attempt
10 accomplish by the power OF the ballot
what mus, be accomplished by appeals to
the conscience. the love Of COMMON
humanity. and OF justice. See how Il
works. smoking. or the use OF tobacco IL
as offensive 70 us. every war, as 10 the use
Of Intoxicating liquors. Ts our mind. ns
use 10 just as onsnsiv6to man's normal
tastes. and ~ inimicai to his wants IS 10
the uae OF stimulating drinks. Il Is =
filihier habit, and to \ certsin degree ius,
as detrimental to health A. is the use of
rum or gin or brandy. Ifu is said tha,
men do no, spend their money for tobacco.
and thereby leave their families destitute.
We answer this is assertion. We can all
call TO mind some father. whose FANNY
suffers every day for the necessarie. Of life
while he spends money enough each day
for tobacco 10 purchase one or more
loAves Of bread. There Is not = man ia
town " hO uses tobacco who does not 50 end
more than twenty dollars year &c crafty
this love. Go Ask half Of these men il they
take more than one Newspaper, or IL they
subscribe TO sustain prsachng. " il they
contribute anything for benevolent objects
or 6they can pay q tsx % build neW
school house. orwil assist ia Introducing
souething 70 build up our esiucati snal
interests. and The answer comes back no
100 poor" you must cali on those bet
ter able. Now let US uudertsk. 10 legis-
late these men into clesnlier habits .sAHa
that Of inak'ny tobacco mills Of their
mouths, and how much will be accom-.
plished. Tobacco using belongs 70 the
same category Of evils as that Of rum us
ing. The one may be little more glar-
ing than the other. in fact. and a great
deal more 80 In the opinion Of some per-
sons. hut we fail to see any especial diff
ference. The effect ofesc', /. 70 int OK.
cate. and poison. a-d ultimately 10 ruin
all its devotees il used to excess. We had
as lief smell the perfume Of whiskey as Of
tobacco, as lief be shut up in close room
with the lover Of the bottle as the inveter.
ate and indecent chewer and smoker Of
the ''vile weed" Now suppose Mr.. Nye
or some other man who is impatient for
humanity to leap at once to perfection,
should get up party to control our pol
itics on the basis Of putting down the use
OF tobacco, how long would Ii take him to
succeed: But thi. is just as feasible as
Mr.. Nye's plan. 1t is just ~ sensible. and
just rs necessary also.
Blu, what will be the effect. II can on.
ly judge Of the future by the past" said
the eloquent and logical, John Adams In
h.s speech in favor of American Independ-
ence aud SO we can already see what
new move like the one proposed BY Mr..
Nye will lead to. By looking over the
history Of the Temperance enterprise in
this state IN ls55 and Sc. The rash men
OF that day compelled the party to do what
its more considerable and wiser men feared
would end in breaking up the party and in
disor9 anizing the temperance association.
Of the state. We all know the result, and
what disgrace to the cause Of temper
snee were some Of the leaders who had
shouted loudest. ''On TO Richmond" :" |
The temperance cause was retarded years
BY that mistake. and it IS too early to |
commence another experiment of the kind.
But what will the Good Templars do.
Well, il they are sensible they will do all
hey can to stop rum.selling and rum
irinking within the sphere Of their iuliu.
'nee. and this will be doing something. II
Of these lodges think that
Democrats are going to bolt their party
nominations to vote for . Temperance
republican. they will be sadly mistaken.
>emocrsts don't do such things. Such .
up1ossfson IA not among the pesdbilities