The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-03-25
An Excellent Family Paper.

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TnuRicator, which seems to be sort of
plug ugly in its peculiar way. TO use its
own phrase, it is "red-hot temperance
paper" and seems perfectly willing to be
considered '<black- guard sheet" Judg
ing from the last number sent US, it will
soon have earned pre-eminent title to
that polite designation. A couple of weeks
since or more, it published in a ibelous
manner, the names of parties who had pc
titioned the Blair county court, in behalf
of certain applications, for license to sell
strong drink. On this publication, the
Altoona Tribune made some comments,
which in turn elected from the ''red-hot
temperance paper" the article to which we
now specially refer. Our temperance CO.
temporary is published as ''freoide week
ly." 1t also offers extra inducements to
ministers" to raise clubs Of subscribers.
On the principle, we suppose, of fighting
the devil with his own weapons, it has
brought to the aid of the temperance cause,
the slang of the lowest bar-rooms and the
pet terms of the Oldest soakers. We do
not know the editor But we do know
that if some unfortunate being who all his
! life had been the companion Of the lawless
and degraded was suddenly transformed
| into the editor of ''red hot temperance
paper" during season of ftful abstinence
from his cups, he would most probably
rant Just as this editor does. The only
thing that would save him from such a
course, would be a plentiful supply of good
sense.
In the language of the profession of
light fingered gents, the indicator "blabs"
on the objects of its thrusts. Having the
parable of Dives and Lazarus before it, and
the craving of that lost aristocratic sinner
for something to drink, it appropriately
speaks about drinking hells." 1t seems
anxious for sensation" and its editor
appears to be we'll acquainted with the diet
of his satanic majesty, and his manner Of
taking food. 1t styles the inebriate the
''sucker of devils broth" 1t knows all
about the ';slums," and especially the
''slums of Altoona" and the cheat" that
was among them. 1t seems to be familiar
as companion with the conduct of the
German over his lager beer Indeed that
terrible demon, delirium tremens, seems
not to have been far from the editors
sanctum, for he was haunted with the
presence of an imaginary Irishman, brand,
} ishing a shillalah, stained with blood, and
seeking to spill the contents Of the editors
Uranium on the floor Everybody has no
f ticed in victims of that disorder that they
e imagine themselves, by reason of an exces
4 i've egotism, to be the objects of some spec
S ial vengeance. So our valiant cotempora
1 ry imagines German, son of Erin,
1 modern dandy. ''Timothy" (Pauls wei
3 loved pupil } several politicians, and severa
respectable citizens to be congregateC
! about him comprising his destruction, ben
y on grinding his bones to mix their Tread
d and on eating his liver for their breakfast
/ We recognize the evil Of intemperanc
a to be perhaps the greatest social evil of tn
g day. Yet there are others of startlin
is magnitude That such fanatical howls
N and dervish-like shouting as that displaye
&c by this ''red-hot temperance paper" wi
= prove an efficient remedy, we do not loo
W upon as possible. If persons put tbei
l. names to petitions for license containin
Ie what is not true, they should be held Re
ir sponsible. But so long as they clearly az
g within the pale of the law, the holding
h them up to public scorn is libelous ac
It Wherein the law is deemed wrong, attac
l. and expose it. For our part, we woul
" Willingly see our license law swept fro
r the st, tuse book Yet this evil of inteI
st perance. like many other evils, is of tt
r subtle nature to be cured by chang
e. or dozen charges, in the law. The Ia
W can do no more tn. N second the real rel
m edies. Our temperance orgaAizatlo
.v doubtless reacue many II ON being addlct'
Is to Intoxicating drink, but hitherto tn
lie have proved what, in our Judgment, tn
n will continue to totally h,ethcle
Sc to do more than deliver some froh, Il
,g flames while the fire burns on.
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