Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-25
Temperance Editors.

VI thS --iil VI u uuc tlic 5cuitOTS OIL
= this State are 10 meet in convention
at Oshkosh. Several who will then
/ and there meet, are urging the pro-
priety Of dispensing with Intoxicating
liquors on that occasion, TO this we
! most heartily say, Amen. do d.
+ We are a temperance man by hab
it and from principle. We do not be,
/ lieye it right for a man to destroy the
| Intellect God gave him, by use of
Ipoison, We, do not believe it adds to
| the intellect, to the genticmanly do
| pertinent, to the good reputation, to
| the good health, to the credit, or TO
the humanity of any man, to use in-
toxicating drink as a beverage
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But not of this we write There
arc many editors in the State of Wis
consin who are gentlemen. There
are those who agrcelwith us and disas
gree,with us politically, who are enti,,
tied to the respect one gentleman
should always give to another who
are men of temperance principles,
and who are working bravely for such
success each and every one is receiv-
ing And there are other editors in
the State who re'good fellows, men
OF ability, men who would prosper
much more than they do. and ,ha, Q
more friends, were it not for the habit
they have Of losing their. dignity,
their self respect, and FORGETTING their
right to the respect of others, by al
lowing themselves to become intox-
icated whenever men can DC found
who viii buy for them the liquor
necessary to produce this periodical
insanity.
There is something noble about
man who always retains his senses. .
There is something humiliating in
looking upon man who is not him.
self, but driveling, drizzling, stubs
bering, slaubering, staggering, hmp>
ing, wriggling, sickening, tobacco
splitting, whiskey oozling disgrace to
the humanity which is honorable, en-
titled to respect, and deserving the
love Of man and man. We like to
meet editors in convention We like
to be with them when they talk sea
sible and to point, upon matters Of
business or pleasure. We like to see
them pay their way like men Of bus
mess, then speak their minds freely
and give opinions honestly. And we
dislike TO see men, having upon them
the responsibility of conducting a
newspap r, staggering about the
streets, swearing in public places,
Topped down III saloons, splitting and
spewing over peoples clothes, with !
thick tongues swelling lips, blood
shot eyes, uisheveled hair, bursted |
hats, saliva marked clothing, tobacco
stained shirt bosoms, and that air. Of
bedoozled bedanglement enough to
sicken any man who has not cast,
iron stomach, copper bottomed with !
steel rivets We know of one paper
in WISCONSIN which has lost, since its
commencement, seven idiots who
have died In delerlum trenlenS. We
know many editors whose chance for
success in 1857, when we came 70 this |
State, We're much better than ours,
whose friends were more numerous,
whose health and ability were better
than ours We thought muke of sue,
cess than of gratifying appetite.
We preferred an ornamented sane
tum to an ornamented nose. We
preferred thick subscription books to
lips thickened from the use of stimu-
lante. The time oLner Gators spent
in saloons we spent In our. printing
office. The money that others ex>
pended for liquor we used for the
purchase of carpets, pictures and ar,
ticles to make our place of business
attractive, not only for the ones that
labored therein, but for those who
might call upon us. When wanted
we are to be found at our place of
business, and not at some saloon,
billiard table, or in bed recovering
from a drunken headache. The peo-
pie in time felt confidence in our So
briefly and disposition TO work !; COM
fdence in our pluck to dare if not in
our power to accomplish. And as
we saw, little by little, success crown
ing our efforts, there came encourage
ment for still greater exertion. And
with the greater exertion came more
of determination to take care of the
intellect the Higher Power gave us,
that we might be of benefit to our
fellow men rather than to come and
go unwept, unsung, unhonored and
forgotten. In this country men al
ways have disposition to help those
who are struggling for success, who
are deserving of encouragement, and
when they who are the most deserv>
| ing are the ones who the most ear
nestly strive 10 be men, to retain
their senses, their vigor and their ino
tellect. We do not like a man who
is Incorporate. We have no quarrel
/ with a man because he is drunkard,
rather do we pity that one who is so
unfortunate as to have an appetite
be cannot control, and as that appe-
lite grows upon him continually, we
feel it our duty TO stand With those
who are advocates Of temperance and
to- do something that tho public may
know that temperance, attention TO
business, earnestness, and determin.
asion TO win has given US q right at
least to defend our principles. We
know that men under the influence of
Intoxicating drinks can at times write
a very funny, beautiful, or sensi-
bic article, but as . general thing
these men do not last. Some of the
brightest intellects the country ever
knew have gone down under the cup !;
while the pIodding man who thought
! too much of himself to throw him
self away, has built name, won a
reputation or amassed fortune,
which hundreds OF unsuccessful men
night have done, bad they but cared
more for the powers given them.
/ When it comes to long pull and
steady go, give us temperance man
in preference to any other
We are glad to notice so many