The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-10-21
Prom the Christian Advocate.
Temperance and Politics.

Temperance and Politics.
Temperance is the coming ques-
ton. Its intrusion into the arena
Of politics is already acting as n dis
turblng cause upon the political
parties of the country and demand
ing new adjustment of the whole
political machinery. 1t 10 but little
better than q year sine the initial
step in this new moral warfare was
taken. 1t was on September I'd,
1869, that O National Convention of
Temperance men assembled in CHI
cago, and organized a Temperance
Party In politics, according to tho
following resolutions, which were
adopted among others
THAT the traffic in intoxicating bevera.
ges is Q dishonor 10 Christian ci,iliz uion.
iuimicsl 10 the best intei es:s OF society, q
political wrong Of untqnnkd enormity,
subver,iye OF the ordinary objects Of gos>
errneni, not capable Of being regulated or
restrained by any system of licerse what
ever; but imPerHt vrlY demanding for iIs
suppr,s sion, elective, legal prohibition.
both by Stale and Salionsl legislation.
"Thst 10 view vi this, and inssmuch a.
the existing political parties either opp lse
or ignore this crest and paramount, ques-
tion, and al ~spIuiely refuse to do anything
toward the suppression Of the rum irsfic,
which is rotbing the Lsiion Of its bright
est inrelIecta. destroying internal prospsri-
ty. aud rapidly undermining its very foun-
dations, ws are driven by 81 imperative
sense OF duty 10 aver our connection with
these political parties. and organise our
selves into q National Prohibition Party,
having for its primary ohjrci the estire
suppression Of the irn6c in intoxicating
drinks"
Since this announcement much
has been done. Temperance Polit-
ical PARTIES have here and there
crystaliEed into regular FORMS
Such a party exists and Is actively
at work in New York. It's State
ticket names Myron II Clark for
Governor, Charles s. Leigh for
Lieutenant Governor. James IL.
Brousan for Comptroller, John b
Edwards aud William W. Doud for
Canal Commissioners, and Hama
niah Wilcox !or State Prison IT,
spector. We commend II o Advocate
readers in New York State. NeiS
Their Of the two great political par
ties can be depended upon to oppose
and extrrpate the great evil of IN
temperance. They therefore CON-
pei the friends Of temperance 10 run
q temperance TICKET. Let New York
ers do 1t with activity and vigor.
The Temperance men OF Aassa-
chusetts, al the reader has hereto
fore been advised, have also organ
lied q Temperance Party in that
State, and nominated Wendell Phil
lips as Its candidate for Governor.
In accepting the nomination Ar.
Phillips elrarly shows why We ap-
peal 20 law as we'll Ms reason in our
efforts to suppress the traffic IN ar
dent spirits. We excerpt from his
letter tho following extract
~ have no Wish 10 be Governor OF Mss.
! sachusets, but TO rsll5 9 political party Of
disinierested men, We must give years II
the work Of enIightening the public mind
and organizing their ranks. In that work
| am willing to be used. Ny i~uclinaiions
would iHdace me TO decline the Lomina.
ton. hut I dare not do so in viev Of The
vast interests involved ia yoor movements.
which call on zach Of us TO make every
sacrifice TO insure It's Fuccess. No one
supposes that Law can make men temper,
ate ; occasionally some Sol b trays the az
ersge Level Of li9nor Intelligence by falsely
stating that TO be our belief and plan
Temperance men, on The contrary, have a.
ways known ind argued that We must trust
10 argument, example. soeisi inauence and
relig ious principles to make men temper
ale I; but law can shut up those bars and
diam slops which iced iniemperance, aud
which double our tEx's, make our street:
unsafe Tor men Of feeble resolution, treblg
The peril ol property and life, and make The
masses fools in the hands of designing men
to uDd. rhine and cripple the law. Tbs
USE Of intoxicating liquors rests with each
rnsn's discretion. but the trade 10 them
comes clearly vi hin the control oil law
Many considerations, cad among them the
safety and success OF Repuhlic.n insIitu-
lens, bid us put firth tie full power OF iht
law 10 slut up dssm shoPf."
Amen. Temperance will bring
national safety : intemperance, ma
rronal ruin. The uhuie country
has therefore cause OF rejOieinE in
the organization OF temperance men
into a political party. Influential
men are doing This in Missouri
They have ISSUED q call for q Con
vertion TO be held IN s.. Louis, or
Wednesday,, October 9th, the day
ON which we 60 10 press with thi.
issue of our paper.
Tho objects of the Convention are
to consider the condition Of the tenn
perancS cause in Missouri, the prac
ticabilItv of more thorough or
ganIZaties, the relation Of intcmp'
, crane . all forms of vice, the obi
gatiUn of the pulpit, tho press, ant
$ the platform TO the temperance re
+, form, the interest," which society
education, Christianity have in it
success, and especially the proprie
~ Of organizing a Prohibition Par
ty IN the Sta.e. The movement vii
infuso a new morality into the pol