The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-04-05
THE VICE PRESIDENT ON TEMP
FRANCE
speech u Schuyler Colfax in p iladelphia.


The following report of the speech Of
Schuyler Colfax at celebration Of the
Sons of Temperance held in Philadel
phia. on the evening Of the 25th inst.
we find in the Inquirer, Of that city:
GOVERNOR GEARY. LADIES AND GEN
TLEMEN: / want to thank YOU with a
grateful heart for the kind and generous
manner in which you have welcomed me
tonight. Although it was difficult, /
can assure you, to spare the time from
public duties elsewhere, L found it i'm
possiiiie to resist the kind and persist
ent and repeated invitation of the Com
mittee Of the Division of the Sons of
Temperance, under whose auspices this
meeting is assembled, to come hither
and join with you in the celebration of
lis silver anniversary.
1t happens as a singular coincidence
in my own life that this is the silver an
niversary Of my own connection with the
Sons of Temperance. Applause l.
Twenty-Five years ago this very year Of
1910, when first coming into manhood
and starting out in life, assisted in Is
as il the organization and installation
OF Division of the Sons of Temper
ance in the State j still reside, l lave
the honor OF beng its presiding officer.
but had the greater honor Of being
allowed to Subscribe to its pledge.
/ have kept that pledge faithfully and
well Applause. And now let me say
TO you here, as many of you have found
it, / have found it to be safeguard
and tailsmen that no earthly consider
alton could induce me to yield up: and
If God spares me for twenty five years
more, when am gathered To my fathers
where others may think OF me, those
who may be opposed to me or have
misunderstood me. il shall not be said
that have ever, in ali the days of my
manhood, touched or tasted or handled
the nnclea1 thing. Applause
This is silver anniversarv-hut bet
ter than silver. better than gold. better
than rubies than all the wealth Of Or
mus and the Ind is the cause shat this
Division maintains and defends. | have
heard the Governor Of this Common
wealth, in his opening address, sneak of
the evils of intemperance They are
around us on every side
All over the land you see the rcsnlt Of
this gigantic evil. You have seen the
most noble go down under its Influences
You have seen the most INTEL ectual
sink beneath its powers You have seen
how 'it'has 'fiiledtyour poorhouses and
crowded your jails. But this is not all
Beyond all this 1T has shut the gates OF
Heaven against thousands Of our fellow.
men, have read in my childhood tina,
no drunkard shall share the Kingdom
OF God.
| krow there are many here who are
not bound with us in total abstinence
They are moderate drinkers, and think
they have power to sustain them from
becoming victims O. it's Influence: hu,
those strong as you have fallen. Drink
has lowered many with az bright intel
Iect as you. The demon gathers his
victims from every class cave one-that
is the total abstinence party.
/ remember the question which tae
taller Philippi asked Paul: 'What shall
do to be saved p If you would be-
s9~ed forsake the Intoxicating bowl
You all know what war is You have
seen it. in mourning and in the families
where they neurned their first born
but this war has not swept off one 1.-THE
of the number that this demond ha:
sent to their graves
Pestiencc has never taken so many
people of the world TO their graves a.
has this demon.
You ask what is the rem. dy, concern
ing this wrong l do not come to argue
the law IL reference to temperance
come to speak OF your individual duty
Daniel Webster was once asked VIVA
was tue greatest thought that ever enter
ed his mind. He replied, 1.-The scnce 0
Lis individual responsibility" and it i:
that which l would PRESS on you to
night.
ssociate together for q revival O
the cause Of temperance. Let each &C
ID his brother and friend and urge upor
L!ln the good of the cause You gather
together in churches, and God pour:
down the spirit-of revival upon you.
| reeolIect when we used to meet ii
school houses and induce drinkers t.
sign the pledge.
The report Of the Committee of Stat
Charities of New York states that il
the New York poor-houses y 0UO per
sons, supported by the tax Of the pco
pie, are reduced to p1rpcliism by SOM
means, and the greater portion is b.
drink In the various counties the pro
norton is rs follows Venaugo,5 Gin
ton, { Columbia. !, Portland !; Mon
roe. Z Otsego, Rensselaer, ! ; Rich
mona, I ; Rockand, ) In Tnompso
county, out OF IA paupers l0l are fror
direct drunkenness and Il from indi
rect drunkenness; Way, j; West Ches
ter, 1; Yates, Z ; Keys, + Ia New YoI
city it is impossible 10 tell.
Co with me to the rrison AMI see tn
victiAs who are brought there by drinl
go to the sallows and see there thos
who would have been useful citizens br
for ihis demon. Sum up these evils
YOU can, and rem ember THAI to your 10
dividual influence NUT il Of this Is du
1t is stated that there are four hundre
thousand more persons engaged In tn
manufacture and sale of liquor tina
in preaching the Cos, lei and educatin
the young. He then urged on thos
present to use their efforts to further u