South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-06-23
DELAWARE, OHIO,
Accepting the Nomination Of

The Delaware Convention.
Deliuered OF
DELAWARE, OHIO,
February 22d. 8 z
M. President, Ladies and Gentle
men / feel honored in the POSI-
ton which has been assigned me,
by this convention, rs Is of the no
minees of the prohibition party, TO
represent its great and benign prin-
ciple of prohibition against the MA
nufacture and traffic of intoxicat~
ing drinks. This is the first polIt-
loal party in our country, since the
foundation of the government, that
has not been more or less under the
corrupt and eorruptlng influences
of the dram-shops. Other political
organisations started IN life, formed
on moral ideas, and for q time they
struggled on free from the dram
shop institution or opposed by it,
but when they rose inIu power and
grasped the relns of government,
they we're Immediately surrounded,
unclaimed and enslaved by those
organized. forces, which lie IN the
vas. national dram-shop system,
aud which controlled every party
that ever ruled this nation. When
the party of prohibition against
slavery was in feebleness, while it
predlcatsd its doctrines on the Hos
ly Bible aud appealed to the cons
eienees of men. 1t was met with all
manner of rIbaldry and abuse by
the poisoned, brutalized and frenz-
led mobs of the dram shops. Many
of Its early opponents suffered VIC
lence from the rufians of rum
One of them stained with life blood
the banks of your majestic Missls-
sippi and his press, from which he
had scattered the wizard leaves Of
truth and freedom, was hurled into
its waters. To-day the truths for
which he died at the hands of that
drunken mob, are inscribed on the
pillars and foundation stones Of the
republic.
Another of the opponents Of NOR
al ideas was seized by a mob pour
cd from the grog-shops of Boston,
and dragged through the streets OF
that Puritan city with s rope a.
round ms neck and nothing but the
interference ofsome true and brave
men (not the city authorities elect
ed by the dram-shops) saved his
devoted life. No long ago he was
conducted through those streets 10
the city wharf by a procession OF
the first citizens, a prIncely gift OF
money was placed IN his hands,
and he was sent with civic honors.
with the prayers and blessings OF
the people on aToyage of pleasure
and health TO Europe. Thus that
party Of moral ideas triumphed and
slavery was prohibited by all the
nation ; but when tue party grew
strong and victorious, it was met
by the combined powers of the
dram~shops, their letters were cast
about 1t and to-dsy that great poll
teal party is the chained slave and
servils champion of tie lager beer
system, which Is everywhere cor.
rupting, cursing and destroying the
nation.
The prohibition party is The FIRST
political party that was sver form
ed in this country against the dram.
shop power. Its mission IL to des.
troy hat power, and it can never
be debased or enslaved by it. This
party builds its platform on the
moral doctrines of the word OF God
It leads in a crusade more glorious
than that of the old crusaders, Il
rescue the bible, christianity, civil
iza.ion, and liberty, from their We,
ny worst destroyer, the liquor trhf'
fc. The English and the Amer
can manufactures and dealers II
intoxicating beverages, have beer
the greatest obstacles TO the world
CONVERSION, during the past centu.
~. They have stayed the cross c
Christ in Its onward movements
but thank God, that light has des
.cended from above and we see thu
great evil before us as il is and GU
duty against it. and we now cppea
to all christian men TO rally wit
ms, in defense of Christianity, TO OK
alt It's standard above Paganisnl
Mohammedanism, and Mormohism
to exalt the Bible absve she Koran
Shasters and the Book Of Mormon
and to show the world here IN th
State of OHIO and In the Unite,
States eff America, that there is
far higher and mIgh:ier pewcr il
tho Christian religion, than in a
others, to prohibit and abolish vic
and crime, vlndicate and maiutai
civil liberty, 10 advance clvilIza
tion, TO protect, 10 save and bles
mankind. But in respect to th
wrongs and woes of the liquor trai
ic, we stand TO -day in humilistin
contrast With the opposite side
the globe, and the heather worl
points its finger Of scorn and re
b1ke at this shame of ChristenGon
Oh, whats spectacle was that m.
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