The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-31
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of Noble county, over which he pre-
sided, delivered a temperance lee
ture in Caldwell, and the Noble Co.
Republican is greatly eisted there
at.
While we are always well pleas
ed to learn of temperance lectures
being delivered, even if they only
be of the moral suasion character,
Jet we object to the Republicans
showering such lavish praise on
Judge Granger Is being a model
temperance man, and u objec-
tions are founded on the fact that he
is not entitled to it.
While 1t may be true that the
Judge is q total abstinence man |;
while 1t is true that in Counties
like Noble and Morgan. whore it ID
q popular thing TO enforce the LII
lquor Laws, thar he will mete out TO
vielators of said laws the punish
ment prescribed while it Is true
that he is ever ready IN temperance
localities to talk temperance ; yet,
notwithstanding all this, We see him
armed with the power to close up
every open bar IN GAINESVILLE, and
never making ons effort to do So.
We venture to assert that there
are at least one hundred places In
the city Of GAINESVILLE whore the
State Liquor Laws r violated on
an average of at least once in every
fifteen minutes in the day, WHERE
Alcoholic Liquors are retalled over
the counter by the drink as openly
as dry goods are sold IN the stores,
and we venture that Judge Grsng-
or knows this as well xs we do If
not better and, yet, pretending 10
be a temperance man. having Grand
Jury af.er Grand Jury at his evms
mand, having a Prosecuting Attor-
uey at hand that is bound TO do his
bidding, having a witness Of these
violations of the laws in almost eve
cry man he meets, wo might say y
cry officer of his Court sven ; hav-
ing all these means as hand, yet We
never hear u word of his temper
snce pr~oelivities proclaimed in
GAINESVILLE, We never hear of q Lii
quor Vendor being prosecuted in
bis GAINESVILLE Court for violating
the State Liquor Laws.
But, We hear some Republican
say: alt is not tho Judges busl-
ness 10 see that prosecutions are in.
stltuted against those that violate
the Slate Liquor Laws That is
the business Of the Prosecuting At
torney Suppose that a bsnd of
horse thieves infested Muskingum
county, and suppose that they bad
grown so numerous ms to be able TO
carry the elections. Then suppose
that they elected . man Prosecuting
Attorney that pledged himself not
to prosecute horse thieves. Under
sush circumstances, when the Pros
scuting Attorney would be carrying
out bis pledges to his constituents
By not having witnesses subpeened
bsfore the Grand Jury to testify a.
gainst horse thieves, what wonld be
the duty of Judge Granger? Would
1t be to go down into Noble county
and lecture on the evils of horse
stealing, and to neglect TO force the
Prosecuting Attorney OF his own.
County to enforce the laws against
horse stsalingf Such would seem
to be his duty, under such circum-
stances, judging from bis course re-
lative to the Liquor Traffic.
If Judge Granger wishes to prove
himself a thorough-going temper
ance man, he hss an ample field be-
fore him IN Muskingum county, and
fortunately bis position, as Judge
of the Court Of Common Pleas,
gives him ample mean to prove
himself to be in earnest in his pre-.
tensions. 1t is true that by dong
his duty in seeing that the Laws of
Ohio are enforced IN Muskingum
county, he might find public senti-
ment arrayed against HIN, might
find himself losing agreat deal of
his popularity, but then, certainly,
as good q temperance man as our
Republican friends would fain make
out Judge Granger to be, would not
hesitate to connt the cost of his
carrying out his principles. Ger
tainly, principle with the Judge
should never suscumb to wishes for
popularity.
May we look for an agonizing
howl from the Liquor Vendors of
GAINESVILLE ? or will the Judge con-
tinue 10 change horses with a