Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-08-10

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Nr. Editor lis the proverb, "Whom the
gods wish TO destroy they first make mad"
about TO be realized In connection with the
saloon business of Ashlabulap II ii is, the
friends of decency and good order trust that
you will bear with patience the onslaughts
made upon you, by those whose madness is OF
the mania pOta" variety. Ii such attacks
indicate that there is good time coming"
for our village, when sobriety shall be the rule
and rowdyism the exception, from early even
ing until the witching hour of midnight and
| beyond, you can well afford to endure for the
present, in hope for the future. But there are
many indications about US that we are not
making rapid progress toward the much-to-
be-desired goal 1t looks indeed us if the reign
OF Temperance is at un end while Bacchus
mounts the throne and with his willing sub
jects, holds "high carnival" How else can
we interpret the action of our Village Council
permitting the beer shops to he kept open
until 1O12 o'clock, when the major part OF the
intOxicatiUn on our streets comes of fluids
lifted in" during few half hours previous
to that timer How else can we explain the
iact, vouched for by those who are in u situa-
lion to know of what they testify, that there
has not been for long time, SO much drunk
enness in town as during the past two or three
wecksf How else can we account for these
gloomy factsf That men OF wide influence
uphold the saloons by word of mouth, as well
as by occasional patronage; that so many of
our young men can't worry through the day
without frequent trips down the street. and
that hosts Of boys are taking those lessons
that sooner or later, will make them a curse 10
to themselves and to the community? But
even these unwhOlesome facts are not the
worst phase of this matter. Things seem to
have come to this pass That man who does
not believe in drinking, must either change
his mind, or keep his mouth shut. Ii in ordi-
nary conversation, one chances to drop the re-
mark, that the saloons are disgrace to the
village, he is pretty sure, in passing any of
these places, TO hear his remark and his name
associated with ii, in the drunken orgies OF
those who larry long at the wine" You are
not alone, Mr. EDITOR, the recipient of such
abuse us many good citizen was compelled
to listen 10 on the street. u few days since
There is not friend OF temperance in town,
who has backed up his belief with vigorous
action, that is not subjected to similar abuse
almost every night in the beer shops of this
community. Take AS Il case in point, the ar
raignmpnt of one of our best citizens for yio-
latng United States laws, a few weeks since !;
more malicious attempt to injure the good
reputation of staunch friend of temperance,
cannot well be conceived, and the malice thus
iS Nnll ind mi In, In ;pu
ations, of ''selling in secret" and "smuggling
from Canada" This is the animus of tue
thing, and what can we do about itg Shall
we avoid such attacks by simply 6eliepiag in
tue virtue of temperance and studiously clos
ing our lips when that belief claims utterance
Shall we refuse to declare our honest conyc
tiOns for fear that the "Libcras" will talk OF
blue Laws" and call us "Purtanic" Shall
we merely nod assent, when on Sunday the
good minister reads-"Winc is u mOcker,
strong drink is raging and whoever is deceiv-
ed thereby is not wse," but be careful and not
quote it, or any sentiment akin to it, on u
week day, lest We should offend a saloon
keeper and bring down on our devoted heads
the drunken curses OF his patronsg BY the
way, when did the leaders in spiritual Things
read the above quotation in our churches last,
and portray the curses attendant upon dram
selling and dram-irinhing? Isn't it. abou,
time that the friends of society lay aside this
vacllating, God and mammon serving course,
and planting themselves firmly upon the rock
of Temperance, deal sturdy blows at this de-
mon, who threatens the peace of now happy
families, and the prosperity Of our pleasant
village. VINDEX
The Rock Creek Celebration did not seem
TO stop the sale OF Coats Thread AT @ cents, ut
the Peoples Store.