Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-03-07

perhaps as any other positive enact
mcnt affecting the same region. But
few days since, ever the military were
called out to assist in the capture Of
some Of these outlaws, and no one rails
eli any objection. In tho name Of hon.
orable and equal Legislation, gentlemen,
We pause to inquire, Why don't you
repeal this law? Some Of your "pcts"
up there are getting into trouble by it.
And again there is "Lo the poor In
DIAM" he must be protected from these
whisky swindlers by prohibitory law
while the call Of ten thousand citizens
of Minnesota tor the same protection is
not only denied but treated with con-
tempt and BLACKBOARD. Those who
have been active in circulating petit
tions are styled unaedeed clergymen,
&c." 1t is hardly possible that any Of
them should be able to put on so much
Of the "spread eagle" or "pcacock
decoration" as even "ncwl y incuba-
ted" Senator whose enc feathers water
cd with whisky, and wings and tail
fabricated with the oil Of political
policy" and ba.king in the sunshine Of
Venus-faccd Tcutonic rumsellers, whose
spurred champion he has become
Under such genial circumstances, the
development would be more rapid than
the Darwinian from a monkey to man,
although the starting point might be
lower down in the scale Of being, and
the Darwinian end never attained.
The very important Legislation con-
corning the untimely killing Of prairie
chickens. receives on demand the full
attention desired, while that concerning
the nntimely slaughter of hundreds Of
fathers, husbands and sons, by the
poison, Alcohol, is ignored. Strych-
nine, when sold by the druggist, must
be labeled Poison" with the death 5
head and cross-bones upon it, but when
sold in whisky solution, such 4 re-
striction would defeat the party max
ing it.
But we have asked for less than a
prohibitory law, viz civil process act
like that in Ohio and elsewhere, by
which the liquor dealers arc made re-
sponsible for the damage done by their
traffic of financial character.
This aroused opposition at once. The
dealers banded together, sent in their
petitions, and were "heard in that they
feared" The petition of temperance
men and women was denied, and that
Of the rummies heard.
We have only to say that we have
organized for this conflict regardless Of
time or defeat. We havc asked with
ten thousand, We ,ciW ask with fifty
thousand voices. Temperance mcn, re-
member! The opposition have taken
form. There is now organized an Can't
Temperance Society,"" They are plcdy
ed not to sustain men for Office who are
temperance men. Take the issue At
tend the primary meetings; get the
right men nominated. If the party in
power proposes to meet our requests
with denials and insults; If the petit
ti"ns Of the scum Of the Democratic
party are to be needed, and what Re.
publicans and moral and religious men
ask is to be denied, then We must ac-
cept the issue and govern our political
action accordingly. Certainly the ac-
ton Of this Republican Legislature has
taught US lessen not soon to be for
gotten.
We are numerically strong. The
moral Of this strength must be incrcas-
cd by concerted action. Saturday and
Sunday, the Both and 3lst IF march,
are set apart by the State central con-
mittee Of the State Temperance Union,
FIR u concert Of work. Let meeting
be called in every church. Y. NJ. e. A
roon's, the halls Of tcmpcrance societies.
or any place Of public meeting on Sat-
urday night, in order to discuss the
legal relations Of the temperance cause
Let the discussion be upon this qucs-
ton. What law do We want concern
ing the traffic in Intoxicating liquors as
a beverage? Let resolutions be pass
cd embodying the sense Of such meet
ing in this matter, and at once sent to
this committee. We wish to know
more fully the minds of temperance
meB.
On Sunday let the services in the
various churches be conducted in the
interest Of this reform, by temperance
Sunday-school concerts, Union meet
ings, &c. Let temperance men see to it
that this effort is made a success in
their locality. The battle is pressing
The command is. "Forward!" "Cun,-
rates tonch the clbou"
w. ". SArTERLEE,
Scc'y State Central Committee.