The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-08-14

We hold, that not only voters. but all
rational intelligences should be able to
give reason for the faith that is in Them
The cqha5etiatE That ALI 'alcoholic hey,
erages were ASt eaE hastfa but some.
means of suppressing this evil, has been
gaining ground among thinking people
for years. And its progress has been
governed by the same law as all other
reforms. The more the subject has been
agltated, the more rapid has been its
growth. The masses are not accustomed
to think deeply on any subject, that is
not IN agitation, or under discussion.
therefore it becomes the duty of the
conscientious friends of Prohibition to
keep 1T before the people Now it is
known and read of of all men, that the
friends OF temperance have tried in vain.
TO obtain recognition of the principle
OF FrohloItIon, from both the Democratic
ana Kepubiican, parties, aud believing as
we do. that seyery one has a mission to
fulfill, and that he is accountable to a
Higher Power, shall we remain silent.
when there is continually ringing in our
ears the question of the Master to Cain,
Where is thy brother? Duty impels
US onward 0 for ten thousand times
ten thousand chronic attacks" of Prohi-
bltIon such as Brother Davis. The
earnest mind must have something direct
and tasHgible- FtwillAnotTtlo to saw tor
him Who has the .conntlN s. welfare att
heart, "The Republican party has always
been the party of progress and will still
be the same" and then turn round and
with the next breath try to crush out a
reform SO urgently demandedaas Prohibi-
ton. Why not say we are IN favor of
such reforms, and we appeal to the peo-
pie to sustain us, as they have on all
other reforms. 1t is history repeating
itself The old Democratic party was
founded in the right. and TO defend the
rights of the people against the encroach-
ments OF an aristocracy. 1t served its
purpose Tand- them began to retrograde
and became the great defender Of the
most stupendous wrong of modern
times. Then a body of men who
were not afraid to stand for the
right appealing to the other parties,
IN behalf Of freedom, and being rebuffed,
originated the Freeson party, which
being again founded in the right, became
the germ of the g5eat Republican party.
This party having served its immediate
purpose and then reached its highest
point of elevation, in the enfranchise-
ment OF race, now rests upon its laurels
and refuses to be the leader IN the tenn
perance reform, which we deem of equal
Importance. The Acknowledgement Of a.
race from the curse of human bondage
was, noble but the enfranchisement of
all races from the bondage of intemper-
ance would be sublime We looked
with anxious interest to the pfomulga-
ton of their platforms of principles by
the two great parties last year When
they came We read them, and turned
away dissatisfied and disheartened. Then
came the Prohibition platform Weread
it and took courage The issues there
presented were something more than
place and power. There were principles
worthy of buclSling on the armor. and
contending for. And now a word of
cheer from DISTINGUISHED Prohibitionist,
for those whose '.indiscreet zeal" aaron
KirkendalPs brother suggests that posi-
bly, the Editor may discern a ittle7sar-
casm in that word indiscreet) leads them
to battle for the right. Go on crying
aloud and spafing not, and yousw have
the approval of the Lord and of your own
consciences, and the prayers of the sister
hood, for we will not only read prayer
fully, think prayerfully, and pray pray
erfully, but 'whea-weehave he'privilege,
vote prayerfully for the success of Pro
hibition.