Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-04-30
rom the CHRISTIAN Standard.
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I am happy to inform the readers Of
the Standard tnAt 1 find many per-
sons who hold Substantially the views
I have set forth. Many say to me
81 viii never vote for another man
for any office who makes, sells, drinks,
or uphoIds the making, selling and
drinking. of intoxicating HQuors."-
The party lash is losing It's Influence
rapidly with the people, and itmakes
golden era in our political and NOR
al history. % E-e7r o ii54r1-a.sa-.
But I want to say word more
about the great object which should
be set before the temperance. hosts of
the nation, that is, The abolition of
Of the general making and selling of
intoxicating liquors throughout the
States and Territories, Let the aim
be nothing short OF this this. We GER
tainly know that with all the earnest
work now done ::the churches, tenn
peranee societies and other, societies
Of reform, drunkenness is largely on
the increase. Where one drunkard
is reformed hundreds are made and
hopelessly confirmed. This is proof
that temperance societies and moral
suasion are not competent TO the occa.
sion, and as long as 1t Is the weapon
used, Satan and the liquor men smile
and drive like faFies their chariot over
crushing bones through pools ofblood.
I now say plainly that wemust make
3 prohibitory clause, or article, in the
fundamental law Of our land, the
Constitution Of the United States. -
Let no one recon at the suggestion.
Let no one say it Is taking away the
liberties OF the people. Let no one
say the Constitution was made for
different purposes, etc. Our imnor-
tai Fathers, who gayens the first seven
articles Of that ID Valuable document,
say In their concise enumeration OF
its objects; 1--WE, the people of the
United States: I. In order TO form
q more perfect ulien; 2. Establish
Justice; 8. Insure Domestic tranquil
ty; 4. Providefor the common defense;
8. Promote the general welfare. and
G. Insure the blessing of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity, do ordain
and establish this Constitution of the
United States of American Now,
look with all care, my friends, at
these blessings which the Constitu-
tuition was ordained to secure and
perpetuate, and tell me what one of
them wouId he violated bv an article
being added which win cut off the
general makinr- selling and drinking
Of intoxicatinr liouors from out the
land. n ON the contrary. every one of
them will he promoted, 1. The Union
would be more perfect. because more
solifI In, honor wealth. I1telIiQenee
snd ijloralitv- b t9l Justiee NOsiId he
more fulIv Established without drum
kenpess.c Drunken. people. leoisIa-
torsI Judges. and even executives. are
4 soiifse of untold iuiustice. and GER
tainIv To take the fc Cd. the clothing.
the means of edueation from children
and women. mems lives and honor,
for sneh a miserable price. Is the high
est Injustice that can be practiced
before heaven. zen - AslI-s = 81
What would more certainly in
sure domestic TRANQUILITY in the full
est and ulfnrtest sense OF the term ?-
Mueh hitter. terrible strife. from the
hearthstone to Lhe halls of the nation-
al Legislature. comes from intoxiea-
ting iiQuors-yea. verify, before the
Constitution was five years estab-
lisbad 07e4l General Washington had