Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-23
Patronage

Patronage
Th~ Meeting tomorrow evening, d
70 discuss The BusrNsss phass Of the
tempenaes' qssss<ioa, and dstsruips
whether il i right for Temperance
people 70 buy Of, o. hire the ssrvi 49,.
"f. thces wke are not avowsdly. prsetii<
es'ly aud reliably 10 favor ofssppreas-
ing the Nqr"r traffic, and of total sb.
stiaenee from tho use Of intoxicating
drinks, - . beverage
That = right The socner the quss-
t$"a y settled, and ssttled agaiust
~histeA the better. Not until that
shsll have been done, Win The temper
anes people b fully conscious Of their
power. Until they issue IN ediot Of
lrsaes;psion,-aad' force themselves 70
h,p within ito Huits, they viii b
constantly tsaporisisg With ths evil
which thy ats;re % subjpsate and
Destroy.
This l. emphat;eslly . question
Of morah,-we put it up" No higher
plane than thae,-snd assueh involves
Ne ecas;dsratioacf RIGHT aud vsoSa.
Whether tho recent action Of Congress
IA inaat;sx The National currency. i,
the 6sss thiag that could have been
dina. 10 matter If cpiaio~ 1T best q
moro question # ezpsdieney !; perhaps
Of nothing more than policy, politically
considered, At that, and one concerning
when The wisest aud the parsst men
may differ honestly; but when The
spread # slavery, and it, psrpetuity q
. feature Of this Government wers
made the issue il 4 Presidential can
l.isn. and subsequently, wedge, With
which ~ attempt vas made . split
the Union Of States, thsre Ms Pre-.
se",sd s::dirset issss 1et'eees rgh and
xr"~g. ..s>' ~
The Govsrnusnt could. 10 losger
exist aud acknowledge, even By inpG:
0tion, The right Of one nan 70 eselavs
surthsr. 1xped;escy, policy, al The
rightsof property were, each, plead in
e1tenustion Of the esime,. but eternal
justice would bs satis6ed With, nothing
less than IN abolition Of the system,
becauss it vss WRONG. 49,. r. r.
Just - With the liquor tra6e. Ths
moral code furnishes not . single rule
under which il can exist for . moment.
Il hes not The sanction Of oss good
man, living nor dead. Ii Z petpss.
nal menace 70 virtue, - t. i the pre-.
cursor Of every species Of erius.
Nothing pure can exist under it, in
dueuos, nor can anything wicked, 40.
eiets With It, aud not b made WORSE
BY the contact. The universal world
seersdits these statsnsats, AID our own
daily experience demonstrates their
iruthfalnsssL Then Why hesitate 10
sey-and keep our word-that "
won't BY our business relations, or 9TH
srvise, contribute 10 The perpetaity Of
this terrible eurse3 49,.
Yet there srs those hesita-
ting, Who believe Ill that ~ havs
written about the tra&e. Hss;tat;.g.
did We s.yl That i not fair. They
make haste 70 appes.e tho, supporter Of
the rum traffic BY giving 70 hin the
business hvors, which By every pria-
e;ple Of honor, belong . smother, for
his fidelity h the right. .~I.! }.l:2;. :.
Do you question th;.,! W. tell: you
*sst four out Of every I've Of ths pro.
hassd Temperance men Ia this city, ars
doing i to :dAy. H. ,eerk ca,-i I'd
." !. asas ''ey ea@aos prosper. Mea
must nj .: t6is tsupsranes eruaads 1
war @r just principles, and eonane,.
their business within The natural linn
It, Of such principles, betor. they may
reasonably expect 70 'tees' Of ,ths tra.
vail Of their souls" With satisfaction. ;. :.