Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-07-30

One sits noddi1g to the passer by" %
Is it possible that the Lender has beard
of the altitude Of the Hon. Council 10
hIllersburg, towards the tempe.anee
women, and of the Hon. Councils At
torney whosupon a recent visit of the
women to the Coupcil, rendered valu-
able service to the old whisky party. Z
Jim will ever be remembered BY those
women as lawyer the m ost profound
and far-seeing in all the techneealities
Of law. He will be remembered as a
man Of wonderful depth, and command
ing presence. Quiet retirement, how
ever, has much to do with the wonder
Ffui acifievcments OF nerve and brain,
upon such public occasions and public
men do well to hide away, from obser-
vaiion, even If their retreat is discoy-
cred and talked about afterwards. PeO-
pie will talk. But truce to this dry
cistern affair, IN fact we care not wheth-
er the cistern was wet or dry, but is it
true, or false, that Dan sells more liq-
uer on Sunday in the Old Stand at the
lcorners, than he ever sold in the same
time for Fred? Is it true or false, that
the saloon, opened and run by an ex-
congressman in Millersburg, in defiance
of all law, human and divine, is doing a
larger business than either Charley or
Fred? Is it true or false that liquor
can be obtained at Henry's, at any time
for money, and that the old soakers
cannot be weaned of from the old stop
ping place of the blue or the home of
the =, well, poor fellows, they need
a home. Strong indeed is the law of
association.
But to return TO our theme: viii
little Holmes sustain the character i'm
the future she has achieved in the past? !?
VIII the friends OF temperance, We are
not speaking of the proposed friends of
temperance, but will the friends OF tenn
perance stand by their principles in the
coming election, Aug. 18th? win they
use every means and put forth every
lawful effort to carry the county in IA
vor of "No License" Napoleon, when
addressing his Army, in Egypt, prepar-
atory to battle, said, Soldiers ofsFrance
the valor of thirty centuries, is looking
down from these noble Pyramids, as
witnesses of your courage. Forward
And greater General than he, said,
when urged to change base. "We shall
| fight it out on this line, if it takes all
summer" Let the temperance men
and women of Holmes County remem-
Der that it is pluck that wins. The cries
and groans of the race, for fifty cen
turtles are appealing to:your faithful
ness, the broken hearts, and desolated
homes of thousands in this so called
"Land of the free and home of the
brave" are calling to you for help.
Nay, the poor. bloated, spotted, whisky
sot you meet on the street, asks you in
all the eloquence of despair, to either
shut him up from the whisky which is
destroying him forever, or by law, shut
up the whisky from him. The crushed
hepes of the drunkard's wife, the rage,
and hunger of the drunkard's child;
the silent woes of the parents of that
drunken son, appeal to the friends of
temperance to be true to their conv:c-
tion., and strike for liberty on August
18th.
There are three classes of people to
be benefited by this movement. First,
the habitual drinker, whether he drink
little or much, is more or less the slave
of intemperance. He needs some one
to help him throw off the chain which
has bound him down to the drinking
habits of society. Then there is the
man who don't drink, only when he
needs to drink little. He never drinks
much-it costs too much, but this man
intends to vote for the License Clause,
because, We then can have respectable
houses, where we can drop in occasions
. ally, only occasionally, just as if the
vender of strong drinks can afford to
pay five hundred dollars per year, for
license to sell an occasional glass to
these occasional drinkers. Well, it.
must require respectable business to
meet the wants, of this respectable
, drinker. But this man would not join
the temperance party. o no; he would
not sign away his liberty. He is tenn
i perate, however, IN all things, and let it
be understood that while he will vote
,lwith the poor bloated drunkard for Ii
cense he considers himself of too much
Importance to be seen drinking with
him. This man needs alittle light up
on the subject of moral science. Then
there are the real temperance men and
women too, yes; this party is made up
of men and women, just as God made
the human family. Fathers and moth
: ers, sons and daughters are found in
t the temperance reform. This reform
h differs in its effects upon its advocates
f it blesses its workers as they move alone.
: Other systems of reform promise re-
e turns, only in the far Off future.
u The temperance men and women OF
e Holmes Co. can take with them to the
;, lecture room these children and can ex-
e tend public invitation to all to come
e and see and hear. Have the.patrons of
y the dramshop no wives and children
: Has the respectable occasional drinker:
y no family. What powerful revival
IS would take place at Charley's and
{. Fred's, and at the Corners, if their old
Il blue guards were to take their families
: with them to these places Of rest ani
q entertainment. Why not all 60 togeth-
:, er? Does it require the sanction o
n law to make these places respectable
q enough for mixed gatherings? Perhaps
i it does. viii they get it?
! Benefited, yes; the temperance party
will he benefited for ali time, and for
lever, by the maintainance OF the Adai
N law, for our State. 10 this end TEN
perance meetings should be held il
e, every township in the county, in every
school house, and in every church. .ant
N get the people of Holmes county there