The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-07-31

Inc man VINO saiu tnat "NeOlOgy Is
the visible horizon that bounds the out.
look of the popular mind, and, as such
recedes as the popular mind advances
was both witty and wise.
A transcendental preacher took for his
text, "Feed my lambs" AS he came
out of the church plain old farmer
said to him: "That was very good
text but you placed the hay so high
in the rack that the lambs couldn't
reach it nor the old sheep either"
The Detroit Tribune says,-The Ma.
tional Republican, published at Wash
ington by a man mixed up with the rot
ten District of Columbia contracts, and
absurdly claiming at times to be semi.
official organ, has just published an ar
ticle upon the Presidential question:
1t afirms that there are no distinct prin-
ciples or politics now dividing parties,
or upon which they can be rallied, and
that reorganization of parties would
be easy, and that the only thing that
can be counted as certain is that Grant
can be elected for third term if he
will. This nonsense is being given by
some of our contemporaries an import
ance wholly fictitious aud not due to
any thing in the character of the paper
or its managers, On the general ques.
ton the Cincinnati Gazette, the leading
Republican paper of Ohio, vel says:
"We have to remark that every Pres.
ident who has been re. elected, has vol
UNFAIRLY retired in the height of his pop
ularity at the end of the second term,
aud that an unbroken succession of
high precedents has given to this the
force of an article of the Constitution
in the mind of the American people;
and that an attempt to violate it would
be very unfayorably received by them
and the natural alarm which this would
excite, that the enormous power which
the Presidents patronage gives him is
to be used to re.elect him at bis pleas.
pre; would probably be fatal to his elect
ion
The temperance reform movement is
meeting with great success, especially
throughout the west. The women APP.
pear to be doing what legislation has
failed to do. Hardened old sinners who
could 90 to sleep under mans preaching
listen to the songs and prayers of the
women, and give proof of their CONVEX.
sion by closing their saloons and empty.
ing their liquor in the streets. Through
out the country districts the change has
been almost magical, so much so that in
many towns where scores of dram shops
were open a few weeks ago, not one is
found open to-day. We fear, however,
that the reform will be but of a tempo.
rary character, unless some practical
measures are adopted to hold the ground
now occupied. The friends of temper
ance must provide a substitute for the
saloons they close, or new rum. shops
will be opened as soon as the present
excitement dies away We suggest the
establishment of tea and coffee.rooms
under the supervision of earnest ladies
and gentlemen. These rooms should be
made attractive, by having on file the
leading magazines and newspapers -
Harmless games, such as checkers and
chess, should also be provided, thus en-
abling the visitor to pass few hours
with profit and pleasure. Tea and cof-
fee should be of first quality, aud the
charge per cup should not be more than
five cents. These rooms would attract
the idle, and by bringing them il con-
tact with a better class than the one US.
ually found il drinking saloons would
tend to their practical reformation
The hard. working man would also find
these rooms attractive and be induced
to visit them with his family, thus throw
ing an additional safeguard around the
cause of temperance. We are satisfied
that these tea and cotfee.rooms would
be an excellent substitute for dram.shops,
and, if properly managed, we believe
they would effectually prevent the re.
opening of saloons when the present cru
SADIE against liquor shall have lost its
novelty and power.