The Richmond palladium., 1874-02-14

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On the 4th inst, l spoke at Muncie,
Delaware county. On account of a
lecture delivered the same evening by |
The Fat Contributor on 'Injin meal,
and the performance Of an operatic |
troupe, the attendance at our meeting
was not large. At the close of the
address, business committee was ap-
pointed fortlp ltyfpose = enising
o county temperance association.
There is not licensed saloon in the
Some time ago a man got
petition signed, but was defeated be-
fore the Commissioners by the vigi-
lance of the temperance people. Re-
port says that intemperance has con-
siderably decreased since the new law
was passed. Muncie is improving
rapidly. Since / visited it a year and
a-half ago, several large substantial
business stores have been built
Schools are in a Aourishing condition.
Here / met A. c. Mellett, the ef-
ficient chairman Of the educational
committee of the House. His paper,
The Muncie Weekly Times is doing
good service for the cause of educa-
tion and temperance.
On the 5th I held a meeting at
Hartford, Blackford county. The
room was crowded. good feeling
prevailed. Here found that before
the temperance law was passed there
were FIVE saloopsTnow, there j. none.
Draakeniess hasvery latgs1y asctess-
ed; but since the action of the Su-
premc court on the 9th section, in
temperance has increased very rapid
ly. This complaint I meet with every
where. They say, that section was the
pivotal point of the whole law-with
that stricken out the effectiveness of
the law is gone. l find that the great
preponderating sentiment of the peo-
pie of Blackford county is very strong
ly in favor of the temperance law as
it stood before the 9th section was
stricken out.
When can we get our Supreme
c6Srtlto stand BY ; ptoAibitosyf Law!
! Must we forever be cursed with the
/, evils resulting from the drink traffic!
Is there not a lawyer in all this State
i of Indiana who will volunteer to draw
up prohibitory law that will stand
I the frey ordeal of that dreaded Su.
i, preme court? With the consumption
of intoxicating drink increasing
twelve times as fast as our population
| and as legitimate result thereof, ou1
crime increasing three times as fast
and our pauperism twelve times a,
fast as the increase of our population
lit seems to me that law is de
manded that will totally suppress thi
accursed traffic. But how to get a Law
| t. stand the critical test ofS the So
preme court, seems to battle the effort
of our very best men. IF the Suprem
court is to be the shoal on which al
! the laws for the suppression of evil
ever to be stranded, the sooner tn
4 people determine to alter the constitu
tion of the State the better.
/ On the 9Th, crowded meeting wa
held i'll the court house at Blufftor
Wells county. At the close thefeo
motion prevaikdate sA3l la<mat
meeting for the purpose EFF enterin
into temperance orgonizatio
throughout the county. Without o.
ganixation nothing can be done. Sint
the passage Of the temperance law a
/ the saloons in the county. save on
have been shut up; but 1 understau
that since the Supreme court b
striker out the 9th section of the Ia,
intemperance has increased, and no
there are two applications for permit
On the evening Of the 17sh, I a.
dressed a large audience in the cou
house at Huntington, and spoke twi,
on the 9Th in tho Methodist meetil
house to very full houses.
j At this point I found considerab
temperance sentiment, but no effecti,
Il orgaaxiationat work. After the pa
sage of the temperance law, intempe
ance largely decreased; but since Il
action Of the Supreme court on Il
9th section, find the same complai
here as elsewhere. that intemperan
has considerably increased. VII
does this prove? Why, conclusive
that law does restrain intemperant
and consequently crime n v Anoth
strong evidence that the prohibiti
of the traffic of intoxicating liquo
as beverage, is the proper legislati
to remove intemperance from t
community. Until prohibition /
, comes the, Law of our State, and !
people are edacAsed ep u ths 1eees
ty of vigorously sustaining such a Ia
we never can remove the curse of
! Temperance from our midst. Mo-
, suasion must be supplemented by
gal suasion-one is essential to I
, mnsoess of TIA othesaa xoSs sasa.
Huntingt0nsk sfseliefsa nice lit
!. county town, of same three thousa
inhabitants; but in all my travels
. see no town that compares with Ri
. mond for its air-of comfort, bea,
!, and healthfulness in proportion to
J population. In fact. begin to thi