The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-03

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compared with the absence OF saloons. does
not true stategmanship as well as patriotism
demand that we decrease the number as
speedily "a possible? What then is the duty
of every lover of liberty, country, humanity
and God? Spare no honorable effort to DIES
troy this curse, or it will destroy the nation
HOW CAN 1T BE DONE?
LIST. By personal total abstinence.
3D. BY persuading all who will be per-
suaded to adopt like total abstinence.
Sd. If any there be who will not be per
suaded, then that paramount law of nations
as well as individuals, self-protection, de-
msnds that the power of the government
must be laid upon all who will not yield to
the dictates of ieason and follow the teach
ings of an enlightened, sober mind.
To accomplish this last mode, we recon-
mend that the influence of every friend
temperance, happiness and true liberty
exerted to control all primary elections,
township, city and county conventions.
Let no man addicted to the use of intoxi-
eating liquors, or engaged in the manufac
ture or sale of the same, be placed in nomi-
nation TOR any office. Give both political
parties to understand that their nominees
must be free from the vice of drunkenness
and drunkard making in the less, as well as
tie greater degrees. And while, by the
combined votes of the democrats and repub-
licans, we are now blessed with the best
temperance law ever enacted in Indiana, ex-
cept that of 1855, let us trust the good sense
and political sagacity of the leaders of these
parties, backed by the combined voices and
energies of all who love sobriety, happiness
and liberty, rather than intemperance, mis-
cry, RIGHTEOUSNESS, vice and crime, TO con-
tinue on the statute books with such
amendments as experience demonstrates
are needed to make it more efficient and
thorough, the law that has decreased drunk
enness, gladdened homes, and favored the
opposition only of the liquor dealers and
those who profit by their craft. Should the
political parties fail 10 take firm and decided
ground in favor of this great virtue, temper
ance, or place in nomination men who cannot
be trusted in regard to this question, we will
have ample time and opportunity To decide
upon, and provide for the combined action
of those whose love for their fellow men and
regard for Gods law, may sunder the ties
that have heretofore bound them to their
political friends. Again we urge every tenn
/ perance man to attend the primary elections
and conventions of their respective political
parties, and boldly announce their determi-
nation to vote for no man whose past life
and present professions do not furnish sure
guaranty that no backward step shall be
taken in dealing with the traffic in intoxicat-
ing liquors, but that every honorable means
shall be used to bring drunkenness and
drunkard making to an end.
William Bexter, president; L. A. Good
win, secretary; Sylvester Johnson, cores
ponding secretary; John w. Ray, treasurer
K. b. Reynolds, q. w. C. t.; Mary A. Sohn-
son, G.. w. V. c.; L. III. Elliott, G.. w.
| V. t.; w. w. Snyder, G.. w. S.; Sylvester
Johnson, G. w. t., Indiana State Temper
ance Alliance.
| Papers throughout the state please copy.