The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-07-09

To the Editor of the Standard:
| As you are aware, the crusaders refused me a
hearing. And the committee on the Fourth OF
July programme was not willing to hear any
speeches, except from a few college-bred gentle
men who wished to distinguish themselves by
reading spread eagle orations, obtained from
dime speaker, and other obsolete works OF
ancient date, could not give me time to expa-
tiate on the principles of brotherly love and
other necessary reforms, must ask the favor
$50 often heretofore granted) of space in your
paper, TO say a few words to all whom it may
concern.
There are a great many evils existing in
| every community that ought not to receive the
countenance or assistance from those who wish
| and desire the peace and prosperity of the
| commonwealth IN which they live. Prejudice
| end jealousy should not be tolerated SO as to
| exclude free speech upon all subjects where the
speakers motives are pure; and they who
would place censor upon the mouth of any
good citizen because his views are different
from theirs, because they fear the influence
of rival for public appreciation, are not phi
| lanthropists in the true sense, and are not
worthy to be leaders and teachers for the pub
| lie good.
All questions in regard to reformation ought
to be discussed in the spirit of charity and
Christian forbearance, if we wish good results
to follow. Men cannot be forced to change
lives And every effort made by the way of de-
nunciation, threats and abuse is only calcu-
lated to retard the progress of the desired re-
formation. And the true reformer will not
sort to force, defamation, or proscript Our
lat er day reformers upon the subject of tenn
perance make a great mistake, where they at
tempt by prescription, denunciation and the
enforcement of law to do away with the evils
resulting from the use of alcoholic stimulants
n a h9VeraQe wi hat tlnSa evils
are great, and have become engrafted into the
body polite to such extent to disease the
whole body, and like many physical diseases,
has become incurable, and demands the same
treatment that an incurable disease would.
Every intelligent physician knows that it is
certain death to attempt to remove certain dis
eases by harsh and heroic treatment, and there
fore is compelled to resort to a palliative treat
ment. Such is the character of the disease
intemperance. And they who attempt to cure
this disease by harsh measures, will find that
they are empires, and do more harm to the
diseased body polite than they do good
The attempt at this time to prohibit the use
of ardent spirits, and the means and measures
adopted by the Prohibitionists, are well caIcu-
lated to increase the evils of intemperance and
to destroy all hopes of a true reformationin the
minds and hearts of the people.
How, then, shall this terrible disease and
scourge to the human family be treated and a
true reformation be brought about? l answer
not by denouncing all liquor dealers as thieves,
robbers and murderers; not by prescribing all
men who take drink occasionally from your
councils: not by enforcing obsolete laws, or en-
acting stringent laws totally at variance with
the principles of personal liberty; not by de-
nouncing patriotic party, whose object and
aim is the welfare of the country a whisky
ring; not b. spirit of intolerance and persecu-
ton for opinions sake; not by denornclrg
foreigners as whisl1y-bloats and beer guzzleIs
not by building up religious denominations
political parties, on the one idea of reforming
the human by prohibiting the use of in
toxicating drinks. These measures are only
calculated to aggravate the disease and retard
the cure. The only successful treatment that
can be applied to this terrible disease is to pre-
vent and palliate. The application by law
should be strictly on the pH1ncipies of the COM