The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-16
Democracy versus Morality,

writing now, tor the purpose OF giving
White Water items, but to give some
explanation on what wrote you last |
1t appears that some have taken it
quite hard OF me. touching the mat
ter of their not being enough whiskey
in W. w. to keep democracy running,
as the disciples of Thurman & Co.,
would desire. l DO not wish to be
understood by this as calling in ques-
tioI the sobriety ofany Of my demo-
cratic neighbors. But l ask of any
reasonable democrat, how he expects
to support the Democratic platform
framed at Indianapolis, without help
ing to propagate one of the most dam
nable trafiics extant? Oh, how beauti-
full are the words which say, I'VE be-
lieve the Baxter bin to be failure,
and would substitute well regulated
license law in its stead; thereby in
creasing the school fund. eve have
not the platform betore us, and if this
is not verbatim, we know it to be the
substance Of the plank referred, toy
Come now, my vlrtuous democratic
friends, let us Immediately form another
bill which will read with as much
sense, and whose execution, will have
the same final results, thus: We be-
leve that Gods kingdom, and its
outcroppings, faith, virtue, knowledge,
temperance, patience, goodness,
brotherly kindness and charity. to be
failure, and would recommend in
its place a well regulated license law
for each of the following! drunken
ness, robbery. murder, and prostitu-
ton, thereby increasing the school
fund. Some may say there =. is no
| analogy betwe IN the two. / maintain
that ONE holds the same relation to
men that the OTHER does, you license
whisky and men will drink it, and
when they are brought under its in
fuence they will indulge in every 9TH
err vice known under the sun This
needs no argument, tor facts confirm
the assertion l tell you, the man
that supports the democratic princi-
pie in reference to temperance,
stands on slippery ground. He en-
dangers the morals of the community;
he is sowing seeds of disease and death
when he votes for men in this ungod-
ly party, party what is rotten to the
core both politically and morally.
The spirit of God speaking through
Paul, says: that mo drunkard shall
inherit the kingdom Of Heaven and
surely the same condemnation rests on
men who make laws that have the
effect Of producing drunkards. We
often hear men say, that whisky will
be drank, so it might as we'll be Ii
censed as not. When men make use
of such stuff as that for argument it
either indicates mental imbecility or
absolute dishonesty. On the same
ground We can say, if some people will
commit suicide, we have no right to
interfere, for the purpose of saving
life. As l said in the commencement,
do not claim that all democrats are
immoral men. But l do say that, all
democrats, who vote with their party
favor not only intemperance, but all
its resulting cyils. We have to day
two men from our county, aspiring to
the Office of State Senator One OF
them belonging to the Republican
ranks; the other, it would be hard to
tell what he does belong to; but not
withstanding, what the name Of his
party may be, We understand that he
has accepted the nomination from the
democratic party, and i'll that accepta
ton, he of course, if elected. will carry
, out the principles of that party. The
: man from. the republican party, has :
record, sknownto all; a record tina
: would be an honor to any man. Tn,
, principles of christianity form hi
foundation for framing laws: lWoult
} to God the balance of our law giver
1 stood on the same foundation). Th'
!. issues Of the day are virtue and vice
There is no use of talking about how
{, you intend increasing the educationa
resources of the State from the licens,
of whiskey; that catch is too transpa
!, rent; it can only entrap the unwary
What! increase the school fund, b.
:, making drunkards. Increase tn
school fund, by causing men to destro
;, their moral and Intellectual powers
Increase the school fund, by untittin
J, men, for the society of their fello,
men in this world. and of angels il
: the world to come Increase til
school fund, by breaking the hearts o
wives and mothers! Increase tn
school fund by starving innocent chill
v dren Oh, consistency, consistency
|, thou art jewell C. 7. l.
;, Silver Wedding.
y On the 18th, Friday next, Miles j
. Shinn and Anna c. Shinn, will cele
brate their silver wedding. Some {
= the advantages of II sober and tempe,
! ate life may be briefly stated as foI
lows: No Intoxicating liquors, tea G
+ coffee, has been used by their famil
/ as a beverage Miles J. Shinn hs
rot lost, in all this twenty FIVE year
c twenty-five days by sickness or dis:
e bility. and although possessing fan
lily of four children, their Doctors bi
\ has not amounted to 400. 5