Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-03-05
Mr.. ALGER's ADDRESS.

Mr.. ALGER's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Alger said the moral world, no les,
than the material, moves. Drunkenness.
was not always regarded as sin and crime
Not till the New Testament was it denOunc
ed as a sin. Till within fifty years even
the clergy INDUCED freely and without re-
| proach in intoxicating drinks. But the
| wee Uf intemperance must now give way.
Ten thousand earnest and persistent men
can DO away with any form of vice. 4 few
men, fifty years ago. commenced the aglta-
ton against slavery. Some sought in vain
/ by means of the colonization society to lead
that great crime into the wilderness OF
Africa. and though slavery is dead some
are still striving TO lead its dead body into
/ the desert. Others want TO buy It out by
sales Of the public lands but though
money covers many sins tins sin wOald not
be 50 covered. It could neither DC led out
or bought out. he fight against it went
! on till i, covered the land with the p0mp OF
war and deluged it with the quleting n-
huencc of human blood. Slavery went
down and will know no resurrection.
Now the attention Of earnest men Is cen
tired on another s.n-the sin OF intempeT-
2rcc. There Is grave doubt OF the power
TO make drunkenness legal crime. Laws
cannot be made to establish holiness or re
ligion, bat Of the criminal results Of intern
perance the law properly takes note. Laws
may help but the great power is that OF
| enlightened and unseiish public opinion.
I This reform i an un-e!fiSh one You have
gathered here tonight from no >)rdid mo-
tive. Though individually We are all SCI
fish, when we act collectively. more goner-
Gus influences bear sway. We may not see
. La o. h..
government can obtain the reyenGd il row
derives from taxing liquors; but the time
is coming when we shall no more count
the cost in this contest, than we did in the
war. Our General j. the same a in tine
light against slavery not Sheridan, twenty
miles away, not Grant, prodigal Of human
blood. bat God. The contest will 90 on.
Voluntary societies and woman 5 work are
laying bread aud Strl4y foundation Tor
the public opinion Of the uext generation A.;
and the children brought no Guier such
influences cannot be Incorporate
Proceeding To consider the question OF
prohibition, Mr.. Alger said he had seen the
chairman OF this meeting iiSarm a drunken
man, who, with drawn knife was threaten
ne 90 STAB his Owl child bat he i.i not
i-arm all men who carried knives Ram
j. knlic, bat some men can make good
use of il. Let Us not PROHIBIT ell use oi
knives because some men misuse them.
Abiding to the last political Campaign
in this STATE, Mr.. Alger said he thought his
own party. the Democratic party, lost more
than il gained by its anti-prohl1itiOn plat
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Us strive ID elevate pu1hc opinion, ana keep
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P-o. p5llcrS said hc h9i l1n.r resisted
| Invitations e. suea, AZ these lp-.tlu5.. tom
a fear ria. .e ui-ht hinder rather ANN
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be of the wisdom of existing laws. 10 is b..
duty as a llw-abliing citizen 20 obey them
as long a., they are law The epirit e.
7 lawle-sne-s. IN hi.h and low luartcr-. j.
4 dangerous clement iu ourd day. In Rcpab
| lean government, the people. who are III.
| lawmakers, must sustain the Law w.
must not violate UT induce 0t. ers 80 tillat.
/ 2 law because W. iuiiyiiully consider j.
impolijic. Tor abe sake Of our character @
! good citizens. for the slke d our ulnenc.
over Others. Tor the sake q the future %
/ our country, We ma. obey ;Ae .aws-th'
prohibitory law. O.. much l- any Other
N.ssDJ Mich talk has bsen u.,ie.,b.,,
tls ,oi, ~ tc,nr,-aT,ce tt,t ,,;,bt h.. ma T.
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The i;i.srrrre. M ,ational character ham.
and tostes Tbev ,ell MS IN lo1r at Fr,re
Low universal there the u,s Of wine.
and vet there IS LITTLE drrrksnnes1
m. NAV he the .,,nre.-,ao n has,
traveller but Wiz, and well ia1rme,
Frcnchmen hold very different view 9TH
case. Two residents O! France, who ha.
been Tor = number Of years in thlS country
recently returned to France AMI thei
letters after their return came, filed wit