The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-10-05

Again t. the question, shall all these
JOnd hopes be blasted. because these same
parents are unwilling 10 SET their feet up
On the head Of the serpent which allures
Ihem into his den and then stings then
| with the sting of moral degradation and
rum: Are our parents willing that all
The former care bestowed upon their on
-pring, in addition To- that natural affec-
tive with which God has seen I'll TO bless
all parents, shall be lost aud ignored, sim
ply because some Cnprincipled flend sees
fl now to traic in their souls:
| /. for one, am not willing that this
thing shall ever again curse our neighbor-
hood
| Now. Mr. Editor. | wish to make an
end of this article, and in doing so, ask
the good people and parents of our vicin-
| iTy, in behalf OF the wives and dear chill
dren of inebriates: in behalf of our young
men, whom we fondled in childhood, and
whom we are now proud TO own; IN be-
half of all these and for the sake OF the
future of our beloved neighhor, to take
hold as best each can, and see to it that
! this traffic is confined strictly within the
permit of the law address this appeal
not alone to protesting christians, but TO
all moral and lawabIdIng neighbOrs.
q. L. Poe.
Our correspondent is Informed that
the person from whom we derived the
information was present in the ball
room short time in the cary lar of
the evening, when matters appeared to
be progressing pleasantly, and spoke
only of what he saw, supposing every
thing had continued as it began. He
neither approves such conduct, as onr
correspondent refers to, nor would
wish to palate the offence of those en-
gagged in the rowdyism. We can ex
cuse our correspondent tor speaking
strongly, for the outrage, as he relates
it, is deserving of the strongest repro
baton; and we know that the people
of the vicinity we're very indignant at
the outrage, so much so, in fact, that
Il union meeting of the Presbyterian
friends and United Brethren, was held
in the United Brethren Church, ON
Sunday last, to condemn the act, and
to take measures to prevent a repeti
ticu of the offence. The result WAS
the appointment Of a Committee to
wait upon the hotel keeper and ask a
pledge from him that thereafter he
would sell only according to law. This,
it is reported, he refused to promise,
and they are now proposing to see
whether he may not be compelled to
do so.
In this connection, We may remark,
that j. R. Kagy, the Democratic can
didate for Auditor, was present at the
meeting, and was requested to act as
one of the committee to wait upon the
hotel keeper, but positively refused to
do so. OF course he had a right to re
fuse, but the service required of him
was one of which no man should have
been ashamed, it being merely to re
quest the party referred to to promise
TO abide by the law, hereafter, in dis
pens ng beverages. 1t would not have
compromised him in the least, but
would rather have gained for him the
respect of all good men. But no; for
fear that doing righteous act might
lose him a single vote, he refused. A
single question may not be out Of
place here. Is Mr.. Kagy in favor of
having the laws administered His
refusal to serve on a committee whose
duty was to ask that the law be OBJ
served b; reafter, would indicate that
ne favored its violation. Otherwise, it
indicates that he has not backbone
sufficient to be good officer, if elect
ed, and should not be required to &C
cept a position where he may be
obliged to assume any responsibility.