The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-07-31

: an article by one signing himself
} "Amicus," designed seemingly As sup
: Elementary to an article published in
, the HERALD Of May 18th, by r.
Campbell, defending Murphyism from
} some imaginary attacks by al out
slider. If you will kindly grant me a
little further space in the columns Of
your estimable paper, l will make
some further contribution TO the pros
and cons of this question Of temper
ance. One Of these defenders says
He 'OutsiderO has made a direct
attack upon the cause Of temperance I;
his sympathies are evidently with its
enemies; his pretended advocacy Of
temperance principles Is too fallacious
to be credited by any one; his real
) sentiments grin through the flimsy
gOssamer by which they are covered /;
he has stolen the livery Of heaven 10
serve the devil in" Another one
says: "This outsider is evidently
not only outside of all temperance Or
CARNATIONS, but outside of the temper
ance interest. We would not accuse
him of being a cats-paW for liquor
men, but they certainly ought to feel
under obligations TO him for his arti-
Gle; for it Is a better defense Of their
business than any liquor dealer can
make"
On the other hand. l have received
numerous lattering testimonials of ap-
proval and endorsement of the thoughts
and suggestions advanced by me on
this question of temperance. I don't
suppose my asserting it would be
likely to establish the belief beyond
dispute that am a friend to the tenn
perance cause, nor are these asser-
tons on the part Of my ASSISTANTS
likely to establish q contrary belief. |
Whether l am a friend 10 the cause,
and whether the views advanced by
me on that subject embOdy truth or
error, are questions that time and the
reading public will arbitrate Justly
with them. leave the matter.
1 take this from the essay in ques-
ton, al think the best means of gain
ing knowledge that will enable US to
perfect measures of reform for future
action, will be found in scrutinizing
closely those that have been inaugu-
rated heretofore, and failed in accom-
plishing their ends. By ascertaining
their deficiencies, we will be the better
enabled to shun them" Now if these
defenders had dived into an analysis
and synthesis Of some temperance so
cieties that have q nominal existence
today, and those that have existed
during the past half century and Ia
bored with as much assiduity to dis
cover the defects that have rendered
them futile, as they have to gainsay q
self.svident truth in trying to prove
that those in existence embOdy a living
power, and are fully competent for
the accomplishment Of all desired re-
forms; and that Outsider" is an enemy
to the temperance cause, and q Wilful
maligner of all worthy enterprises, l
have no doubt their labors would have
been blessed with much more abund-
ant fruitage than Is now likely to
crown them. One of them says: "In
spite of the efforts of "Outsider," the
Murphy cause will continue to move
on to tho accomplishment of greater
things than it has yet achieved"
Bah! Is that sol It's lamentable, but
nevertheless true. If Nurphyism
wasn't the subject of a little contro-
versy going on through the columns Of
the HERALD, and for an occasional d.
lapidated blue ribbon seen on the coat
of some barefOoted urchin, so far as
my observation extends, it would be
as dead now as Julius Cesar, and
equally as near forgot.
"Amicus" classes my views as Every
singular" | think they are only sin
gulaT to the extent that they are new,
and it certainly was high time for
some body 10 create a new departure
in temperance literature. Heretofore
temperance talks, temperance articles,
and temperance speeches have con-
sisted in the main in abuse applied to
whisky and whisky dealers, and a
huge array Of inOOmpFshspsihls Stats
tics that stand sadly in need Of con,
firmatiOu. Under this psghDs tsm-
perapOs organizations have become al
most q FePrOach and a bywOrd, and
temperance men Stunned as extrep-
lists and fanatics.
The business of retailing liquors by
the drink l have characterized as be-
ing in my judgment infamOusly meta
riOus. As for whisky, / think it il
almost as much sinned against as sim
ming. There can't be found upon the
face of the earth any thing else that is
made the scapsgOat for the OutcrCpPings
OF the innate baSsneSs Of the human
family to half the extent that whisky
is. Adam, in that ever-to-be-remem-
bered little transgression of his,
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