Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-08-05

The writer of this is a temperance man and
a Republican. He is 50 from principle. and
processes an answering allegiance 10 the
cause and the party. the Interests Of which
he is laboring to promote. lie Is able he
thinks, to give his reasons for the faith
which in him is. He is a temperance man
because he sees in intemperanoe a gigantic
evil which Is cursing the world. Two years
ago, when the yellow fever came 20 the
South, the sympa,hies of men and women
all over the country were touched. as human
sympathies ar. seldom touched. because Of
the suffering occasioned by this terrible
plague. The sympathy shown was grand
testimonial to the sclf-sacrifice Of the Amer
lean people. They gave la,ishly Of their
money and their time. and in many cases
gave their lives even. for the alienation Of
the su;Fcrines Of their fellow men. They
did nobly. and are entitled To the hghes,
praise for their philanthropy. And yet this
plague comes only periodically, aud carries
of. at the yer, worst only few thousands.
when il comes. |, is q local disease, often
invited by disregard Of sanitary Laws. ba,
the curse Of ln,cmperanor is doing is terri
bile work every year. every month. and every
day. IL knows no North. no South. no Fast.
no West I, finds It's way to the most lone
IL hamlet. a. well a. to the great city. in
every part Of this land Every wear it is
laying 6o.o'o Of our sons and daughters IN
drunkards graves. I, is filling our prisons
with criminals. bringing woe indescribable
to thousands Of once happy homes. and Grip
ping every industry Of the country. II
there we're reasons for fighting the yellow
fever plague. how much greater the reasons
for fighting the curse Of Intcmpcranoc.
Looking q; the matter from my standpoint.
eanno; understand. why every man pos
scssed Of human feeling. Is not enrolled IN
the Temperance ranks.
am a Republican. because the Rcpubli
can party i the party of human progress.
and the friend Of ;hs oppressed /, has struck
Atff NAtA s4tN lENfN tN1E Hf&it4RuH t4 ~4ANfA
and hidden them 20 free. and h. mon |; !.
the part, which has defended human rights.
and enacted equA! and cXac; justice to every
ci;iTcn whatever his color. or prcviou, con
di,ion. /, il the party which saved the IA
ton. Shcu it, destruction ~as attempted y,
rcbel'. It i the part, 10 which wr are in
deh,ei FOR all the Temperance Legislation
which We have to-das.
Coming doun 10 the prc,cn; time. ! see, or
think | ,ec. all the issue. Of the lat ,scn;,
years involved IN this campaign The qpcs-
tons a; issuc arv % the creates; magnitude.
,hcy involve the III, or death Of this nation
NJ man can turn h. back on these. hnu.
ever he NAV Alue the cause Of Temperance
Nor il it Necessary Temperance can h. b.,
promoted b! voting for the party ~h.ch IA,
upheld H.
find. however. that he's party. calling
it.eif the prohibition party With national
and STATE eand.da,e. is in the aclA akin,
for the votes @. Temperance mcn.
Thr ~ri,cr Of this !. identified with the
Good Tcmplar. and several other ~ llcr-
ancr organizations. and he knn~. prr,t,
~c!l tie feelings Of the Temperance men of
the State. The, iAke NJ stock IA this ncv
party movement Ninrt, mine Temperance
men Oh; q ever hundred are mos, IcyiI-
ed.y opposed io II, And urli they mas De
Tor they see IN this movement the eurins 81
Temperance. Thr, scc tina; ever, vote f1r
i. or nearly cscry one j. vote taken from
the Republican party. TO promote the saicr-
cat. o. the party ~h.eh Ia, ever been the
bitter cnefny Of the cause.
The nc~ party has candidate for Gov
crnor IN tins city. ~hom as private citizen.
highly esteem. am informed however.
tina; TIL. candidate for Gubcrna;or.a! honors
i. asking the Republicans in the sc,cra.
towns IN this count, to furnish him with
lls, Of Republican voters with cheek placed
again,; the names u the Temperance voters,
am no, informed Of Mr.. Joy, motives,
nor h, authority FOR the course be has taken
lie oeraill, ha. no authority To at for the
Republican, and a. Tor the temperance folks
in ih.s county. ninet, nine per cent Of ibcm
wash their hand, Of the new party
Mr.. Joy proic.ses TO he hopeful u success.
bat the coming election will ,hoW tina, b,
ha,n'; sufficient number Of follower, 10
make oorporals guard.
SPECIAL STtTK DEFtTH.
l. o. g. l. Of Maine.