, 1881-09-14
The Progfoaa Of the Temper.
ance" Agitation In That
State,
Impossibility Of Destroying 1ntem'
perance by Cosrciye Teetotal
Measures
Damago Done by tile Crusade, md
Even by the Murphy Move.
ment.
State Of the Political Cauyass-A Sweep
lug Republican Triumph Certain.

CLEVELAND, o., Sept. H. ',nd a cOnsef'
satlGn yesterday with gentleman who has
observed matters very carefully for many
years past, Ahd Ills observations anil resl1l-
llscgilcps, Vii tho "tenl1Hratlce" Quest'oii
especially, were peculiarly worthy Of repro
tuctlD,. lie said:
II i,aye nntcd the progress of tic 'teisl-
pe1nnce' asitntion III tl''s Static tra'l the very
beginning, ,nOre tllan forty years ago. 1t
llas assumed different forlls frt'in ycar to
ypar, AMI 1t has t,enn claimed from time to
tIfre that new revelations llayehcen oltaied,
and that su.,lc great thing wns about 10 1e
done; but it las generally entcs' about MS 1t
l,rgull, and no real progress has beell ssnste.
The fnct nf the business Is, ills matter Of ttl-
temperance Ii II Thing that apEWuls ta Il inni''s
appetite; nllu, II Ills own prIdt, anu 1--we VI
fu,,lEy, aud self-respect are mt sufficient to
keep lIln, from the gutter, nll tho Legislation
IL, the world
WILL. NOT 1lEActr HIS CASE.
We often lcnr lite temperance tef0rlnatlo'l-
su.cullptl-cuti,pared with tile Abolition move
tnellt III this country. There Is nut 4 single
point Of similarity betwecn the two. IN tho
Ambition, movement MI that was needed was
| to l,uyu tho President OF tic United States
sign document which said TINT MI the
slaves were free from their tlaasiers, and they
wurc free absolutely. hut tho so.caa!ctl
Slaves to whisky could mt be 50 freed. Tie
| trouble Is, they d0 not want to be freed. The
President nj the United Stales ,A!sht sign
| nj. tlle prpc1amatl0ns anil tho Governor
| of this S.ate might Sign a!i tl,e laws that
couI,t be found md not single slave to
drink would be cMnnclpated. IL Is ohe of
the stralgest things IN the worll tn nc that
this cni!not DO understood. ntd tllas peop!a
cannot llse The sallle good sense about this
matter that they do aboHt al'!1nst everything
else. 1t would sccni to mi that enottgh cx'
pert,ncn,s, with their ineyEtablc reactions.
Ind been .rr, 10 satlsfy any one WIN can
rcat history TINT nothing c;tli be done except
III the education Of our children against the
evils Of tlrIuk. nlul il, certain seIf.evidelll
regulations VI tlle tratllc.n
"As you nre familiar with the history o!
.tcm,rrance' movements til the State,
,,ts, m" wo,,l,l pirt M, n few points abou,
the,r. n'n" ~ :, "' =
II do not claim that can give ansth'hf
Mory Than Il general statement Of the casc
T,ha nost t,at hns ever BEEN done III tho wa,
~ ntivr,, rnf,r,nn,,nu hns hcen done s{ncl
tic war, anu IS wN'lill tle 'hs''lo's " ~
In tho early dhys OF the State, tue same Us II
nil new countries,
rvr,iynopY DRANK:
everybody Hepl WHISKY UNI c''ieii1a 'o eI'la1
nnd 1t Was cohs't]erea ~ ulasface ~ pAl'"hs ~
Of It When It WIS thought necessary or ac
sirnble: vet I'm ole was ever drunk. or YER
rarelvs II wns considered rs utclI Of
imu's ~ .,a., -, ,,at ,1r,,,,r a. # ia nn,y nm
aisgface tnei' u t.. a!unh ~ ~ - ra, nvm' a
even more 50. That was INC ten'pern'
nso Of !ntoxicntluE liquors, II stle
n thing were possible. Ny tather, d hard
sros..1r1 ,,,nnaor o,wnvs Ind hts barret c
4 "othis p'one.; ,,,,." H. ',.". f',,,1 ~ mi
WHISKY III l'e ce4n'r. LIZ M"o ~" =. .''. ...s
} Ing n Elnss Of gTog or sling NJ ai'slt' atte
> his E,ar,i days work la the c!earlng, and n
j. ,vava nas.e,l II ara,,nd for nil his ten CHI
= w., H. .,,,s and t,,a eir1a-to TAXA a sf
aIeh-nNe wy at.u NV 49,. w. .,a,,'tns. ho,i
J. There was nothing sccFet ho'sI'Hk oa!''
q considered; and there .wns no hecess't5
u going away to Il sRlopn to get these drink
Q | tht ,,,,,,r.ct of ithaca cltiitireu IL now oyt
. 4Ho oouIs.St y. st.oeo ., a.. -, ...,, -,
u 10 years OLD, anu l ala pTouu W sa4 Ivy =.
e Of them llas ever beeli ut1llk, neltter III
u Unt ~ LI1elT EEllu!til. lHta oeetna W ~ nv ~.
teuc!l lint. wien tise use Of llHAor y not pa
ticutOrly pr0scrfbcu By law. mud tllc lt!ea
mt carried th1t 1t IL something pecMItnr
,"mrl,tv fr, In ctm nj 1n,,nr It's excessive u
f. ,'a7t ~, crt II, Ia t,,llIvnI in ns wI,ern Il
"i, W. n ~ IL incn,rot.i il, tim mimi tI,nt Ii