The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-02-17
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TEMPERANCE.
ALpAHY, OarooN.

tho feelings Of one Of Linn Countys
Senators. Whether tho said Senator
will notice tho article or treat IL with
tho contempt il deserves l am un-
informed, but, being Temperance man
myself, and srdently in favor Of plohi-
bition legislation ! can't let such
communication pass without few
comments on the malignant attempt Of
tho writer. | will not defend any per-
son for drinking intoxicating liquer.
lilo rather has my sympathy, not to en-
courage him to drink, but that nature
failed TO cndow him with sufficient
manhood and moral courage TO resist
his basor appetite. A drunken enc gov
ornng ia his drunken imbecility is an
object Of pity Human nature is so or
ganizsd that If you would reclaim such
man It can only 10 done by kindly
adyieo and moral assistance, or by tax
ing the means OF gratifying bis
Craving appetite far beyond bis reach.
This Ar. Equity Of Brownsville must
be vory ignorant Of the Ssisnss whose
sPpcllstion he has appropriated 10 him
self. Hon. Judge Story, Lord Hard-
wick and those old PstsiarchAl Fathers
Of this revsrsd science would blush TO
soc their beloved thsoriss personifed
in our BrownsVills friend Equity"
Equity rspudisssS Aad disSuisss malig
nity and prejudice in this unealled for
attack when il dtnouncss the ssna-
tor AZ drunken prohlSitionsst it il
simply q vicious attack on Capt. Hum.
Phrey'H personal character not word
is said in regard To his political char.
aster Ehsther or nol he fulfilled the
pledges he made 10 tke people. hap.
Zen 10 know that the Captain did re-
deem bic pledges, that he advocated and
yCtsd for the only bill on this subjec.
Of which thSro was any hopes Of paas-
ing and chat he says today that he will
do ell in his power at the coming
session Of tho LeEiAlaturs 10 effect the
passage Of Prosibsory laws What
more oan you ask I But you insinuass
that the CAptaia is in tho habit Of
drinking Intoxicating liquor. Ifso Il
neither charge him nor do ! deny il. ]
lsAve that for zach person 10 ascertain
for himself il is 10 be regretted aad
tho only person injured 10 himself /
know him to be . person Of noble aad
generous impulses and bread intellect.
and IL would be great pity that such
gifts Ahould be deba1sd by that iafsrn-
Al doviI'a inStrumsnt-alcshol. l know
further that when be did sspeuse tie
cause Of Temperance no was . power
felt, which added many to its ranks.
Oar Brcwnsville friend claims TO DO .
temperance man. Instead of being, a.
hs wsuld have the public believe, Al
ornament 20 the cause he 10 the worst
kind Of a stumbling block. He GER
tsinly has dim and eloudsd conception
g the means bes. adapted TO bring
about 2 state Of prohibition in the sale
OF Intoxicating liquors il he thinks il
can DO done only by tho votes Of men
who abItain eItirsly from the uss Of in
toxieAting liquor. What We want, ap-
peal End supPlica.s for is tho ASsistanes
and votes Of all clsssss-the teetstsl-
or, tho moderate dFinker and the con-
Grined drunkArd-any person who will
lend his influence AMI vote 10 crush
this accarsed liquor trafie, which is
'hs Foot and primary cause Of intem-
pcranee. IL Is very poor policy for
self-rishteouE Temperance people to ar
rogate TO thems,lvoa any superiority
from the fact that they are tsetotalsrs.
They are simply doing their duty to
themselves ana to society. They are
net entitled to any praise. The laws
Of nature and society made it ineum-
,nt on them in the first instance and
nono bul "ScFibos and PhArisess faunt
their good works before men" They
surround ths Temperance cause with .
kind Of halo Of hypocrisy and cant
which antagoniEO an element that
would otherwise DO very glad to assist
them in putting down the liquor trafis.
Their are n great many perssns who
nsvor drink drop Of intoxicating liq-
uor, who arc opposed to prohibition.
In fact / am acquainted with saloon
keepers here in Albany who are tenn
psrAte men, who very seldom drink liq-
uor. As we'll as this there are many per-
sons who use lisusr both moderately
and to excess, who are atrong Prohibi-
tionssta. We should deal with exist
ing things in practical way. We all
know, at least think We know what
ought to BE-" but We must take thiags
as We find them and make the beat OF ID.
This question Of Prohibition is a politi-
cal question on which is the subject Of
Legislation and if we would succeed We
must appeal to all kinds and classes to
help us in our work; we must strike
clear of the Ignorant old fossilizsd rut
which our poor doiudsd friend Equity"
has stuck in. A few more words Mr..
Editor and am done. wish to say
to Equity" that, like himself, the writ
er Of this article is Deuoorat. That
a. far as DIR. Hume, Mr.. Hsoklenan or
the Blue Ribbon Club is concerned in
doing what they have done they have
not bean guided by the dictates Of
either the republican or Democratic par
ties, that this Temperance movement
IL a movement of the people and il
either of the old parties choose TO place
men on their ticket that are not in fav-
or Of Prohibition as somo noted histor-
lc character has said "By the eternal
they will find il cut to their cost. As
for Mr. Coshow am satisfied that
there is not a more able or capable man
in the county to fill tho position which
the Democrats nominated him for. I
voted for him then and would like 10
vo.o for him again, for / am positive
he could be relied upon to do wha.
would be for the best interests Of the