Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-07-01
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
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Uev. ,. n. GoODPAsTURE. EDITOR
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little, in estimating the losses OCCASION
ed. by whiskey;. the lost usefulness Of
Jig men whose lives Sre wrecked BY
it. the time squandored in drunken.
ness and rioting, that would otherwise
bc spent in promoting industry; the
outlawry committed ON account of 1t
and expenses of Furnishing and sup
pressing il; the intellectual wealth
that is forever lost on account of gifted
and Industrious young men giving
5 way % the demon, and never develop
ing their mental resources, or turning
their advantages to any account.
Who would weigh dollars and cents
against the tears and groans of misera-
BILE heartbroken wives, whose other
wise provident husbands are rushing
on to the drunkards' end, while she is
struggling to feed their unfortunate
offspring? Who, that ever apprecia-
ted a mothers love, would weigh
money against that wretcheduess of
soul which Isl brought upon them, all
'ouer this land, by the ruin Of their
sons? Who, that has a Christian
heart, would put it against blood and
all the catalogue of crimes that are
caused TO be committed by tue nlanu-
faeture and sale Of whiskey2 Reye-
nue. is us nothing in this matter.
1t is stated in the Memphis Ava
lanche, OF the ,sth inst, that the whis-
key dealers of Shelby county had held
meeting ip the county court room
ut Memphis to organize with a view
to affecting the approaching elections
in that county. OF course their pur-
poses Aare- adverse to the desires and
inscrests of the better part of society.
The main purpose, we are told, was to
secure the election of Representatives
who would resist any efforts which
may be made to interfere with the
liquor traffic, and of course to secure,
if they can, the removal of those leg
islative impediments which are now
so seriously affecting their trade. We
are not surprised at all that they are
organized. They are frequently men
OF good sense in certain way, and
have a keen eye to their financial in
terests. They may be expected to
resist to the utmost all efforts at the
suppression of their traffic. But we
think il dictates that the issue is APP
preaching. We are glad that influ-
cnccs against them are so strong that
they feel the necessity o. organizing.
This influence will, we hope, grow till
they will be forced to abandon the traf-
tic. Temperance men should not be
less wise in rallying and concentIa-
ting their forces. The war when it
ripens will be hot and earnest. Let it
come glafz.a EEtI
The Republican convention, of
Ohio, takes an important step in the
anti-whiskey war, and the fact OF the
Pond law having been declared un-
constitutional, may, after all, be the
cause of Il further advance in the way
To prohibition. Witness: @
Resolved, That the paying poo-
pie of the State demand that, by spe-
ciiic taxation, the traffic in intoxicat-
ing liquors shall be made 10 bear its
share of the public burdens, and that
the constitution, iii so far as it may be
an obstacle in the way of the exercise
10y the people through their represent
ativcs of the practical control over the
liquor traffic, TO, the end that the evils
resulting thereirOm may be success
fully provided against, should be
amended ut the earliest date allowed
by law. ....
The Republicans will not lose by
this step. The strongest sentiment in
this land is the religious sentiment,
and it is so strong that the best men
will honor the right, no matter who
holds up the banner. No party can or
ought to reap permanent benefit from
cowardly reserve, when great moral
positions demand their attention, nor
will any suffer permanent injury that
come out boldly for the right.
The Jackson Tribune and Sun, in
commenting upon the decision in the
case OF Murphy v. State, says that it
puts all the towns that have surren-
dcred their charters look under mu-
nicipal rule, except, us it thinks, Mem
phis and possibly Brownsville.
The Tribune and Sun is mistaken as
10 the effect this decision will have.
1t is indeed true that those that took
advantage of this act, are remanded to
their former condition, but we know
of but few such. 1t was passed only
wear ago, and even though it had pre-
scented an easier mode of abOlishing
municipal corporations, than by Leg
islativc enactment, it has not been in
existence long enough to he generally
understood. Most of the charters
abolished have been by Legislative en-
actmcnt. In the session of 1881 alone,
10 charters were abolished, tO-wit:
Benton, Blountville, Buena Vista, Co
mo, Cullcoka, Dccaturville, Gleason,
Hrdinvillc, Lavcrgne, Lebanon, Mil
ton, Mulberry, ScottshiI, Smyrna, and
Snecdyille, and many more were abol-
ished i'm 1874.
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