The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-11-22
TEMPERANCE cOLUMK.
EDITED BY THE ". C 7. U.
THE TWO POWERS.


/ PROM the Toisdg Blads.
What proved the ruin Of the Slave
Power was its Internal lust for absO-
lutte dominion. Had the slayehOld-
ers been content 30 enjoy their hu
mail property" inside the bounda-
ries wherein prescription had given
them certain rights. there would
have been no Interference with
them.
Had they been content with Sla-
very localized IN the territory south
Of the Potomac and Ohio, and east Of
the MissisSipI,i-a territory amply
sufficient, IN all conscience, ~ IL Is
superior IN extent and natural re-
sources TO any European Empire
they could have gone on probably for
another century, buying and selling
men and women, and fattenlng and
enFiehing themselves by the practice
OF the unspeakable crimes that made
up that sum Of all denominations
Slavery.
Thav m were not' thus content.
scross IA sisied upon taking Slavery
Mississippi; they insisted
Tia I u Should be fastened upon the
great State OF Missouri; they insisted
upon dragging the country into a war
with Mexico 10 extend the area OF
Slave territory they insisted that all
the vast area Of unsettled territory
living south Of $50 3O should be for
ever cOnseerated 90 Slavery. Then
their Appetitss growing with success,
they insisted breaking over this line
and extending slavery north Of Il In
to Kansas and Nebraska, and such
other States Is might be carved out Of
the National domain.
Becoming still more arrogant, they
would make the whole people aidez
and abetiOrs In their practices. With
the aid Of the Democratic party they
gained complete control OF the Ma
ton.
None bat their tools could be made
Presidents, Supreme Judges, Foreign
Ministers, or iill any Of the minor
places I'm the Government. The
whole Government became = mere
machine 10 do the will of the slave
holders, and ut last by the passage Of
the OdiOus Fugitive Slave Law. they
sought TO make every man and wO-
man In the country abject and supple
seFfs 20 their system, aud hounds to
watch over, guard and return to them
their human property II was an I'M
speakable degradation, but II was
borne.
At last, enraged that there should
be anything but trucking subseFvi-
ency 70 their wishes, the shareholders
precipitated civil war in theif efforts
to brOWbeat and bully The people.
The Liquor Power will inevitably
run the same course unless it Is sum
marily checked. II has adopted or is
adopting all the old hateful tactics OF
the Slave Power.
Like all great wrong and evils, II
eau not stand still.-it can not rest.
10 must be aggressive-it must make
itself sure OF what II has today, by
grasping something more tomorrow.
II must continually fight and con
quer, Ond. reduce 20 subsection its OPP
pOnents. II must continually de
Innnd and secure mOre-mOre pOliti-
cal and official power, more prOtee-
ton from the laws, more sitting OF
the peoples sense Of deeency and
honor. more servility Of every one TO
its selfish interests.
Any legitimate, proper interest IN
the community does not have TO
make this continual aggressive fight.
10 Is secure iu the popular sense of
right aud Justice. But giant wrongs
like Slavery aud Liquor must light
aggressiveiy 10 live at all.
There Is but one way TO prevent a
repetition with this public enemy uf
the fTightful experience we had with
that other public enemy, the Slave
Power, aud that is-nOw and at once
TO
PtiiUerise tie Liquor POVer.