Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-10-04
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.

Edited by the W. c. 7. U. of Napoleon. The ed
itor of this paper not responsible for sentiments
herein expressed.]
Men of Henry county, vote for the End
Don't say "you cannot control mems ap-
petites or take away their personal liberty
by legislation"
The legislation we ask tor is not against
"Individual liberty" so much AS against
the traffic which ministers to and cor
rupts mems appetites.
Don't say "Prohibition could not be en-.
forced if the amendment should carry"
The same temperance sentiment that
would make prohibitory law an organic
law of the State, would sustain it. Men
must stand by the Constitution.
Don't say "Prohibition does not pro-
hibit. 1t is failure"
You have never tried it, and facts and
statistics from reliable sources, say that
lit is not a failure, why does the liquor ele-
ment approve it?
Don't say "The demand for Prohibition
is a cry from female suffragists and wild
fanatics"
The women of the W. c. T. U. who are
responsible for this demand for an ex-
preston from the people, on this subject,
know that this measure is safer in the
hands of good men, than if female suf-
frage prevailed and it should be left to the
mercy of bad women, and they believe
that there is still lett enough good men
to save the State from thralldom of this
vice.
Don't heed the wall that comes from
the "Toledo Blade" telling you that our
land would "soon become desolate waste"
that "financial ruin would follow" that
"farniers wives and daughters could no
longer wear silk dresses. because they
would have no market for their barley,
corn and pork" that "there would be
great loss of ravenue which the business
supplies" &c.
This view of the caseis strangely incon-
sistent, as any intelligent man may learn
by little investigation.
Gladstone, when Premier of England,
said to deputatlon of brewers, who urged
upon him the loss of revenue, which
would follow any step toward Prohibi-
ton: "Gentlemen you need give your
selves no trouble about revenue, the ques-
ton of revenue should never stand in
they way of needed reform; besides with
sober population, not wasting their
earnings, will know where to obtain the
revenue"
The truth Of this statement was proven
in Ireland, in Father Matthew's day. The
consumption of intoXicants was reduced
from 1900, 900 to 100000 gallons; but so
far from the revenue diminishing it was
increased, by the purchasing and consump-
ton of home comforts.
Don't say ''It is not worth while to vote
for the measure, it cannot carry"
Suppose it don't, let your vote help to
give as large an expression as possible of
temperance sentiment in its favor.
Look into the fair faces of our beautiful
boys, as you meet them upon the streets
of Napoleon, boys that are just about to
cross the threshold into manhood, then
retire into the inner chambers OF your
own hearts and there hold communion
with your better self, and see if you can be
fail to improve this opportunity that is
thrust upon you-to put this poison out of
the reach of the boys, clear up on the
"highest SHELF" instead of having it held
up to them at every turn of their foot
steps, exposing them to all the allure.
ments so we'll known to the traffic, until
they are safely and surely within its tolls,
and lost to "God and home and native
land"
Don't vote for both amendments.
Be sure that your tickets, both Demo-
cratic and Republican, have prohibition
of intoxicating liquors - Yes" plainly
printed thereon. The amendments are
conflicting in their nature. "Yes'' for one
means "No" for the other. The first can
not prohibit, the second does prohibit.
Judge McIlvaine says of the liquor traf-
ic, in his decision on the Scott law, "It
worketh evil, and evil only continually"
Save money. by purchasing your fall
clothing of Hahn s Meyer, the proprietors
of the Eagle Clothing House. Try it. 3t
For Sale.
A tirst-class S5 acre farm 11a miles
from town a fine snan of horses