Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-09-17
TIE DOW LAW A FAILURE.

ED. JOURNAL I'm my letter 10 the
JOURNAL IN regard to the closing OF sa-
looms IN Bowling Green, predicted that
beer would be sold just the same, as the
Dow law would not prevent them from
selling it., Many felt indignant when i
told them of it. The time has come and
gone by, and to-day our little Frenchman
is at his old stand passing beer by The gal
Ion over the counter TO many dry and
scorcling pallets. 1t is quite amusing and
at the same time disgusting to see the rush
for beer. Farmers bring their jugs along
with them, get them filled and go into the
streets and treat each other.
The Dow law is q failure. Whiskey
still holds the fort in defiance of law and
order. Whiskey is King-the people its
subjects. Whiskey is absolute ruler-the
people its menial slaves. In the palmy
days of chattle slavery Cotton welded the
cepter of king and defed both Wings
and Freesoilers. The Democratic party
was its body guard and it's willing knave.
did the Wing party because they were in
terested stockholders. In fact the two par
Ties were the corporate body of chattle
slavery. The lite oil chattle slavery had
become go blended ip the principles OF the
two old parties that the life OF one depend,
ed upon the existence OF the other, and so
long rs the people were kept in Ignorance
OF il Just 80 long chattle slavery fourished
and grew. AT last the people became ed
ucated and the Wing half of slavery was
| forced TO show Its true colors, in 1852, by
accepting the two Democratic pro-slavery
| planks in their national platform. The
Democratic party wss the only support
slavery had after 1852 as the Wing party
went TO pieces then and failed 10 material
ize again. Slavery never recovered from
this great shock but it rallied ils shat
tered strength in 1856 and elected its pres
idept-Buchanan But alter a quarter Of
a centpry il springs into power by the as
sistance of its once most bitter enemy
and like the whig party the Republican
party becomes its wicked partner. During
its long lease of power il never gave up it's
hope OF establishing its first love, slavery,
upon this continent. The perpeluity OF
claltle slaves having proved failure, IL
has drawn 10 its aching breast Miss Re
publican. fbe twain are made one, and
the foundation Of principle upon which
their kingdom is placed is waged slavery ;
chaltle slayery being stencil in the nos
trils OF modern civilization, is no longer
popular. As the pass Of the people be-
come educated, old things nlnst give away
to new things--a slight alteration, but no
reliet.
They agree upon the monopoly OF land
They agree Oh the monopoly OF Rail
roads.
They agree upon the monopoly of the
money.
They agree upon the monopoly OF the
TeegraphH.
They agree upon the monopoly of the
Telephones.
They agree npop the monopoly Of the
coal.
They agree upon the monopoly OF the
bonded Indebedness,
They agree upon the monopoly OF the
Nationa banks.
They agree upon the monopoly of The
Boards of Trade.
They agree upon the monopoly Of the
Coal Oil.
They agree upon the monopoly Of thu
Liquor question, and they both have bigl
and low tariff advocates, and Free Traders
There is but one thing that they do not
agree upon; and that is both being called
by the same name. In order TO bave two
parties one must affirm and the other deny
Instead Of this one aiiirms apd the Othel
confirms it. That is all the difference
The parties that were two in principle as
we'll as Two In name, have been driven TO
gether like the Whgs and Democrats wer'
in 1852, One Of them must go to the wall
and party in opposition must come Il
The front-founded upon Justice and equal
ity-or we must perish as a Republic.
The Dow law is a farce, poorly playe,
and poorly managed from beginning Il
end. Democrats or Republicans dare no
meddle with the whiskcy question, II,
more than the Wings or Democrats dare'
medjle with slavery. -
Bowling Green, O., -sspt. l3, $50.