The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-12-30
Temperance Reform !
CAN THE IDEA BE DRIVEN OUT Or
PoLITICS

We may hold widely differing opinions
as citizens and voters with regard to the
Temperance Question, and different par
ties may have different theories regarding
the best method of treating it, but there
is one thing very clearly apparent in the
social system just now, and that is that
the Temperance Question is one that can
not be scoffed out of existence. The peo-
pie of this great country are becoming
tired of the spectacle of sober, moral, in
telligent people being controlled by lot
of bloated, sinking idiots. This idea is
not manifesting itself through the Third
Party alone, nor through Gospel Temper
ance alone. Every form of agitation
plays its part in the great work going on
in the minds Of men. Latterly a new
movement among the Republicans,
known as the Adti-Saloon movement, has
been started. An organization of this kind
has been started among the Kentucky Re-
publcans. Speaking of a meeting of this
kind few days ago a correspondent of
the Commercial Gezette said:
The Commercial Gazette reporter went
into the afternoon meeting, and was in
formed that no reporters were wanted.
The dark lantern baby will be born soon,
but it is not likely to attain vigorous
growth
We should not console ourselves with
the thought that such movements will
amount to nothing. While the Third
Party did not make an extraordinary
showing in Ohio this year, merely consid-
ering the election returns, yet we must
condider the significant fact that a series
of Gospel Temperance Meetings was con-
stantly going on in the State, and thous-
ands of voters arrayed themselves on the
side of Temperance and morality who
voted with their old parties. Had all the
men in the State of Ohio who are at heart
Temperance men voted the Prohibition
ticket, instead of vote of twenty-nine
thousand-or a little less-that party
dred thousand. Deny it as we may, this
is the solemn and serious fact. And all
these branches of Temperance work are
crystaliZing, rounding in toward a CEN
tral point of political action, and will
manifest themselves in a power that will
convince the most skeptical politician
that longer fooling with the interests of
the homes of this country is impossible.
The great mass of the people are not in
ferior, in point of intelligence, to the pol
iticians- generally the reverse is the case.
Therefore the custom of dallying with
the wishes of the people in the Temper
ance Question is nearing its end. When
the second Amendment was submitted to
the people, it was done by trick that
was an insult to the people. When the
Dow Law was passed it was accompanied
by feature that was contemplate. The
politicians chuckle over the manner in
which they tickle the Temperance people
while retaining their position astride of
beer-keg. But this trick has been played
about as as often as possible. The Chris
tian people of the great State of Ohio. and
all who believe in law, sobriety, right
eousness, will soon give a practical evil
dence of their determination to relegate
the internal doggery-brutes to the place
to which their cha racters entitle them
a long way in the rear. This much might
as we'll be understood now.