The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-10-01
Friday. Oct. 4. 1856.
Down with the Rum Party.


Organized power that is potent in
politics, dominant in legislation and
arbitrary everywhere. 1t reaches
out its shiny paws and "chaws" up
this victim regardless of religion,
persua sion, law itsels 1t is outgrow'
Ing the people in influence and in
wealth. 1t is time to stop it. 1t
reaches out its tentacles like VERT.
able octopus and dominates the great
polit cal parties with blunt despot-
worthy the hloodiest days OF
Calioula. 1t raises its bloody hands
against the pulpit and to-day one
half the pulpits in this land stand in
awe of the monsters indirect infu-
ence. Tt has reached priest and Dish
op and il has cowed the one and pand.
cred to the appetite of the other until
each alike are its slaves-wllllng or
unwilling slaves. Dare to stand up
and demand the curtailment OF Its
power Dare to cry it down and the
united voice Of it's votaries confront
YOU three million strong 1t has
planted among us two hundred thous
and Of it's schools and it boasts that
each school controls more than ten
voting pupils. Turn to the church
of God and you seek in vain for an
organized counter force. A counter
force of organized voters does not
exist or if it does exist it exists
alone in little political organiza
ton no bigger than mans hand.
The church of Almighty God stands
to day paralyzed and helpless in the
presence of the liquor party of this
land. I use the term Liquor Party
advisedly. prove myself right by
pointing to New York City. Said
the leader of the Liquor Party thus:
1--WE have over 10000 saloons in
New York City. Each saloon CON
trolls more than ten voters. That
means hundred thousand
woes, and with tina ne hundred
thousand votes we don't care
cent who runs for mayor, be he
Republican or Democrat. He must be
pledged to us or we will defeat him.
There stands the church of God power.
less under that Internal threat, under
that devilish challenge. Able indeed
to cram the hellish dare down the rot
ton Threats of the vile crew of King
Bacchus, and yet powerless for want of
organization. Look abroad throughout
New York State, her sturdy yeomen
outnumbered the horril whskey crew,
and yet the tenta"'es Of this blasphe
nous rum octoprs have so inwrought
themselves around among the hardy
sons of the nlow that almost every fam.
lily in that State furnishes candidate
to do King AlcohoPs bidding. In
twenty years these chains have been
forged, AMI frightened. and multiplied,
and riveted, until now the bold blazon-
ry of drink. and harlotry and desecra-
ton of Sabbath vie with the foulest
dens of London, or the Sodom of
France.
Can the Republic live and these
things continue? No. Can a nation
SOW to the wind and not reap whirl.
wind? No! Can public prostitution
of the fundamental principles of re-
public founded on God, 60 on and on
increasing in volume and escape dis
astrous termination? No! Where lies
the remedy? Down with the liquor
party! Organize and down the liquor
party! Shall Satan marshall his forces
and we who stand for God and home
and nltive land, not counter organize
to smite the unwelcome invader!
Never. Are we to sit silently by and
suffer ourselves and our sons and our
daughters to be dominated by combi
nation of brewers and distillers and
saloonists? Never. Shall the cohorts
of this modern slave driver bind us, too
we who have fought and downed and
killed the offspring slavery? Never