Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-01-13
A SYMPOSIUM.

A SYMPOSIUM.
The January Chautauquan is notable
temperance number. It's opening article
by C. Fred Pollock, M. D., is on "Drinks."
treating Of alcoholics ns we'll as uoa-aico-
holics; following il comes Municipal
Government" by James Parton, which,
while not profesSedly treating Of the liquor
problem, brings on. facts serusae to it.
The stronest article in this line is n sympo-
stun, "The Saloon in Politics." TO which
Bishop Potter, DIR, Livermore, Was,,ingtoa
GLADDEN., Senators Window, Blair and
Colquiit, Professor Seligmnn and Clinton
B. Fisk contribute. We give few ex-
tracts, and wish we might give the entire
symposium. Bishop Potter snys: "Tte
drink traffic represents, to-day, 80 enor-
nous n pecuniary interest, it appeals, and
with such tremendous effect, to the lowest
appetites, and il threatens 80 directly and
80 seriously the best interests of the state,
that it's power to influence politics for
evil, seems to me one of the most danger
Gus, il not the most dangerous OF the evil
forces in our day and land. 1t has learned
the efficacy Of thorough organization. 1t
is absolutely interruptions in the use OF
money, and in posing as the advocate OF
personal liberty, II cleverly steals the livery
Of Heaven TO serve the devil in" DR.. A.
A T.. L..
5aucl mems minds as to what constitutes
true freedom. The saloon de-
bauches politics by nrraying the dregs OF
society sgainst social order, temperance,
sobrieiy and morality. "~ 1t IL
the Ku Klux Khan of the North, aud as
deadly foe to the purity and freed om Of
the ballot. The SALOON instinctively Miles
itself with whatever miachievous element
rules the hour. Il courts the
foreign element in our politics, and divides
our political house against itself.
= II is busy corrupting the two great
parties, by passing the word along the
liquor line, that this or that man, on
whichever eide, who favors free whisky
shall have tie support Of the retailers and
wholesalers Of spirituous drinks. The sa-
loon ia the great briber in the poli,ica
field"
Rev. Washington GLADDEN., D. D.: "Ir
Ohio during the last winter, the Republi-
cans had clear majority in the leglsla-
ture, bat they were controlled by th,
members from Cincinnati, and the MEM
bers from Cincinnati were perfectly sub
servient TO the liquor Interest. Probabl,
five.sixths Of the Republican voter
throughout the state were strongly In favo
of a local option law chat should apply I,
J counties or townships; probably the Re
publican members knew II; but they de-
|, liberaiely turned their backs on the grea
majority OF their respectable constituents
aud prosirated themselves before that i'm
perious oligarchy which holds It's court il
the saloon. When the Republicans behav
in this fashion, what can be expected O
the Democratsi"
Senator Blair: 'Untl the power of tn
saloon is broken the law will uphold tn
traffic in strong drink, and until the law |
changed, and the law, instead OF bein
licensed or tolerated by non.enforGemen
of the law, Is thereby prohibited, thes
: clearing honaes of rin and despair will con
: time to be the masters OF our political fai
= so far Us the interest of the trade can b
1 affected by legislation, or the action, .
Q any form OF political power.
t II is leading political question. In III
nature OF things, il must remain 40 until
is settled. Every person is on the one sid
n or the other. There is no longer any fenc
d to sit on. The fence has been broken dow
g by the great numbers who climbed upo
= il, and now il Il fight eye to eye, foot
IL foot. hand to hand, aud 10 The DEATH"
o General Fisk: 1.-TWO hundred thousar
dramslops control our politics. Our vo
ing population go To and fro under Il
= hallucnation that the Democratic or r
: publican party, with varying fortunes
: succe-s or deieai, is in power. Ii Is not
y Neither OF these pariies dare strike bl,
" ut the saloon hard enough to knock ont
ie itS ranks the distillers, brewers and dram
= shop keepers. The Democratic party =
~ boldly, We WON'T The Republican par
10 say regretiullly, We can't.'"
l. Secretary Window: "ln my judgme
10 y, there is no other evil in our politics COT
!" parable with the liquor 'wer. It Ia t
ie deadly foe TO all that Is sacred in free l
u s,itulions It dersiroys the home a
desecrates the ballot. Il 10 the chief cat
and instrument of political corruption.
shameless boast OF controlling eleciir
st and legislatures by the uSe Of money.
ne without parallel in political effronlel
ht Il breeds ignorance and crime for pay.
&c saps the foundation OF public confder
and destroys respect for law, by polluti
the sources OF political power. II Ia
h arch enemy OF intelligence, purity, NOR
de ity and social order. It costs the coun
In taxation, waste OF money, property a
MI productive power, M much To support ,
two hundred thousand saloons IA IL did
support the union army. Their Ia
er weapons are as destructive Of Amerit
life mn were the shot and shell OF u,
At. armies during the rebellion"
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