The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-07-12
To the Friends of Temperance in
Cecil County,

II must be apparent TO every person who
has a love Of Home, Country and the dis
:inetively Christian institutions of our land,
that there is now conflict going OH in the
body polite that is gradually changing the
time honored customs of our forefaihers.
That there should be changes in the ma
terial world about us, is not thing to be
regretted; growth is law ofnature, and the
rapid development of our country and its
increasing population produce necessities
that the inventive genius Of our people are
taxed to meet. But with all our changes
and inventions to add TO the comforts and
conveniences of life, can we safely ignore all
Divine superintendence of human affairs
and while we enjoy the gifts forget the
Giver?
Can we shut our eyes to the growth of a
political power in our land, that now assum.
es to set all Diyine laws at defiance, and
under the plea Of "Persopai Liberty" de-
mands that all laws that nave been made
for the protection of our Christian institu-
tions or its Sabbath obseryances, may be
repealed or they allowed to violate them
with immunity.
You cannot but view with alarm the re-
peated evidences we have, that the highest
Judicial and Executive powers of our land
are being prostituted to their base purposes
until we are fast drifting into a condition,
where nations that have been swept from
the face of the earth by Divine wrath, have
once stood. When might makes right, and
justice is openly sold in our courts tothe
highest bidder, this will cease to be a free
country even in name. Yet we cannot close
our eyes to the positive evidences that we
are drifting in that direction.
The combined Liquor Power of the U. s.
has now taken hand and lead in this bus
iness, ana foreign capitalists are combining
their interests with those now here. By
their money power, they now are able to
decide elections and make or unmake laws
at their pleasure.
1t is worse than useless for us to attempt
to deny the facts. We cannot be loo dea { to
hear the commotion they are making, or too
blind TO see that both of the old political
organizations Of our land are willing slaves
to do their bidding. Alexander the Great
said that mo fortress was impregnable into
which an ass laden with gold could climb"
All the deiences that law has reared aga inst
This q ron nvv hasn Ii
a row OF bricks, aud by this same agency.
What are we going to do about il? Are
we going 10 lend our assistance in our own
degradation? March as il were in the fun
eral procession of our own greatness?
The fiat has gone forth that every law
that makes II penal offence to sell liquor
onyrhere and at any time TO be used as a
beverage, must be repeal.
The Democratic party in this county has
now put in nomination men who are gener-
ally believed TO he followers Of that Moloch
High License"
The Republican party, as such, cannot
wash its hands in innOeency of the political
tieachery, jobbery and corruption by which
It has worked fer the past two years TO over
throw Prohibitory laws. With this ghost of
bipartisan prOhibitory laws it has slain,
pointing the finger Of scorn at it, can it, dare
it, now set up ticket and ask the support
Of honest Christian men?
No man can now accept a nomination who |
is not In full accord with his party, and
who will not be ruled by party caucus; and
the most rigid total abstainer IN the State Of |
Md. will be powerless to exert any influence |
TO sustain our present law, while he is |
chained fast 10 snch chariot. He must
keep step or will be dragged by the machine. |
There are enough protesting chr islian and |
temperance men in Cecil county to save
what we haye, until this storm may pass if |
they only will.
GEO. BALDERSTON,
Chairman Of Prohibition Co. Com,