Year: 1869

But the fact IL that within these nodea parties arc
many ideas, and some OF them warmly cherished.
Within the new party WILL doubtless. be quite as
many and quite teuaciousy held ideas as there are
In either OF the other parties Moreover th central
idea, to which II expressly commits ITSELF being tho
duty OF government 10 protect bravey and faithfully
the persons and property Of Its SUBJECTS. and es-
peelai,y from the dram Stops winch prominently
party. certainly the great majority OF IT'S members
VIII not only adopt many an Idea when IS worthy 10
be associated with Its grand central Idea ana thus,
we conclude that our party Will not only not
lack objects To pursue and ends 10 secure. but that
these objects and ends Will be eminently wise and
proper.


And then, too, as 1t begins In brave and uncom-
promising regard for tue right aud strikes its very
rum power-and takes its place IN minority so
small as TO incur the scorn ana ridicule OF the ma
not only for the wisdom or It's measures, but for the
courage ana integrity with which II will ADOPT ana
accomplish nothing more for the protection or per-
and propery-that first, If not. indeed The sole
SS1n Sram shops ne to'e'-' %oald not tnis se doing
tmmeasurebly more Tor the country than
all which the democratic and republican can
great feeder OF the vice or ntemperance no longer
In being and the task OF making men sober would
be a comparatively easy one. But the good OF being
q sober people consists not alone In ltsefnot alone
In the comfort and pleasure OF soberness. IL isa
good which begets well nigh every other good. When
the voters OF country, o small proportion OF
whom are drunkards, shall be sober, our govern
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the drashop Is left To Its great part In fashionng
the character OF both the people and the govern
ment.


We are urged wait until the political parties
have disposed OF other and more impor ant matters
beOre we organize politically against the Dram
shop. But these parties have nothing IN hand that
Is at all SO important the shutting up Of the dram
shop. Nay, there has seldom, II ever, been a time
when the issues between the great political parties
OF the country were not more strongly defined and
more engrosslng than they now are. Ii Is true that
portions OF the democrats and portions or the re-
pubcans express their preference for this that ana
the other measures. But what the democratic party
slres II Is not easy to tell. The members OF neither
agree IN respect to reconstruction to suffrage, to
tariff or In respect to the currency and Its Kindred
questions.


SO far as regards the state OF political parties
their ioosened hands aad their indefinite ana uncer-
tain aims--no better time than the present could
have been chosen for organizing the American AMI
dramshop party. Those members OF them who
like to see government protect the people, and who
look upon any people ~ emphatlcally unprotected
among whom the dramshop Is allowed to pour out
destruction and death, win nnd II easier than ever
before To break out OF their parties.


The present Is also happily chosen time for
reason that the camp Of temperance never stood
more IN need OF the incidental benefits OF such u
war than now when the late horrld strife between
the North and the South has opened wider the Hood
gates Of vice. and especially drunkenness.


our words are ended. We may not succeed In
shutting up the dramshop, but We will work very
faith fully and very hopefully TO this end. And then
ject, ana the dramshop shall remain M vide, ana
deep and liked curse upon poor hulnai,'' as ever.
great success Will nevertheless ,e ourStne great
success OF having done our duty.