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Editorial
June 1, 1840
Republican Herald
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
The editorial reports Rev. Mr. Bacon's speech at a New Haven temperance meeting, criticizing the Whig party's use of hard cider as a political badge in Gen. Harrison's campaign, warning it leads to drunkenness and moral degradation among youth.
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TEMPERANCE AND WHIGGERY.
The Columbian Register, published at New Haven, Conn. reports the following paragraph from a speech made by Rev. Mr. Bacon at a temperance meeting in that city.
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"Within three or four months, drinking has become the badge of a political party. The hard money humbug was hard enough, but the hard cider humbug will prove more disastrous to the country, and more degrading to those concerned in it. Yes, indeed, gentlemen who have enjoyed the benefits of Christian teachings, and who live in a land of gospel light—are called upon to exhibit their enthusiasm in a political strife, by drinking hard cider, made harder by hard brandy, for the glory of Gen. Harrison. Yes, at these conventions and committee rooms, many young and innocent will take his first lessons in drunkenness, which will bring him to the alms house, or the prison, and the drunkard's grave."
The Columbian Register, published at New Haven, Conn. reports the following paragraph from a speech made by Rev. Mr. Bacon at a temperance meeting in that city.
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"Within three or four months, drinking has become the badge of a political party. The hard money humbug was hard enough, but the hard cider humbug will prove more disastrous to the country, and more degrading to those concerned in it. Yes, indeed, gentlemen who have enjoyed the benefits of Christian teachings, and who live in a land of gospel light—are called upon to exhibit their enthusiasm in a political strife, by drinking hard cider, made harder by hard brandy, for the glory of Gen. Harrison. Yes, at these conventions and committee rooms, many young and innocent will take his first lessons in drunkenness, which will bring him to the alms house, or the prison, and the drunkard's grave."
What sub-type of article is it?
Temperance
Partisan Politics
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Temperance
Whig Party
Hard Cider
Political Drinking
Gen Harrison
Drunkenness
Moral Degradation
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. Mr. Bacon
Gen. Harrison
Whig Party
Columbian Register
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of Whig Party's Hard Cider Politics
Stance / Tone
Moral Condemnation Of Political Drinking
Key Figures
Rev. Mr. Bacon
Gen. Harrison
Whig Party
Columbian Register
Key Arguments
Drinking Has Become The Badge Of A Political Party
Hard Cider Humbug More Disastrous Than Hard Money
Promotes Drunkenness Among Youth At Conventions
Degrades Those Enjoying Christian Teachings