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VOLUME 111.
The Cartersiille American.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARTOW CO,
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directory.
COURT CALENDAR—CHKItOKEE CIR
CUIT.
j, c, rain. Judge. J W. Harris, Jr., Solicitor
General. . , T
Bartow County—Second Monday in January
at.d July. . „ .
< aio,)shCounty—Second Monday'in February
and Augusf
Murray County—Third Monday in February !
and August.
Gordon County—Fourth Monday in February
and August. i
l ade County—Third Monday in March and j
.September.
H bitfield County—First Monday in April
and October.
BARTOW COUNTY COURT.
G. S. Tumlin, Judge. J. J. Conner, Sol. Gen. |
Coo. A. Howard, Clerk. J. G. Broughton,
Bailiff.
Quarterly Terms—First Monday in March,
June, September and December.
Monthly Term—First Monday in each month.
JUSTICES COURTS.
'l ime- for holding Justices Courts in the dif- I
ferent Militia Districts of Bartow county, Ga,; j
< artersville— No. 822d Second Tue days,
Adairaville “ 858th.... Fourth Fridays,
< assville “ 828th....second Fridays, j
Kingston “ 9524 First Fridays,
Euharlee “ 85tst Sec'ndSaturdays, ;
Allatoona “ 819th... .Third Saturdays,
Wolf Pen “ 19415 t.. ..fourth Saturdays,
Stamp ( reek “ 9ft3cl t hird Saturdays, 1
Sixth Disti ict “ 930th.... Fourth Saturdays ]
l'ine Log “ 827th.... First Saturdays.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
J. A. Ho#W(l, Ordinary.
F. M. Duiinto/. Clerk Superior Court.
Jl. W. Cobb, Treasurer.
.John A. Gladden, Sheriff. A. M. Franklin, !
Deputy Sheriff.
Bailey A. Barton, Tax Collector,
IV. \V. Ginn, Tax Receiver.
A- M. Willingham, Coroner,
i*. W. It- Peacock, Surveyor.
C<oujiissiouefS-di, C. Prichard, T. C. Moore, i
A. Vincent, John H. Wike, T. S. Hawkins. j
CITY OFFICERS.
A, P. Wofford, Mayor.
James D. WilkC r son, Marshal.
Geo, S. Cobb, Clerk.
JL R. Mminteastle, Treasurer.
Aldermen—First Ward, .1. C. Woffora, A. U. i
Hudgiio; Second Ward, G. Harwell, W. 11. i
Barron; Third Ward, John ju. Stover, Elihu
Mall; Fourth Ward, W. C. Edwards, Aaron
Collins.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Street—Collins, Hudgins. Barron.
Finance—Stover, Edwards, Wofford.
* emetcry— Hudgins. Collins, Edwards.
Public Hall—Hall, Wofford, Barron.
Relief—Edwards, Barron, Harwell.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
METnowST.—Pastor, Rev. J. B. Robins. Ser- |
vices, every Sunday at 11. a. m., and 7:30, p. m. i
l'raver meeting, every Wednesday at 7:30, p.
m. Sabbath School, every Sunday at 9:30, a. i
ni.; .Ino. W. Akin. Sunt, lourg men’s prayer ;
meeting, every Thursday at 7:30, p. m.
i’.APTiST.—Pastor, Rev. F. M. Daniel. Ser
vice..' every Sunday at 10:45, a. m. and 7:15, p. j
ro. Praver meeting,every Wednesdiiy at 7:15,
in. Sabbath School, every Sunday at 9:30,
. D. W, &. Peacock, Bupt. Young men’s
i, r ., ver meeting, every Sunday at 2, p. in. Ser
; i OC ; „ c song, Fvery Oppday at 3, p. m. Month
>r confepenee, (hU'd oi each month at
■J, p. in.
P^gSJJYTEIIIAN.—Pastor, itev, T.
Services, every first J?ud third Sundays at Jljp.
,j. Sabb.ith School, every Sunday ttt 9, a. m.,
'J W. Milner, Sunt. Prayer meeting, pveij
Wednesday at 7:30, p. m.
IhTSCOPAi.. —Church of the Ascension. Min
ister in charge, Rev. W. R. McConnell. Ser
vices. every Sunday, except third in each
month, at 11, a. m. Sabbath School, every Sun
day at 10, a. in.
3?i*olession.al Cards.
T. W. MILNER. J • W. HARRIS, 4K.
911L1F.8 & HARRIS,
AiUonicys-At-Law.
Ufhcfl oxer Howard's Bank.
Cartersville, Ga.
) OP.N H. WIKUS. PrtCOLAS WIKLK.
WIHLF A WlttLE,
Attorneys-at-Law & Real Estate Agents
(Oftices at Court House and on Main Street
(above Krwin, Carterfevitle, Ga.
IjEOBMiiE S. 40I1HON,
Aitoriiejrfit-EBW,
omoc, em rnu rILLEi GA .
BgyMVill practice In all the Courts.
A. M. TOUTK. WALTER M. BYALS.
FOIITE & RI ALS,
Attorneys-At-Isaw
WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COORT9
of this state. Prompt and faithful at
tention given to all business entrusted to us.
Cilice, corner Main and Erwin Streets, up
stairs. Cartersville, Ga.
*• M. NKEL. J. J. CONNER. W. J. NEEL.
", . L, COMER fc KEEE,
4 trneys-lt-Eaw.
At
OTJCE IN ALL THE COURTS
WILL PR Av. tc. Litigated cases made a
ol this sta atteation given to all bus
suecialtv. Prompt .
entrusted to us. \ between Main and
office on Erwin Street, Cartersville, Oa.
Market. ——
JAMES
Attoriey-at-Xw.
Office Up-Stairs, Bank Block, Cartersville, m a
VVill practice in all the Courts of
kee and adjoining Lm.u , iven t
i)usiuesi? ' Collections made
Railroads.
EEMESAW ROUTE!
WESTERN mLANTIC R. R.
The following time card in effect Sunday,
Dec. 30,1883:
NORTH BOUND.
NO. 3-WESTERN EXPRESS—DaiIy.
Leave Atlanta 7 30 a. m.
Arrive Marietta 8 20
•* Cartersville 925
“ Kingston 9 52
“ Dalton.... 1123
“ Chattanooga 100 p. m.
NO. I—FAST EXPRESS—DaiIy.
Leave Atlanta , 2 35 p.m.
Arrive Marietta. 3 27
*• Cartersville 4 29
“ Dalton 8 22
“ Chattanooga...., 800
NO. 11—LIMITED EXPRESS—DaiIy.
Leave Atlanta n 40 p. m.
Arrive Marietta 12 39 t.. m.
“ Cartersville 148
“ Dalton 3 44
“ Chattanooga 515
Rome Express—North—Daily, except Sunday.
Leave Atlanta . 4 05 p. m.
Arrive Marietta 3 00
* Cartersville .• ft 03
“ Rome 7 20
No. 1 carries Pullman cars' from Atlanta to
Louisville, Jacksonville to Cincinnati, New
Oceans to Washington.
No. 11 carries Pullman cars front Savannah
to Chicago and Atlanta to Nashville.
SOUTH BOUND.
NO. 4-FAST EXPRESS.
Leave Chattanooga 800 a.m.
Arrive Dalton.... 9 33
Kingston 11 lft
“ Cartersville 1142
“ Marietta. 12 46 p.m.
Arrive Atlanta 145
NO. 2-SOUTHERN EXPRESS.
Leave Chattanooga 2 55 p, in.
Arrive Dalton 4 30
“ Kingston ........ 602
“ Cartersville 6 31
“ Marietta 747
Arrive Atlanta 8 40
NO. 12—LIMITED EXPRESS—DaiIy.
Leave Chattanooga 10 15 p. m.
Arrive Dalton 11 49
Cartersville.,, 147 a.m.
“ Marietta 2 50
“ Atlanta 3 49
Rome Express—South—Daily, Except, Sunday.
Leave Rome... 8 30 a. m.
Arrive Cartersville 9 45
“ Marietta .10 49
“ Atlanta 1145
No. 4 carries Pullman cars from Cincinnati
to Atlanta, Washington, New Orleans, Louis
ville to Atlanta.
No. 12 carries Pullman cars frojp Chicago to
Savannah and Louisville to Atlanta,
B W. WRENN, Gen’l. Pass, Agt.
R. A. ANDERSON, Superintendent.
EAST & WEST R. R. OF ALA.
ON and after Sunday, Nov. 14, 1883, trains
on this road will run as follows:
GOINu WEST—Daily, Except Sunday.
no. i. no. 3.
Leave Cartersville 950 a. m. 430 p. m.
“ Stiiekboro 10 02 442
“ Taylorsville 10 37 5 17
“ Rock mart 11 10 5 50
Arrive Cedurtown... 12 00 6 40
GOING EAST—Daily, Except Sunday.
NO, 2. no. 4.
Leave Cedurtown 205 p. m. 715 a. m.
“ Rock mart 3 00 8 07
l * Taylorsville 3 35 8 39
“ Btiiesboro ... 3 53 8 55
Arrive Cartersville 4 25 9 25
SUNDAY ACCOMMODATION—Going Eest.
I-cavp Cpdartown 8 00 a. m.
“ tilesbot;o 8 52
“ Taylorsville, 9 24
“ Rockmart ~... 9 10
Arrive Cartersville 10 10
SUNI>A Y ACCOMMODATION—Going West.
Leave Cartersville 2 50 p.m.
* SiJUisboro 321
“ TaylorsvJiie. 3 37
Rock u)art 4 10
Arrive Cedurtown... .. 5OO
ALABAMA DIVISION.
Dkily, Except Sunda3 r .
Leave East & West Junction 2 55 p. m.
Arrive Broken Arrow 600
Leave Broken Arrow 9 00 a. m.
Arrive East & West Junction 1 10 p. m.
ROME RAILROAD.
The following is the present passenger
schedule:
NO. 1. NO, 3.
Leave Rome 610a. m. 415 p. m.
Arrive Kingston 8 55 5 30
no. 2. no. 4.
Leave Kingston 920a. m. 555 p. m.
Arrive Rome 10 25 a. m. ft 50
no. 5.
Leave Rome 8 00 a. m.
Arrive Kingston,,... 0 00
NO. 6.
Leave Kingston ... 0 20 a. m.
Arrive Rome 19 10
Nos. 1,2, 3 and 4 will run daily except Sun
d lys.
Nos. 5 and 6 will run Sundays only.
No 1 will not stop at the junction. Makes
clgse connection at Kingston for Atlanta and
Ccajt^anppga.
NO. 2 Radies connection at Rome with E. T.
V, & Ga. R li., ior points south.
EBEN hTLLv Eli, President.
J. A. SMITH. Gen’l. Pass. Agent.
IF YOU ARE
GOIJS IGc
West!
NORTHWEST
on
SOUTHWEST.
BE SURE
Your Tickets Eead via the
IT., C. & St. L. Sty.
The £t owte
Tbc First-class and Emigrant Passengers
FA VO HITE!
Albert B. Wrenn, W. I. Rogers,
Pas, Agent, I* as * Agent,
Atlanta, Oa. Chattanooga, Tenn.
W. L. DANLKY,
Gen. Pas. A Tkt Agent,
Nashville, Tenn,
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S5 WHITEHALL STREET,
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CAItTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1884.
The Cartersville American.
Entered at the Post Office at Cartersville ,
<?., May ( Mh, 1*8:2, as second class matter.
TUESDAY, WAY 13, 1884.
CARTERSVILLE.
How it Appeared a Third of a
Century ago- Who were
Here and what They
were Doing-
Following np the reminiscences of Car
tersviile, commenced in last week’s pa
per, I can remember that there was one
silversmith here, Caleb Tompkins, who
s tillsit mvesv'tmt irrr& r ~of' very'advanced
age and an invalid. He had then the
reputation of being one of the best sil
versmiths in the state. He was originally
from the state of New York, and claimed
to be a relative of Gov. Daniel D. Tomp
kins, who served one or two terms as
vice-president erf the United States. In
his younger days, he possessed considera
ble mechanical genius.
The railroad had then a small brick de
pot, which stood a short distance north
of the present one. The late James C.
Jones was then railroad agent. The rail
road had erected a temporary boarding
house near the depot, which was kept by
a Mrs. Linton, where the railroad men
boarded when they lay over here. She
took other boarders also. I remember
bearing of an amusing story of one of !
them, who made a contract to board with j
her at eight dollars per month, but was :
to count three meals as a day’s board.
Under this arrangement lie ate only one ,
meal (dinner) a day, and it is said would
eat enough to last him until next day at
dinner, thus getting three months’ board
for eight dollars. W. A. McCreary was
assistant agent at the depot, and was
some months after appointed agent. He
was living at Kingston during the war,
employed on tlie railroad as conductor, j
When the road was abandoned by the ;
state, on Sherman’s approach, he joined j
a cavalry company and went into the ar- 1
my, and was killed in North Carolina in !
one of the last skirmishes of the war. j
He was a g<x>d man.
There were two Smiths here. One
was known as “Mud-Hole” Smith, the
other as “Mutton-Head” Smith. The
former took the name from the proximi
ty of his domicile to a mud-hole. The
latter kept a beef market for awhile, and
threw a sheep’s head into a street, for
which he was arraigned before the coun
cil, and which circumstance gave him
the name ot “mutton-head” to distin
guish him from the other Smiths. He
was a carpenter by trade. He did not
remain long, but I don’t know what be
came of him. “Mud-hole” was high
bailiff of the district. He removed to
Brunswick some years afterwards. I
think he is dead.
There were two saddle and harness
shops here. One was run by old Mr.
Callahan and his son Troupe. The latter
recently removed to Dalton. Uncle Bil
ly Callahan yas highly respected bv all
who knew him. He removed from here
during the war. He died a few years
ago at Campbellton, Ga., where he had
resided for some time. He was, pre
vious, and perhaps up to his death, pas
tor of the Baptist church at that place.
The other shop was run by Humphrey
Callahan, an elder brother of Troupe and
Jolin. He removed to Texas in 1k52
}
where, 1 am informed, he became a suc
cessful Baptist minister.
The only tailor hop was navigated by
Sam. H. Batiiljoj who was so long and
favorably known here. He was a very
zealous and bright mason, and presided
over the masonic lodge of this place for
several years. Hp now resides in At
lanta.
Dr. Leake, with his mother and sis
ters, w r as also residing here. The doctor
has practiced medicine around here until
he is probably as well known as any man
in the county, Ifo had then suspended
practice, but resumed it soon afterwards.
Ho has probably treated more cases,
during his long practice, than any physi
cian in this section, and perhaps with as
much success.
W. R. Coleman, now a worthy and
prosperous citizen of Pickens county, I
found here. He built a store house
where the Currv building now stands,
and sold goods there for a vpar or two,
Dr. Woodbridge was living where
Mrs. Akerman now lives He after
wards sold the place to Mr. Malcomb
Johnston, father of the Hon. Mark
Johnston who died in Atlanta a tewjdays
ago. Dr. Woodbridge moved to Bruns :
w'jnk, Ida not know' whether lie is still
living or not. He was a very quiet -nd
estimable gentleman.
J oan think of but few more names
besides those I have mentioned. There
were four carpenters here whom I be
lieve I have not mentionedWW aiker
PUts, John Millsaps, James Henry and
Venable, The last named is
dead, I don’t know what became of the
others.
I can now call to mind two other
blacksmiths —a man by the name of
Spikes (an appropriate name for his
calling) and Whit Alexander. Neither
of them remained in the place long. I
don’t know where Spikes went to—Al
exander went to Arkansas a few years
ago.
Col. Simpson Fouclie, now a promi-
nent citizen of Floyd county, resided
where Col. J. J. Howard now lives. He
sold out to Col. Howard, in 1851 or 1852,
and moved iu to town, where he resided
a year or more.
There was a young man here by the
name of Davidson, who was running a
store here for some merchant of Atlanta.
He was afterwards in business here for
himself and Dr. Maltbie. He married
moved off, I think, to Alabama.
Judge J. A. Howard and Capt. I). W.
Peacock were both then youths, ap
proaching their majority, and, as is well
known, have remained with us ever
since.
The Harrison family were then at the
same place where a portion of the sur
vivor’s of the family are still located.
Tire old man and his wife were both
then in life and highly respeeted.
There were probably other persons
here whom I cannot now remember, as
I have no memoranda or means of as
certaining their names, and am governed
entirely by a somewhat defective mem-
017.
The men elected to the legislature
from this county in 1851, were, Col.
Lewis Tumlin, senator,- and Gen. Wof
ford and Dr. Felton representatives.
The county was, probably, never more
ably represented. Col. Tumlin and
Gen. Wofford had served in previous
legislatures, but it was Dr. Felton’s first
term, and he made a reputation as an
able speaker and legislator, rarely at
tained by anew member.'
In looking around I can sue ne family
that has not been broken by death or
removal. I believe I can mention all the
families or parts of families 1 that I found
here in April, 1851, and which are still
here. They are the Alloys, the Har
wells, the Callahans, the Harrisons, the
Howards, the Lovelesses, the Peacocks,
the Powells, Mrs. Atwood and her
daughter (Mrs. M. P. Maxwell), the
Morrisons and Caleb Tompkins. I can
barely remember now who were the
county officers, 1 believe they were
Thomas Booker, sheriff (who still lives
in the county) and Humphrey W. Cobb,
our present county treasurer, was then
clerk of the Superior court.
One third of a century has wrought a
great many changes in* the affairs of
families, communities and the whole
county. Nearly all who were then in
middle age have passed away and their
places have been filled by another gen
eration. Some who wore*then ° children
now 7 have families and perhaps some of
them have become grand fronts.
In recurring to the past it brings up
many pleasing as well as sad memories,
and if these hasty and disconnected rem
iniscences shall be read with any inter
est by our oldest, •as well as our younger
citizens, I shall have accomplished my
object. I, as an old citizen, feel very
grateful to this whole community, as
well as to the entire county, for their
uniform kindness io me for so long a
period. J. Jh Y r .
SAM BROWN.
He Talks About Creed Cunyus—
The Multiplicity of Legisla
tive Candidates—Etc-
If there is any section of country in
the world t hat. I know bptter than any
other section, it is the seventeenth dis
trict of Bartow county, Georgia. There
are many kinds of people living in that
district, and I know them all anti love
them all —big, little, old and small, yel
low and white, sandy and tan-colored.
But I believe I am a little softer on
Greetl Oqnyps than anybody else. Greed
and I were old chums for a long time.
Some people may think he has very lit
tle sense, but that is all a mistake; it is,
certain. For he lacks a great deaf of
being a fool. He can’t speak like Ben
Hill, nor write like Henry Grady, noy
farm like Eurman, but hp is a happy
mixture of all these lumped together.
Creed used to be powerful muph stock
on a girl what lived on the Etowah river;
but she kicked him, and he married one
of the nicest ladies in the county; he
did, certain, He used to have a little
old, hard, scrubby, ugly, flea-bitten,
mean, devilish and rusty-looking white
pony what he would ride from Stilesboro
to Cartersville (nine miles) in twenty
two minutes and seven and one-half
seconds. Von couldn’t any more make
that pony tired than you could knock
a billy-goat down with a feather pillow.
Bnt long before this that little pony—
peace to his ashes —has passed over the
river, and is now enjoying the unhappy
felicity of basking out a never ending
existence under the shade of the
That pony lived to a white old age, did
his work nobly; and, at last, when his
earthly pilgrimage had oojno to a clos
ing, he lacked the bucket with a ven
geance and went up the flume true
grit. Ips bones have long since been
sold by Jim Milam for acid phosphate.
Selah !
To return to the subject: Creed early
developed a decided hankering for office,
I tried to cure him of this, but ho obsti
nately refused to be cured. I said to
myself, in biblical phraseology: “Ba
laam is determined to bray, so let him
| alone.” Creed, like unto Balaam, bray
i ed through one of Felton’s most spirited
campaigns; and the peojfle were so grati
[ fled until they elected him bailiff of his
ward, This office he filled chock full;
he did, eeriaih. No braver bailiff ever
trod the field of fame—honor to his
name! He rushed boldly to the'rescue
of the down-trodden people, snatched
the galling yoke from their necks and
placed it on his own; he lessened a bur
densome taxation, rawed the price of
cotton, lowered the price of corn a: and
meat and first-class liquor; he did, cer
tain. Without exaggeration, he was the
best bailiff that ever trod shoe leather.
After consulting his friends, he conclud
ed to take upon himself the weightier
office of sheriff’ of Bartow county. He
ran a fine race, got a big vote. In
short, he was a powerful bully racer, but
he was just a little over-matched. I voted
for him, but oven with my vote to help
him out, he was beat As bad as I need
money, I’ll lay five dollar’s to one, that
Creed Iras the fattest l>oy in ten states.
Why that boy weighed ninety pounds
when he was thirteen months old, and
it was all fat, and no mistake. Won’t lie
be a buster by the time he is twenty
one? If Creed was in the legislature or
sheriff, every man, woman and child in
the county would be that fat in six
months, and we would all have plenty of
fun and lots of money, too; we would
certain.
Another good thing that Creed did
when he was a young man, was this:
he brought out all the young girls. Just
as soon as a girl began to brace herself
up a little and smile sweet on the boys,
he would sail right in, help her in his
buggy and then sail right off for a nice
drive. Before he brought her back, he
would make love to her, ask her to marry
him, <fcc., Ac. He didn’t mean to flirt,
and didn’t intend any harm, and no
harm ever resulted. He only taught
the girl how to behave when a young
man made love to her. It is a necessary
schooling that every girl has to go
through with, and Creed would carry
them through without extra charge. I
know one girl that he courted, and then
gave her two weeks to decide on her
answer. At the end of the two weeks
she told him, “no.” He then told her
that it was the very answer that he want
ed to hear; that lie was only put'ing her
through a schooling. He was the most
popular man among the girls in Bartow
county. They all loved him, and he
loved all of them. When a girl would
write him a sweet note, he would chew
the note to pieces so no one else could
read it. Taking him up and down he is
a good fellow; generous, industrious,
good-natured, peaceable, law-abiding
and powerful funny. When he takes a
notion to do so, he can make a calf
laugh.
I believe every man in Bartow county
wants to run for the legislature. My
old friend, Peter Hammond, is a full
fledged candidate. Peter is a sensible
man and would make a good legislator.
Bqt I am afraid he would ba beat, for
I have promised to vote for Gus Fite,
and I have promised ITiy old woman to
vote for Dr. Felton whether ho runs or
not, and I can’t vote for but two men at
a time. What shall I do, what shall I
do? Gentlemen, make a compromise of
some kind, please, or I shall be tempted
to 4o something desperate, Home of you
run for bailiff or justice of the peace or
something else, and wait until next time
before you run for the legislature. What
shall I do, what shall I do? This surely
js a world of trials .and tribulations. A
man is all tied up iu a hard knot, and
don’t know what to say or think or do.
Yoius iu deep sorrow,
Ham Brown.
PROHIBITION.
Col. M. E, Stan&ell Leads off in a
Rattling Temperance Talk.
Editors American— The time has
come when the newspapers of tlie coun
try ought to talk up the right to a fair
vote on the whisky question. If no one
shall move in this matter, then the most
important question in this nation will re
main untouched, Determined effort and
positive action is needed worse on this
question than upon any other. The peo
ple, perhaps four to one, are in favor of
its absolute control by law.
This is a popular government, and
there is more good policy involved in the
control of the whisky traffic, than there is
to be found in the tariff question, or
mixed up with states’ rights and internal
improvement. It copies nearer home to
us,impoverishing more people and causing
more crime and suffering, than any other
question, however negligently managed,
o’lion fet it have precedence over small
er matters, for there is nothing larger.
Only good can come out of its control,
and only evil can flow from its license.
Who then will say that a fair exva-fSislon
of popular opinion upon the question
shall be denied?
Ton have heard many claim the ban
ner for Bartow on account of her soil, her
minerals, her morals and the intelligence
of her people; am 1 ., now that all the coun
ties touching us are starting out afresh
on anew hue of constrained sobriety,
shall Bartow be left to carry the banner
alone for whisky? No man has the
right to impose the strife, bloodshed and
want, incident to the whisky traffic, upon
any community without its consent; be
cause the seller, by the use of what lie
claims as a privilege and a right, annoys
and damages the helpless and unprotect
ed; while the user, in the exercise of
what he claims as liberty, abridges the
! liberty and enjoyment of others, involving
1 them in many troublesome complications,
which no man has a right to do, simply
to gratify taste or an appetite for whisky.
What will the fathers and mothers say
about a fair vote upon this great whisky
question? If they are looking ahead t
the interest of society, or to the well
being of their owe children, can there U
a doubt as to where their influence will
fall ? They are toiling with much sacri
fice to carry successfully their parts of
duty and moral responsibility. They are
working hard for the education and
proper training of children. They are
laying np means in store for them, hoping
that these loved ones may gather a re
ward in years of plenty, contentment and
happiness, after tlie drama of life shall
have closed upon them. Shall all of this
he wasted, or left exposed to the most
insidious of all temptations? shall a few,
iri this day of boasted progress and ac
knowledged refinement, be allowed, sim
ply for money, to thwart the good pur
poses of a body politic and blight the
fairest hopes of the country, by spread
ing constantly before the young a snare
and a strong temptation to do wrong?
The question is, shall the right to ex
press the popular will upon whisky, the
the prince of all evils, he smothered out
or choked down? Who will make the ef
fort to do it ? let us wait and see. The
question is, shall a few misguided men
be allowed to roll back the tide of civili
zation, and stab society fifty years in the
future, by continuing to spread the
temptation of strong drink at every cor
ner, regardless of whose heart it may
break, or whose property it shall take.
It is said I>y some of tlie dram-sellers
that this state of tilings must continue,
because men have traded in whisky since
the primitive ages. Well, this is true;
but now is a good time to stop. Doubt
less, this very tiling has held us back.
Shall we move onward with the tide of
civilization, or shall we retrograde and
grow worse ? A wrong is never excusable
or made lovely because moss covers its
back; and we all know that drinking is
wrong, and that whisky has done harm
enough to be arraigned and tried, con
demned and banished.
It ■will be argued that wliiskv should
be retained, because its traffic has become
a time honored business; but, remember,
that, underlying this, is the probable
ruin of the young and a chance to pocket
the money their fathers have laid up for
them. Remember, that, underlying this,
there are chances to get into places of
power and trust, rising from a low plain
and appealing to whisky for aid.
Is not the time at hand, when the peo
ple will take hold of this whisky traffic
and move it away; so that its advocates
cannot make it help to bear rule, or assist
in ruin, or take pay for an article which
sets the world at strife, and which is
nothing more nor less than bottled pov
erty and death. Everybody is interested
in this question. Every voice has a
power to be used for good or evil, com
mencing at every home. There is no
middle ground here, and all thinking,
fair minds will admit that, in its conse
quences and bearing upon society, this is
the gravest question before the American
people to-day; and they ought to use the
power of the ballot on such an issue ev
erywhere, so that it may be known, 11
there is good in whisky who conferred it,
if there is evil in it who is responsible for
it. Let all the people have a chance to
say how they would have this great ques
tion solved in their own county. They
know it strikes in the night at the happi
ness of every home; they see that the
aim of this subtle temptation is averted
by many, and who will not rejoice at
such an escape? but, alas! it bears down
many of the genial and noble-hearted,
and who will not pause to express regret,
and shed a tear, and give relief ? Let
everybody see who will stand up for the
honor, peace, dignity" and advancement
of mankind; and, at the same time, let
everybody know who it is that apologizes
for a traffic, manifestly moving every day
against morality, financial prosperity, law
and order. Draw the line, let every body
speak out and say how it shall be. Then
it can be easily" understood for what pur
pose position is taken; and if it should
turn out that it is to get money by send
ing poverty", sorrow and disgrace upon
innocent women and children, close your
eyes and be sorry, for you can do nothing
till the election; but then, come to the
rescue with the power of your ballot and
help to move it away. You will hurt no
budy, hut confer a favor upon all which
shall outlast the pages of history. If
apology is made for whisky for the pur T
pose of controlling the- power of your bal
lot, to give place, gain or influence to
another, looking to the continuance of
this great evil, then be aa pure as a mar
tyrs ghost, stand hke a mountain in the
y.-ay, and swear eternal hostility against a
traffic which never made a conquest ex
cept in sighs and tears.
It would take an orator, a historian
and a poet a life time to show up any
thing in the whisky traffio worthy of love
or admiration. But terrible as the eon
sequences may be, if, after the subject is
discussed, we are still to have whisky
dealt out iu our midst by the people’s de
cree at the polls, then let it be so; they
have the rigid, as many as are bold
enough, to attempt to hide the long train
of temptation and vice. But other things
besides bravery will be remembered here.
Look back upon a history written in
wrath and blood; here is the proof; it
NUMBER 2.
cannot be covered up or rubbed out.
Some may rise to the surface, reckless
enough to stand up and argue in the face
of poverty and want, dolerium and sud
den death, that whisky is a heaven
ordained good. Without reference to
authority or statistics, the uncovered
memory will stand against the
uiague of a thousand misguided orators
like these.
If whisky is to be made a part of our
political economy, would it not be well
for all the dealers, on private account, to
stop once in a while and take a fair view,
for a full day, and see w hat they are do
ing ? Will they inspect their own brigade
that they have employed to assist them?
They all declare, with one voice, that no
innovation shall ever be made upon this
petted vice, because ii is old and brings
in money as a business. As they are
marching onward, suppose they were to
enquire, what is the purpose of this
triumphal march and whom does it pro
pose to benefit ? who would be able to
answer it truly? Suppose one should en
quire, where are the women? who could
answ-er that ? except to say that whisky
is so oppressive to the woiiftn that they
are all on the •other side. They can
never be made to forgot that this class of
traders sell death in a glass, for a dime,
to their children, and then when the
worst has come they furnish no ointment
to molify. They attend these funerals
by proxy. They have changed the Hol v
Text—it don’t read right—“ Let the be
reaved bury their dead.” Who have
buried those who have died of jimjams
or delerinm ? go ask the sexton. The
women do not belong to this crowd.
They are preparing for a heroic defense
against the attacks of whisky in every
form, and may the Lord be with them.
Unless the philanthropists bring protec
tion and relief, they sec coming to them
and their children, through this avenue,
arm in arm, as if rejoicing together, pov
erty and oppression, red eves and ill-will,
sorrow and disgrace, oaths and broken
promisee, crime and neglect, disease and
death.
Let the ladies all stand firm; they have
more power than they are aware of; relief
is coming. Our next legislature will see
to it that the people have a chance to say
what the future of the whisky traffic
shall be. M. R. Stansell.
SIFTED SHIMMKRI\GS.
Called Front the Four Points of the Compass
iind Spread Oat Before oar Readers.
Blaine’s boom is busted.
Arthur is going, going—almost gone.
Kellogg is happy—and so are liis law
yers.
And now they say that mustard is
poisonous. What next?
Advice to democrats—keep your eyes
on old, cock-eye Butler.
Dr. Ambler was the Christian hero of
the Jeanette Arctic expedition.
The riiclps-Post-Blaine-Edmunds fight
promises to become interesting.
It seems to be hard work engineering
that spontaneous business boom for Ar
thur.
Noise won’t give Blaine the nomina
tion. Solid work alone will do it, and
that is wanting.
Governor Ordway, of Dakota, is just
beginning to realize that he does not car
ry the territory in his pocket.
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All the ammunition has not yet been
shot at Blaine. There is a load of dy
namite in reserve, so say the Arthur
men.
The Arthur men who have been elect
ed as Blaine delegates in Pennsylvania
will need watching. Look out for them.
The star route prosecutors should be
indicted now. Eut it would be of no
use. The indictments might be—de
fective.
It don’t make a bit of difference to ex-
Chief Clerk Webster now whether the
American flag waves over the treasury
department or not.
An Ohio man, recently a guest at the
American House, lost his false teeth.
He found them in his boot wiien lie
got home. Ohio men are generally
lucky.
A senator remarked the other day
that a dose of dynamite was about the
only thiDg that would force Brewster out
of the cabinet, and the senator was right.
The assistant solicitor of the treasury,
Robinson, is not quite as ambitious as
he w’as. The question now is, will he
throw his “whole soul” into the canvass
in the interest of Arthur?
The president of Mexico is worth $4,-
000,000, though he entered upon the
duties of his office a poor man. He
must have taken lessons from John
Sheiman or James G. Blaine.
“No pent-up Utica contracts our pow
ers, sang the poet. “Utica is not pent
up,” quotes Mr. Blaine, “but there I
was contracted for political retirement
and the contract was executed. ”
Those Arthur men in New Yoi’k are
very tricky. They bamboozled the men
all they could, and they are now trying
to hoodwink the Edmunds forces. But
like master, like man.
One thing is certain, while it was iu
Folger’s power to “fire out” Webster, as
chief clerk of the treasury department,
he can’t force him out of the district
militia, and that is some satisfaction to
—Webster.