The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-09-09
AFTER COL. DAN. soURBECK
TRAY. BLANCHE, AND SWEETHEART,
LITTLE PURP5 AND ALL"

It may be of some interest to the
readers of the Democrat to know what
is going on in certain circles of society
in the town of Alliance. Not to say
anything of or about the delectable
crowd that meets of nights or Sundays
to hold their spiritual confabs and cir
cLeS, we will pass to a scene of mocke-
ry and persecution that has been
played in our town during the past
week. Almt st, If not all of these
spiritual and free-loving saints belong
to some one of the three Temperance
organizations that have an existe4ce
here, and, as is usual with these
worthless, it can be truly said, the wO-
men are strong and the men weak
minded hence they have a particu
lar anxiety and ambition to be med
ding with other peoples business.
Without any specified day, some of
these oficious drones upon society
made affidavit that Col. Danl Sour
beck, of the Sourbeck House, had been
guilty OF selling intoxicating liquors.
After the issuing of the warrant and
his appearing before the Mayor, he
was kept in court three days before
his trial commenced and not then un-
| til himself and counsel unceremoni-
! ousIy LETT the court. On the fifth day
of the trial, after a jury OF twelve men
had returned a verdict that "they
agreed to disagree" (seven being for
| acquittal and FIVE for conviction,) the
counsel for the defense obtained a
writ of hG6eaS corpus, which was
served upon the court while engaged
in striking new jury, and thus the
theatre of action was transferred 70
Canton, before his Honor Judge I'm
! derhill, who will decide upon the le-
| gality of the entire proceedings.
How does this matter stand as re-
CARDS good citizenship? The most of
the persons engaged in this prosecu-
ton are of late importatiOn-men
without means, name, or reputation,
(unless tor attending to other peoples
business, some of them living outside
of the corporation, scarcely one of
them ever having done anything to
improve the place in any respect-lit-
orally ciphers in our midst. Colonel
Sourbeck came here when the town
contained but six or eight houses, and
to him is the town mainly indebted
for the fine building that he occupies
as a hotel. Nowhere can you go
| within the extensive borders of our
country but what you hear of the
Sourbeck House. 1t has gained a
fame co-extensive with the continent,
and most assuredly no man, unless he
be a good and worthy citizen, could
elevate hotel to such degree of pop
uIarity and favOritism.
Then let us compare the influence
and actions Of the parties at home.
There is scarcely one of these proSecu-
tors who IS known or thought of out
side of his immediate, limited assOci-
ates, and who, If given to charity or
charitable objects, finds it more con-
venient to give to the cOlored than the
white race. It is well known fact
that daily baskets are seen passing
from the hotel of Col. Sourbeck, filed
with good, wholesome Victuals, no
difference who the applicants are or
what their color or condition. In
fact, he is proYerbially liberal when
his purse or table is drawn upon for
objects Of charity or the Improvement
of our place.
Such is the fiendish inclination of
these men that they undertake to
hound down any one who is driving a
business that may be prosperous and
who will not be subject to or listen to
their meddIesome and insolent die
tates. The public, who are quick to
see, will appreciate the situation and
consign these men to the position
where they belong and so f1tly fill.
Our Borough will be taxed in this
case, to the tune of some ono or two
hundred dollars, of which the prose-
cutors pay but small pittance.
These things must and will have
an end. Tax payers are not to be
hunDugged nor imposed upon much
longer by a set of wild fanatics.
JUSTICE.