The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-10-24


selling the saloon keepers of this city to
close their front doors Sundays, and open
their lack doors.
Z. AS Mayor of this city he has rot
shown himself friend of temperance.
s. He has not shown himself a friend
of temperance by any effort to enforce the
temperance law.
( g.. He does not always advocate the
Temperance law.
10. He does not at all times oppose It's
repeal
IL. He took horn" of Bourbon whis-
key few days since at saloon in the
country.
10. He does not always toll in the
cause OF Zion as he processes to do.
Is. He was not toiling to build up the
waste places ef Zion in taking horn of
whiskey at saloon in the country.
IA. And he was not then advancing the
cause of our Kenosha County Bible socie-
ty of which he is President.
10. He is not model of couture"
49, He is not front door friend of
temperance.
IT. He is back door anti~temperance
disciple.
Is. He is, in the language of the apos-
tie, "all things to all men"
10. He is, like Samuel OF old, running
to Eli, instead of God.
20. And like Eli, he exclaims "here
LORD am l."
81. He did not demonstrate his COM
mandjng mental and moral influence in
the vote in this city for assemblyman last
fall
%. He failed "to WELD" power in the
"third house" for two sessions.
90. He lobbied two sessions for the
Dells improvement bill.
"a. He lobbied for the Dells improve
ment bill to enhance the value of his o,on
pine lands.
To be sure to do the editor of the Union
no injustice, we will give his inrerrogato
ries in his own words and follow each BY
an appropriate response. AS the editor
is public officer, if in our responses we
Scompare the Republican candidate with
the Democratic candidate and with the
County Judge,the editor must blame him
self for calling cut the comparison.
"When and where has DR.. Farr shown
himself friend of temperance" We
answer, all his life long in every place
! How is it in this respect with the Demo
cratic candidates. the editor With the
candidate, never and no where. With
the editor, always and everywhere
"What word has he ever spoken OIL
written in favor of the temperance cause
or the enactment Of the temperance law 2
His life practice has spoken and writer
in favor of both, so as to be heard anG
read by all who knw him. The life prac
tice of the Democratic candidate has spo
ken and written against both so as to bt
heard and read by all who know him
The life practice of the editor has spoken
: and written ataOa3s in favor of both
"Were his temperance principles wei
T known" and his respect for the Christian
Sabbath well defined when he counseleC
the saloon keepers of this city to close
their front doors Sundays, and open theil
back doors ?" He would close the saloons
on the Sabbath as close as possible. The
Democratic candidate would probably
! counsel keeping both front and back door
= of saloons open on all days. The editor
| has always counseled closing both from
: and back doors CT the saloons on all days
: and his pious soul is grieved at the coun
a sci to close the front doors on Sundays
: and keep the back doors open
2 elias he, as Mayor of this city, shown
: himself friend of temperance ?" Ger
E tainly, though like other Mayors, includins
the Democratic candidate and the editor
= he has not succeeded in overcoming In
' temperance. His failure of complete sue
e cess is great grievance to the editor
= elias he shown himself friend of tenn
!. perance by any eff,rt to enforce the pres
: ent temperance law?" Yes, by making
r all the effort he could make. It was tn
\ fault of examining magistrates that tn