Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-05-09

that transpir, in a debating club. On
oI the leading disputanis had labored hnr,
to establish his pOsitiOn-he had cited ,
long list of siaiistics-he had given many
historical incidents and dates to rendel
his position imprrgnahle. and at lengtl
rested his case. When his opponent arnst
he said: II wish the gentleman when he
undertakes TO state facts would tell the
trnth."
Now 1 would not have your readers in
fer frIm the above that think he wilful-
ly misrepresrnis! !-Oh, my, noI-for are
moi all editors honorable genilemrnt
never yet knew one who was afraid TO lie
did You? l know that it is rasy and
natural for one in the heat of political
controversy or excitement TO allow his
tongue, or his pen, to state what he would
not in his cooler and more lfpnssessed
moments But he waited for weeks, so he
ought to have bren rs 'coOl as a cucum-
bcr" and to "hnld his head level, and then
To have "dOne his level best"
He starts out hy saving, "Aahtabnla did
mt vote against temperance at the late
ell. clinn." Now / do not propose to say
anything for or against the nominees of
the Peoples ticket" SO far as their views
upon the subject of Temperance may be
concrrned-ihal is foreign to the Question
in hand. would like TO ask the Meas
editor upon what issue then was the late
election contrslcdi What were the party
lines? Were they Democratic or Repub.
| lican? If so, will the gentleman acknOwl
edge that the Peoples ticket was elected
Iy Z, ,mOt ratio votes ?N arly every D, mo-
Graf voted that iick,t. l do not Say that
every Democrat is for whisky, or thai
every one voted the Peoples ticket. but
ihr great majority of them did. And
rics Usrsa. nearly every Republican voted
the P oples' ticket.
Now lift was not n direct issue between
Temperance and AntiTemperance, in
H, aven's name pray t. II what it Was He
saws Eat any other time the men compns-
accepted as good Temperance men,"
Well, admit it that they would have been
and arr "gond Temperance men," But 1
would like to inquire then. iflhat was a.
good a Temperance ticket as the other,
how happens it that every saloonist-
every lover of lager, Sch idam Schnapps
"H. & K. Bitters"-why so many ire
ouent,rs of saloons and players of dice
and keno, Stood upon the streets Iron
early morn until dewy eve" with hands
full of the Peoples tickets, and carried
In, m even to workshops tar remote from
the polls. and distributed them lavIshly |
10 all who would take them? Why did |
teams hiring every blear eyed, red-fa |
ale and beer guzzler that could be found |
in the streets, highways and byways Oi
the borough and township 10 vote thai |
ticket? II that was rs good Temper
ance ticket, why did all these classes
work so industriously for its election ?
Will he please inform US how many OF
these classrs grieved and lelt sad over the
defeat of the Citizens ticket? How many
of said classes voted for the Citizens lick
etP Il one was as good as the other-if
each alike sought to close tippling houses
and saloons, and aims to do the greatest
good for the community, why not vote
for either ticket indiscriminately?
All, sir the facts are too patent to all
the pretext is 100 ihin-the falacy is too
apparent. He trusts 200 much upon the
crpdality of his readers to suppose they
will swallow any such sOphis'ry or nom
sense? Or does liz think he callers TO
class of dolls and sIupids, or men in their
dntage?
Further on he says again THE vote
against that ticket was not vote against
Temperate at all or anything of the
kind" .'nr that the town will be any the
wiser" for it, And then at the close he
crosses his own track, and as an engineer
m one of the crooked rail roads in Penn
sylvania said, he ran intn the rear of his
Dwn train and demolished it. So the logic
al (?) and asiut,. O rdilOr of the NeaCs ran
into the rear of his own train of thought
and knocked it into "pl."
Therefore truth will out" He says:
The simple truth OF the matter is that al
he lale election almost one-half the quail
fed voters of The borough Qacking only
81 practically recorded themselves rs en-
lhalic, absolute and unqu lifted Prohib-
Oniss. while the rest IL ! not. That is
H." Now what did the other half vote
or, il not Anti-ProhibitiOnis or Ant TEN
,crance? Ali, sir ! voters know full well
,efore they cast their ballots which OF
be nominees represent their sen'imrns
nd interests, and all the salOonists and
,thers are satisfied beforehand OF the situ-
tion.
And one would think from the third
that AsEtsbula was not much
f II place for drinking after ALL "Ashta-
ula," he says "has some residents and
ransieni population of that class that &c
asionally get drunk" don't think he
.nows whereof he afirms. He cannon
ave his eyes and rars open or he would
now more OF the extent OF the evil How
many old families and residents have the
fire" already in their house that is fast
1nsuming some of their younger mem
ers. How many are just starting the
fire" that will burn up all that is grInl,
Ohle and G0d-like in them? How many :,
lightly, IN private rooms and club-rOoms.
rink and carOuse until the "wee sma'
ours" Will he please make out list ui
he young men of the place who are
irictly temperate as to the use of all alcO-
nlic beverages. We think he will find
pOn investigation that his article is full q,
{ misstaiements, calculated 10 place our !.
Dwn in false light, in too rosy-hued =,
olors, (iat will mislead persons intend
~ to become residents-thuse especially
rho have youths to bring up.)
Madam Rumor has it that the long and
luch praised Subscription List of the
1eios has gone INTO rapid decline since
hat issue OF the Nea0S. That council ol
xperis have given their diagnosis of the
ase-dlsease-cOnsumption (of the bow