Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-06-11

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sence of quality the peculiar character
of those who make up the whisky side
of the question. Here in the study of
this phase of society is work for the
times; yea, for all times, and the won
der-reading men Of century hence,
will doubtless conclude as the histories
of the leading spirits of the whisky
party are conned over, that there were
giants in the earth in those days. Nigh
ty men of renown.
As the leading spirits of the whisky
ring in Millersburg rise up before the
mind, we propose to place them on the
roll of fame for the benefit of future
generations.
First and foremost in this class is the
editor of one of our county papers.
Editors are, of course, famous any,
where, but our editor is famous every
where. Famous not only for what he
has moved others to do through the
brilliant effusions of his pen, and the
noted eloquence with which he arranges
the motley crew, who escape from the
back doors of saloons to rally at the
square to learn from Jim the result of
the election. But he is famous also for
the amount of moral courage displayed
in hiding awayin dry cisterns, all alone,
and remaining there all night rather
than stain his fair record and disturb
his pure spirit by looking upon the uni
form of Corporal's guard of U. S.
troops who happened to be in town on
special business.
That cistern must ever after appear in
the eyes of our editor as consecrated
spot, and surely lack of taste is man
ifested by the citizens that the place
was not at once set off as holy ground
by an iron fence, enclosing marble
monument to the memory of bravery,
and patriotism once buried there.
But our editor was also famous in
the temperance movement. Yes, in
deed there was time when the editor
was up on the temperance question, at
least he was up as high as the top Of
the fence, accommodating with view
to the popular side of the question and
from that elevation he urges upon the
citizens of the Corporation the import
ance of petition asking the saloonist
to close their saloons upon the holy
Sabbath day. Quite legal point made
by our legal editor.
But as all earthly gleries fade so the
piety of our editor was spoiled by the
vote of the 9Th of April.
The Whisky Ticket was elected in
Millersburg, by majority of thirty
votes, and whisky is king. Now the
pedagogue of the people comes down
from the fence, and takes his place as
the orator of the occasion, commencing
his kith and kin, who have stood by
the staff during the battle, for the bold
stand they have taken in the defence of
liberty-glorious liberty! Hail Column
bia! Whisky is king! And now that
the mist and fog me cleared away the
bravery of our editor is directed against
the temperance movement, and the
Shiny, SANDER and falsehood thrown
upon the fair character of the women
engaged in this work of mercy and
good will to this whisky cursed place is
simply worthy of the man. Persons
whose characters are above reproach,
and whose reputation has never been
questioned, are rudely assailed by this
knight of the quill. Motives and sacri-
fees that do honor to the wives, moth
ers and daughters of the community,
are besmeared over by the denizen of
the wooden cage, until they are made
to appear to the readers of his filthy
land other whisky journals, as acts
of lawlessness, and revenge directed
against the sober, steady, law abiding
saloonist from sheer malice. But, all
sir; Jim fears the women after all. One
bright morning two of the matrons of
the band stepped into the office to hold
audience with the king of clubs. The
king was on his throne, or rather in
his wooden cage, and for time he
raved and tere round, doubtless to work
up little of the old courage. His
majesty was astonished, that like Baron
Rutinger, he should be assailed in his
cage, but the women meant business.
The demand was made that the ISLANDERS
published in his last weeks paper and
directed against the character of wo-
men above reproach should be taken
back by him and a fair and candid
statement of the facts in the case given
to the people. Who will dare deny the
strength of this Women's Movement af-
ter this triumph? Surely woman is
stronger than the king. The modest
request was granted, and the cOrrec-
tion made in the next weeks paper,
Jim's curses and remonstrances to the
contrary notwithstanding.
But our editor in his zeal to furnish
, news for the people sometimes gets
ahead of the news and his prolific pen,
; and productive brain can furnish news
newer than new, in fact as an abortion
, ist he is success. A letter purporting
to be written by a Sand Run man, cal
! culated to damage the character of a
e Methodist minister appeared in the
Farmer of April -. This production
aroused the Methodist spirit and an in.
:, vestigation revealed the fact, that in
stead of Sand Run the letter was from
t Whisky Run. His Majesty the king is
4 requested as an act of justice to the
? Sand Run people to correct the false
n statement made by the published letter
y of the week before, but his short mem
= ory on the one hand and his fertil,
. brain on the other, lead to garbled re-
port of the affair, and not the report O.
n the resolutions as adopted by the Sane
y Run people. Who can stand before til,
, king? The women can. Yes, all hon
r. or the women, the temperance womer
&c of Millersburg, you have broken th'
y y power that has enslayed your Husbands
n and sons. You have broken the Whis
ky Ring Of Holmes county, and yol