Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-21
Their New Plans of Attack.
Ex-Governor David Buffers Calf
Story.
Joyous Demonstrations on Ac-
count of the New Posto&ce
Building, and the Elec-
ton of Anti-Cru-
SADIE Marshal.
rCorre,pondeuce of Omaha BEE

known in western parlance as a
lively town. Those dear ladies, dy-
ing for love Of their poor brothers,
sons. husbands, and for the love of
their sisters brothers, sons and hus-
bands, have contributed much to-
wards making it SO. The City COun-
ell put a stop to praying and singing
on the sidewalk, the saloon keepers
refused longer to admit them, but a
meeting was held in "Bro. Alexis"
church, and it was there decided
that the "wOrk must go on"
They have adopted a different
mode Of warfare, which is much
more expensive to saloonists and
taxpayers. 1t is this: During the
later days of the crusade, they acted
as spies, so had numerous cases OF
the violation OF law as they thought,
and accordingly several prominent
saloon keepers were brought before
the courts upon various charges.
To-day the last case was tried, the
| charge being that of allowing MI
nors to play billiards. The jury re-
turned a verdict of not guilty In
this, as they did in all others, the
crusaders not having evidence to
substantiate their assertions. Thus
far. O will see, the attempt in a
different direction has resulted IN
heaping up costs for the city to pay
They also have another plan. It
is TO 90 in twOs and threes, calling
mon such q are fit subjects for
crusading and "plead" with them.
A committee Of two called upon the
editor of the Blade the other day,
thinking that he certainly ought to
he ripe for the harvest. Thevcould
talk like lightning, and getting him
cornered, poured upon him a gall
ING cross-fire. 1t didn't last but
ten minutes, and though he stood
up to it like a little major, after the
conflict was over he bore a close re-
semblance to that man whose pho
tograph most everybody carries
nowadays - the man who wa
"talked to DEATH" -.
Then there is a great fight be.
tween the editors of the Blade and
Adrocute i'm regard to the latter's
nose. The Blade insists that 1t Is Q
bad looking nose for a temperance
editor, while the Advocate man
saws that "the Major and u nose
is on a level" This the Major de-
mics. He says the elders nose Is
not on a level with him. Well, We
ask, where is it then?
The election for Marshal, OF
which we spoke In our last, came
off to-day.
AS a last grand effort the tenn.
perance people held q mass meet
ing last evening in the Academy
of Music. Elder Davis first spoke,
but said nothing more than to ex-
press his belief that God was with
the ladies in their great struggle,
and that if He was for them who
could be against them? Then thai
staunch old reformer, (?o Gov.
Butler, with his rosy cheeks and
gentle mien stepped upon the plat
form. He commenced, of course,
by telling that calf story. Every.
one who has ever heard him speak,
once. twice, or a dozen times, have
heard that story an equal number OF
times. "They pulled his ears of to
yet it to suck, and its tail to get il
away"
we took a walk then around the
square, but as the windows of the
hall were up, and we were not Ovel
four blocks away, he was distinctly
heard. He can talk longer and say
L. than any speaker We ever heard,
He tells a story, then tries to start a
laugh. His arguments, if such il
can be called, was, that judges
ought to decide in accordance with
public opinion, and that public
opinion was I'm favor of the crusade.
That, he said, was what fancy,
Andrew JacksOn's tool, did; that
was what Chase did, and that was
what our judges ought to do. The
only way, in his opinion. to convert
saloon keepers, was for God himself.
to reach down with His all
powerful arm, take them by
the nap of the neck and
shake them over the abyss of
hell until they realized their con-
dition. If the Governor keeps on,
YOU see, he will make a good
preacher. Such was the heaviest
speech, and with it they adjourned
TO wait for the morrow. 1t came,
and at an early hour, the ladies,
with fans and parasOls, took their
positions. They held their ground
all day, but at night, they lacked
I25 votes of carrying the election.
The "whisky" man was elected by
I25 majority. We do not believe it
was a square whisky and anti
whisky fight. 1t was crusade and
and anii-crusade, and many tenn
perance men voted the anti ticket.
The square is illuminated tonight
| and the band is discOursing most
eloquently, all because the U. s. P.
O. building Is located and Cooper
elected. Col. Mullet, and Col. Will
son are heavy guns here now, and
promise to commence work imme-
diately.
Every man is Col, nowadays.
When we hear so much of Col. Null
let, and Col. Wilson, we are remin-
ded of the old anecdote of the stran-
ger In San Francisco. The steamer
was leaving the wharf, and friends
were saying the last farewell. He
stepped up to the rail Of the boat,
and lifting his hat yelled, goodbye
Colonel Every man on the wharf
seized his hat, waved II in the air
and shouted, Colonel, Goodbye!
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