The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-08
FROM WILMINGTON.
VIII MINGToN, O., July 4, 1874.

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EDITOR PALLADIUM With
scorching sun, binding dust, in an
equally scorching wind, and painful
absence of firecrackers, torpedoes, ci.
der and ginger bread, we spent the
natal day in Ohio. That ancient and
extinct race of people, Americans,
used to celebrate this occasion with
military exercises and reminders of
war in general; but now have they
been usurped by a conglomerated
mass of everytlling-a people noted
for its turbulency, its restlessness, its
love Of money, and its more than all,
inde6nability.
Pursuant to arrangements a no IL
cense picnic came off at the fair
grounds west of Wilmington, in at
tendance to which was large crowd.
Appropriate notices being conspicu-
ously among the grand old trees, and
a relic of the American people, that
glorious banner of liberty, love and
right, the star bangled spanner, creak-
ed and futtered discontcntedly in the
breeze. The ''cold water boys" dis
pensed lemonade and displayed their
skill in manufacturing this cooling
beverage without the aid of lemons.
They didn't approve Of adulteration.
They were not of that class who weak
en- water with whisky. The roads
we're enlivened by dashing horsemen,
coat tails flying Ia comet, and over
the ground were gay country lads with
hats back, hair in their eyes, and-not
any cigars. No, your honor. for the
weed is beverage, and doomed to a
place with whisky.
The Declaration Of Independence
was read just few moments before
dinner. 1t was poor appetizer. We
cannot recommend it to poor digestive
organs. We had dinner on the green.
Wasn't it good! 1 wish l could spell
out a smack of my lips for you, or
from our cold ham, bread and butter,
pie, etc. Now came the time for the
orator of the day. He arose and
brushed his coat collar, smoothed his
vest, swallowed, pulled his whiskers,
and screamed, Ladies and gentle
men; l am here to offer you a very
sparse number of words on this great
question of temperance !" 1t took
him from l o'clock until 4-three aw
full hours-to offer them, and when he
SGT through we all knew almost as
much as we did before. Bother on
buncombe, say we. He was enough to
drive man to hard swearing.
But there is silver lining to every
cloud. He got through, and envelop-
ing himself in a Roman Senator S
shroud he strobe away. Mrs. Runion
arose after an introduction, and said
more, covered more ground, in fifteen
minutes than her predecessor had in
the whole afternoon. She just leaned
eagerly forward, looked earnestly, anc
poured truth, yes truth, down upor
our defenseless male heads like molter
lava. Twas mighty poor day for glow
ing, fred words with the thermometel
long since blown up, but we took it hen
peckedly, We did, and bless her memo
ry, we shall never forget her tellin!
utterances.
She said il took less evidence t,
convict a man of murder or theft thar
| it did to prove that liquor deale
sold liquor, and she was right. Sh
told us that king alcohol made NOR
robbery upon women than any other
and she was right. She said that ou
iorefathers had asked a despot 70
representation with taxation, and ha,
got it, and woman asked nation o
men for the same and didn't get it
and we lords just hung our heads AM
looked ashamed. This thing of com
pairing us to that old equity blunder
buss, King George, was no nonsence
especially when we all stood their il
our manhood, and pride and our Firs
Day clothes.
Mrs. Runion is superior to he
husband as a speaker. We heard hir
deliver a temperance lecture in hi
church { Methodist yesterday morn
ing, it didn't compare with hers
The authorities here are temperate
men-at least they were elected by
temperance party, and the way the
nile on fines is caution. Think of
man being fined S25 and cost for driv
ing down street five or six times an
drinking out of bottle once or twice
lie shelled out to the town of Viii