The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-07-17

Llnue 10 uglC Ln6 monster evil.
Mrs. Eli Simpson of Fremont, being called
for remarked that when they were at Fostoria
the ladies there excused themselves from
speaking because they were at home. She
was at home and would follow their example.
Mrs Bushnell said that in as much as Mrs.
Simpkins declined to speak she would say
few words in regard to what they were
doing. They were not doing much work
in a public way but still they were la
boring. They were holding their league
meetings regularly once a day and
once a week were holding mass meetings,
and once a week they had gone upon the
street. They were also working in the coun-
try, and had held meetings in some twenty
different places. in different districts. They
talked against license some, although their
meetings were held on Sunday, but their SER
vices were generally of a mere religious char
acter. They did not intend to stop work, bat
after the 18th of August would press to have
the good laws we have enforced.
When Mrs. Bushnell had done speaking the
temperance Msrseilles was sung, Mr.. Fitch
singing the solo, and then Rev. Chance took
the stand. He remarked that for long time
he had been accustomed on taking the stand
to ask the prayers of the ladies, but circum-
stanced as he was then he could not do it. He
was going to defend King Alcohol. He did
not ike to have the old gentleman vilifed
and denounced without any one to defend
him. They had given him bad character,
but he would give them his history. King
Alcohol, was by birth a foreigner. He had
emigrated from Asia to Europe, and then from
Europe to America, where be had acquired a
legal existence among us. He had introduced
himself to every class OF people. First he had
tried the classical people and had introduced
himself to the doctors as a compounder of
drugs and nostrams, and said he would be-
come partner with them. Then he became
politician, not what you would call party
polition, but a great politician, and when
the Democracy held their convention he was
present and told them they must nominate no
man who would not kiss his hand and say
40 Kingl live forever p And when the
Wings met in convention he was present and
issued his mandate. Yes, he was a great poli-
tician, and he filed the Hall of Legislation.
State and National, and then demanded that
be should be protected by law. He demanded
sacrifice, thirty-three years ago, and 10000
souls were offered as a holocaust, and now
ftgONV were LLc duuudl luLED6T MS VICTIMS.
Yes, he was doing great deal. He had filed
every office from President down to that of
Fence Viewer. That's one reason the public
officers don't seem to fear you
After the revolution the government meant
to levy an excise law, but the old fellow re-
belled against it, and in 1894 General Wash
ington ordered out the militia to the number
of 10 900 to give the old fellow whaling, and
obliged him to submit to the powers that be.
THar,k knovrr . L L.
became good citizen, and went to work as a
public benefactor, built poor houses, and jails
and penitentiaries for his victims-at the pub
lie expense-out of the Jevenues you provide.
And IN the character o. a public benefactor
he furnishes nineteen out of twenty of the in
mates. In the reform school he has been
equally assidious and nineteen out of twenty
of its inmates are there through the effects of
his business tact. Talk of voting against
license. Why, it is great privilege you en-
Joy to walk up and pay your taxes to support
the institutions he has founded, and which he
keeps full of inmates. You grumble about
credit mobelier and salary grab and public
improvements and such things, when you
come up to pay your taxes, but forget that 80
per cent of all your taxes go to pay for the
improvements introduced by that public spir-
tied citizen King Alcohol. Who pays your
grand juries, your prosecuting attornies, your
otADAAAA dL4 OllSL OAuCcIs- LOU 10, Tue
msjor part OF their duties are necessary be-
cause Of Alcohol And while your public Of
fcers roll about in luxury, there are women
In this place who bend their backs over the
Washtub to earn the pittance which liquor
loving husband spends in his debauch You'll
vote to license such king as that, will you?
and then go way and say "Lord, let thy bles-
sing rest upon this business"
He never knew man who had nerve enough
to whale woman until he had consulted
saloon keeper, and got Alcohors advice in the
matter, and he wished the vote was in every
woman's hands that they might express their
opinions about him. He was a creature of
law not Of right-a political creation; and
Democrats, Republicans, Knownothings and
Sinners, it is in your hands to say whether he
shall be protected or overthroWn. Oh! We
editors, with your mighty levers; will you adj
vocate license to damn your fellow creatures.
Woe unto you if you do, and t'woe unto him
who giveth his neighbor drink" Think over
the matter; $4,000 yearly in drunkards graves;
10000 orphan children; $4,000 widows made
by this evil They only asked that the liquor
traffic should be placed upon the same basis
as that of other business, and that the dealers
in liquor should be made amenable to the
law as other men. They say they will not
sell to old drunkards but only to the "boys."
Drunkards are not made in a day, but in the
way farmer makes pig hog, NO, ne
would rather license them TO sell to the old
topers only, and when they were killed off
the business would be killed. License q man
to sell liquor. Ask the farmers if the rum
seller shall have more advantages than they.
If the farmer sells stale pork, or the miller
sells sick wheat, and sickness resulted, what
would you dor you would go for the miller
and the farmer, and force them to pay the
doctor bills and nurse bills, aud damages, and
fifty dollars smart money besides. Yet these
other fellows keep their slaughter houses open
and sell their vile compounds until man is
sick all over, and he can't be made RESPONSE
bic for the damage. Rummies can't vote TO
license you. Give me the old constitution
under which we have laws, which if enforced,
will make you responsible. We have lived
twenty years under it and been prosperous,
and We can live another twenty years under
it if necessary.
When Rev. Chance had concluded, the re-
ports of the several committees were called
for, and VA. Shsnkiand of Bellevue as Chair
man of the Committee on permanent organi-
zation reported as follows:
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
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