The Worthington advance., 1878-11-21

SiOWIllk Ou Llle same lOut y ears. ana II
the amount our people have invested in
farm machinery + raising wheat and
breaking and fighting grass and weeds
had been invested i'll sheep this county
might now be fully stocked with sheep
and the people out OF debt, with clear
annual income of Il million and Il quar-
ter Of money to be used as TREY may
elect. J. AMEs.
ANOTHER LEI TER FROM MR. PAR
SONS.
EDITOR ADVANCE: Crantlall Bros.
deny ever furnishing me beer. In re-
ply, l have to say that l swore to the
fact before the Grand Jury AMI am
ready to swear to it again. can also
furnish, the names of others who have
drunk lager beer by the glass furnished
by Crandalls.
They insinuate that was one of a
party who went there with u bottle and
called for glasses, etc. This they know
to be false. The pure Michigan cider
they tell about came from Hornick &
Walls, Sioux City, and the drink l
drank came nearer making me drunk
than all the beer ever drank in my
life.
The 4S cases Of beer which they say l
have been interested in the past Sum
ner was used by more than one tenn
perance man in Worthington. But |
am willing the good people of Worthing-
ton should kroW all about what beer
| use. have gwen them opportunity
10 count the number Of cases by having
it brought to my residence in broad
daylight IL fui( view Of all Tenth street.
Il Il not have it brought up IL; mid
night and hide it us Crlndalls did.
DON'T preach temp rance one hour and
the next 60 behind the door and drink.
have had lager beer in my house
nearly all summer and have not only
drank it myself but have given it to my
children and shall continue to keep it
and drink it whenever see fit.
When the temperance people of Wor-
thingtOn can convince me that there is
harm in pure lager beer and explain why
it is that they use it themselves OH the
sly and when they are away from home,
promise to quit and not before.
claim to be us good Il temperance
man us amy one. Certainly no one ev,r
saw me under the influence of liquor
always used my vote and influence in
favor OF the temperance feature of this
county and until | became convinced
that this policy was an injury to the
best interests Of the community. The
wlole thing is 4 farce. We have bad
just us much drunkenness here a$ il.
towns where they have saloons. Lin
tor could always be bought here and
can be bought here now, and not only
here but in other towns in the county.
TIE tenn rerance people may fight against
it AL they choose, but it will find its
way to those who want it.
WOrthmgton is calIpd 4 model town
and is noted the worl over for it's tenl-
perlnce and religious features. BIT
what is OUR condition to-day. The lit
tie town OF &usllmore is buying more
grain and doing Il better business than
Wortlington.
One Of our lea&ing churches is so bad
ly III debt that titpy Il, IRE not build IL
church for fear it will oe sold from un-
der thrns> Our terms of court are lon
ger .llN our Grand Juries ST longer
than in the older counties Of the State
with their S0,OO0 population and hum
dred saloons. Our temperance people
subscribe largely to suppress beer while
the roads leading into Wortllington are
impossible and farmers go elsewhere to
trade. The farmers of the county. in
addition to their other burdens, have
about 81 900 per year to pay for temper
:.nce and still the object for which they
paid it is not gained. The same fight
with it's attendant expenses, has to he
gone over every term of court. 1t is all
| outgo AID no income, and if continued
will ruin our people and drive away our
trade
n liberal temperance p licy would go
far toward building up our town and at
tracing trade. Let our people sub
scribe their loose change to repair the
| roads and bridges. Issue license to sell
beer and use the license money for the
same purpose. Danish drunkenness
and disorderly conduct as they do in
other towns and cities. Use all men
impartially and be partial to II 'ne. Let
each one consider his neighb u as good
as himself, and, above all, 'et | 8 have
charity and discard malice. T MS shall
we prosper. T. II. p.