The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-03-27
LETTER E.ROM c. B LOrEL EsS.

through your paper TO correct il false
statement which appeared in your is
sue Of March 18th. II referred to me
rs being the person who WAS the cause
of one of our druggists being indicted
for selling whisky, and that did it
malicious'y or through spite. This is
not so. went and told those gentle
mea that knew nothing about it. l
here declare that the article did me Il
great injustice. 1t is we'll known in
this community that am a man who,
when have anything to say, 60 to
the one and say it to their face. Now,
if that was true, and wished to injure
the parties referred to, | would have
commenced earlier III the matter, iiav-
ing all that was necessary to put sew
eral Of that kind of cases through.
! The Committee waited on the parties
and it was promised that care would
be taken in dealing in that article. |
did not nor do wish to make expense
or trouble to al.y one who wishes to do
right, neither do | wish to bring out
before this community men who drink
as witnesses. l have been requested
by some of those men not to do this
| unless it necame impossible to do 9th
| erWisc, and us all that matter had ST O]>-
! ped it would be better to stop all strife
in that direction. hope for the good
Of all the young man will not bring
this matter to trial as it will not be the
best for all concerned.
There is an attempt made to make a
handle of my getting liquor III cases of
sickness and when ordered by Il doctor
or otherwise for the purpose of SEX
ness Thi; is my privilege us well as
yours and it don't aft ct me or my tenn
perance principles as all know. | have
been faithful up to the present time,
and when start out to drink you will
all know it. Again [ am accused Of
showing Partially. 1t others of the
executive committee have shown the
white feather l have not, and while
parties claiming themselves temper
ance men have been selling an article
called cider, which has more intoxica-
ton in it than whisky, did not spare
them, but sent and warned them and
went in person and ted them what
would take place it that WAS not stop
ped. Now, rs to why the other drug
gist, DR.. B., has not been prosecuted.
so far as am able to find, could get
10 positive proof. l thought had
once and at ten O'Clock at mig Int went
and accused him OF it, but tile witness
got drunk on that manufactured cider
and could find no proof against him.
All should be equally interested i'll tins
matter, and it you want his case
brought to trial, come up like men.
bring on your proof and then [ will see
that he or any other parties s ling in
violation OF the law shall be prosecut-
ed. ] am blamed for doing my duty lis
Chairman Of the Temperance Execu-
tive Committee. l had no voice III be-
ing placed there. It WAS put upon me
by the people. have stated in our
temperance meetings that it was not
popular to he one OF Il committee whose
business it was to smell out rum sell
ing in this town. IT in the estimation
of some in town it is popular to be OH
the side of whisky, beer and the kinds
of cider sold in Town. tl.en spare me
my duty to God and humanity is far
greater than to b" Il NTH instead of II
man, and while weeping mothers and
crying children call on temperance
men to protect th-m us they have in
this town from the delasing and dam
ming curse of intemperancv, shall do
my duty in the future us have in the
past without fear or favour. You that
blame me for this come and sit down
with me AMI let me tell you Il history
that will melt the hardest OF hearts and
cause the dryed up fountains to break
forth III floods Of tears. 1 ask and ap-
peal to Your better natrnes, you that
differ from me-. How will it be with
you when the grim monster Of dealt,
takes you in his icy gasp? Will you
then say, like st. Paul. Il have fought
a good fight, l have kept the faith -
ETC.? TO close this article, allow NE
to say, respect the honest opinions. of
! others however much they differ from
mine. can take the man by the hand
that comes to my face and tells me
what he has to say. call that man
one of natures noblemen. | .despise
the low, sneaking assassin, who in the
dark sneaks to thrust one in the back
and then sinks into their Shiny dens
to chuckle over their dannning acts
While this free and independent gov
eminent gives protection of life, liber'
ty and persuit of happiness to all, and
while l am free and indew ndpnt and
have padded my own canoe ever since
l was ten years old. l intend to main
tain my principles to the last. Having
; nailed my motto "Temperance7' witt
that bright emblem, ''Liberty' al
mast head, they cannot be pulled dow,
till ship and all 60 down together be-
meath the dark blue sea and the rip
pling water of the sea IF life whisper:
no more about the struggle for temper
ance in Worthington.
e.. 3. IOVELESs.
There never was season il Wiscon
sin when so many prominent citizen.
were dying rs now. People are dying
this year who never died before
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