The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-04-21
Who Killed James Bradya
To the Editors of the Standard;

To the Editors of the Standard;
'Tis not my purpose to attempt to prove who held
the pistol that discharged the fatal leaden missile
that brought such a sudden death to Brady, other
than to say it was demon. That demon was once
pure innocent child, hopeful boy the of proud
parents; he was not always demon, but was made so
by some agent; surely agent of the father of all
evil; for it transformed innocent babe, gueless
boy, kind FRIEND fit being for angelic choirs into
a fend suitable only for the lowest regions and
panionship with the condemned dead.
What has done this? Who has done this? are the
objects of this article. Brady murdered by men
Il say men, because there more than of them
-wen who not to-day in the State prisons, but
who abide glded halls, stately palaces live in
and luxury, and who by the majority of persons
respected, and honored and by men who, like Gram
mer old, uctuate with the tide, almost worshped,
because-shame on the expression-they have gold;
(for shame, men, If ye be men, y while the degraded
victim of their own making-Becker is loathed and
despised. I'll not name them. You know them you
them in streets every day. holding out to
your sons your friends your daughters lovers the
damnable and damnng seducer, Alcohol!
s'Be we men and suffer such dishouor?
Men, and wash not the stain away in blood? -
They are those who produce such horrible speci-
mems of humanity CD as reeling along our
streets. They are those who take loving husbands
and give in return, incarnate devils; msanthropiss
of the deepest dye scorners, scoffers and infdels
murderous incestous adulterers; they take away
bright youths, and those who are the gems of the
family circle and in few weeks months gives us
a wreck, bloat with bloodshot eye, unsteady step.
nodding head and mouth fall of blasphemy; large
number is it not? Now look ye who be the leaders.
Dramsellers, holding out the fatal bowl and them
selves walking backward. Soon they will all plunge
into that terrible abyss to be consumed by the fires
that they themselves have kindled. What dimmed
the fiery eye of that bright youth whose outset was
grand? What brought the glowing youth from
the highest postof honor in the school and shining
membership in the visible church, to couch in the
sewer that drains the filth of the town?
Ys who put the bottle to your neighbours lips.
What weakened the strong limbs of the possessor OF
that Herculean frame, and shattered his constitu-
tion? In a word, what transformed, literally, the
holy temple of the living God, into pest house, a
shanty, reeking with all kinds of disease? The
Scriptures tell that the temple of God and
him that defleth the temple will God destroy. Now
upon keepers vendors of tobacco than the
above words; for If poisoning every drop of blood in
the human system either with alcohol tobacco is
not defling the temple, then don't know what is
We speak of wise legislation, but overlook the main
evi-intemperance. AS you said last week, Mr.. Edi-
tor mad-dogs loose in the town, and, instead OF
killing the dogs-saloon- -keepers-who distribut-
ing the vrus-acohol-we talk of inebriate asylums
and how to relieve the drunkard. Why do we strain
out gnat and swallow camel? Woe unto him that
putteth the bottle to his neighbors' lips. But we
willing to Justify ourselves, Who is neigh
bor Luke 90. Did Peter Becker kill James Brady
or did the saloon keeper who has ruined his hun.
| dreds slay him? N. A. L. ILLIG.
April 18th, 1881.