The Worthington advance., 1881-03-10
THE WHISKY VAR.
EDITOR ADVANCE:
AFTER THE BATTLE.

People look over the grounds, noting
carefully the positions which had been
held by opposing armies. criticising the
strategy, the propriety of the various
movements, and the general manage
ment of the fiercely contending forces.
When the rattle of musketry and the
booming of cannon is no longer heard,
after the smoke of battle has cleared
away, the gay trappings and parapher'
MALTA Of war have been withdrawn, when
the martial (chin) music which inspired
men to deeds of daring and of danger
has ceased to reverberate even in the
far distance, we can look over q blood
less battle field coolly. and are then bet
ter prepared to judge impartially of
measures and of men.
IL thus looking over the grounds Of
the late
! WHISKY WAR
In Worthington, the writer has come
to the following conclusions:
l. That the attacking forces, 1.-THE
crusaders) we're made up OF three
classes Of persons, viz: of men anxious
to promote the interest OF the cause
Of temperance; of politicians anx-
iOus to promote their interests and
those Of party cliques; Of dealers
and tiplers anxious to coyer up their
own indiscretions 1T the expense Of
| others. That while the former os-
tensibly managed the business, the two
latter. as 4 bower behind the throne,
dictated and controlled every move
ment.
2. That they were badly organized,
and were led blindly by inexperienced
officers, and by prevailing influences
into the most ridiculous land to the
cause) the most dangerous positions
that could be conceived of.
3. They advanced on a fortified pos
ition of the enemy from 4 direction in
which there was no possibility Of reach
ing them. An impossible barrier (the
law was standing directly across the
routes which they had taken. They
had no means of bridging it over, and
after taking the position. they had no
way Of getting around it.
HISTORY WILL RECORD TIE FACT
That they fought bravely. Also that
they were not at any time during the bat
tie evithi" range of the enemy-were not
| in Il position to intlict, or to receive, in
juries except from the recoil and from
the
EXPLOSIONS OF THEIR OWN GUNS.
True, the colors of the enemy were
thrice ''dipped" in deferance to public
opinion, operating on the spinal nerves
Of Justices Court. Each time it was
hailed as the harbinger OF Victory, but
they were hoisted again and proudly
waved defiance to the intrepid crusad~
ers, who, in their frenzied excitement,
turned their guns, loaded with vene-
nous scandal aud vile epithets, upon
non-combatants. The latter occu-
pied
AN ELEVATED POSITION
Overlooking the field. They were taken
by surprise and were terribly slaughter
ed. Honorable men who could not be
truthfully charged with any disreputa-
| BILE act, even temperance men and pro-
hibitionists, were thus remorselessly
stricken down, without being conscious
of having committed any offence, were
without hearing doomed to drag out
miserable existence, living death,
degraded and despised by their fellow
beings.
| SOME OF THEIR HEAVY GUNS,
Loaded as described, and with murder
Gus intent, aimed at inotfencive men,
were 'touched Off before the breech-
loading apparatus had been properly re-
adjusted. The charge reacted, covering
the pollution and the filth which was
intended for others.
| MANY A CONSCIENTIOUS CRUSADER
came out of the figat SO badly besmear-
ed, that he would hardly be recognized
by his own friends. Such is the for
tune of war;" Of Christian warfare. a
sickening sight and we turn from it.
TIE AMMUNITION AND THE sINEws OF
Finally became thus exhausted. When
they were no longer in condition for Of
fensive or for defensive operations,
"They fell back in good order,''
MADE 4 MASTERLI RETREAT.
Their forces were skillfully maneuv-
red, and under the most trying circum.
stances they effected
A COMPLETE CHANGE OF BASE.
They have taken upa strong position,
wllicl, from i strategic stand point, is
regarded as Il GLORIOUS Victory.' 1t
is being entrenched. The valiant army
is considered safe.
] 1t will be reinforced, reorganized and
prepared for any emergency and earn
est, effective work in the new (the pol.
iticsr base Of operations.
THE WOUNDED WERE LEFT ON THE
| FIELD.
The suffering, especially, of non-com-
batants is intense. THE good Samar.
itan' has not as yet been that way, and
Christian People, true to the old tradi-
tions. have never been known to ad-
mister to sufferings or wounds which
they have wrongfully inflicted. More
anon.
! NON-COMRArANT.
! THE COMETS A-COMING
To add to the other attractions Of
this wonderful, Annus Mirabilis, 1881,
Perihelion, end of the world, period, a
huge comet is driving headlong for the
sun. 1t is to fall on that fiery electric
light with ''hideous ruin and combus-
tion dire" as Milton says, and the
earth is even to be scorched by the
heat. Just how the comet will look