Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-02-24
THE DODGE CITY TIMES.
DODGE CITY. THURSDAY. FEB. "a.
A PLEA FOR THE BORDER.


ing witty speech on the temperance bill II
the House on the 18th:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Committee
l feel that / would be doing nv consti,u
ents a grave injustice were L TO remain 81
lent al this most porlen;ious Junciure In the
history OF our legislation. l cannot refrain,
therefore, from raising my feeble voice II
pro,est against this monsirous measure. 1
do not oppose this bill on account Of my
own love 10. the distilled neciar Of the corn
field, nor yet for the purple smbrosia OF the
VINEYARD. | admit that like glass OF
either, now and then, but i am not slave
TO the demon OF the cup, and l can iook
upon the wine when il is red, without nee
essarily being bitten by the adder which Is
alleged to be lurking at the bottom OF said
u,epsil. In fact, Mr.. Chairman, So great IL
nv virtue in this direction, that l have Of
ten gone three, aye, four days without my
whisky. and | am proud to relate without
apy sd cial disturbing effects upon my ply
sioIogical structure, but I Ia dangerous
expeTiment and should not be tried too Of
ten. Sir. have been a resident OF this great
State for seventeen years, and have learn.
ed TO know it and to know is 10 love.
know no other home; love its broad prai-
ries. it, rich soil, its pure air, it. beautiful
streams, sni last but not least. its liberal
people But, alas! sir, if This bill becomes
law. am afraid | shall cease TO be one OF
the ci,izens Of this proud Commonwealth as
the county which | have the honor to repre-
sen, on this Il lor threatens to s.cede and
take with it all the uDorganIz5d counties at
tached 10 ii tor judicial purposes. Now,
cir, under the peculiar circumstances Of their
situation, have they NJ; u just and equita-
bic cause for their proposed action? Sir,
this COMMITTEES we'll know, or If there are
any OF it, members who do not. | deplore
their ignorance, that the s,cti, II Of country
in which live is essentially the habitat OF
that most poisonous O: all reptiles of the
genus Crotilus, or in common parlance, Is
he is famili ,rly known TO The Cow-bows-
the rattle snake. This insec., eenly man Of
the Committse, il not the phauu sm gorical
terror, il may Use tue term, which many
of You perhaps have seen when you have
''his,ed" too much rock and ryr on board.
but a genuine, tangible Nomad OF the prai
ries, whose ponderors avs when once fas-
tened on the calf o; your leg, you will real
lie is no creature al the dlsord, red brain.
This octopod, this old msn ofthe prairie, il
has all his life obeyed the scri plural nilnc
ton II am sorry have rot my little pocket
Bible here to prove this, as many of the
members have dore in discussing this ques-
tion) To Increase and multiply, and Accord
iugly he mg.tiplysth extraordinarily, ard
he doeth this without irrigation either, and
in fact every farmer has an abundant crop
without the trouble of cultivation. Now,
-. L. l.
known anildoie to the venom of this veno-
nous BEST, IL pure, unadali-rated corn
juice, vrlgarly called whisky. Aye, sir,
men who have imbibed freely of the corn
juice, hase been bitten and the snake has al
WAYS Teen known to die ms cad of the man,
SO you see, it is no, only sure cure for the
bite, but is speedy means Of getting rid Of
enake, also
Ponder, Obi gentleman of the committee,
and hesitate before you take away from US
that which saves lie. Are you aware of
what you are about 10 do? Do you propose |
in this arbitrary manner, not only TO de- |
prive US Of u source OF solace, but even TO !
take our very lives? NY people, sir, will |
never submit; never. No Pinafore here |
Now, sir, the only way out Of this l4by-
rinth OF proposed Injustice is to exclude |
Dodge City, as well as all that region west I
of the 100.h meridian, from the provisions
Of this bi !. Ii you do this it will not only
be an act oijustice guaranteed by the Con-
stitutlon upon stern necessity, but will re-
ceive the righteous judgment Of all the citi-
zens OF Dodge; harmony will again prevail
upon the border, he Scouts will be called in
and future generations If COW boys vii
arise and call you blessed.