The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-03-31
Mr.. Black wood Replies.
SCNNYsIDE, March 2Sth, 1881

SCNNYSIDE, March 18th, 1851.
EDITOR INDEPENDENTS:
Throwing mud is a very congenial employ
ment to some people as long as they enjoy
monopoly of the business, but when they get
despatched themselves it becomes ungentle
manly. The only allusion made to the Rev
erend gentleman was in regard to his own
comparison. do not admire his taste in
selecting prototype, but if he feels like the
animal mentioned it is his misfortune rather
than his fault. Perhaps the trait is hered
itary. He may be descended from the herd
that ran violently down the steep place into
the lake and were choked. Who knows?
(See Luke Sth chapter, 33d verse;
If "Law and Order" is man whom the
people Of this county have delighted to
honor, he should have no hesitation in Civ
ing his name, so that the people can tell just
how much they have delighted to honor
him, or what is better criterion-his stand
ing in the community where he lives. 1t
will be remembered that some three years
ago the Board of County Commissioners re-
duced the rate of a retail liquor. license to
L. d. Brown at Washougal to 500, the
lowest rate allowed by law, on the ground as
stated in the petition that a saloon at that
place would be great public benefit. Mr..
kerns at that time was chairman of the
board and represented this portion of the
county; it is but natural to suppose that his
opinion had as much influence with the
The action of the board was never con-
demned, and it is not my intention to do so
now. If they considered that the interest
of the county would be promoted thereby,
and that such saloon would be great public
benefit, they had an undoubted right to re-
duce the rate of the license to 500. But
why, it is asked, should saloon licensed
by one board at the rate of 500 per annum
be a great public benefit, and the same sa-
loon, virtually, continued in the same place,
licensed by another board of County Com
missioners at $3.50 per annum, be an I'M
mitigated nuisance? The solution is SIM
Pile. This temperance excitement is all
moonshine. The leader is only a figure
head-the temperance cause a pretext. The
aims of certain politicians in this county is
the primary object. Last year they under.
took to make political capital of religion and
made an ignomi6ous failure; wrecked the
republican party, and inflicted an irrepara-
BILE injury on the church. Their success
with the temperance cause will not be any
greater The luminosity to me is not on ac-
count of temperance or intempera9ce, but
because I refused to be governed by the &C.
ton of corrupt convention that held
midnight convention in coffin shop. 1t is
suggested that they hold the next one in
the graveyard.
| would say to claw and Order" and that
other fellow who did not know how to spell
his assumed name correctly, that it is time
for us to quit making asses of ourselves for
the amusement of the public. 1t would be
more to our credit if we would attend to our
own business and be trying to make money
to pay our debts or provide for our families
The only interest taken in our scribbling is
that some people may like to see one fool
abuse another If Brother Banks would
confne himself strictly to his calling as a
minister, he might accomplish much good
instead of bringing reproach on the church
and ridicule on himself.
Now, good friends; sweet friends" do
not stir up the Filthy pool" at this early
period 1t is a long time yet till election.
The people of this county have just got
through hard winter, and are in no condi-
ton to endure such stencil as you raised
last fall. III. c. BLACKW0OD.