The Worthington advance., 1881-03-03

He knows that 10y his persistent
bounding OF the men who give evidence
| against his friends, the liquor dealers,
he closes the lips of others who would
otherwise give information.- Jour.
nal.
Well, well, you are beautiful set TO
talk about bounding anybody. You
were not willing to convict the beer
sellers 10y tie ordinary methods of an
impartial trial and the forms Of law,
but You bounded the whole town, de-
houhced every man us Il 'whiskey man"
who did not approve of your methods,
held public meetings III which you H.
bnSed your neighbors, set your women
and children on to make "sentiment."
packed ju:irs, and 10y other means eE-
dtavore'l to secure conviction in al.
vance Of the trials by social pressure
and insolcnt hull.|oziug.
Moreover, You did rot want evidence
against Barber. You only wanted it
against those who did not belong to
your church clique. We wanted evil
dence furnished all around and 4 fair
prosecution Of all, or none at all. Your
one-sldrd committee. time and again.
were given facts against Barber. Men
Offered to bear the expense Of the rros-
ecntion il it failed, and Attorney Ro|,rer
openly offered you fats in the court
room. but you would hot receive them.
No, you sl.iveltd out of it, lis is YOUR
sty}n. when there is Il prospect Of one
Of your church oxen being gored. You
did not want evidence against any one
who Was one Of your church Snivelers.
You Say that Crissev was necessary to
the prosecution of the liquor sellers.
But did CriSSy Inform on Law and
Smith? II &. i. lrvtl..ss could in.
form on SMil h coli he not also in
form OF, Barler? If J,e i.ovrltss could
inform on Law. could he not also in
form OH D;l(;tr? If Webb Safer could
info:m on Chase. could he not also in-
form on l.;lng,lon a.,d the rest, with
out hiring l'ious fraud to come here
and introduce Cumstuckis,n mo
NorthI:3 3tnn?
30. the Whole movement WAS Il one
sided, unfair. bitter, unct,lu. for one
gotten up to 81 cure a little cheap glory
for y few church people who are ALWAYS
pratiny about ''ea> nest wolk' 'a,d their
work Is directed only against those who
q" not liz long to tiieir set, while they
shield their own church liquor sellers
and liquor stor ). The beer st llrrs
could have I'"n Il III, tly and fairly pros.
ccntcd, again H't! again, rs they lave
keen heretofore. but this would not
have furnished the opport unity Er
''ear'rst work. and lrnouncing better
temperance men than IT,. ..mstlyes as
"w'!isky men,
Takes his p,:' in a:lvertising-Jonr-
nal.
0 th> oil "Nin!i lel!' The old
Spiritualist! The old "wliskey man."
To take his pay in advertising! Was
there ever a clearer case Of moral and
religious obliquity? It's fiat burg
lary!" A man who will take lis pay
in advertising must be awful! just
think Of it, here is Oglc and the sisters.
and the male sisters also, trying to
rescue the town from something or
other, and 4 wicked man comes out
boldly and takes pay in advertising.
Why can't he take it in preaching or
church socials, or anything but a,lver-
tising. If this advertising is to cor
tinue in our midst, where will the !, is
ing generation come to? Let us arise
and suppress these sink-holcs Of advcr-
tising which are engulfing our hus-
bands, our wives, our children, our
horses, Our farms, and sinking our
immortal souls, so to speak, into
cess-pool Of advertising, as it were.
Down with open advertising! Adver-
tisc behind the door, or get it by the
case for a sick wife, or take it private
ly Tor your stomach, rs the temper
arc, committee do, but don't allow
this open an.l shameless advertising.