The Russellville Democrat., 1882-04-27
Reply To Spectator.
ATKINS, April II, 1882
Editor Democrat:

AAhiNSj APlll IT. iooz- Editor Democrat:
 In your issue of March 30th, 1882, is reply to certain resolutions passed by the Ewing Presbytery and published in the county papers.
 Rev. J. D. Boone is no more guilty of falseho0d than any other mem Der of the presbytery, as it was unan imously adopted by the presbytery, though signed by Boone.
 To say that the resolutions are en tirely at variance with truth, is not the case. Judge B. has injured us more than the presbytery could in jure him by thousand resolutions. Rev. Boone was not prompted by Madam Rumor, morbid appetite for public notice, oy any enmity he had against the Judge of this county, but by desire to be of service to the church, and an instrument Tn the hands of God to free the country from that awful curse, intemperanee. It is not all strange that such resol- utions should be passed in pubic church assemblies. Judge Bradley is an elder in the c. P. Church, a member of the temperance society, and therefore, we expected all In his power, possible, to assist in staying thesale of whiskey. If Judge B. had been a cu-sing, drinking, reck- less kind of fellow, then we might expect him to fall in the opposite ranks and do all in his power to as- sist the saloon men.
 To consider the so-called libelous resolutions of the presbytery as pre- sented by Rev. Boone:
 The law approved March the Sth, 1879, forbids the issuing of license, after the people vote no license, but if this is not the vote of the people, then 1t is optionary with the Judge Co do and act as his peculiar con science may dictate. this is as I un- derstand that law. Judge Steel has refused to issue license to any one under any circumstances, and why not our Judge be as stiff-necked as the Judge of Conway, for as yet he has not been prosecuted for any vio- lation of law on that score. In is suing license at Mill Creek and at what Is called Bradley's Monument, about three or four miles east ot At kins, the Judge probably did not violate the law, but he did not exert himself very much to stop the sale Of whiskey, nor did he act as te could have done, and in fact it IS quite evident he was good instrument in the whiskey mans hand. Now, for the issuing of license to sell on Moore's land, south of Atkins, here are the facts and present them, if you have wagon load of records: By request Rev. w. D. Mathews placed in the hands of the colored people a petit ion, prohibiting the sale of whiskey in the country including or covering Moor's land. The colored people cir culated the petition and it was al most unanimously signed, and re- turned tO Mathews and ke forwarded it to the county court on the llth day of February and the registration re ceipt came back Co Atkins on the 18th (return mail of same month. County court met on Monday 18th of February aad granted the license, when the petition was beyond doubt in the hands of the Judge. The only question is did be issue the license before or after the receipt of petition. The only question about the legality of the petition is, wheth- CT or not there was 6 church house at Gala Rock, this fact can be proven by a haudred men, then why say the records do not show any petition. it is not the only dodge an official ever made Co shield the whIskeY traffic.
 When the parties selling whiskey on Moors iand found out that the subject was being investigated they immediately stopped seillng. This certainly means something.
 Nov the church and the govern ment are distinct, but l wiil say if the ministry does not go beyond the pulpih dispense wiih o. NJ idca is that "a munster must exert his every nCtve to the upbuhing oi the morals of a country. ifyoa expect to heal an issue kept up by Che pres encs of a foreiEa body, remove It and Che souad wil get seH itself So with the minister he must, lf be expects Co do aay good. as fsr es possible, remove the evil influences, and whlskey is certainly oue.
 la condemnluE Judge Bradley, Rev. Boone is a guide im holiness, and an example ts tAe Wmrthy of the imitation of all good eitlKtus
 J. A. W. JR
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