West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-04-05
Kanawha County.
ST.. ALBANs, w. VA

ED. FREEMAN: 1t is occasionally
only that | can get spare moment
to write you the news OF our town
and county. The mud is abating
and farmers are on the rush to pre-
pare for the spring and summer
crops. Wheat looks fine and the
prospects for the farmer look en-
couraging. The c.. & O. R. and the
O. G.. r. R. have consolidated. The
average Legislator may chuckle to
himself, with the serene pleasure of
having his pockets stuffed with
free passes, to keep his dignity from
being lowered or impeached They
deny the people the right of Petit
ton, then talk about their dignity,
which, l suppose, when properly
interpreted, means their pockets.
Dignity, thou art a jewell, and so
far as the average legislator from
Kanawha county is concerned,
whose vote stands upont herecord of
the Honse of Delegates in opposi-
ton to the rights, the wishes, and
anxious solicitude of his constitu-
ents, he will have the privilege of
thrusting his HANDS into his dignity
and staying athome hereafter The
mark of Cain is upon him for all
time to come: aaL
But, Consistency, thou art jew
ell" still The religious denomina-
tions of our State, and all over the
land, and all good progressive citi-
zens are assisting to suppress the
manufacture and sale of whisky,
the vilest enemy Of humanity. The
churches are fighting the enemy
with Christian courage and manly
success. The battle-fag of Chris
tan success is looming up from the
blacklist corners of intenperance in
our land. God bless the glorious
work THE WEST VIRGINIA FREE
MAN is the trumpet, heralding the
glad tidings from hill to hill and
valley to valley. The smiles of
Omnipotence flash back the glad
tidings of success.
I said, Consistency, thou art still
a jewell" The town Council of St.
Adams iscomposed Of five members,
besides Mayor and Recorder. Two
of its members are opposed to grant
ing license for the sale of liquor
One of those opposed to the traffic |
belongs to no Christian denomina-
ton; the other, who is likewise OPP
posed to the traffic, is a member of
the Baptist Church, and a good |
man. Of the other five members
who voted last spring to grant to
whisky sellers the privilege of dish
ing out the poison to their fellow
men, three belong to no christian
denomination, and the remaining
two, are deacons in the Baptist
Church here, and their pastor, who
is a devout and earnest advocate of
temperance, is doing his utmost for
the cause. AS | said before, econ
sistency, thou art jewell" still.
An average legislator is possessed
of that dignifed jewell, that
seems to be controlling mania,
the same that dignifies the average
deacon sometimes when it touches
his pocket.
What will be the result of the av-
erage dignity at the last day, when
God in his wrath will surely say,
Depart from me, l know you not?
One of these whisky sellers here,
who got the privilege to traffic in
the poison has been indicted by the
Grand Jury Is to 20 times, fos sell
ing his poison to children, and |
there could have been fifty :ndict-
ments had against him for the
same offense. The beautiful out
groupings of the work Of two dea-
cons of the Baptist Church here
What an example to the rising ge-.-
Grafton is here established by two
deacons Of Baptist Church Oh!
consistency, thou are a jewell!