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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-01-31
Won't Down.

The liquor question wont be still,
nohow its temporizing nurses can
fix it. The following
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
were proposed in the Ohio Leglsla-
ture last week.
Here's one means "revenue" or
nothing:
"The General Assembly may
subject the manufacture of or traffic
in spirituous, malt, vinous or other
intoxicating liquors to the pay
ment of special taxes, anything in
the present Constitution to the
contrary Notwithstanding, and
NAV require bonds and prescribe
conditions thereof and impose such
other conditions, regulations ano
limitations as shall most effectual
ly prevent evils resulting from the
manufacture and sale thereof
Ordered to be printed.
Here's another that means any
thing or nothing:
"The General Assembly may, b,
law, license, restrict, or prohlbl
the traffic in spirituous, yinou
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-01-31
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.
Their Notions and Ours.


The prohibitory amendment to
the Constitution of Iowa would
have been sustained by the Su-
preme Court, but tor the blunder-
ING of the Journal Clerk of the
Legislature in recording it.-Intet-
ligencer
Whatever the people acill is con-
stitutional, and they toiH haze 1t.
Carelessness, blunders and perfidy
may delay their getting it, but can
not prevent.
What does our esteemed cotem-
porary, the Register, say about that
Especial dispatch" from the Cover
nor of Kansas Was it telegraph
ed or was it taken bodily from the
printed document9 While we
wait for reply the Intelligencer
continues to be ready to pay the
telegraph bill. The bills the
Acknowledgements.
The bill? What does the Regis
ter care for bills? 1t was Resolution
No. II, it was trying to help the
whisky men settle by making
CORNER" on the Especial Dispatch
business.
Amendments could not amend
prohibition that could not prohib
it.-Register.
Now, what's the use of the Reg
ister's saying it never was drunk
But when a man becomes ia
matte on the subject of prohibition
everybody that differs with him l
: set down as in favor of free whlsk..
and free drunk.-Register.
Oh, no! The liquor organs ar
, all chronic fanatics on the subJee
of prohibition, just as the Registe
is an intermittent fanatic Oh tn
f same question; and yet, while W
oppose them all, we are not in fave
O of free whisky nor free drunk.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-01-31

and malt liquors, or may impose a
special tax on persons engaged
therein, or may by law provide for
submitting to the electors of the
State, counties, townships, cities
and Incorporated villages,at special
elections, the option of prohibiting
the traffic in spirituous, vinous and
malt liquors therein, to be deter
mined by majority of all the
electors, voting at such elections,
and shall provide for the enforce
ment of said option by appropriate
legislation"
And here's one that means bust
ness:
"The manufacture and sale OF
spirituous, malt, vinous or other
Intoxicating liquors as a beverage
is forever prohibited in this State,
and the General Assembly shall.
provide, by suitable enactments
for the enforcement of this IN
hibitien."
They were all ordered to BE-
printed, and now we shall expec
lively times among Ohio politici
ans; meanwhile John Sherman
says the Question should be KEEP
ont of politics.N
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-01-31
Our Work i'm the South.

The National Temperance Socle-
ty has recently secured the services
Of Rev. C. H. Mead, of New York,
and Edward Carswell, Of Canada,
to visit the Southern States and de-
liver temperance addresses, mainly
among the freedmen, to visit
schools and institutions of learn
ing, circulate literature, and seek
to advance the cause generally IN
that section Of country. These men
are thoroughly posted upon every
phase of the question, and are
among the most popular and &C
ceptable lecturers in the land. MIR.
Mead started the last Of January,
and Mr.. Carswell will follow in a
few weeks. The calls for this kind
of work are SO numerous and press
ing that the Society could not re-
fuse to enter the open door of use
fitness. The Society is also send
ing large amounts Of literature tc
different portions Of the South fol
free distribution among churches
schools, institutions of learning
and to the people generally. a
pamphlet is also to be sent to thu
ministers of colored churches as ia
and as fast as funds will allow.
Let the friends of the cause AM
the freedmen send donations TO
this specific work to the Society, 5.
Reade street, every dollar Of whicl
will be sacredly devoted to thi
special object.-From the Ndtlon0
Temperance Advocote for February.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-01-31
D.. D. J..

WATCHING AND WAITING.-All
the good people throughout the
State are anxiously waiting, watch
ing and praying for the long de-
ferred answer to their prayers, All
the liquor men and salooni5ts with
their friends, abettors and time
servers, are caucusing, corrupt1ng
and fighting to intercept the an
swer. Which shall prevail?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-01-31
The Governor Click Dispatch and
Another Dispatch.
What Kansas School Teachers Say
about Prohibition.


While the Wheeling Registers
magnificent sweep of enterprise
was raking in by telegraph, parti-
zan inaugural addresses and elab-
crate stump speeches of liquor
apostles, SO to speak, the School
Teachers Association of Kansas
was in session, and doubtless
thinking the Registers telegraph
ic inquiry was general, seeking
light for the public good, and tax
ing it for granted that the bound
less scope of its sublime purpose
took in the educators of that grand
commonwealth-the said convoca-
ton of Kansas school teachers,
having under consideration the re-
suits of prohibition in the State,
sent the following telegram in re-
ply. eve mean to say, they tele-
graphed in like manner and form
as Gov. Click did, We give the
substance of the dispatch. The
Registers wires were so crowded
that night, it was hard to get a
message from the West, verbotim.
WHAT THE TEACHERS SAID.
ave, the public educators OF
Kansas, having been engaged in
nearly every School District in the
State, and having carefully OBJ
served the workings and results OF
the Amendment and laws made In
pursuance thereof, declare prohlb-
ition to be grand success in Kan
7 sas and of vast advantage to the
: material and moral progress of the
State"
This telegram was signed by ev
: cry teacher but two at this grane
q gathering of educators-that is tt
q say, speaking after the Register
s enterprising system, of gathering
ASSOCIATED Press" news as monop
olized by itself. Since the Regis
O ter's Glick-message--telegran
= was published, circulated through
# out the country by mail, and a
d last telegraphed to the Register a
e news, the Kansas State Teachers
Association in regular session, a
stated, discussed the question
st prohibition as in force in tina
g. State, and heartily endorsed tn
policy in substance, as above give
le in Register-telegram style.
j. With but two dissenting VOTE
in the State, the school teachers Ell
of dorse the law and resolve in fave
er of it's rigid enforcement. AS OF
I'd Governors office was supplied wit
al the Click telegram in pamphl
o. form in advance, we are sure I'll
Register, with its wonted ente
h, prise, might, in like manne
j. have secured The proceedings
this "Teacher's Convention" al
ng converted them into telegra
with capital effect. The FREEM4
M office would gladly have furnish
the copy, and we are sure the
III, telligencer would have paid te
graph charges. Anything to he
nd on anternrise
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-01-31
WESTVIRGINIAF FREEMAN.
PROHIBITION.

and palmed it of as special
Dispatch"
AS a message, it is entitled to
more weight, perhaps, than as a
dispatch to the Register, yet we
submit, Mr.. Clicks opinions and
observations are worthy of no more
credit than those of his immediate
predecessor, Governor st. John.
Shortly before Mr.. st. John yaca-
ted the gubernatorial chair, he sta
ted publicly this:
ave are having splendid immi-
grafton. Kansas never was more
prosperous. The friends of tenn
perance in this State are exceed
inely we'll pleased at the result of
Prohibition. IT IS A SUCCESS, and
the whisky ring of this country
knows it; otherwise it would not
be spending hundreds of thousands
of dollars of it's ill-gotten gains to
defeat the measure here and In 9TH
err States. You need have no fear
of the result here.
"Kansas never takes any steps
backward.
"Our cause is just and the victo-
nv will be for the people"
And this is only a sample of st.
Johns utterances, everywhere and
on all occasions.
After Governor Click had deliv-
erred his message to the Legislature
.(the Registers Especial Dispatch, y
Governor St. John reviewed the
same. and here is what he says,
first with reference to immigra-
ton and the increase in sales OF
public lands:
"While the increase from Marc b
/, 1880, to March l, 1881, was only
s1O,246,611.6O, it will be observed
that from March 1, 1881, to March
1, 1882, ten months of which was
under prohibition, the increase
was SIS, 314, 76497.
"The sale of school lands for the
calendar year 1880 amounted to an
average of Isl acres for each bust
ness day, For 1881, eight month:
of which was under prohibition, il
rose to 1876 acres per day, and fol
the year 1882, up to October 1, t.
over 200 acres per day. The land
belonging to the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad Compan,
have been in market twelve years
and am informed by the Com
missioner that he is selling NOR
lands now than at any other perio'
in the history of his department.
"The population of the State
from March 1, 1881, to March
1882, increased 37,13S. The lmm:
grafton that we are receiving
not only increasing in numbers
but is made up of the very bes
class of citizens There is not
distiller, brewer, or saloon-keepe
in the list, but, instead, thos
whose vocation and example ten
to the material advancement Of til
State. Are there not other STATE
that are anxious to have their pr
gress and growth retarded IN TT
same way?"
With reference to other thing
he says:
"The 26 counties that gave majc
tiles against the prohibitory amen
ment sent to the penitentiary f
the fiscal year ending June :
1882, one prisoner to every "a
of their population while the
naming SIS counties that gave m
jorities for the amendment, durll
the same period sent but one pr
oner to every 1892 of their popu
ton.
From March, 1867, up to lit
over month after we adopted t
Constitutional Amendment, t
average yearly increase Of prise
ers sent to the penitentiary "
forty-six. Since then the prls
population has decreased at the RI
Of forty per year"
Concerning Governor Gllc
"unanswerable figures" as to
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-01-31

brewers stamps, showing AIT retail
and Is wholesale dealers and Il
brewers stamps less than there
was under the old license system.
Deduct from the 1900 stamps Is
sued up to November l, at least
800 that have been procured by
druggists, who have qualified un-
der the law to sell for the excepted
purposes; then add to this not
less than 200 in the hands of par
ties who have been prosecuted and
places of business broken up, and
it leaves 1000 stamps in the posses
sion of parties who make their
living by secretly or openly violat-
ing law, every one of whom
is an anti prohibitionlst :
there is not temperance
fanatic among them. This gives
to Kansas one place whereintoxi-
eating liquors are sold to every
1000 Of her population, while Penn
sylvania, under license, has one
such place to every 249 of her pop
ulation, and her people pay to the
government as tax on intoxicating
liquors, including beer, about sew
enty-fve cents head, while the
people of Kansas pay but eight cents
a head.
; "But the most gratifying results
are found in the improved condi-
: ton of society. Prohibition has
aided many a drunkard in his eft,
!. forts to reform; it has giaddened
4 the heart of the wife and mother
it has brought peace and happl
ness to many home, and dissen
tor and misery to none"
e St. John is Prohibitionist, Gov
} Click is not Prohibitionist, The
e utterance of the latter is certainly
s. no more trustworthy than the ut
= terance of the former.
d The Legislature will hardly un
dertake to settle the merits or de
n merits of prohibition. All tn
! people ask is that the Legislator
h will permit them to settle thi
rs question at the polls.
'e WHO ARE ASKING IT?
1t has been urged by Honorabl
~ members in the House that con
j. paratively but a small portion
IS the people of the State have aske
IL to have a vote on the question
- Prohibition.
Ie Let us see:
"a More than 10000 voters Of We'
ly Virginia have petitioned the Lei
IS, islature for this privilege.
n More than 10000 women of tt
ID ID State have sent up similar pet
ton.
5e, The Religious denominations
l, the State have in like mann
a. u petitioned through their delegate
rs bodies, both district and gener
,st Conferences, Presbyteries and ASS
Citations, as follows:
yer The Methodist Episcopal Churc
,s 9 embracing over $1,000 Of our cit
he zens;
tes The Baptist Church, numberi1
ro- over $4,000;
he The M. E. Church, South, nu1
boring about 5000;
gs' The United Brethren Churc
numbering over 1000;
Io1- These with the Presbyterian a
e. e. Methodist Protestant Church
70 whose statistics we have not
1873 hand, numbering probably 20,C
re- more, the Disciples Church a
ma others, have all joined in the sa
ris : petition, together with numert
1la- Sunday School Assemblies and
annual State Sunday School e
tGie ventions.
.h Besides all these, every polltl
,on7 Convention of all parties, VIII
was the question has been raised,
lson declared in favor of the right
rate the people to be heard on the q
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-05
AYinh and Menlher.

Peasant breczos from the south.
From 60 to 800 yesterday, and no
rainfall anywhere near us,
The lowest was 75' this morning,
and according to Fahrenheit, exactly
summer temperature.
Our weather man at Washington is
as badly mistaken sometimes as VenA
nor or Tice, His recent frost predics
tons missed by over dozen degrees,
and the Whit Of GOODNESS anticipated
in this vicinity must have turned
about aud went back toward Alaska,
1t was raining this morning at Gin
cinuati aud all along the upper
Mississippi river north Of Davenport
The rainfall last night at Cincinnati
was 100; at Louisville, OBS; at St.
Paul, O.l6, and at other points less
The coolest places heard from we're
North Platte. Neb., 460; Bismarck.
Dakota, 4So; st. Paul. AS; Pittsburg,
43o, and Cincinnati 400.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-05

streets and alleys cannot be used for
private purposes, except by churches
to extend their walls and buttresses
The Chief Of the Fire Department
is anxious to have three more fire
engines and other necessary apparatus
in putting out CONGREGATIONS, in view
Of the increase Of population and
buildings within the city limits. More
FIRE plugs aua water works or oisterns
are also wanted along the river front
from Beal to Auction streets and
about the oil mill region, and $500 feet
of new hose is necessary to last
through the ensuing winter, and 100
new fire alarm boxes are also needed.
The Fire and Police Chiefs are to
confer with the telephone and tele
graph companies about the way their
wires hang and obstruct access to
buildings in certain places.
Suits against the city for damages
to property by sewer excavations have
been compromised, the city to allow
Samelson 4 Isaacs $1,000 and Mrs.
Croft an equivalent amount as far as
the damages extend, each litigant to
pay their own costs
The City Engineer has been directs
ed to repair Poplar street temporarily
for use the coming winter, as it may
be paved with stone next summer.
Property owners on Bull Run from
Poplar to Alabama must build side.
walks, also those on Alabama from
Bull Run to Manchester, also on Wins
chester as far out as the street has
been paved, all within the next thirty
days. A proposal to use only stone or
grantite tagging Of uniform width in
the future gu Front, Main and Second
streets isto be considered at the next
meeting Of the Council. The Presi.
dent and Eogineer are to see about
sidewalk repairs on Orleans
from Linden to Jessamine
streets, Property owners on Manassas
from Court to Adams must lay side
walks
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-05
CnIMINAL CARELESSNESS.
A Locomotive Runs into and De-
mOlishes a street Car-The
Injured and Dead.

PHILADELPHIA, October 8 -The
inbound train of the North Pennsyl.
vania branch Of the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad ran into a street car
of the Union Line at Susquehanna
avene and American street. The
smoking car was demolished and all
the passengers were more or less in.
jured. Ten persons who were the
most severely injured were taken to
the Episcopal Hospital, and two have
since died. The driver of the street
car VS. in the car at the time of the
accident. Those who have died are
James Hammill aud James Divine
Among those injured was woman
named Mary Sellers, who was terribly
mangled, aud was carried to the hos
pital in bag, She and several Otheri
are expected to4die.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-05
DEATH OF rHos. II. COCKF,
A PRO minenI aud Useful Citizen
Of Fayette.
somorvlIl. Reportor and Falcon.

Somorville Reporter and Falcon, 8.
The announcement of the death Of
so prominent and useful a citizen as
Thomss X. Cooke will be read with
universal regret all over the county.
The sad event occurred at his resi-
dence 10 this place at 10 o'clock Sun
day niSht, the Both ult. He had been
confined to his room Tor several weeks
and hid been in very feeble health
for several months, and his death was
not unexpected.
Thoms II. Cooke was born in
Washington county, Kentucky, No
vember Ii, 1914, and he was therefore
in the sixty ninth year Of his age,
About the year 1926 he removed with
his father to this county, and here he
continuously resided until his death.
When a youth he read law in Somer
vile under General Vim. Davis. He
commenced the practice in 1885 and
located in LaGrange, where he pur-
sued his profession for several years
prior to his removal to Somerville,
which was about the year 1871. He
then engaged ia farming for number
OF years, in which he was very success
full. At the reorganization Of the
courts after the war he was one OF the
Magistrates composing the Quorum
Court, and for the greater part OF, ii
not all, the time since the war has
been Chairman of the County Court,
pasiti n which be has ever filled with
marked ability, giving universal sitis
faction. and to the excellent financial
skill and judgment displayed by him
in this Office is due, in a great degree,
the healthy condit on of the county
finances at this time. We have al.
ways doubted whether 10 this official
capacity he had an equal in the State,
aud We are satisfied he had no supe
rior His death may almost be re-
garded as public calamity, for it will
be found exceedingly difficult to find
man who wil in all respects fill his
position and be SO thoroughly conyerr
SAINT with the affairs of the county
At his request he was buried in La.
Grange, that being his family burial
place Funeral services we're held at
his late residence Monday evening,
conducted by Rev. Fred Juny, rector
st. Thomas Episcopal church, Of
which he was member. Tuesday
morning his remains were conveyed to
LaGrange, accompanied by his family
aud relatives and several prominent
citizens, and we're consigned to the
grave in the cemetery at that place,
with the rites and honors Of the Ma
sonic order, Of which he was a devoted
member
Esquire Cooke was twice married.
He leaves surviving him wife and
ten children, two sons aud eight
daughters, the sons by his first mar
riage, They, with other relatives Of
the deceased, have in their sad be
reavcment the sympathies Of the entire
community.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-05


A RIGOROUS correspondent Of the
LEDGER at Baskerville wanted to know
how the LEDGER is on the road ques
ton Well. we are in favor of good
roads all over this county, not only
roads rldiaing from Memphis in Eve,
six or eight directions, but cross roads
to The important depots and towns,
For instance, we would favor the con.
struction of good solid road, irep
public highway from Memphis to
Fisheryille,a distance of some twenty
five miles or more. Then We would
say build as good road across from
Baskerville to Oollierville, and let the
people 90 there to sell their cotton
and trade, or take the cars to Mem
phis as they may prefer. And II it is
necessary we would be in favor OF
taxing the whole county, Memphis
and all, to build levee on Wolf river
and splendid $1,000 bridge between
Fiahervillt and Collierville il order
that tie people may get to market
easily and cheaply, There is a tradi-
ton that the county once built such
a bridge, but this must be a mistake
for our correspondent, who is SO pow
erfully opposed to taxing one part Of
the county for the benefit of another,
would certainly have raised his voice
and his pen against any such Partially
even when bestowed on his own neigh
borhood. But if the good people Of
that Democratic stronghold, the Ninth
Civil District, ever want such bridge
we say they shall have it, if we have
any influence with the County Court.
Perhaps this would be some compen-
sation for tax to be levied to build
general road system throughout the
counfv
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-05

Doctor, said a man to bis physi.
Q an, who had just presented bill Of
10 for treatment during a recent ILL
n ,ss, II have not much ready money.
Will you not take this out in trader"
"0i, yes" cheerfully answered the
doctor; I'll think we can arrange that
but what's your business2" II am
cornet player" was the startling re-
ply. - Harper's Bur-.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-05

The Atlanta Constitution claims
that there are politics in the Georgia
watermelons, and that all that have
been shipped to the NOrthward we're
properly Democratic. We have heard
Of sermons in stones, but politics in
watermelons is something new, Its
generally called chills and fever along
the Mississippi river.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-05

News OF Sufficient Importance
60 be CRbIed 10 and Pub
IIshed In this Country.

PARIS, October 5 The Figaro ant
Gaulois both report that Due de Fern
nanmus, Ambassador, yesterday hand
ed to Ferry, Prime Minister, and
Challemel Lecour, Minister Of Foreign
Affairs. a note setting forth the griev'
ances Of Spain in connection with the
arrival and treatment OF King Alfonso
in Paris and demanding the punish
ment Of the authors Of the manifesto
lions against His Msjesty and satisiac-
ton for Spain in proportion to the
gravity Of the outrage. The note,
these papers say, was well received by
Ferry and Ohallemel Lecour. Ferry
subsequently held a conference with
President Grevy.
The Republique Franchise asserts
that President Grevy has instructed
Minister Ferry to request General
Thebaudin to resign his portfolio Of
Minister Of War, and the Voltaire ex-
presses its belief that he has already
resigned.
LONDON, October 5-Sir Stafford
Northcote, in a speech delivered at a
banquet last night, censured the for
eign and home policy of the govern
ment. The latter, he claimed, con-
ceded too much to the Radicals and
Parnellites. He asserted that Parnell
sought to draw near to the Liberal
party again only to accomplish his
purpose, which was to destroy Enlish
connection with Ireland. This OBJ.
Jet he hoped would be frustrated, and
he declared il would be if the mem
bers of the House Of Commons stood
true to their principles.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-05

WHEN Flanagan, Of Texas, rose in
the Chicago Republican Convention
he said: what are we here for if not
to get the off ,es2" Nobody could tell.
When the National Democratic Con-
vention meets next year some South
ern Bourbon may be expected to rise
and say What are we here for il not
to get the Vice Presidency