The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-09-19
"proltihi&ion or Not.'

The following article appeared in the
issue Of last weeks Franklin County
News:
"The communication in the Home
Journal Of the 9TH inst, over the sigma
ture Of Tramp, surprised great many
peop!c who have spoken to US III reIa'
lion TO it. A tramp is generally regard
ed as worthless individual, who has no
Jscal habitation, and who is not identi'
fled with any community in feeling or
interest. Tie sentiments Of such man
Oh any great public question are entitled
10 but little respect, aud yet the Home
Journal must have endorsed them, or
else It would not have allowed him 20
much space in its columns. If We are
mistaken about the last proposition, 1t
would be in order for the editor Of that
uapcr to gay 50. We want to know on
Which side Of the fence 10 look for Bro
Slater l. the Home journal III favor
Of prohibition or not? Tramp says
he is opposed to il because prohibition
docs not prohibit. But what said Sen
ators Blaine aud Hamilton, and every
other member OF Congress from the
State Of Maine in 1872, and again IN
1873? They certified over their own
signatures that the prohibition liquor
law WAS rs much success as the pro-
hibitory laws Of any other kind in that
State. \ multitude Of crimes aud mis-
dcmcanors are prohibited by the lawsof
every State, and, while they do not en-
tirely prevent the commission Of these
oHciscs, they reduce them TO IL mini
mUm."
In replying briefly 10 the above We
shall speak indvidualIy-that is, drop
tho customary zee Of editorsand say J.
Now, who the editor Of ihe News is |
cannot say-his name has never beer
given. This matters little, however, 50
far rs ! am concerned. The momen
tous inquiry of tic writer is; " We wan
to know on which side Of the fence t
look for Bro. Slater. Is the llom
Journal in favor Of prohibition or not =!
This comes somewhat like II man
dauus, and looks u little unfair, com
ing as it does from paper with no ed
itor. But ! am generously disposed
and will say to tho cdilorially accpha
lous contemporary that it shall not hav
any ground to doubt where BRO. Stat
ter" stands. You will never find M
lodging an issue 1t is true ! some
tunes change my We've, as any scnsibl
person like conceive myself to be, wi
often do. Fools never change at al
But you need never fear that d! will nj
tell where stand on all questions Of
public character This life is too shor
ind my future embraces too few yea
for me to be II hypocriic or to lca'
even y0o in doubt as to where ! stan
on all questions.
Now, the Home journal is NJ
pledged to any sect or ism. 1t is III
4 craI, just as sccptics always are. 1t
ready to be convinced in behalf Of rigl
in all things. As to the communici
ton of "TrNmp," | have not read it II
to this moment My foreman read tn
proof that week. He told me of tll
communication 1t was written by on
Of the incest and most temperate men
this district, His argument was thu
tie Journal published 80 much for Pr
hibition, and that as | proposed
give all sides II hearing, ! oug|
therefore, 10 publish his article. AS
my endorsing it because ! allowed it
be published bah !! | have been
years in the newspaper business, AZ
dis il the first time such IA FOOLS
eellarge has been made. If | had 81
bdorscd all that had been published b
me in that time, | would have COMM
ted suicide forty times over.
I Do you know. Mr., Accphalous News
what side Of the fence | am on
w. j. S