The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-09-20
HIRAM.



Rev. Bayley Dean, with seme bor-
rowed names, sent out about hundred
postal cards, inviting the people to
at Town Hall last Monday
evening, to take action favoring the
Second Amendments &c. A few voters,
some ladies and few boys responded
to the invitation. Mr.. Dean called the
meeting to order. Mr.. Dean stated the
object of the meeting. Mr.. Dean nom-
mated Mr.. Cotton for Chairman. Mr..
Dean declared his motion carried. Mr..
Dean nominated Esq. Turner for Sec
retary. Carried Mr.. Dean introduced
some resolutions, the purport being
that vigorous measures be taken to
procure the adoption Of the secound
amendment, That the Amendment
Herald be circulated through COM
mittee, and that the same committee
procure Prohibition speaker to ad-
dress the people at some future time
before the election. Mr.. Dean offered
q few remarks in support of his reso-
lutions. Mr.. Dean called upon Pres't
Laughlin for a speech, who responded, !,
He being lately from Iowa, explained
how Prohibition was carried in that
State, and how those who had engin-
eered the thing through found that
they had played big joke, joke that
to 6A fn0 to f,Ili lixy
handle, and so they got the Supreme
Court to set the vote aside and declare
it nullity-which, he said, was the
saddest thing OF it ALL" Mr.. Dean
called upon Mr.. Pierson, who respond
ed in his usual happy style. He was
loaded with statistics, but somehow
could not find what he wanted. He
wanted to compare the police expenses
of Vineland, N, j., "a community,
without any business, of 5000 inhab.
itants and NO salOons) with Youngs-
town, in this State, "a large manufac-
turing town. with $4,000 Inhabitants,
and saloon, he said, OH almost every
corner. In Vineland the police ex-
penses were about $50 per year. In
Youngstown, he didn't know how
much it was, but it was out Of all pro-
portion to Vineland. His argument
was about as clear as the old woman e
rule for telling good indigo. She said:
"put a little lump in cup of water,
and if it is good it will sink, or swim,
1 don't jest exactly know which. II
Mr.. Dean called upon Mr.. Peckham
for few remarks. Mr.. Peckham
would not be satisfied with majority
for the amendment, he was going to
agitate till every man was in favor OF
it. Mr.. Dean moved that his resolu.
tions be adopted. Five voices respond
ed aye, and they were adopted. Mr.
Dean announced nine names to carry
out the resolutions. Mr.. Dean moved
that the names he had announced, be
the committee. Motion carried. Mr..
Dean said the meeting must raise $1C
or $12 to procure the Amendment
Herald for distribution, and told two
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from the audience. Mr.. Dean said 4O
or $50 more would be required to pay
expense of the meeting. Mr.. Dean
moved that the meeting adjourn,
If the Scott law is q good thing, and
popular because it puts about $1,000.
900 into the treasury, as our republi-
can friends claim, why are they so
active for the adoption of the second
amendment, which if adopted will
surely cut off this great source of rev.
enue. Will some body explain, SO
that we can see our way clear?
Mr. John J. Ryder attended the
State Fair at Columbus last week,
Mr.. w. w. Stevens and wife went
to Illinois last week to attend the gol-
den wedding of his maternal uncle.
The Reynolds family, formerly OF
Msntua, held a reunion at the resi-
dence of Arvin Wilson, of this place,
last Saturday. There were fifteen
children in the family, ten of whom
were present, two absent, three de-
ceased. OF the living, all are past
their meridian, and are residents OF
| several States.
James Chamberlain, of this place, is
76 years of age, lives alone, does his
own house work, and this season put
in thirteen acres of wheat, and did
all the work himself, without modern
improved utensils, save gram drill
He might be called mossback. i
any body of his age has done better, lei
them report and uncle Jim will try
again. II,