The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-21
Letter from Antl-Tramp.
70 the Home Journal

himself ana tnc ufunR Hull WIZ, "A'"
he had gotten 50 drunk he could not
stand up, cursed the ground for flying
M and striking him, and who Will be-
siege you with indecent and protane
babble, wallow over you, splutter am
beer in your face, and do everything
else that is disgusting; llyou the best
fellow in the world until you begin to
with him-then you be
come the subject Of his wicked abuse
So it is with our traffic friends. AS
long as good people set back and look
back and look on with SIMPLY a frown
and silently deprecate the growing evil
it's all right, but let come one raise
voice against it and advocate its cxtinc'
ton, they are ready to rise up in their
indignation and howl falschood, AFRO
pance, spleen, etc, epiihets peculiarly
adapted to themselves. Very sensitive
people usually are, you know, about
matters in which they know they are
wrong
Tramp" in his wanton caIumny'
would have you believe that 42,ooo
people who voted for prohibition IN
Kansas rcpented Of their sins in two
wears and voted against it, and wishes
"Anti.Tramp" to tell the people OF
Franklin county why this was, II pro-
hibition was n good thing. Now, II his
statement is absolutely true, will adj
nit that this looks Il little remarkable
but let us see if this will not admit OF
little modification. In 1880 Kansas
submitted a prohibition amendment, i
carried by only 5000 majority AT thu
same time she voted for Governor
st. John prohibition Republican, wa
elected by (Tramp says 10000 MAORI
Iy. In 1882 the election was Governo
land had no legal bearing on prohlb
= ton whatever-that had become Il la
r two years prcvious). Click, wh'Sk
! Democrat, was elected by TRAMP sny'
c 10000
0 Now, suppose, for convenience, Il
total vote in 1880 was 100000. II
! amendment gets l54, 900, st. John l6F
600, or 1000 more than the amen
mcnt.
Now, Tramp" accounts for the tt
million dollars increase on the tax r.
, of 1881 over 1880 on the ground tn
the great influx of emigration took
= there. If, on this account, 1t increase
over ten million in one year, we ca
/. safely conclude that in two years
f doubled itself, and further, that tn
tide Of emigration, representing ov'
twenty million dollars increase, won
l. at least add 70, 600 to her voting pop
rs lation-making the total vote in Isl
b. about 800 900. The whisky men, n
bc only in Kansas but ON her horde
l., made desperate struggle. KNOW
u" that if they could be successful it wor
al have tendency 20 check the move
&C. other States.
I'd Bishop Warren, who had been
Of Kansas and presided over the M.
Conference previous to the election
10 1882, said: because prohibition P
hi5lts, the rum power Is determined
make its most desperate fight in Kan
n next fall. Money is already pouring
rs to the State. Little country sheets,
ways on sale, are changing principl
or location. Signs of the conflict
nc erywhere thickens. Rum knows Il
to to lose this battle is to lose Iowa ne
&c. then Michigan, and 80 on until consti
nj tional prohibition shall be the law Of
whole Federal Union"
, They were victorious in this bat
VI Clicks majority being 10000, he G
IN out of 300, 900 votes 10000, st J'
en l54, 900, equal to vote pollcd for pro
as bition two years before, showing t.
me instead of prohibition losing $4,000
nd nobly held her own, even under tn
ID adverse circumstances besides, it
H. an "of year" for prohibition.
nc Now for an answer to "Traml
he question, "Why did not prohibit
sc make gains in l8S2-not lose AZ, OO'
Oh Because prohibition does prohibit, II
its enemy, the traffic mon, spared
trouble or expense to put their frien
in Office that the law might be made
operative.
II We never have claimed that prohi
I ton laws can be enforced everywh,
- and under all circumstances. 1t IN
'' be supported by sound public Sci
ment. For instance: If Tennessee ,
Mt under constitutional prohibition, 1
40 the little town of Decherd, rs VIII,
" should hold views in common "
Tramp" (Which l am happy to XII
aft is not the case, and Tramp" shoulc
of chosen Mayor of that town, why,
9TH "Uncle Irb." would not have to
A., much as remove his famous &c
&c, Idea" to the back door.
But give us prohibition supported
IL all good elements of society, as it sho
lis be, and | have no fears of its bein
e, failure, being to our common countr,
as boon unrivalled in the history of
as world. Respectfully,
&c ANTI-TKAMP
&c ]. Il. Lockwood. General Passen,