The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-11-28
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an, Tenn.
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Brother Anti.Tramp, am sorry To
learn that the "Ohio cyclone" which
swept your Prohibition ship on, I, the
ocean, and foundered it with nearly
$4,000 Prohibilionists on board, has
never been heard from since, and it is
very doubtful if it ever will be 1t was
enough to make you sick, and make
you hide out; but by the aid of good
nursing and skillful physicians, YOU at.
tempted another letter in last weeks
journal
You nre complaining about my "wan.
ton culnmny" You remind me, sir
very much of the thief in New York
VINO snatches Il mans watch and chain
rom his vest, starts off in run, shout.
ing, "stop thief! stop thiefw and the
people tnkc up the cry, and in the
crowd the thief disappears. You cry
to me, "Calumry, calumny," and all
the time you are shooting Off your per-
sonal slurs,
Your figuring on the Kansas vote of
1852 is simply ridiculous. Why, sir,
before making statements don't you
know you must have some proof. Please
tell ne why there are from 20 to 80
towns and cities in Kansas which never
have stopped retailing Intoxicating
liquors and, Prohibition is the law in
Kansas. Don't get out of my question
by saying it is not so, for | have been
at some trouble to write and find out,
and il is so.
You say in your last letter if Prohi.
bition was the law in Tennessee, and
was Mayor Of Decherd, "Uncle Irb. -
would not have to close his business.
Thank you, am as much law-abldng
citizen as you, and if Prohibition was
the law ! would want, and would do my
share as an humble citizen, to see it Ell
forced.
You, Mr.. Anti-Tmmp," are like
somc other correspondents. You would
try to insinuatc through your letter,
that am some old topper, or something
of that sort-anything to make youl
point. Well, sir, we deny the charge.
Our friends, our opponents, and ON
honorable enemies, would not say 50
and what others say we care not. The,
have our cordial contempt.
We expect to follow theeven tenor o.
our way. We have always been II TEN
peratc man-always been a friend t.
tcmperance-but we are not Il Prohi
blionst, and no honorable man cal
think any the less of US for not bein.
one. Neither do we ride on the fence
neither will we 60 TO the ditch but w
will be where tens of thousands o
good, rue and honorcd citizens are-ol
good conservative ground, middle
ground, moderate ground-ground ol
which the ablest writer's, on all subject
in the English language, have stoo'
upon and given to the world work
which will never be surpassed, an,
numbers of those works were writer
while slipping wine and smoking To
bacco"
You, Mr.. Anti-Tramp, would try an,
make us believe that none but "tota
ubstaincrs" and Prohibitionists are re-
pectabIe. According to the vote {
Ohio there must be nearly 400, 900 pc,
pie in that State who are not respect,
bic. Let the majority rule; but it
bad for Ohio that she is not ruled u
respectable people Nevertheless, ST.
prospcrs. She cducates her sons an
daughters, and her people will compal
with and other people in the world.
AS n citizen of the State of Tennessee
!, -devotcdto her interests and desirin
her welfare am not willing to vote fl
for Prohibition. 1t would, in additio
to the crimes and misery growing out {
intempemnce, bear an army of il
formers, hw-breakers and hypocrite
may be wrong, but l think l am no
Give us intelligent legislation-zea
| Gus for the good of society. at the san
} time guarding with due care the RICH
: of citizens, and we can successfully al
wholcsomely regulate the liquor traffic
but we can never ehectually suppress
1t is u wrong idea to suppose tn;
.. prohibitory laws would suppress drin
! lug What does any man of means ca
for prohibitory laws? lie can send {
D and buy his drink in quantities. l
can obtain it from the druggists
u The Circuit Court Judge at Brown
U vile has decided that doctor can 81
e prescriptions for whisky and it is not
II violation of the law. While we knC
our own doctors would not do this, II
e less really necessary. there are numbe
:, of doctors who would do 50.
y Thanking the journal for PUBLISH
,s my letters, and wishing It success, | a
w most respectfully, &. E. BANKS,
" ALA, ru,N,p