The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-29
The Tocsin o: War!

thing blue in the air of Ottawa on Mon
dav, eth inst.s Well, n cloud the size OF
mans hand only hung over the city ana
coanty on that day. 1t was the meeting
of the La Sale County Central Prohibition
Home Protection Committee, consisting OF
Rev. Jno. Shea, Mr.. Heath, Mr.. Buckley,
of Streator, Messrs Bunnell and Youmans
of Seneca, and Messrs. Bayne, Kilbourn
and others of Ottawa, and Messrs. Thurber
and your humble servant from Marseilles
and vicinity
What did we do. Why we talked over
the old campaign Of 'S2-what valiant
work we did, the convention at Blooming
ton where the best, UUed blue blood OF
tle state went ont in so'emn council an |
placed upon our banner "veni, vidi, vici,'
We surprised the natives and ourselves
also by our numbers, good looks and com
bined wisdom. We met Mrs. } B. Smith,
of Chicago, Il beautiful, queenly lady, and
an empress in debate if you know what
tba, is And then we met Nelson Of Chi.
cdCo. Chicago you know is a suburb OF
Marseilles) We met also Mason (the Ia
mented lawyer of Joliet, gone to his
rich reward; there we met Putnam Co,
through its representative, QuakerS, Henry
Smith and Oliver Wilson. Freeport sent
IFS representatives, Galena hers, Lincoln
Co hers, in the person OF the gallant
Hart (heart). Mason county sent Judge
Irwin, Ottawa sent the gallant Colonel c.
c. Campbell (who run off niger JIM and
Rev. Thurber represented Marseilles the
famous American manufacturing city;
while your humble servant represented
Hickory Point-a pretty tough place, II
YOU will let MS say it. Suffice it to say
We routed them, we secuted them, and
ne'er lost "A man."
And now, in 1894, (Which will be mem
orable year., We. propose to wake up the
martins" while we wave the blood red ban
por on which will he inscribed in black let
tiers $50 that he that runs may read Death
10 Rum! Death to Saloons! Death to
Whisky Drug Stores!' "The Amendment
10 the State and National Constitution for
bidding the manufacture and sale of
LIQUID Damnation." eve fight for our
homes, our sons and brothers-our wives
and daughters and sweethearts." Give
rs your blessing, fathers; give us your
blessing. mothers" 1--WE battle for God
and the right; Home PRorEcTIoN!" is our
motto.
As regards our conference in Ottawa,
suffice it 10 say all difficulties" were set
lied Every man buckled on the armor
anew. With Joel r. Buckley of Streator as
our John Brown, we calculate to "march
on" to victory if it takes twenty years to
get there"
Rev. Shea is continued rs chairman, with
he gallant Burwel as lst Lieutenant or
vice president, and VIM. Heath is contin.
ued secretary, with Mr., Yeomans rs armor
toarer or assistant secretary A large and
e'ficient sub committee consisting of the
lest, Ncest man in each township is added,
go that the combination is solid and reaches
every hamlet and every high rock and
tower" and every broad acre in this fertile
lind of the Garden State. Look out for
the sullen roar Of deep thunder and listen
with one ear to the Republicans calling on
their sister "Hellen Blazes."
The county convention meets at call of
central committee in Ottawa-another
hourishing suberb of Marseilles. And
he National Convention meets in Chicago
on July 9th, think, according to late de-
csions. We polled $4,000 votes in Illinois
in fall of lSS2-we expect to poll 10000 in
the fall of 1884 Think of over 300, 600
temperance votes in Ohio-Iowa "A free
state, Kansas covered with glory. (See
county attorney Fosters arrest for refusing
10 prosecute the cases violating the Proh-
bition law Missouri and Arkansas and
South Carolina wheeling into line on high
license--which is one step towards Prohi-
'Dition- Now who is at work among our min
isters? First, Father Ireland of Wisconsin, is
mighty host within himself. And we hope
soon 10 include Father Lambert Of New
York, whorecently in a 200 page pamphlet
tprice 30 cents at Col, Hapeman's), ran his
Damascus blade clean through Bob lnger-
soil the "buffOon" and tossed him into the
Atlantic Ocean. Besides 1900 Methodist
preachers, and no end of Baptist, Con.
gregational and Presbyterian preachers
throughout the state. More anon
JosHUA Pussy.
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