Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-11-01
MISREPRESENTATION. - Perhaps

Il1ClC olC LO WV SuhoAo0tSD 1StA Will
apart than Gen. Butler and Mr.. st.
John. Not even the distance between
Mr.. Blaine, the republican standard
bearer of the ''protection" idea, and
Mr.. Cleveland, the democratic repre-
sentative of "tariff reform" can match
the leagues and leagues which lie be-
tween Butler and st. John. The
former said in recent speech:
In New England there is three
months stock of shoes on hand, one
years stock of petroleum ahead, and
three years stock of whiskey ahead.
These goods ought to have been sold,
but were not because of undercon-
sumption.
AS an afflicted people we might
stand the surplus shoes and petro-
leum, but when we hear that the I'M
derconsumptien of whiskey has re-
suited in an accumulation of three
years stock, it looks like the climax
of misery is near at hand. Nobody
else but Gen. Butler would have
discovered that the underconsump-
ton of whiskey was the occasion of
so much pauperism and unhappiness.
But who is the cause of this state of
affairs? Not the republicans or
democrats, because large number Of
both understand how to wink as we'll
as wear shoes and burn petroleum.
Not the women's rights or anti-mon-
op folks, because they are so beauti-
full and virtuous they would not, like
Josephine, "cause tear to how."
Who, then, is at the bottom of the
distress flowing from the undercon-
sumption of whiskey? Without the
fear of successful contradiction we
boldly and defiantly charge it home
to the prohibitionists.
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A VERMONT preacher has been
in declining health for number of
years under the strain Of preaching
twice q week. To keep HIM from
dying from overwork the congrega-
ton has compelled him to take va
cation of eight weeks every summer.
This year, however, he became much
interested in politics and is making
from ten to twelve speeches a week,
the shortest being twice as long as his
longest sermon. The other Sunday
he came home for a days work in the
pulpit. He had grown so fat his
people did not know him and num-
Der of his old acquaintance had to
be introduced. When he drew from
the Bible numerous citations con-
corning the tariff question in the
prophetic and apostolic ages he
warmed up to his work so heartily
that quite number of obdurate sin
ners were converted on the spot.
His restoration to health has been so
complete that the board of trustees,
vestry, Or whatever you call it, have
requested him officially to preach
henceforth every night in the week
in order to keep him fat. We are
not at liberty to state his politics.
A MINNESOTA subscriber writes
us private letter in which he ex-
presses great surprise at the defeat
Of the Water Bond, Act. Noting
also what he is pleased to call the
''unanswerablea advocacy Of the JOUR-
NAL" he desires to know "whether
vote of only 70 out of 1853 ballots
ought to be attributed to the in
fuence of the press :" In reply to
this evident sarcasm we will adopt
the observation Of q Cumberland
gentleman, speaking Of the same
subject-"Well, perhaps, if the jour
NAL had not sustained the measure
it might not have got any votes at
ALL"
RAIN or shine, let everybody come
to the polls next Tuesday and give
the greatest possible expression to
the popular Will. We want TO poll
ten millions this time. TO do this
Frostburg must put in her full
quota Of ,443.
BEFORE another issue of this paper
the great quadrennial battle will
have been fought.
Let us hope that everywhere it
will be done peaceably.
Vote early and quietly and pardon
this paradox.
CORRESPONDENCE