The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-29
PUSEYISM |

day.
II is hardly necessary 10 say, that in civ
ing place 10 these communications the
FREE TRADER has no thought of endors
ing them The position of this journal on
the Prohibition question has been often
and theoretically proclaimed, and is ne
doubt well understood no less by its read
ers than the community generally We
look upon legal prohibition as no less i'm
practicable than absurd, and the dream
only of enthusiasts, fanatics and folks
OF that kind!
While TO the FREE TRADER, therefore
the communications in question can appear
only as the wild rawlings of visionary il
may be proper for Us TO state, by way of
apology for inficting upon our readers
such rubbish that Mr. Pussy is the spokes-
man of a political party that is not only
fully organized in this county and state,
but throughout the Union claiming TO con
troll Il million of votes in all the states, and
not less than 700 in this county Yet this
great party is without an organ in this vi
cinity, or any medium through which it
can make known its plans, aims, objects
and movements TO its own members or the
public. Naturally one would say the OF
tawa RepUblic0R, the Times, StreatOr Free
Press, or some other local organ of the
party of great moral ideas" ought to he
the organ of the Prohbitionists, rs their
editors really claim 10 be Prohibitionists
themselves and in full sympathy with all
the anti beer and anti-whisky movements
of the day. Butthese editors, while being
sufficiently abd prohibitionists at heart,
are politicians, and it is wonderful how,
after talking up legal compulsion by the
hour in their church meetings, Sunday
Schools and lodges they will go to the
polls and vote for anti prohibitionists and
even the awful "rumsellers" for office!
Oh yes. the great Republican party is at
heart for prohibition, but when Joe Hart
gets up in the Republican State Convention
TO offer resolution in favor of prohib-
ton he is promptly choked down, because
such resolution will offend that mighty
vote controlled by the saloon interests.
"Why," Gov Hamilton is credited with
saying, II had rather see saloon on every
farm in the state than see the Republican
party defeated"
SO the Prohibition people, who cannot
vote with such party, and
to live up to their principles must organize
IA party of their own, can get no hearing
through the Republican papers, because
such an Independent movement is calcu-
lated very seriously TO damage "the parry
Of great moral ideas!"
Therefore the FREE TRADER which
stands in dread Of no i'll consequences to
the Democratic party from Parson PuSey's
roarings is willing that he and his party
shall have hearing through its columns.
II will advise anti prohibition democrats of
what the enemy are about, and will enable |
them to spot such of that class of zeal !
OTIS who howl prohibition in their Sunday
schools and secret lodges, but who outside
sneak up to the polls and vote for anti ,
prohibition candidates because they are
upon the Republican ticket.
In this connection, we are rather amused
than surprised at the disturbance of our
Brother ZwanZig, of the Uer0id, over Par
son Pusey's illusions, The Parson offend
ed in two ways; in speaking of the Ger
mans he inadvertently called them Dutch"
md he denounced them rs wicked, shame
full Sabbath breakers, or words to that eff
feet. Now as the Dutch" or Holland
ers, are very good sort of people, noted
for their intelligence, cleanliness and prob
ity, we see no particular reproach in being
called Dutchman. If the Dutch can
stand il, we see no reason why the Ger |
mans should complain. Brother Zwanzig
is quite correct in saying the senior editor
Of the FREE TRADER is himself Dutch
man. He was born and raised among the
Dutch, has German blood in
his veins, and never was ashamed 10 own
tin fact boasts of it.
And talking of those Pennsylvania
Dutch, brings us TO the next point in Par
son Pusey's indictment against the Ger
disregard for the sanctities
Of the Sabbath" Somehow we never hear
one of these canting pietists get over his
i Saa baath.ah" without imagining at least
the accompaniment of an audible sniiiie.
While we are free 10 assert that these
Dutch among whom We
were born are the most pious people We
ever met, their ideas in regard 10 the re-
luirements of decent observance of the
Christian Sunday, or Lords day, are GER
tainly very different from those OF the
canting puritan In regard to his
Sabbath" Everybodyamong our Dutch