The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-05
To the Editor of the Chronicle.

My DEAR SIR did not recommend
you to read the MI Chapter of CORN
thians, but l did advise you to READ
carefully, study closely and put into
practice the teachings contained in the
XIII Chapter of the same book.
You again reiterate, though in differ
ent phrase that the National Prohibition
party is valuable adjunct to the
Whisky Democracy" What is the
definition of the word? According to
Webster, it means being contiguous
"Or lying near to- If this definition is
correct l think 1 can easily prove that
the Republican party of this county for
the past ten years has been the Only
''Udluable adjunct" to the Democracy:
Whose votes elected Henry Lifts?
Whose votes elected John Jehntz?
Whose votes elected Gov. Click?
Whose votes elected Supt. Hornaday?
Whose votes elected J. J. Miller?
There can be only one reply to these
interrogations: The uotes of the repatbI-
can party. Thus you see, my dear sir,
that during decade of years you have
been a most valuable adjunct to the
democratic party. And for thus "lyinq
so near to- the democracy you helped to
give the people honest and efficient Off
Gals.
am sorry that my dear friend Hart
was the author of that little untruthful
squib and still more sorry that you could
not maintain golden silence and thus
assume the responsibility for its appear
ance in the editorial columns. For the
past two years have had a little doubt
in my mind regarding Bro. Hart. 1
can best explain that doubt by relating
a little bit of abolition history. More
than forty years ago when Illinois was
the ''far west'' there was published in
the northern district a paper entitled
the Northern Wing" Every week |
its editorial pages were crowded with |
Sneers, ISLANDERS, invectives and lying |
statements against the then new Liberty |
party. When Lloyd Garrison was |
dragged through the streets of Boston |
by rope around his neck the Northern
Wing exclaimed ''Pity they did not hang |
him." When John p. Hale was rotten |
egged, ''Served him right, he ought to |
be tarred and featheIed and ridden on |
a rail-" When Elijah Lovejoy was |
murdered when defending his free press,
This will teach ministers that they |
must keep out of politics and not inter
fere with our domestic institutions"
In 1855 it villified the character of John |
G. Fremont land warned its readers |
that every vote cast for Fremont was
vote for James Buchanan" When |
grand old John Brown suffered martyr
dom the "Whig' thanked God that the |
lunatic had been sent to the land where
the wicked cease from troubling. In
1860 the ''Whig" uttered these frantic
sentences, "Vote for Bell" Can any
intelligent voter vote for the Illinois
Babboon." ''Vote the ticket straight"
&c.
Now for the doubt. have been sus-
picious that Bro. Hart had got posses
sion of an old file of the Northern Wing,
copied its old war cries and to very |
limited extent combined it's bitter par
titan spirit. Did he leave the old file
in the Office of Bro. McDivitt?
When Bro. Hart takes his final leave
of this county, expect to have some
thing to say, and an opportunity to say
it. For the present let this utterance
suffice, Il am distressed for thee, my
brother; very pleasant hast thou been
unto me; thy love to me has been won
deerful, passing the love of women"
And now, Mr.. Editor, "Let us have
peace" LET us be kindly affectioned
one to another with brotherly love; in
honor preferring one another" THANK
you for the kindly expression of feeling
toward myself and prohibition friends.
Let us get closer to each other so that
we can see alike on this great evil which
is sapping the life blood of this great
country of ours. 1 propose that you
and myself discuss the question of pro-
hibition in the columns of the Chronicle
from our different standpoints. The
of this reply by you in your
paper will be a sufficient answer that
you are willing to comply with my prop
osition. Yours for Prohibition,
JOHN w. ROBSON.
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