The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-03-19
Persistcncy Needed.

Men nave won national reputation ~ statesmen
and thc"l"gianS whose 'ir>t cnou. were compar-
a''rc failures. In the myji,cucy of the war "i
secession. victory was almost uniformly with
ia" confederate armies. Coercion was the rc,ul,
-: persistent cN"rt on the part ui the Federal
E"Ncrnmcui. II WAS liter many rcvcr,cs that
the political followers al Jefferson succeeded in
putting a Democratic President in the White
H"n>c. Tho religion that compromise, with
IN because -; opposition, j n", the religion tlt,
= inspired "t the Gospel "; the son ui U"d.
hNrn the unjust judge yielded to the ,uprlica.
t"n of the rrcsi>cnt widow. And Jesus an
swrrcl the prayer Of the Syroph,rmiau woman
Who followed him with her importunatc cry
"i.orl help me"
Surely, then, the lalicS of Uuun who are SCI
c;nnsstl: persistent in their efforts. and 80 mpor-
tinatc i'll their >upp!ica,inn>, will succeed in the
lauiab!c warfare they are Nagirg in the imtcrcs,
Of Sohricry aud the g"od Of humanity. Eut
nave the ladies been insloriou>ly lctt To fight in
temperance single handed ant alone. Where
ar" the men vino were once heroes in the fight,
aui whose prohibition zeal waS irrlcnt that
they were 'cpStlrs known ami real of all
men: Have they descended from Il lOriicr To u
lower plane Of morals, str,,llc'l the fence and
become indifferent ~ t. which SiIc they fall:
Are these the prophets who now declare that
high license is the only solution to the whisky
question. Sha,lc, of dcccncy. can religion com =
promise with sin ami remain pure. or temper
ancc succeed 81 long ~ it is wc,l,lcd To iurcui-
pcrancc! High license is wrong in morals and
principle. 1t means monopoly which i. always
in tho interest Of the few It means the driv-
in@ out ot all competition, the curichin. ot tho
rich vcndcr OF whisky AMI the impuycri~hing
OF the poor. II mcanS that Just aS much whisky
will lac drunk hui perhaps al Il little higher
price; Which will hc 81 much the worse for the
wives and children who have drunken husbands
nni fathers. Put whisky in reach of an nchri-
ate AMI the temptation is So ovcrpowcrny that
he will dispose of his goods at half their value,
AMI hay whisky at the cXorbitant price that a
monopoly may exact. Let monopoly throw
around the har-r"om the atmosphere Of rc-rcr-
liability, and men who would visit under the
cover ii night. will then frc,I,icnt ;hcm in the
full blaze Of day. And the very show Of ro-pcc-
th'IifS VIII IlNhC NH'Ul NCllla'It Ilt-IliiS Tor
the unsuspccting you;h of the land. Better far
remain n il is, for the moment you clu,hc bar.
rooms in the robe Of responsibility. you augment
their power to Ito harm.
What. then: Shall men continuc 10 violate
with impunity all laws, human anil divine and
at the same time cheat the town out ut its leci-
umatc revenue" Why. just prosecute them in
the court and Inakc them pay their forfeited
bombs. How catch them: Was it the bray Of
the a>S OF his pr"tuding ears that revealed the
donkey in the lion skin: The whisky vcuicr.
need not tell it on the street. for his victinls,
staggering alom" the highways, hugging lamp
posts, wallowing in the CUTTERS. vomiting
whisky and hidiouS oahs. arc but the rrntrud-
ing ears Of corn and rye whisky, sold under the
disguise of white ami red wine. Let the fricn.i,
emperancc devise some plan "f acton: get
up caUe after case of violation ot the law. anil
prosecute in every session of the court until lhc
expense Of defence becomes greater than the
profits "i ;hcir sales, and the monster will lie.
Wha, say Uncle Aunt 81 and their son
John "" pause iur reply. PISA.
\ HORRIBLE llANGI>G. New Orleans, Ia.
March l2.-At 80 this morning when the
keepers OF the iii made efforts arouse Ford
and Murphy they could not wake them up
Aficr examination the physicians concluded
that the men had taken bclladOnna. At -. 80
Murphy had rallied n little. but Ford was still
unconscious.
\ St'i.S Baton Rouge special says: The
Governor this morning received a telegram
from Sheriff Butler, of Orleans Parish. sayin.
Ford and Murphy attempted suiclle this
morning by swallowing poison. They are in u
stup)r AMI III Il crmltOSc con i,iuu. DlctJ~s
believe the attempt a failure, but cannot say
how long II will take to restore them tn con.
sciouNmcSS. Should they not revive before the
hour fixed. shall execute The warrant nutwirh-
s'anding The Governor replied: Yes
- on with the execution. Carry uui the war
rant. Ford and Murphy were hanged AT l25l
clock.
Preparations for the execution began at - O3
'cl"ck. when the yard AMI corridors were
cleared OF prisoners. Both men we're lying in
their cells. Murphy WAS in the same som.
conscious state and. although his eyes wan
icrcl in all directions he couII not under.
stand what was going on. Only once ne gave
evidence Of consciousness. and then he held
out hIs hand TO Pat and cndcavorcl - shake
hands with him, but it was only for an instant
Ills lace once more rclnNni into uucOnsci Gus
ness. and this notwithstanding that cmctics
caused him 10 eject the p0ison. it. wa4 of n
gc""n:ch h%t. and after careful examination
WAS pronounced To I've puwicrul hcl!aionna
AT l2.'''' the arms nIri Io.S Of the two mon were
pInIonci while they were in rccumbcut posi-
u"n. Six witnesses were sworn III by Sheriff
Bullcr and the death warrant was read TO ears
without hearing and shown to eyes without
sight. The men were carried To the scatfold at
l2.iI.
1t WAS indeed q miserable spectacle Al the
ga!IowN thcy were place in sitting position
with their bacMs TO avail to give them supper.
Nearly all preNcn' inv0Iun'arily turncd away
from the Sickcning sight some even having to
nerve themselves against u fainiing fit aud TO
hold fast 10 the balcony rail for support For
tunatciy there was not long 10 wait II needed
only few minutes. or seconds rather, for the
cNrcnt'"ner Ill domino and mask. to adjust the
ropes and hsack:Ip.. lie then ~ quickly re