Smyrna times., 1886-01-13

papers and those who assisted in the
entertainment we gave on the 23d ult..
published in both local papers. This
is the first part of the Talsehood. No
such ruling was ever made bv the
lodge. l myself made the motion for
the vote of thanks and as no definite
instructions were given it devolved
upon and was entirely optional with
myself as secretary as to how l should
deliver the vote Of thanks, but in
tended to insert it in both papers, as
both had aided and done us some
printing free. However, 1 forgot to
send it over to the Record office for that
week and consequently it appeared in
the TIMES first, and when l did ask for
its insertion in the Record the follow
ing week through one of his employees.
the answer was that it should have
been sent before the TIMES got it," or
words to that effect, showing that it
was journalistic prejudice that prompt
ed the declinatiOn of its publication.
Now, l ask, who is the narrow-minded
individual?
In the second instance he states that
the Record did all of the printing for
the occasion, laying special stress on
| the fact that he did it I" free of charge. y
This is the second falsehOod. The
! Times did all that the committee of ar
rangements asked of it and offered to
do more, but the committee declined
for that occasion. Its notices of the
affair both before and after were of a
much more civilized and genteel
type and consequently had much bet
ter influence, with none of the dirty
slurs that characterized his articles.
both in regard to the speakers of the
evening and the collection trying to
dictate to persons who. are far better
able to instruct him.
In the same paper he blatantly as.
sures the public that he is in favor OF
high license. Well, now, | don't think
that it makes much difference to the
public OF the temperance cause whether
he is an advocate of high iOense, low
license, prohibition 0r free whiskev
His only influence for or against the
temperance cause is in his indiyidua
ballot and If the insanity proViso of The
assessment laws of the State of Della
, ware was properly enforced he wouldn'
. even have that, The strongest blow
, he ever dealt the liquor trallic i'm thi
section was a few months since. whel
he jumped $50 hotel board hin a
one of our hotels, thereby trying t,
. swamp the establishment. | admi
: that this Was smart piece of work il
Y behalf Of temperance and thank hin
y for it, as | make it rule to give tn
Devil his due every time. He ma
= have struck similar blows elsewhere
q As an exempiiiicalion of his in
9 fluence let us look at our NJ. Z. Churcl
.. He made the statement to one of ON
!. prominent citizens that he intended t
Y split it. His idea was to get up an Il
n dependent church with j. L. MOwhra
g as pastor. He tried. HowY BY
e personal TRADE Of abuse against til
= pastor, Rev, j. B. Quigg, gentlema
.. very far superior to him socially, mo-
d ally and intellectually. What was III
q result of his crusade? The cOmplet
N amalgamation and reconciliation of a
# the composite factions ofthe Methodi
: congregation. and the restoration
r. complete harmony. Whereis the spill
II The pig ARRAYS pulls the wrong wa
m for the Record and that is what's II
r matter. He is scalped Journalist
IA Weather-Yaue, blown hithprand thith
nf as the popular wind liats, with no wi
IA or self reliance
m Smyrna Record please copy.
i'm GEORGE CARTER, Sec'y.