The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-12-30
COALITION RUNS DRY!
THE BANNER PROHIBITION TOWN OF
JACKSON COUNTY,

concerning the local option election there.
"a Prot,ibition Simeon struck Coalton on
| the 2I'h inst and in twelve hours the town
| was dry, by IL majority, out of q total vote OF
| 244. The movement began with series of lee
lures by H. B White of Toledo, the leader of
| the Good Templars in Ohio. By means of a
| petition the Council voted as unit that the
people should say by ballot whether the saloon
ought TO go, and if they said, it should go.
1t will go, aud may all its deviltry go with if.
The Council deserves great praise. In addition
TO granting out election, unanimously, four
members worked faithfully with at the
polls. All honor to them. The contest was
spirited and good natured, but the Prohibition
lists were in dead earnest. The whisky forces
were led on by Bro. John Zeisler, ably seconded
by Uncle Jimmy Williams. But Uncle Jimm
labored at disadvantage, owing to the fact
that he spoke foreign tongue and was over
enthused. He should be provided with an in
terpreter next time
Ex-Marshal Owens of Jackson was a con-
splcuous figure at the oils He declared him.
self to be in favor of temperance, but very
solictous about the welfare of Coalton. His ar
guments, though well intended. did us o good
but positively helped the enemy. He argued
that if we prohibited the saloons they would
''set up' on tho outside, but the Ex-MarshaNs
temperance man! He argued further that if
we drove them out of town drunkards would
drink twice as much as now, for now they go
in and take drink and go off about their busi-
ness, but then they would get it by the quart or
gallon. Thus the controversy seemed to hinge
on the argument that the saloon "distance lends
enchantment.' That is, the further the saloon
is from town, the more whisky sold. Here
some one suggested that if that be true they
ought to move out of town two or three thous-
and miles, and the topers would be under the
necessity of buying whole distillery. In fact,
it is strange that the wide-awake saIoonist
hasn't seen this point long ago. Every saloon
ist it he has one eye to business, should at once
move as far away possible from his custom
ers. How would it do to go to the North Pole?
Finally the Ex-Marshal was informed that, hit
or miss, the thing would be done. 1t could not
possibly be worse for as it was the saloon got
all the drinkers -aoney and they could do no
more If they moved ten-thousand miles away.
We intend in few days to bunch the saloons
up and ship them to Jackson. The foremost
leaders among the Prohibition braves were
Winfield Scott, Doctor Fagan and Geo. Yates.
Time fails to tell of Gideon Barak and the hosts
of worthies who were there The ladies were
present nth lunch and hot coffee and did no.
BILE work. When the victory was announced a
procession marched through town singing
"Praise God" and sounding the death-knell of
the saloons
Several amusing things occurred that would
have been serious had not been skillful.
The whskes had planned several schemes, but
they couldn't work them. The saloon always
works best in the dark, and the plan was to
beat us before sunrise and after sunset Early
in the morning attempt was made o run in
on us what is known as the Seven Smokes"
the seediest human specimens ever seen here
They were a curiosity and it is said they dance
all night and sleep all day. They come era WI
ing out to the polls like black snakes in the
spring. But they didn't vote The next scheme
was an abortivc effort to vote whole minstrel
troupe known "Mines big s." The saloons
had been swfIltng the troupe with soup and
beer for sev-ral weeks preparatory to the cleo
ton At given signal two saloon-keepers got
the troupe in tow and started for the polls but
it went wrong in being sworn. An incident
was developed here in connection with the
Athens vote. The only decent saloon-keeEer
according to his own testimony in that city
foreseeing that the Attentions had decreed he
must go-"got. He started southwark doubtless
steering for Jackson or Portsmouth, but Coal
ton cut off his retreat and the peripatetic sa-
loonist holed up at Wellston. 1t is thought that
this village called city is preparing to
smoke him out. If so. and Bro. Crosby of Ham
den watches the hole there, he's goner for
Athens and Coalton like the old Darkey after
the possum have set their traps as to "cotcb
him both a goin and a cumin."
NOTES.
Coalton is now ready for "Gospel Temper
ance."
We will pass our Council around. The state
beat it
What does Coalton care for your "Court-
houses or Nail Mills if Jackson and Wellston
takes her saloons.
If the citizens of these respective villages
want to have nice, quiet, decent time away
from the sight and stencil OF the saloon come
over to Coalton. 1t is Sunday ali the time.
The knights" were there in a body God
bless Powderly and his chivalic baad.
. II any man says the political Prohiba. skulk- |
ed let him be awakened" If they can't get
the whole cheese he'll take nibble every time. |
The saloon is not the only abomination in
Coalton. The Temperance people have put
down in their memorandum that little scheme |
known as the "Black dive" IT was con-
temptible as the shotgun methods of Mississ- |
ippi.
The police department of Coalton is rotten. |
The dive is not a necessary adjunct.
The "Shylocks" would have their pound of 1
flesh if they sunk town in the saloon abom-
ination.
Put the powder under the ball not on it.
If the saloon-keeper can only be made to see
the pofnt and put many miles as possible |
between himself and customers they will go in |
and take whole "bonded ware house, and |
'go off about their business" |
Hurray for Coalop. +. C.