Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-10-16
Inc Wicked West
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A gentleman just returned from the |
National Grand encampment at Caliior-
mia, says wherasked regarding the trip
"Wc went IN the wrong season that il
certain. The beauties Of the plains are
all a humbug, for as we saw them they
were one vast desert. The climate was
awful. Only one day was pleasant
enough TO 60 without an overcoat fog
and rainy weather prevailing. We
we're received royalty, and our hosts
spent money without stunt, and made
everything as pleasant as possible. !
am glad to get back to Gods country.
From Cheyenne west there is no luo-
rality, and Sunday seems unknown. /
am glad took the trip, but l don't
want TO take it again. would not live
in the West. "-Montpelier ~ Argus.
So far us the climate is concerned it
was the wrong time TO see the beautiful
scenery of 0regan, as the smoke from
the forest fires totally obscured the
mountains but California and Oregan
have more fine weather throughout ttle
year than New England and have no
season that compares in severity and
sickliness with the New England winter
from February to the middle OF April
| But the criticism OF climate is a small
matter the serious objection OF this
tourist to fhe Pacific coast is that while
it is inhabited by most generous and
hospitable people 1t has no morality.
Morality was invisible to this tourist
after he passed Cheyenne, from which
point he lost sight OF Sunday.
Perhaps 1t would not be unfair to
answer this tourist by glancing at the
picture OF his own state for q moment,
Vermont is Simon pure, straight
American state with small foreign
population and few large towns its
chief business is agriculture and its
chief church is the congregational; il
has had an iron clad prohibitory liquor
law on its statute books since 1853; il
was a wing state before the foundation
of the republican party it has always
been good for republican majority oil
from 10000 to $4,000; it is a model
Puritan commonwealth, inhabited by
| Yankee farmers, who vote the republic
can ticket; attend the Congregational
church and theoretically sustain the
prohibitory liquor law. The political,
social and moral philosophy OF YER
mont is entirely orthodox. Now let us
look at its practice. 1t is really the
limping, last man in tho procession OF
the New England states. According
to the census OF 1880, Vermont barely
maintained in numbers its population
Of 1870. It's school system is notorious
| ly inefficient, that makes poor, mean,
starved schools not only easily possible
but plenty.
Again, the Vermont system of repre-.
sentation is not republican in form OF
spirit. The 5000 voters OF Rutland
have no more voice and vote in mat.
ter OF legislation which may most deep.
~ concern them than petty mountain
town of thirty voters. New York, with
} over 5000, 900 of people, has a senate o
thirty members and lower house o
1875 member, while Vermont, with bu
350, 900 people, has senate of thirty
members and lower house OF 24t
members. Of its superior morality
its wisdom and virtue we are conten
Ito quote the testimony of its own news
papers. The Rutland (Vt.) Herald, tn,
leading republican daily Of that state, il
a recent issue sarcastically says OF the
prohibitory law:
Where it can be enforced it little
needs to be, and where itcannot few
prosecutors milk the goats just enough
to beep them reminded that there isl
law. and there is such rule in arith
metic as division.
The Montpelier ARCS (dem } says:
An addition, division and silence
combination is formed by a justice
grand juror and sheriff, and the trio
Systematically work the liquor sellers
for whatever can be made out OF them
There is usually perfect understand
ing all around, and If the dealers do mo-
, pay their weekly or monthly due
promptly they are regularly assessed.