The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-10-21
THE DEADLY BARBER SHOPS.

aud famer's alliance men in St. Paul,
someone asked, "What has Ames ever
done for the laboring menW An
Ames Democrat from Minneapolis
quickly responded, "He closed the bar
Der shops on Sunday"
This ought to he sufficient. The
deadly barber shop, which lies in wait,
like devil fish, and entices men on
the holy Sabbath to the ruin of their
Boards and curtailing of their locks,
certainly ought not to be allowed to
gan "wide open" on such a sacred day.
The gay and festive saloon where men
grow social over their cups; the lace
eartained and seductive bawdy-house,
where passion reigns supreme; the IN
nocent gambling house, where a few
dull hours are whiled away with few
triAing dollars to make the game in
'teEesting-these harmless places may
run "wide opeD," but the deadly,
misunderstanding barber shop, where
men are ''cut off, as to their hair, and
where the keen-edged and glittering
T.sZOr descends upon the unresisting
victim, let it be closed and let the pub
lie be shielded from its degrading i'll
rfuence.
Recently, while in Minneapolis, we
entered one of these dens Of cologne
water and seductive hair oil and saw
on each side of the room six sets Of
li2eOn- holes and IS holes to each set,
in all 42O sink-hOles and plague-sp0tS,
and in each hole mug, a soap dealing,
lather hurling mug! Each Of these
mugs represented i separate and indi-
vidual victim who comes to be shOrn
Of Ills hOnOr's and his manhOOd's SYM
bel. ike a sheep coming to the shearer.
Noble DR.. Ames! Stand firm amid
the taunts OF the graceless multitude
and rescue your fellOw-men from the
hands OF the razor armed barber. Open
wide the saloons and let them entice
the youth of the city away from the
destructive barber shoM Down with
the cIndy.striped barber pole. made so
to entjce the children. Down with it
rs @n air.poisoning Upas! If these
deus Of lather and cologne, these sinks
of hair oil and bay rum, where the
CHASTITY rows Of mugs grin in satanic
array, and where every moment the
deHaoniac beard. .spillers whet their
keen edged blades with hlood-curi'ling
''sNish! ''swish!''-if these things
must I've. let them be on rrofane days
anA in dim cellars away from the eyes
aud ears Of the church going and rest
eeeking citizen. DR.. Ames, be firm, O,
bs firm!
The laboring elements Of the State
sent delegation to the State Demo
cratic Convention with request that
certain demands be put in the Demo.
cratic platform. The convention
adopted it's platform first and then
c.tlled the labor representatives in and
heard what they had to say, first snub-
'bi,,H, hooting and driving out the re-
ppesentative of the farmers alliances.
The same classes sent representatives
to the Republican State convention.
The convention paused in its work,
gave them Il full hearing and an enthu'
siastic reception and then incorpor-
ated number of the demands in the
'pl&tfOrm.
The Republican campaign tract
showing what Minnesota has done, un.
der Republican rule. for the laborine
classes, ought to be taken out of poll
ties after the campaign and publishe
a. an immigration document. Is there
apg other state which has 80 many
laws aiding, protecting and cherishinQ
the iaboring classes? Every ore Of
Hhese laws was passed by Republican
legislatures and signed by Republican
governors.
Judge Thomas Wilson, of Winona
the Democratic candidate TO Congress
in the I'd district, who is posing before
the people as the farmers and the la
boring mans friend, is getting mer
ciless showing up by ex-senator Win.
dom. As the attorney of a railroad
corporation Wilson has, in several in
stances, helped to rob poor men to en-
'fich \ great corporation. 1t will, al
this cate, become a custom to allow NJ
lawyer who is attorney for great cor
porxticn, to go to any legislature, State
or national.
MR. 8R0WNAND THE BRAILROADB BILL
The papers which try to make 9
point against Hon. w. B. Brown or
his votes on railroad legislation, have 8
hard time of it. Mr.. Brown is solid or
that at least. His acts and votes hav,
ebeen in favor of bringing the railroad.
to time in their contest with the peo
pie. The Edgerton Enterprise says:
AS the Pipestone Star is not keeping
dts pledges in reference to showing vi
Mr.. Browns ''nefarious" record whil'
ipthe legislature and because we have
co0koA1u notxoh ~vif hr,,t osuosl hot
ltho:Star fulfill its promises and put it.
threats into execution in this respect
have thought it proper to refer to tn
House Journal wherein the record o.
each and every man on every bill il
kept. The only railroad bill that eve
came Into the House for discussion an(
Was put upon its final passage wa
Senate File, No. 46l. 1t reached tn,
House on the Gath day of February
aRes read for the first time and referred
to tive railroad committee. On the 26tl
it was reported back with amendments
On the same day the bill was placed OF
it's passage, Mr.. Browns name appear
ing among 81 names recorded in favo
of its passage. On the eth the Senat,
infermed the House that the amend
meDtS were not cOncurred in, and ask
"a that q conference com mittee be ap
pointed. OF the five men selected from
tho House list Mr.. Brown was one
Ga March Sid this committee made
0nanimous report in favor of the bill
- amended by the conference commit
tee. The bill was then placed upon It
anal passage as thus amended ant
again We find Mr.. Brown recorded II
faeor Of It.