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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-22
II AFi u = II y u II =. VI
Real Estate AuctIOneera,
north Tenth street.
rCTION SALE OF DESIRABLE

4 CCTION SALE OF DESIRABLE
- LOTS N TuE WESTERN Part OF
THE CITY ON CLAIBORNE STREET.
ANDIN THE COT MY. VERY NEAR THE
CITY LIMBS. ON ASHLAND STREET
A. The request Of the owner who Is a non
resident and anxious To Sell, We VIII sell %
public auction, on the premises, com-
menc.ug on Claiborne street, on
WEDNESDAY, JUNE -, 1853,
at5o'clocl1 p. NJ, the above located LOTS
in the improving West End. The lots on
Claiborne street are Nos. = and 49, : luare
II fronting 80 feet and extend back l25
feet 10 an alley The lots on Ashland street
font 90 feet South side and extend back
rs feet 10 an alley. and are located $50 feet
east OF Carter street.
This sale oilers chance 10 buy bargains
n the owner means TO Sc II.
TFKMs: one third cash: balance in six
and twelve months with per cent. inter
K b. CHAFFfN K co,
jele Auctioueers.
BY ApIerson 4 Co. and John L. Godd.n.
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneen.
Eleventh and Bank streets.
EXECUTORS AUCTION SALE OF
Il TIE FINE BUSINESS STAND No.
1910 EAST MAIN STREET LATELY OC-
CUPIED BY MESSRS K. II FON & GO. 90
By request Of the executor Of the late VI
Pleassnts We VIII sell at auction. on the
premises, ON
FRIDAY. JUNE 25, 1856,
at % o'clock T.. ~, tire ABOVE described
VALUABLE STORE AND YELLING
convenient 10 hotels. dcpo's, tobacco ware
houses and market houses suitable for any
klud Of business. being In the very centre OF
Main street. Lot 25xl90 feet 10 wide
alley.
TRIMS; ore third cash balance at SIX
and twelve months. for negotiable notes
interest added secured by trust deed.
ArPERSON * co. aud
JOHN T. GOpDlN,
je2o Auctioneers.
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RJOOD

is tho life, and no is wise who remembers
IT. hut In March OF last year (lsSD con-
tracted blood poison, and being in Savan'
nah, g., at the time. went into tie hos
pital there for treatment. / suffered very
much nom rheumatism at the same time.
l did not get well under the treatment
there, nor was | cured by any OF the usual
means. / have now taken seven bottles OF
Swift q Specific. and am sound and well. II
drove the poison out through boils on the
akin. DAN LEAhI.
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wv " ''' kEs
Frame Bwelling-6 rooms: city water In
the house Ghirtieth street between Main
and Franklin: Gil per month.
Frame Dwelling on Franklin near Thlr-
tieth street: 6 rooms; slO per month.
Frame Dwelling on Thir'ieth street BE-
tween Main and Franklin; 3 rooms 6 30
per month; city water in the house.
Frame Dwelling. lO2 Denny street, Rock
cts; looms; IS per month.
= e. GOpDIN,
370sl5 Lester street.
le 10 COd3t Rockets.
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DICHMOND, FREDERlCkSBJ "f
N AND POTOMAC kAiLROAD.-1c d.
ple commencing NON Eabr.H 10 1900
sssteru standard time; .,,., ,,.,t.,
wv n '' dailv. stops only Al fsnlsnt,
Junction. Milford. aud Freio'
ricksburg. Sleeper 20 Hasf
lngton. Leaves VS. iust1n
FOR New York at IL \. u.
,,.o7 A Nj leaves Byri--trret siaii'h
iA''' daily. excepf Sdnity. Lea' %
washington t0r NrW 10 a.
arc z. ". slso D. limited -
.,opn caves nyrd-Sireet sta,ioa
daily. : eeper % New to.A
,o.es A. NJ. arriy,S Al Byrd. street - y.
daily. sleeper nom Sow l1fA.
a.se y. N. arrives az By ri street "a ~
daily. stops At Frrier ~
hurg Milford, aud Junction.
SLEEPER nom Ma>1'ng ion-
s.os NJ. arrives at Byrd-Sigeet stauhc
daily, except sunday.
A. NJ train connects AZ tfederloN,"
with Piedmont. Fredercks ana FO.'-
mac railroad for orange Courthouse.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
nAIIY EXCEPT SUNDAYS;
s.oo y NJ. accomm odstiou, IesVea
Broad. Street station; arriHS
At Ashland a. s L. VI.
1thp NJ leaves Elba; arrives a. As y
nav land A. 500 Z. NJ
TAO A Nj arrives at Elba: leaves Asa
WV land at o;as A. NJ.
ana A NJ. accommodation, arrives ~
Broad. stnset station; 'es'o'
Ashland at 8 A. VI.
$50 Y, H., arrives ~ k1ba leaves AAH'
land ut STA Z. NJ.
CA. TAYLOR. General Tiekss asens
T. T. D. MYEss. General sapsrialsnssAS
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AUCTION sALEs-rhl. Day.
JUNE az, 1850,

A UCTION SALE OF WEST.MAIN-
n swurrr PROpERTY.--By request OF
~ osrer We will sell by auction, upon the
TUESDAY. JUNE %, 1880,
=. . .o,ook p. NJ. SEVENTY BY ONE
~ ar q M I'm AND -FOUR FEET OF VALU.
hHf'E LAND on the south line OF Main
f q shorfap iaryie streets. with q
COMFORTABLE FRAME DNELLlNG;
No. 1907. thereon. This sale oHefs good
opportunity for speculation
ihh''' ' CHEWING Il BOSE,
ia Auctioneers.
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BY Furman Upper
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer
l0lG Main street.

lUlb MAIN street.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF IN.
~ PROVED AND CNlMPRDVEp REAL
ESTATE on NICHOLSON Street EOr ne
FITS. NEAR us INTERSECTION WITH
HE CHESAPEAKE AND ONO Rail.
ROAD 7 KACk.-By virtue oi a decree en-
tered Nay 3. IesI, IN the SAT- OF Co'giu ~.
Colgin and 0's., in the Chancery Court of
the city Of Richmond. the undersigned. ap-
pointed special commissioners fOi the par.
pose, VIII Oner for sale. on the premises on
sATURDAN,JCNE 20, Isss.
al & o'clock p. NJ, the following PRO.
PERKY
l. The HOUSE and Lot fronting s. feet o.
inches ON Tie east side Oi Nicholson street
near ~, intersection with tie Clesapesk e
and OHIO raj lWat trGck.
2 Tee HJl r. and Lot fronting g. feet ;
inches or Ire cast side Of Nicholson street.
at dining lhe above on the north.
3. TIE LOI commencing so feet north OF
tte ,0St-u'c ~ .U.ed lot and fronting 80 teet
On Nicholson street all OF sad lots running
back $50 Itet 20 aLai.ey Is feet wide.
IfHNs. one third cash the balance at
s.Xand twelve months, with interest added
EVIDENCED by negotiable notes, and the title
retained uatl the purchase. money IS pad
ana conveyance Ordered bv the Court
JOHN II. DiNNEEN,
j. l.. COOKE.
....fl ~ ..r. rf.sr.
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TRAINs NORTIMARI
sOaily. tDaily except sunday.
GVnppfNg-pf Afsr.1

sDaily. tDaily except sunday.
STOPPiNG-PLACfS.
Nos. 40 aud 81 make no siOrs. Me-
and a. stop only on sisna VI Caes'ef ...,.
trails, and Manchester. NoS LI ~ .. D,
80. SO. "a. 35. 80. and 81 stop ~ al sa.
for passengers
PCLLMANCAR ~FRNfCF
On Train No. 40 Sleep ng.carr Nr' ...,.,
sshington and Charleston Du fra. e..
43 sleeping cars between Iack.org 300 A.
Washington. On Trans 49, - arf a.
sleeping.oars between Now YORK AID la.
SONY lie.
THE ONLY ALL-KAiL LINE TO .J..
FDLh.
LEAVE ARRIVE
Kichmd d. 'Il.s0 4. NJ Sorfok.. BlOP.w.
Richmd, f6 80 =. ". Nprfpk.If IA
Norfolk $3.50 An. Rlchmi. leo l.. N.
Norfolk. 1850 p. NJ. Richm !. y ~ r. n.
These trains also make close connection
10 and nom f9rmviile, Lsuchbuls arf
southwestern points. aud AL stations ua
thu koriOlk and Western rsi road.
J. r. kENIY,
superintendent ~ Transportation.
j. ", EAEksoN. General Passenger Agent,
SnL HAAS Traffic Manager lr22
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THURSDAY. JUNE "a 1886.
BY Quarles & McCurdy,
Real Estate AuctlOneers.

A UCTION SALE OF VALUABLE
THIRTEENTH AND rot RrEENIH
STREETS No. 1891, OCCUPIED BN g. j.
SiNTON. E>Q.-At the request OF OVER. a
uOu-I eslGent, We Will offer for sale at auc-
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CUEsApEAKG AND ONO RAIL

CHESAPEAkE AND ONO RAIL
WAl.--NiAf L.. 1853
LEAVE RCh"ONp.
.tEAY. For Nsupor' News. O.l P0 20
Comfort and Norf1.F .4I.f rA-
crpi sunday.
ll.2sA.M. Through AMI Locai Ma x.
R5oF. y. F"r Newpnr's News o.'
iOint aud NDrtp.k. eKteih
SUNDAY.
100 Z. Vi Goriopsylls accom- uodal.n.
except Sunc@y.
s.l5 p N. FOR Louisville aOd Tnr..uati
hast Exp-es villa i-GuDsh
Pullman cars ially.
SUNDAY tNCC N~lDN 20 Nc"p.ti 8
Sevssud ODD Point. . \. NJ.
ARRIVE RICHMOND.
sao An. From Gaidonsy le, ,N''.t
tt.t,AH From Norfolk. Old Point. All
NeWport's Se-s' eAce'' 7"A-
day.
$40 =. ~. FROM local -. MS al '"o
West except SUNDAY.
a.1S y NJ From Odd P1ut Newport 3
NrWs aud Norfolk ih.45 Ak
cep, sunday. .
matt. fast express ia
erNpAY t'Nt'irRSllN llu u' Point
and Newport News 49, ,-~
pepot Seventeenth Az i.r'at = ne -
Tickets a. 1000 Main si-'.i ti,l
General ls-ss rsrr ftrN'
WILLIAMS C. WtcKuA$. s'c'N.
President.
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Two years ago contracted blood poison.
After taking prescriptions from the best
physicians here ana at Dallas, l concluded
To visit Hot Springs and on reaching Tex
efkana doctor recommended me to try
swift's Specific, assuring me that II would
benent me more than Hot Springs. Al.
though this
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19
An Uncomfortable Eternity!

Governor Foraker, as leader Of
the Republican party of Ohio, in
his late campaign, as candidate
for Governor, declared that 1.-THE
principle of taxing the Liquor Traffic
IS eternal IN the Republican party"
Now it this proposition be true,
we submit that it is providing a
most uncomfortable eternity for the
Christian and Temperance mem.
bers of the Republican party. If
the principle of taxing vice and in.
iquity is eterna! in the party, Of
course the party must spend its
eternity where it can exercise its
principle.
And as mo drunkard shall enter
the Kingdom of Heaven" where
the only beverage will be "the
water Of life," OF course there'll be
no liquor traffic there, and no occa-
sion for this eternal principle; and
the principle being eternal in the
Republican party" of course the
"principle" and the "party" will
be found together, and must be look.
ed for in--in--well, in the other
place.
Now what say you, brother Re-
publican Methodist, Baptist, Pres
byterian, Temperance man? Will
you repudiate Governor Foraker's
proposition? Or will you accept
and go where it's logic takes you?
For an eternal principle, we be-
seech you, take one with which
you can enjoy an eternity, where
the liquor traffic can never come.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19
Better Keep out of the Way.

A Third Party" has been organ.
lied to chastise the Republican
party for not resolving itself into a
Prohibition party.-Grafton Eagle.
Our good brother is in error. A
"Third Party" was organized to
"wallop" the whisky party, because
both the Democratic and Republi-
can parties refused to administer
the chastisement.
The Third Party" has gone at
the business promptly and vigor-
ously, and if either of the old par
ties come fooling round to take
the saloons part, and occasionally
feel the sting of the Prohibition
lash, they have but themselves to
blame.
Better keep out of the way!
The chastisiag must go on till every
nasty saloon is whipped out OF
every neighborhood.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19
Editorial Mon0tony.

The WEST VIRGINIA FREru,,
the Prohibocrat organ published .,
Parkersburg, has changed its nam ~
to THE FREEMAN, not that it lows
West Virginia less, but hopes to bs
able to work the Prohibocrats ~
other States to better ADVANTAGE
IntellSger,cer.
The WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
the Prohibocrat organ published at
Parkersburg, has changed its name
to The FREEMAN, not that it loves
West Virginia less, but hopes to he
able to work the Prohibocrats NJ
other States to better advantage
Huntington Republican.
The WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN
the Prohibocrat organ published at
Parkersburg, has changed its name
to The FREEMAN, not that it loves
West Virginia less, but hopes to be
able to work the Prohibocrats of
other States to better advantage
Tyler Star.
we might continue these elo.
4entand elegant notices, from Others
of our Republican exchanges, but
the above are sufficient to show
how they run.
The FREEMAN is naturally CRATE.
tul for most any sort of notice, but
somehow there seems to be
monotonous sameness in these
editorial ebullitions.
And we submit that it isn't fair
for all of you to draw on Bro. Hart
for brain venom. Couldn't some Of
you start something new? Couldn't
you somehow oive us change?
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19
COddIing with the SalOOnists,

The Commercial Gazette spends
one-half its time abusing Prohibi-
tionists and the other half in
coddling with the lawless liquor
sellers. This is a sample in the
latter line:
This would be a good time for
the liquor dealers to take their
business out Of politics. They
should think it far better to pay q
reasonable and discriminating tax
than an everlasting dribble of law
yers' feas and Doodle donations"
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19
"WET" AND "DRY."
How the Score Stands so Far.

So far as Local Option elections
have been held, under the new
law in Virginia, in the contest be-
tween Whisky and Prohibition, or,
as our Southern friends put it,
"Wet" and "Dry," the score stands
to date as follows:
"DRY."
Counties-Smythe, Montgomery,
Pulaski, Middlesex, Tazewell, Ac-
comac, Wythe, Washington, Eek
cept in one district), Bland and
Giles.
Districts-Two in Rockbridge,
one in Bedford, and one in Prin-
cess Anne.
Towns-West Point, Liberty and
Pocahontas.
"wEr."
Counties-Botetourt and Floyd.
Districts-Four in Rockbridge,
two in Amherst, one in Washing
ton, one in Albemarle, and one in
Princess Anne.
Towns-Floyd Court House, Fred
ericksburg, and Charlottesville.
Cities-Richmond, Lynchburg
and Manchester.
1t will be observed that the revo-
luton is not going backwards in
cole Virginny."
1t certainly behooves the liqu or
men to make the most of their
temporary city victories, for as
seen above the "rooral deestricts'
are giving them poor comfort.
The Saloon Must Go.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19
ton from the offense by the decls-
ions of the highest courts.

ton from the ofense by the decis-
ions of the highest courts.
Equity revolts at the idea of lay
ing tribute on vice and iniquity, to
compensate the State for material,
social and financial ruin.
Morality is shocked at the very
suggestion of taxing the vicious to
maintain the virtuous.
Political Economy demands the
prohibition of whatever tends to
corrupt, impoverish and destroy
society, and not that it shall have
carte blanche to continue to rob and
ruin, by paying back to suffering
society small per cent of its rob-
berries; and,
Common Sense is but the applica-
ton of Law, Equity, Morality, and
Political Economy, al combined.
There isn't ten-year old school
boy in all the land, take him un-
stuffed and uncontaminated by po-
litical pedagogues, but would an
swer promptly - If the saloons a
bad thing, stop it-shut 1t up; if it's
a good thing, let's have 'em; lots Of
'em,, as free as meat shops and gro
Gerry stores.
A man must be schooled in the
corruptions of politics before he
can conceive of the idea of taxing
public nuisance to get even with it.
But why waste time arguing
against such revolving PROPOSE
tions?
1t is but the mildest manner of
speech to say of the Scott Law, or
any like offspring of political
emergencies, whose sole aim is to
draw revenue from the vices and
debaucheries of the Lowest elements
of society, that it is reasonable
outrage upon the State, dastardly
insult to Christian civilization,
and heinous sin against Him,
whose attribute it is to reign and
rule, and who saith: "Woe to him
that buildeth q tour, a0ith blood, and
estabLisheth city By i1aiquityl0
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19
OUR NEW NAME.
IA Moral Mountain e--May its
Oruoen and Ozone never be less"

EVANSTON, ILL, May IA.
DEAR EDITOR.
Have just seen new number OF
FREEMAN, and noted change OF
name but not of base. "He IS q
freeman aohom the truth makes free"
has always been your motto, and
olive and let live" your manner of
life. The paper is moral noun
tain breeze. May its Oxygen and
Ozone never be less.
FRANCES E. WILLARD.
THE CHANGE A WISE ONE.
"The West Virginia Freeman,
the able and Jealous organ of the
temperance cause in this State, we
observe has dropped the "West Vir-
GINA" from its heading, and now
talks Prohibition simply as "The
Freeman" The change is a wise
one in more respects than one.
The newspaper with the short title
is the one that is more apt to have
its wise and witty sayings duly
credited than the one with the
compound head Wellsburg Herald.
DON'T LIKE IT.
"The West Virginia Freeman
has shortened its name and is now
simply The Freeman. We don't
like the change. When it was
born it was so christened, and grew
and prospered until it arrived at
years of discretion. 1t looks bad
for child, and a respectful and
obedient one too, 10 discard half the
name given it by its parents, when
it goes into strange place.
Ritchie Revieao.
Why, bless you, Dear Rev'ew,
don't you know the Freeman's
grown up and got married to the
general public, so that for long
time the people themselves have
been calling it by its shorter and
broader name, "The Freeman" sim.
ply?
A VERY SENSIBLE CHANGE.
1t is the West Virginia Freeman
no more, but The Freeman of ev-
cry place. A very sensible change
---MarshdU Herald.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19
The Furious Elements.
The Wind and Waters Playing
Havoc all over the World.

Last week was filled with terrors
and calamities in many parts of
both hemispheres, caused by sudden
and terrific storms of winds and
floods.
A terrible hurricane swept over
the central portions Of Spain,
destroying railroads, buildings, and
entire villages found in its path.
Scores of people were almost
instantly killed in Madrid, while
hundreds more were wounded.
In Kansas City, Mo-, a public
school building was wrecked by a
cyclone, and more than a score of
school children killed. The Court
House was wrecked also, killing
several Of the county and city
officers. Many other buildings in
the city were unroofed or demolish-
ed, the loss of life reaching nearly
forty, besides many wounded.
At Xenia, O., sudden water
spout and food in low part of
the city on Wednesday night,
swept away scores of dwellings in
the darkness, drowning entire
families about 80 lives lost.
At Dayton, O., was a similar
calamity. News of like character
came from many cities and towns
in Ohio, Indiana and other
Western States, reciting the I'M
precedented floods, winds and losses
of life, on this most fateful Wednes-
day night of last week.
Later in the week similar hurri-
canes and floods swept over differ
ent sections of Ohio and adjoining
States, carrying away dwelling
houses with whole families, barns
with horses and COWS, railroads,
bridges and all kinds of property
and improvements.
The daily papers are still filled
with lists of killed and wounded
in these unprecedented wars of the
raging elements.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19

The State Journal did valiant
service for the people of Wood
county by its able advocacy of
the Black Diamond subscription.
The Journal may always be counted
in, on any business enterprise that
has meat in it for the general
public.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19

This isn't the country for Anar-
chists. While the police are after
them, and raiding their dens of
bombs and dynamite, the Knights
of Labor denounce them.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19

The Democratic wandering Sena-
tors of Ohio have halted on the
sacred ground of Kentucky and
"manifestoed" at the Republican
Senators left behind, for running
the machine in their absence
without a quorum.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19

The Legislature of New York
defeated the submission of the
Prohibitory Amendment to vote
of the people, by vote of So for to
63 against. Another Republican
party setback"
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19

The editors of the Cincinnati En-
quarer and Commercial Gazette have
both been indicted for advertising
lotteries. This is in the right di-
rection; but there should be counts
in the indictments for public scan
dial and general 'orneryness," in
order to meet the cases.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19

Hon. Charles Wolfe, the popular
and able leader of the late move
ment Of Independent Republicans
in Pennsylvania, has come out and
proclaimed himself a full fedged
Prohibition party man. He says
''it is manifest the Republican
party of Pennsylvania doesn't want
reform, and there's no longer any
hope of relief, in either of the old
parties"
They're coming, father Abra-
ham,"
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19

Those runaway Ohio Democratic
Senators will hardly have occasion
to do public service in Columbus,
again, unless a sheriff goes with
them and takes them to the other
place, where they always have a
quorum" and have no election
fraud contests.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19

The Virginia courts hold that as
soon as the people vote against IL
cense, under the Virginia Local
Option Law, the saloons must close.
See Another Victory for the
Home" in another column.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19

Let Prohibitionists everywhere
continue to organize, no matter
how it makes politicians agonize
and antagonize.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1886

The boycott" is two-edged
weapon, that cuts both ways, and
one that should be boycotted in all
civilized communities.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19
RESURRECTED lNlQUITY.
The Thrice Dead Scott Law Alive
Again.

good people Of Ohio rendered a
verdict of guilty against the muir
derous liquor traffic, and recorded
their sentence of death in the con-
stitutiop of the State, to this
effect: "No license shall hereafter
be granted in this State, for the
sale of intoxicating liquors, as a
beverage"
Since that time, the people have
repeatedly re-afirmed their judg-
ment, and refused to set aside the
verdict, or in any way modify 1t IN
the criminals favor.
In their corrupt and wicked ALI
ances with this outlawed pirate,
the two great political parties of
Ohio have recrean.ly and treasona-
bly, failed and refused to execute
the recorded sentence of the people,
but have, through all these years,
courted the favor of the convict
criminal, because of its known
influence in politics and at the
polls.
The Democratic party, as such,
has openly declared its loyalty to
the outlaw, by resolving in favor of
license, directly in the face of the
Constitutional prohibition ordained
by the people; while the Republi-
can party has played fast and loose,
hot and cold, proclaiming itself
neither for nor against" and final
ly crystalizing it's cowardice, du-
plicity and treachery, in the cum
ming scheme of a tax law, whereby,
in drawing large revenue from
the outlawed traffic, it might ap-
pease the masses by base appeal
to the cupidity Of the taxpayer,
without offending the liquor men
with any efforts to enforce against
them the plain intent and spirit
of the constitutional inhibition
against the offensive trade.
And so it was that the Pond Law
was first enacted, taxing saloons
5000 each, which, it was boosted,
would enrich the State with an an
nual revenue of 100000.
This law was short-lived, a Re-
publican Supreme Court promptly
holding that its conditions and
provisions for enforcing payment
of the tax, made it, in effect, a Ii
cense, which was forbidden by the
constitution of the State.
Substantially the same act was
re-enacted, as the Scott Law, with
out some of the conditions of the
former, but retaining the ellen
clause" for enforcing payment of
the 5000 tax. The Republican Su-
preme Court again held this Glen"
feature of the law void, for the
same reasons as in the former case,
thus leaving the law half dead for
, lack of strength to enforce itself
and, finally, a Democratic Supreme
Court, coming in, put the ill-timed
, thing out of it's misery by killing
it outright, as altogether unconsti-
tutional.
And, now, another Republican
Legislature, in defiance of the
courts, and in contempt for the en-
lightened conscience of the Chris.
tian and Temperance people Of
Ohio, proceeds to resurrect this
thrice-killed law again, and to turn
it loose in the political arena on
another race for its life; all, Of
course, for no other purpose than to
: jockey and gamble for partisan ad.
: vantage, during the squabble be-
3 tween liquor men, lawyers, officers
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-05-19

THE FREEMAN Is ANXIOUS TO BE
SENT INTO 1000 NEW HOMES AT ONCE
AT ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.