The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-02-29
,ALOONISTS INTIMIDA-
TED BYTHE w. U.
hrhe Guyandotte 1mbroglio.

&rum rule" the friends OF soDrlety
Ire not allowed to enjoy in peace,
}be fruits OF their fairly earned VIC
5ory in Guyandotte. We clip an
article from the Huntington Argus
In reply to the whining of saloon
lilly, that sets forth the situation.
Ed. Argus In the Huntington
dvsrtiser OF the 21st inst, appears
I'm article with the above heading,
1 n regard to the late municipal
Election held here, in which the
anti.license party was entirely sue
cessful in electing their entire tick
et by large majority, The license
party are now endeavoriEg to hold
fhe respective Offices, and refuse to
burn the books and papers over to
the newly elected officers, claiming
that the day of election was illegal.
The law commands that all towns
8of less than 1900 inhabitants shall
n hold their municipal elections on
THE first Thursday in January but
they say the municipal officers
must first adopt an ordinance for
the adoption Of said law, and make
Ia record thereof. The first Council
Selected after said law had gone into
zefect failed to comply with its
terms, after having their attention
drawn thereto by the Mayor and
certain of the Council, they being
cognizant of the change in the law ),
and moreover they had the late
sCode containing said law in their
4 possession. The anti license party
anu the voters generally were not
oognizant Of the change in the law,
and accepted the change of time
#from April to January in good faith
Now, Mr.. editor, and all good and
.aw abiding people generally, If
Fraud or irregularity has been COM
mitted, who is the perpetrator2
H This very Council and those hold
Hing offices since thelaw was enact
ed have held them and handled
the peoples money contrary to law;
Il but now, since the voters have ssid
With emphasis, thou art weighed
IN the balance and art found want
ing,and they see the scepter depart
ing from them, they cry out aloud.
Stop! hold on this was the wrong
Gay for you to be elected. If we
had been elected it would have
been all right, and we would have
SAID nothing about the matter
Since we have b cid the Offices these
several years, we would like to hold
them little longer"
In the Aaqus of last week, there,
appears an item over the signature.
OF Dolly" in which the saloon
men of Guyandotte should have
SAID that they were intimidated by
the W. c. T. U. Now my friend
saioon keeper, and advocates of the
incense system generally, are you
not ashamed to stand up and cry
intimidation" on the part of few
physically weak and delicate wo-.
men | thank God, that for God,
mosalltyssand q pure home, they de-
serve the grsndest ovation ever
melted out to their sisters in this
quarter of the nineteenth century
NUN i'd ted! By what? By
Standing from early morning till
sondown trying, with tears trick
Ing DOWN their cheeks, and with
T 1nelr lips offering prayer to the
hfone OF Grace, trying to infu-I
ence you to cast your ballot, it may
oe' Tor your own salvation. Intim-
'oa'lon, indeed What an appel
,aslon to apply to company of
women who, by persuasion and
prayer only, seek to relieve our
iano and cur homes from the great
ess curse Of modern civilization,
anasmuch as rum and strong drink
generally, and the modern saloon
stseper especially, is responsible
loi seven-tenths of all the crimes
oommltted in our land. Our jails
are ere OVERLOOKING with criminals on
aScount OF it; our courts are crowd.
.u on account of them our peni-
sentiaries are filled with them
poornouses and lunatic asylums
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