The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-06
COL. AsrHopY,s WINES.


The public has hardly recovered from the
distress of learning that the leading third
party organ. "The Voice." has been pub
fishing the most enticing and seductive testi-
monials to the valve and curative qualities of
certain ''tonic. which turns out to be largely
composed of alcoholic liquor. when the shocking
discovery Of Colonel Anthony's fall from
teetotal grace bursts upon it. A ribald press
has been accustomed to insinuate that the
prohibition of Kansas saloons did not nee
essarily Danish the wine that cheers from the
premises even of the most earnest believer in
regulating his neighbors' appetites. 1t has
been limited, from time to time that the pat
rons of the drug stores were not all ct the
class which would congregate in saloons It
only the saloons were there. Some have gone
so far as to name the lanented ST. John as
one who was prohibitionist in theory rather
than practice. The Journal has turned deaf
ear to these stories preferring to believe
that they were baseless ISLANDERS,
or. that if they had any base it was in the lit
tie family TASKS whose contents are useful in
case of sickness, and from which the most
sanity may imbibe for his stomach's sake.
in emergency. as did DR.. Leonard. This
view, however, it is impossible to take in re-
gard to Colonel Anthony. Colonel Anthony
is man of tolerably good health, and it is
difficult to believe that the several hundred
dollars worth Of choice wines, WHISTLES and
brandies which. he has unwisely confessed,
were stolen from his cellar, were placed there
for medicinal purposes only. It is barely pos
sibIe, of course. that he had hidden them
there in order to keep bibulous people from
drinking them; but this position is hardly ton
able. since the same object would have been
served by breaking the bottles, and he could
not hope to make his residence safe de-
posit for ali the whisky in the State.
It would DO an injustice to Colonel Anthony
to suppose that the liquors were secretsd there
for his own private consumption. He has
been a prorsinent figure before the Kansas
public for many years, and did his habits be-
lie his preaching to so extensive degree as
the quantity Of liquor would seem to indicate,
the fact would have been disclosed long ago.
Naturally, it must be concluded, that he had
stocked his cellar for the benefit Of his guests.
Now Colonel Anthony,it is well known. is
the eloquent and earnest champion Of two
great causes He wants prohibition laws and
be wants women to vote The followers of
these causes look up to him as leader. and
flock to his standard and his home. He
entertains them in large numbers. It is not
TO be suspected for q moment that he treats
the prohibition workers to the product of the
still, but with suffragists it may be different.
There is nothing in equal suffrage principles
to prevent the opponents thereof from bolster
ing up their energies by any means within
reach. The suffrage question is not intoxi-
eating in itself, and it is but fair tc suppose
that the laborers in the vineyard frequently
need . stimulus. What more natural than
that the Colonel should supply 1T He knows
the workers. and that they are of too stern
stuff to be overcome by the insidious foe, and
be gives it to them for the sake Of the cause.
If this be the truth of the matter, as the jour
nal believes, the Colonel is heroic and viii de-
serve the praise rather than the condemnation
of all who are able to realize that in all great
public movements custom and law must be
subordinated to expsdiency. ~