The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-12-28

or low water in the Desplaines or I'LL
noiS rivers.
On the list day Of June next we pro
pose. on account Of the generous sup
port we have received from our patrons
of this paper, to present our SuDscrlb
ers present of a lot in the prosperous
city Of StreatOr. We wish the Ere
| Press and the Ottawa FREE TRADEI
to understand that there is no rattle II
this gift; that there is no gambling
scheme connected with the giving oI
our subscribers a lot. 1t is a free gift
and we would make the present on the
LIST day Of January but for the fact
that a large number of our industrious
citizens among the homeless have re-
questcd that the grand prize of a lot
shall not be presented until all have
had an opportunity to behold the
prize. -!StreatOr Aldependent- Times.
That is substantially what Rose
said. He, too, is waiting for ''all to
have an opportunity" to see his prize
team-"bchold the prizew-before he
raflles it Off, we suppose, although he
agreed with his ticket-buye's that he
would rattle 1t Off last August, after
several months advertising OF the
team.
If this present Of lot" is not a lot
terry, why wait until next June to give
it away? Get out band and lead all
who want to see it around to it and
show it to them and give it away.
Tell the truth, now-are you not walt
ing until next June so that as much
time as possible will elapse in which
to get subscribers to your paper by
this bait of a lot, to some one of whom
the lot is to be given? Isn't your object
that Of getting men to take your paper
in the hope, in the breast Of each one
of them, that he will get the lot? You
know il is. You know that you are
not going to give away this lot with
out expecting some substantial return
for it.
You, sir, as a reputable business
man, and above all, as reputable
man, directing and mould
ing the morals Of a community, ought
to be above such methods, and set the
example of a compliance with the
laws of your state, whether you be-
leve in them or not. You are defying
them, trusting to luck that no one
will complain of you to the grand jury
for violating that law.
How are you going to give this lot
away? You say you have l,20O sub
scribers. Are you going to give each
an undivided one-twelve-hundredth
interest? You are going to give it to
the people of Streator. Are you going
to give each person in Streator an I'M
divided one-nine-thouSandth interest
in that lot? If you want to show
your philanthropy, why don't you sell
the lot and give the money to the
poor-to the Ladies' Library Associa-
some regularly organized
Why wait until June? Do
it now when the poor need woolens,
meat and fuel!
As a matter of fact, you mean to
make that lot a bait to catch sub
scrbers, and will 1--WE doubt not give
it to the lucky man who happens to
hold the lucky number in your rattle
for the lot.
We believe yOu are honest enough to
do as you agree, and give away" the
lot. That cannot be said Of your
friend" Rose, for he did not. He took
mems money just as you mean to do;
but he broke his agreement and still
holds the team-or the mortgage does
If you want to make special claim
to being "friend" of such men, you
are welcome; but in that case you
must not object and get mad and rip
and tear around, and cry out, "Oh,
you're jealous" if men say, "Well,
there's two of a kind"
You are violating the laws of your
state by rattle Of this knd-call it |
gift, prize, or what you will.
Rose did the same thing: but he |
his violation of the law
by a willful violation of faith with his
Observation-Disclosures dupes who trusted
in his promises. You may take such |
men to your ample bosom and slobber
over them as ''0tr friend Rose" but
you can't make reputable business
man of him or yourself by SO doing
The FREE TRADER has no war with
lhe Ind. Times, it is simply entering a
protest at the open violation of the
ottery act as practiced by newspaper
men who should not hold the law of the
state in open defiance. And the FREE
TRADER appeals to honorable men in
jhe profession TO stand by this posi-
ion. No newspaper that openly, as
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