The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-12-26
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The city election is over and ma
i0rity of the people have declared hy
their votes that they are willing to
grant 4 license to Il saloon for the pur-
pt1se of selling spurious liquors for the
ensuing year. The election was con-
ducted 50 quietly that stranger visit
fnu our town would not know that it
was election day unless he was told of
the fact The result was a surprise to
lralsy, but they need not look far for
the cauSe. The fact IS that the nropri
etor of the saloon, by conducting his
business i'm a quiet, orderly manner in
the past, has contributed more TO the
s0ceesS of the conservative ticket than
all other causes combined, and ii would
be we'll for him To stick a pin right
here for future reference. 1t is a good
pointer, and shows that well-eon-
Quoted saloon Is not so Objectionable as
it might be.
Several years ago one of Browns
ville's quiet, steady-gling citizens sud
denly became inbued with the idea
that Brownsville needed n railroad.
-At that time the only means of COM
,nunication with the outside world was
IL wrctclel, washed-out, portable bot
tom county road between Brownsville
and Halsey, the navigation OF which
in winter required about as skiilful a
bad storm. BROWNSVILLE at that time
had net got its EYES opened on the
railroad question, and the quiet, steady
going citizen was laughed at when he
persistently urged the people to give a
bonus to the Scotch company. AT last
his efforts were crowned with success,
the tics were laid, the rails were spiked
Slox1l and the little engine puffed up
stS car station. Or course the rosd h;.s
never been what we desired, but when
we remember that the little engine
brought the big one, and that i'll n few
gears from now Brownsville will he
situated on one of the trunk lines of
sthe great Northwest, the gratitude of
the people of Brownsville Is due tu
George A. Dyson. the man who so per
sSiStently, in the face of all opposition,
urged the people tn bring the iron
s7lorSe to this town. From quiet cor
z1ler in the freight house, Sunday, we
-tvatched the expression of satisfaction
s4,n his face rs he read the words,
Union Pacificn on a big box car on
sstiae side track, which came to Brawns-
vile as the re ult of his tireicss efforts
The people of South Brownsville
will hold a meeting this week for the
sllurpose of resurecting their long-sluni-
herring corporate authority, and also
for the purpose of procuring a new
t.harter. This step has become me-
t-vssity for the reason that South
brownsville numbers among its citi-
zens some of the most enterprising and
Intelligent young men that Linn eaun-
- Y can boast Of whose wounded pride
mas borne the taunts of their neislibors
-.s long as human nature could stand
T he homes of these men had 70 be ap.
sprOached over the ruins of a once
sleautifHl town, where the diligence OF
-. Paul was exemplified from the pulpit
and where the parable of the unffuit-
fdl tree was expuunded every Sabbath
day MANY times during the last
seven years have we sat in the churches
in South Brownsville and listened To
the story of the foolish virgins who
:s9loWcd tbs oil to burn out of their
camps, and tl.en went cut into the
darkness and tore a hole in our best
Sunt1ay-sehool pants while trying to
get out of q big rupture in the side
walk; and yet the citizens of South
BROWNSVILLE expect to walk the gold
lined streets of the New Jerusalem in
their beautiful diamond slippers, and
leave poor Memo tangled up amongst
the rotten skeleton Of an ancient side
walk to work out his salvation the hest
way that he can. Gentlemen of the
slaoss-back brS ed. if this is your inter-
i4retation of the golden rule-namely.
do unto others as you wish to be done
by-we wish to say right here that you
are away off your base, and if you ever
wear them golden slippers in the
New Jerusalem, it viii be against the
stern protest of your humble servant
for whose feet you have so often set :.
snare that he fears to visit one of your
churches after dark. OF course YOU
have saved a few dollars thereby, and
If you think that you have gained the
right TO turn up your nose when we
pass You on the street, we will forgive
you and prayerfIl. v ask the Onin &
cient Creator to shed a new light Il. ro 5
your pathway. With feelings of pr :
found soTrow have we witnessed TIE
decay and neglect by which you are
surrounded, and many times have we
said to ourselves, ":Iere are the foolish
virgins. with Aht dog-gasted dr,ep Of
oil in their lamps, and with the wicks
sputteTing in IN uncertain way as they
try tn lead the sinners to repentance
oSer . nles.sly, rotten sidewalk" 1t
was n clear case Of the blind leading
the blind, with the certainty of al
falling into the ditch together. In con-
cluS:on. we most respectful Is ask YOU
10 let your lower lights he turning,
send q glcan acr.rs The wave, some
poor, raggliaghomeward sinners
sunday bFceciies you may save.