Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06
FROM TAX PAYER"
EprroR DE,1ocRAr.

W. ~ Il ". k1S SC8ItS Out WtOu OOkA1Ue20es
starts to deny my assertions, but before
getting through denying one sentence
admits It, then misconstrues what I say
by saying i would have christian
citizens warning criminals of their
danger and shielding them from the
penalties of violated law" inferred
nothing of the kind. I wanted no
criminals shielded, but deprecated
the manner in which these suits were
brought. 1 claim 1t is not in accordance
with christianity to do wrong to correct
another wrong. I say it is not in ac-
cordance with the teachings of Jesus
Christ. The emphatic command OF
Christ is ''Love thy neighbor as thy
self" He taught no specialism. Ny
idea Of temperance is moderation, and
believe it applies to everything. But
another Tax Payer would have
these people make proper restitution,
then the ladies. like the Savior, will do
what they can; but our Savior didn't
send out spies with falsehoods in their
mouths to find out what Zaccheus had
done.
According to the whole tenor Of the
article "Another Tax Payer" is repre-
senting himself as an agent Of the w.
C. T. u, which doubt. If, however,
you are the true representative and
you believe in your duty to enforce
laws, why not attack laws which are
violated every day and doubtless very
frequently in your hearing. As tax
payer am perfectly willing to pay the
expenses of Furnishing law breakers in
the true sense Of the term, but you
have no moral right to ''go fishing"
with "Jim Grow" spies who encourage
the violation of the law and then
saddle the expenses on me when you
fail to convict. There is nothing right
about this, and 1 do not believe your
own By Laws require or encourage
anything Of the kind. If it does yonr
name is worse than q misnomer.
: You say ''Our SAVIOR would have
saved Jerusalem but could not" No,
he could not. yet he did not manifest
ctoss or arbitrary vindictive disposition
by or through any arbitrary law. But
did not write my first to enter into a
dispute or discussion; simply am un-
able to understand how the w. c. T. U.
can possibly follow out the tenor of
their name and be so incorporate, un-I
ChristIike.
1 find quite a strong lesson in st.
John Sth, / to IL inclusive, especially
the 7th and 1lth verses. That is rather
a strong lesson of charity. st. Paul
says, in 1 Cor. 81: knowledge
pnffeth up but charity ediieth," and
/ Cor. 13:
1 Though speak with the tongues of men and
Of angels and have =, not charity. am become a.
undersssnd ali my y.seriss, and all knowledge; and
though 1 have all f.ith: 30 that could remove
mountains. and have not charity, 1 am nothing
8 And though bestow all my goods to feed the
poor. and though give my body 70 b burned, and
have not charity. 1t profteth me nothing.
Charity eufEereth long. and is kind; charity
envieth nothing; charity vsunteth not itself, is
not pufed up,
Doth no. behave itself unseeminsiy, seeketh
not her own, b not easily provoked thinketn no
8 Rejoiceth not in iniQuity, but reieiceth in the
Beareth ali thing. believeth all things, hopeth
ali things, endureth ali things.
g Charity never faileth: but whether there be
tongues they shall cease; whether there be know
ledge, 1t shall vanish away.
Q For We know In part, and We prophesy in
10 Bat when that which is perfect is come. then
that which 10 In p art shall be done away.
underssood a. . child, I thought :. : child: bat
when became q man. put away childish things.
Il For no. We see through glass, dsr.ly: but
then face 70 face: now know In part Dut then
shall know even - ! am known.
IS And nov abideth faith, hope. charity. these
three; but the greatest Of these 10 charity.
In regard to the s. of w., I would say
they did an honorable act if their
obligations is such as to warn a brother,
and the prosecuting witness violates
that obligation. No person who has any
regard for an oath will deny the fact
that the s. Of VS., who testified in the
case, regarded an oath or obligation as
binding, and he who violates one oath
or obligation can not be trusted. and
he would be q good subject for the w.
C. T. U. to do some missionary work
upon.
Now as to "Another Tax Payer" Of
the Tribune, I would simply say he
assumes u great deal and evidently
knows very little. If 1t is so cOwardly,
and you are a full fledged lady or
gentlemen why do you don the nom de
plu,ns Of Another Tax PayerP" fear
you measured my corn in your measure;
especially so far as the proverbs are
concerned. have assumed no great
knowledge. have asked the w. c. T.
U. u few plain, practical questions,
and they have answered none; but if
you will give any assurance that you
will pay my taxes ak months for one
hundred dollars I will make you n
present of beautiful parasol. and If
for one year with two hundred l will
make you a present of fine silk dress.
No, have never found fault with
our present county attorney; but, the