The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-01-02

Ssdr reasons for not being prohibi-
ZIONIST, rs published IN the EXPRESS
OF lee. 5th, seems to have badly irri-
tated an individual IN 1sngene signing
himself Tgo, who seizes the prohibition
bloody shirt and shakes 1t vigorously
at Memo, and at the sa,ne time relieves
his overburdened feelings of choice
selection of epithets and pet names.
When we wrote that article to the Ex-
PRESS we were in hopes that some
sane man would answer IL; we did not
know that any lunatics were running
loose; and yet we did not expect filir
answer from party that Is attempting
To Introduce practice that Pontius
PLATE could not sanction, and which
brought John ID. Lee to a violent death
at the hands OF an outraged people
The fanatical zeal of the prohibitionist
is on all exact parallel with the ancient
Jews, and we have been wondering
why they don't adopt the practice of
circumcision. III we cnuld have our
way we would commence with Igo
and circumcise the whole gang. They
brand the distlllers, brewers and sat
loon men rs criminals, and vet they
have broken no law.
Christ filled the empty jugs and bot
ties Mt the marriage feast ia Canaan
Had he done so in the State of Kansas
he would he landed in the penitenti-
ary, ostracised from society and classed
with the red-nosed gentry with red
neckties by the wild-eyed prohibition
crank, who is dissatisfied because God
has brought sin and temptation into
the world that we may bear the cross
and thereby win the crown. They
want q world without sin and tempta-
tiyn. God has not done his work TO
suit them. Why don't they start n
little world of their own aud get pat =
ent on 1t and 1nit munkeying with
this old concern which, according to
Igo, is going to the devil headiong
Igo, old boy, don't you think you have
Internal poor material To start reform
movement on? If you don't think so
you are not reading the prohibition
papers very attentively. Perhaps YOU
have come to the same conclusion that
we have. and that is that they are ly-
ing like blazes about il.
In your disjointed criticism of our
article you say that we have laws pro-
hibiting duelling, murder, theft, arson,
gambling, counterfciting. polygamy,
aud the circulation Of lottery tickets.
Now, Igo, why did not our lawmakers
go as far as the prohibitiouists and
prohibitit the manufacture and sale
of firearms with which the duellist
and murderer does his bloody work?
/ Why don't they prohibit the manu-
| facture of matches, so that no man
can commit arson? Why don't they
stop the manufacture of playing cards
TO reform the gambler? Why don't
they carry out the doctrine Of pIohibi-
tion and cut off the hands of the thief,
and cut out the tongue of the perjurer?
Why don't they prohibit the minting
of all coins and the making of green
backs, so as TO break the counterfeiter
up in business? If prohibition is right
why can't our lawmakers go as far rs
the prohibitionist proposes and pro
hibit all marriages, not only in Utah
but in the whole United States? If
they should do 50 it would be in strict
accordance with the doctrine of prohi-
bitica in its dealings with the liquor
traffic. Our law makers have control
of the mails aud can stop the eircula-
tion of lottery tickets, but whether
they have the right TO do so or not is
an open question. We say this With
out Intending to favor any lottery
scheme or game of chance.
And now, friend Igo, when you read
this article don't grab up your pencil
and make fool of yourself, as YOU did
/ last week. Stop and think. We have
given you reason and facts i'm return
/ for ridicnle and wild assertions, and Il
we hear any more foolishness from yuu
we will go TO Eugene and spank you
good. MEMO.