The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-03-19
E[.STON.

The farmers legislature is not quite Al
popular as it was two months ago. 1t
now looks a little like if it has been cap
tured,
Democratic platform IN lS92. Clcve~
land for president; free trade; demoni-
tise silver and down the pensions for vice
president, X. Z. Bland free and unlimi-
ted coinage of silver: ,ariif for revenue
only down with pension,
Elwood Durham and Henry IIeidker,
students of Otterville college, came down
last week. Elwood came home to re-
main, as lie has been unwell for some
time.
We learn that Nj. John L. Garman
has sold so acres Of his farm to Simon
Bondalicr, whose farm adjoins.
There was a large attendance at church
Sunday. Rev. Anthony Of the NJ E.
church south, preached an effective SER
mon from John 18th, 3%9thlvcrse. At the
close the sacrament wa administered to
a large number of communicates.
Il. T. Goodall and wife attended church
in Elston Sunday.
Mr.. j. w. Scruggs Of ScrugSs statioL,
was in Elslon Sunday.
Pi'a'''rg Elder Clark of the NJ. f.
church South, was unable to attend the
quarterly conference at this place last
week through sickness.
The Ei>ton Sunday school was organ
lied by the election of W. L. Cleghorn
superintendent, 5. 4, Pace assistant %.
GOugo secretary and treasurer.
There has been in Elston aud vicinity
a number of "wind mills running at
their full capacity concerning the lawful
ness and unlawfulness Of selling cider
and bottled bitterS, and one car hear all
kinds Of chimney corner law quoted:
Well our wind NIL grinds out that any
one thu wants to can sell cider without
license. As to medicated bitters, this
place, politically, is muchly democratic,
and they must have their ''mcdicine"
according to directions on the bottle. A
wine glass fun three times per day aud
repeat between times as often as is nee
eSsary so that the man who sells 1t is act
ually Il bcnefactor to those who have need
of it, but now it seems that the recipients
of this medicine are threatening to pros
ecute or prosecute their bencfactors and
| claim they have law and Justice in doing
so. Ye wise men, what has so recently
walked up? Was it the raid for bitters
| and tobacco u short time ago, or was 1t
the sweet scented language, cusses and
! big dams of the raiders, was it the dis
orderly conduct that awoke justice and
protection from the deep, s~lumbering
~silenceP If you are awake we appeal to
you in behalf Of right and law. Our old
turkey hen has been gobblcd up and her
body baked and boiled in a stolen pot
over a burning lime kiln. Our bottled
stuff has been coniiscated and the bottles
lost forever. Great fiat plugs of our to-
baccO have been swept from the face of
the earth and after suffering other in-
dignities law and justice as administered
seem to take a front seat ia court and
make Il mouth and wry faces at these
complaints. Dare we to ask is justice
between man and man in his digniticd
seat, or are we left to think that there
may be a little one-horse king called
prejudice under the throne? No, we
do not believe that impossible; for
it to be narrow contracted prejudice,
malice, greed, want it all yourself,
no, no; nothing of that sort. The
idea is preposterous and absurd, but
oh, We wise who are versed in law and
justice, what is it.