Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1892-01-02

! 1 have been sucked in 30 often
that 1 have always had a fellow
feeling for Jonah, and I don't see
how any man who ever plowed
a mule can keep from sympa-
thising with BALKAN.
''AbOut that Distinguished
Judge who Threatened to
! kill You"
CLINTON. KY, Dec. 13 '91.
Mr.. c. O. Moore, Editor.
DEAR SIR-Your paper (The
Blue Grass Blade) comes into our
Office regularly. 1 presume my
friend J. D. Taylor is taking it.
To say the least of it, we ap-
preciate it, and read it closer than
any paper we take; among which
are the following. The Courier
Journal, st. Louis Globe Demo-
crat, St. Louis Republican, New
York Herald, The Voice, The
National Economist, The Clinton
Democrat, etc.
Now about the distinguished
Judge who threatened to
kill you, if you ever
put his name in your paper
again. I do not know who he is,
nor do 1 care to know. One thing
l do know, that in my estimation
as a semi-Democratic Prohibi-
tionists, he is so very small that if
he were brought under the most
powerful magnifier he would not
appear larger than a fy-speck
on the Western Hemisphere.
l have one thing to say; I ad-
mire your true manly courage, but
l can not conceive Of the very
potent fact, why and how you ever
managed from "knocking all the
face off of him."
For one to promulgate the prin-
ciples that you do, and do it 30
fearlessly and unfinchgly, shows
the very highest marks of true
bravery and heaven born patriot
ism.
For a man to walk up to you
and threaten your life on the
grounds that that man did, shows
not the slightest resemblance Of
bravery. Bot to the contrary de-
picts and paints in the most pow
erful and objective language
known to the human race, the.
characteristics and qualities of
real cowardice.
Man, when viewed in the light
of his nobility and when contend
ing for true patriotic principles, is
the sublimest production of Divine
creation. But when viewed in
the light of one man accosting his
fellow man on the street, and
threatening to deprive and take
from him that which can be given
only by omnipotence, in Divine
creation, is a scene of carnage, of
savagery of Nervousness, of bull
dogs, of bulls, and all that is
"damnable in war and pusilani-
NOUS in peace.
Just continue the good work of
putting hot Goals of fire on these
old soar-headed hypocrites, who
sit in the front pews and Amen
corners, on Sunday, and 60 out in
the week and rob, by encouraging
and selling this article which is
now sapping the very life blood
of our nation.
Every time you get on their
toes they will squeal "enough."
Now in conclusion about this
Judge. 1 want to say that 1
would not know him from
"Adam's off OK" and it may be
that he neve drank a drop of al
cohol in his life, and, if such be
the case, on this one point he
should be heartily commended,
and l bid him God speed. But
in the future he ought to stop and
think over the fact that man is an
intelligent being, that he is en-
dowed with reason, and with
judgment and that God created
him one step above the lower ami
mails, and man certainly ought to
appreciate his Creator and rever-
ence him for the very high stand
ing that has been given to man
in the animal world.
You are doing a noble work and
| am sure that the intelligent pub
lie appreciate you.
Sincerely Yours
JOHN T. EVANS.