Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-02-03

1 Hs000 WtsS 1890
H1aA.
The editor 81 the Herald seems 10
havs had ! funny streak when he
pennsd Inc above. II The SPEAKS for
IN entire democratic press Of the
ssass md allpo the individual menu
han of tho Alqpocratic purity THE
|CoUslER SilIa 6csps II = the truth
and sgrss 1hat every democratic
ns~spapsr @ very democrat In
The state - =. Experimentation
ists and sJsbowll ffor the saloon.
Rlk PoiIll IN also the left
hnndsd 16rlf limsnt Ia lQys ex-
6nOly movi1 hong TIE Rad
u prosperity in ! remarkable de-
gree. She ID building fine school
housse, elegant churches. putting IN
Tho best VI cement Sidewalks, grad
Ing up streets, building splendid
brick business blocks aud nlagrid-
cent private residences, and in in
every way making pr'gress that il
encouraging and ~flattering to. her
entsrprising citizens. The fertile
lands surrounding il are becoming
more valuable each year. Lands
sell from 325 70 80 t.sr acre-tbe
nearer the town the higher the price.
All these things we are enjoying
without The aid Of the saloons.
While The editor Of the Herald is in
such I Zip mood, w want TO sub
init the follow ing for lis careful
consideration. II 10 from . citizen
Of his own town who no doubt
knows what no il talking about. Il
il brought out through ! comparison
Of two towns, one under prohibition
and one under the open saloon rule,
to 1 Yankton audience. Here Is
what Mr.. D. J. Perrin says Of his
owN town:
Now / want TO give 10 you = few
lacts about another town in our
state, " show you q very different
condition. The town il Armour, in
Douglas county, aud let me say be-
fore going further, that you can be
sure that ! am not sxsggerating one
Of these statements about this place;
for Arm0lr b my home, and ! have
. pride fOr my home town which is
natural for almost every person. II
I were telling you Of the business
prUs pects Of our town, Of tie amount
Of merchandise that il sold there
every month, Of the amount 81 grain
and number Of carlOads Of stock
shipped every week, this pride
might, Il 10 true, tempt me TO mako
Everything appear No large % pos
sible. but Tor the attitude Of the
town towards temperance ] have no
pride. am ashamed of il. /
have no desire to make others aware
Of il. / have hesitatsd about max
ing II known 70 YVp~-tifig 1vensing,
butJhaSeU6ncIuded that, II il can be
tot Any help 70 you and can make
you realise where your town stands
and TO what II may come, | consider
IL my duty to tell you.
Armour has q population Of lrst
than l,O00-prohaOly somewhere
about TOO. She las At present sever
salosns, one Tor about every 100 IL.
habitants. She is Overrun Will
gambling d4ns; tive vi)eet kinds o
places are allowed TO exist witilou,
the ieast m0lestation. Every kind
OF evil that follows the salOon hal
found an entrance. Throughout
the state the town hss the reputa
tion 81 being m evil place. Vii,
men whom driven from other places
resort thither for there they inG
protection rather than opposition
Many who come TO the town and
sse what il the real condition d
affairs 90 away saying that il is til.
AtOughest" town they have seen.
unan who had lived some years II
the Black Hills, spent u few days II
the town last summer, aud his yer
dict was that, although he had seer
some Of the worst places IN til.
Hills aud had been IN thetn,he hxf
never found one worse than Armour
The nai0rity Of the business mel
are drinking mon. 6Onle who wert
at ono time loyal temperance n,ei
arc now hard drinkers. Men wlrcn
hardly any Oue ever expected to ses
1nter ! saloon now arc seen Their
every day. Il d. not N unsua
thing for : man - come 70 town
with ! load Of farm prcducts. Be-
tho money fr il, 60 te,a saloon @
rambling sian, gst drunk, speaA al
ne had. aud Gmd himselfi III the TOW,
Jail the next morning and be com
PEELED ~ borrow money 70 pay his
hna before l,e can b released. Will,
Twas home during tile last Christ
mas holidays, / heard Vt thing
which occurred on Main street II
plain daylight which decency for
bids me maintaining. This Is tn
condition in which the town now Is
If the editor Of the Herald CAT
read The above without hanging hi
head In Shame, he IAN draw on u
for . many drinks - no thinks h
can hold.