Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-25


Local optlan ID rrobitltson's greatest
enemy. sAld J ;. Hurhes q Chicago
the neged faofstsf.on orator. IN The
E4gie se<f6s<l4, ~D.rea-e sposs All
spss1d. fruf heath spot< xlA ri. Pro
Litltioa IL the stst-< that kass Adopted
u Las t<~en fallare because The Lac
has not i<en executed A psohii,ltson
statute h - 10 sslus Gniee< f1efe -
pfohlblt.on simin.<lF3t,sn that believes
Ia H. Laws that are net enforced ARE
MORSE than no laws a eli Lei vac tell
YOU = eorions story oonceTniICs the ca
farcenent II liquor laks The town II
Hicksyille. Ohio. elected as marshal .
man ~ he bad t.eea x ultlef and saloon
keeper. he ~as formerly Texas
tough. but be ssld he had cut the s<ieon
business ana would e1f.aoe tho laws II
elected He did lie made every ssloon
IA the city live right up % the letter Il
the iax. And more than that he VAS
familiar with eli the tricks II the trade.
and Gang hf every sinner that strsyedf from
the path. Nov. believe that saloon
keeper. II elected % Office and made 10
feel that - long A. he does hls sirsct
duty be may retain his po~iiion. viii do
better work than = clergyman of any
other man. Strange opinion. you thinkr
j believe IL true A saloonkceJef IL not
IN the business because he ants To he.
lie would rather srii water than whisky
II he could make an much money. lie IL
human, the same "a the rest ~ us: h4s
mother Kissed him and fondled him "a
mine did nae. He 10 usually q man ~
courage and no small amount II IN
genuaiy. You elect one IL them "a ~
flee. pay him a good salary and inform
him that % long as he cnforces the Law
his tenure 81 Office IL secure. and Id ss
soon have him administer the affairs ~
the government az an. other man. Put
such man az that back IL the prohibi
ton statute and he'd wipe out The
whisky business or die In the attempt
lie IL the kind u . man that has the
pluck Ia do IL"
Now. about that appointment as state
OIL inspector" esid Neal Mcmillan az
Rockford in The Morton Yesterday, sifs
like this: haven't received my com
mission yet. but expect II every day.
Sellers hasn't received the appointment
either. but he 10 just NJ confident. ! tell
him he ought not 90 be 80 trustful. hut be
persists. Several of our friends have
suggested that We fight IL out with four
ounce gloves. but that is iuipracticahle.
Sellers is a smaller man than I. He
would be AT disadvantage unless l
trained down to his weight. That would
be too hard on me. Besides. since Sci
lers oyerpowered the man that tried 10
swipe his trousers. I've been little
afraid IL him. We might shake dice. or
shoot craps. or pitch pennies. or even
play seven-uP. I'm willing 10 give Mac
fair chance
There is wild scramble for Mime
sofa pine lands now. said Don j. l.ea,h-
ers in The Morton yesterday. Mr..
feathers has just returned from Du-
lufh. where be had been 10 look after
some pine that he owns in that vicinity.
The surveys q several townships have
just been completed and the pine IL
coming into the market. II is selling
for % 10 al 30 an acre The sfumpage
will be- worth 81 year from now. Mich
igan stumpage il worth frora e. 90 tlo.
This is good pine that IT. now coming
into the market. and Minnesota IL over.
run with lumbermen and spectators.
anxious 20 get the first chance at H."
We expect that a heavy prohibition
vote will be polled In the state this
spring" said the Hon. A. b. Cheney a
Sparta. in The Eagle yesterday. The
vote will be- larger than it Was last TALL In
the general election. The party IN
Michigan is growing stronger every
year. The growth IL slow. but II 10 a