The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-08-01
SATURDAY, July 20, 1898.
j. H. N. w.

prairies of Nebraska. All through
that section everything looked very
dry, hot winds have burnt up what
little grass had grown in the spring.
But soon we come into a better look
ing country and Nebraska begins to
show itself. We are travelling on one
Of the Burlington flyers" which
make but few stops, and the little
Nebraska towns that dot the line of
the railroad are dashed through at
rate of speed varying from thirty
eight to fifty miles an hour. A notice.
able feature in these little towns
(many of them as small and even
smaller than Battle Mountain) that
attracted my attention was that they
all have one or more churches, and
in most cases / could see they were
Protestant churches. OF course in
every town there stood the public
school. and in the majority of cases
they were built in conspicuous places.
Nebraskane evidently believe in the
erection of strong bulwarks. Eastern
Nebraska is beautiful country. We
have passed thousands OF acres OF wav-
ing corn such as had never seen be-
fore. The farmers were harvesting
their grain--chiefly oats.
Last night when the full moon rose
and smiled upon rs we were in Ne
braska. This morning when his
majesty. faithful old Sol, peeped over
the horizon we were in Iowa-prohi-
bition Iowa. Three cheers for Iowa
on the prohibition question! But,
prohibition does not prohibit is
the verdict Of many, and therefore,
reason they, it ought to be repealed.
OF course it does not prohibit dbso-
lufelg: no one expected it or claims it
does. The devil is not dead yet, but
continues to run u big business on
earth on the cooperative plan. He
(the devil) will finally be defeated,
but in the meantime prohibition and
all other laws that regulate human
conduct will be more or less success
full in a relotiue sense only. The point
against prohibition because it is not
an absolute success is not well taken;
and any state, county or town pros
pering under prohibition rule, and
prosperity and prohibition are hand
maids, takes q back step when ex-
changing it for license. From the
standpoint Of traveller on 4 fast
mail train can only say, if that part
of Iowa through which we passed
when / was asleep is as good as that
through which we are now passing,
prohibition hasn't killed it and it is
good country. II rich meadow land,
fields OF tall waving corn and good
crops in general are indications of a
poverty-stricken country, ruined by
prohibition, then Iowa is poor
country. But If they indicate success
and prosperity, then Iowans may
well feel proud OF their state.
The fact OF the matter is the United
States is magnificent country and
the sun shines on no better today.
What the people need to realize is
that this is their country and that
they are the government OF it. That
they do this on the Fourth OF July it
is true. On that day you would mag
inc that If any foreign power at
tempted to interfere with our inter-
ests the American people would rise
as one man, go and whip that nation
until she wouldn't know herself.
Even the little boy will stop shooting
firecrackers to take off his hat and
hurrah for American freedom. All
the while old John Bull stands back
with his hands in his trousers pockets
and his old fat sides shaking with
laughter. Why? Because the next
dav he knows that he can manipulate
the financial policy of our govern
ment to his own interest. But this
game cannot be played much longer.