The Yale expositor., 1895-05-03
COM m uNICATED.

the structures presented upon my re-
cent talk on Temperance" by the
person with the elongated name. He
is evidently champion of the "dear
people" just overlooking with the milk
of human kindness and especially
prodigal of it towards his friends and
neighbors" the Village Council. At
the outset would disclaim any desire
for so cheap a notoriety as may result
through a controversy with Pro bono
publico and should dismiss his court
eous GU effort as unworthy of serious
attention were there not an evident
attempt to mislead the "dear people"
Apparently Pro bono is great adj
mirer of Dr. Parkhurst and assumes
that those who would assist in abating
the evils of the day ought to adopt his
plan. What a great man DR.. Park
hurst is, to be sure. Truly "nothing
succeeds like success" and those who
logged his steps at every turn and
foremost in persecution while he was
passing through trials little less than
crucltiXion, now lift their voices in
continuous praise for his work. He
succeeded. Had he failed? why SIM
ply the epithets crank, hair-brained
fanatic and other equally compliment
airy terms which we're hurled at him
with reckless malice would yet be con-
tinued Twas ever thus. Perhaps
Pro bono publico may haye noticed
this peculiarly of human nature.
How solicitous my censor is about the
welfare of the good women or the
boys and girls of the village who were
sent out with petition" and which,
of course, had | possessed the true
spirit of reform would have taken my
self. In reply to such vagaries would
say | made no effort to secure any
children and as to enlisting the aid of
the ladies it was at the suggestion of
those deeply interested in the temper
ance cause to whom | had expressed a
purpose to circulate it myself. | de-
ferrcd TO their Judgment which was,
that had been little too radical on
the question to do that kind of work;
whether the conclusion was right or
not ! accepted it.
How deity the word hypocrisy
flows from the point of Pro bono's pen,
not happy choice in so clumsily lug
ging in such an irrelevant word even
though Pro bono did intend clipping
his pen in gall'. If he believes that
CONSISTENCY is Il jewell in compost
ton az well as other things and will
read over again his remarkable pro-
duction he will discern the force of
my words, but waving this necessary
conclusion / submit, that one who will
hide behind fictitious name to make
a personal attack in the public print
exhibits type which, to say the least,
Webster defines as not being of the
most exalted type. A very ancient
authority informs us the word hypo-
crit had its origin in the conduct of
those "who played part and wore
mask" Query; Is Pro bono within the
limits of this definition? Pro bono pub
lico is apparently not able to distinguish
between mems public and unofficial
acts, and, of course, when measures
are criticised and perhaps condemned,
the conclusion is at once reached that
the criticism is upon the individual.
As to having made any attack upon
the council as "friends and neighbors"
l had not the remotest thought of it
and so explained during my remarks.
fear Pro bono was either not present
or too freely absorbed ex-parte testi-
mony. Pro bono is evidently an adept
at throwing dust in the eyes of the
"dear people," He commends the plan
of Parkhurst for the situation in Yale.
My dear Pro bono publico this is too
diaphanous. The same old dodge so
often imposed upon the honest and
too credulous people, voluntarily let
ting the fire get beyond control be-
fore the hose is turned on. Officials
often granting the privileges which a
torturing of the law and elastic con-
sciences will permit and after binding
justice with all the cables of expedien-
cy, policy, and innumerable vilainies
which emanates from 1.-THE root of
all evil', IN word completely sur
rendering to the enemy by giving him
every advantage possible within the
statutory law combined with lax
local administration. uniting to make
but travesty on justice and after all
this is. consummated thrust into the
faces of Inundated and disgraced
children, broken-hearted wives and
weeping mothers and Christian men
and women the interrogation. Why
don't you complain of them? Know
ing what the outcome of such a COM
plant usually is-an iniquitous farce.
If there be combination of sophIstry
and cowardice which Is sufficiently com
plete to make the devil fairly howl
Will dtllSlliS ~ - Wis DdSC EuDltlluHt
so often foisted upon the dear
people" after the alliance is effected
between the public servants and the
saloons, and "the price of blood" is
covered into the treasury, when the
law expressly states the duties of those
expressly commissioned as custodans
of order, but as near as | can learn,
from information obtained without the
seeking, the subordinate village of
fcials received very little encourage
ment from those higher in authority.
That there has been lax condition of
affairs in Yale for months past is too
patent to provoke discussion. Perhaps
this is the reason Probono wants to
know why the tactics of Parkhurst are
not adopted. | am not quite certain
but apprehend it is that the RESPONSE
bility for such things may be placed
where it belongs so the "dear people"
could have an opportunity of seeing
how much was being done by those in
position to do something. The COM
bined intellectual powers of Mans
field and Marshall must be sequestered
somewhere in the judicial (?) mind of
Pro bono publico; perhaps, after all +,
the theory of TRANSPORTATION is correct,
evidence accumulates. Who wrote
Al Il lott