Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-22
A NEW DECLARATION OF ~INDEPENDENC
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n A'h" - AN'DA
CONTINUED from last week..
Pause there" The majestic chair
man stood beside him, and even as she
spoke the canvas was covered by a
motely crowd. In the foreground were
thousands of men-staggering, reeling,
desperate men, all in the ranks of the
Drunkard's Army. Just behind them,
rank on ranks, came young men and
schoolboys, marching eagerly forward.
Behind these-a fearful perspective
were wretched homes, heartbroken wo.
men and helpless children. AT the right
a well dressed crowd of men stood, a
part of the great scene, and yet John
wondered to see them there, especially
as his father and Uncle Ben were among
them.
In the center of the awful picture
was an immense door over which was
one word, Saloon"
"These are American slaves" ex-
claimed the chairman. "Some are ev.
cry hour giving up life, many the pur-
suit of happiness, and all their liberty.
They are all chained to that doorway,
but some of them are not aware of it.
If they go too far in any direction, they
find it out"
Even as she spoke John heard a port.
ly, a%ristocratic man shout the warning:
Let us be careful now. Don't 20 too
far
And now the scene changed, and
John saw men, women and children in
garrets and cellars, bending over gar.
ments of every description. Pallid
faces, hunger, disease, hatred, death
all of these he saw and turned his eyes
away.
Have these, life, liberty and the
pursuit of happinessY' Look again,
commanded the imperious chairman.
~ S0h 90 won hOW CONcItu Will u
motely company, which John soon rec,
ognized as the Army of the Common
veal" 1t was not simply the few who
marched to Washington, but hundred
and thousands of sober, thoughtful
workingmen, who stood watching the
eastern horizon as though to catch the
first glimpse of a new day.
Looking with breathless interest
John heard the words of a Congress
man repeated with peculiar emphasis
perhaps the Lord knows what to d.
with Coxeyites, but don't.
Zone vision MORE" said she wht
stood beside him, and now John saw
the assembled Congress. In mute as
constituent he gazed, for it was for tn,
most part a company of dwarfs. Mel
in age, but boys in stature, strobe bacl
and forth, ge%stlculating and talking il
mighty but unmeaning sentences.
AS they now and then raised a RICH
hand John saw that some were blacl
inside as though covered with pitch
And a voice explained: I'm who's
hands is mischief, and their right han,
is full of brides. They take q bride, an,
they turn aside the poor in the gat
from their right"
And there were other voices outside
which were family heard saying: wv
asked for bread and you gave us
stone"
But why do you show these thing
to meS" John asked, half angrily. "
can do nothing to prevent.
For answer the Goddess of Libert
pointed again to the canvas wher
the Declaration of Independence wa
once more visible. But instead of tn
long familiar list of indictments agains
King George-turned to dust thes
scores of years-was n quite as Ion
against the crowned tyrants of til
living present-king alcohol, monopt
ly, political corruption, licensed evil
10 fact, every form of oppression an
injustice-these bore the charge {
repeated injuries and usurpations,
and facts in proof were there submit
ted to "a candid world"
"This is the new Declaration of Ii
dependence" said the Goddess of Lii
erty. ut waits for the signatures
true patriots who declare their ind
~pendence of these real foes, and pledl
under Divine protection their live
fortunes and sacred honor to eac
other.
"Once every year the citizens of the
United States read the old Declaratic
and rejoice in what their forefathe
did. They unfurl flags on mountai
top and in valley; they celebrate wi,
VA From U.s.Journai Of Medic