The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-10
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stocks.
romethIng TO mink About.


Being awake in the middle of the night
we distinctly heard the Jog whistle sound
ing It's notes OF warning to the sailors on
the lake. While Illuminating upon the
care taken for the safety Of those on the
lakes OF whom there are comparatively
few, il occurred TO us the authorities
should do something towards the safety
OF those on land who are quietly but
surely drifting TO worse than death by
drowning, OF whom there are millions
through the country.
The powers that be appear more desir-
Gus vi tickling the fancy OF some of the
people, the drinking part OF the commun-
ity, than doing their duty ia enforcing
the liquor law, and il is this system of
trying to please the people that often
brings much trouble ia the world, where
a. ii the truth we're told it would. though
perhaps at the time rather unpalateable
do much good.
When the copper mines in Montana
We're fret opened and the people OF this
district did not like TO hear of the posi-
bilities Of any rivalry from that direction,
Deyereaux, OF the Gazette, evidently in
order to please his readers, SAID there
was not copperenOugh out there TO make
COW bell; we now know how much
truth there was in the assertion.
Again in politics the bosses and their
friends asserted few months ago there
was no Pingree sentiment in this district
and they are now apparently trying TO
make themselves believe, if they have not
already done 50, that there is no free sill.
yer sentiment among the people and ac-
cordingly have not thought it necessary
10 bring sp akers of much repute here,
taking It apparently iorgranted that the
people are all just waiting to deposit a
republican ballot; We hope they may be
right but, as we zee il, there il a latent
feeling fol silver in this neighborhood aud
in order TO down the heresy it was the
duty Of the political managers TO bring
up the very best talent available to con-
vince the doubters.
We now turn to the idea which occurred
TO Us when We heard the fog whistle and
that was: IL il not the duty OF the au-
thorities 10 sound fog, or some other.
whistle IN order II possible to prevent 30
many men keeping ate hours, which they
probably would not do if the saloons
were closed at the proper hour Most
decent people would give an affirmative
answer to this question. Such being the
case, il il not the duty of some one TO ask
the nominees for sheriff what action they
intend 60 take should they be elected to
that honorable Office, and then, in the
event OF their election, make them firmly
stand TO their promise. Az things are
now run, men are put up for Office and
the people vote Tor them, without know
ing anything IA TO their intentions in
making new laws or in carrying those
out which are already made.
The drinking people, the editor il not n
total abstainer, may not believe it. but
the temperance feeling is growing in this
district, caused IN n great measure by
the acts OF the saloonkeepers themselves.
and il would not be surprising that, in
the event OF the present nominees not
giving n satisfactory answer to the above
question, a sheriff on prohibition ticket
pledged TO see the liquor law properly en-
forced. TO which the Haloonkeepers them
selves could not object, would stand a
great chance OF election; for when people
have the awful effects of drink, both in
high and low circles, brought 70
their notice. az the events OF the
last two weeks have 80 wildly done, they