New-York tribune., 1899-07-23
AN ANTLDOTE FOR DISORDER.

lucky. The name Of the genius who has dis
covered cure for riots, strikes and family
feuds is not disclosed The press dispatches
disguise him in the anonymity OF general
designation. He is only "a well known noun
tain official" But no more can Fate conceal
genius by naming ii Smith than she can con-
ceal this benefactor by ungenerous suppression
of his personality His discovery will make IT.
self known, and later on, for its sake, men
will seek the unknown discovprer Perhaps in
a day or two he VIII emerge from hiding and
claim his own Meanwhile all people who wish
peace and quiet: all who object to bomb throw
ing and car stonlng. and also all who take
pride In the chief product of Kentucky and
are anxious TO boom it, Will rejoice TO know
that an antidote for dynamite has been dis
covered. and that that antdote comes from
Kentucky.
It seems that they have need in Kentucky
for an antidote for dynamte-or gunpOwder or
bowie knives It makes little difference in just
what form the evil humor in the blood which
causes these eruptions is made manifest. Up
In the mountains of Clay County the body
polite has had a series Of violent outbreaks,
so serious as to call the attention not merely
OF the Governor and State officers, but also Of
the whole country to the dangerous situation.
Doctors Of law and specialists In government
have been called In consultation. and advice
has been sought everywhere by those in charge
of the case as TO the best means for restoring
order in Clay County, and it was well under
stood that If GU % could be found for the dis
ease in Clay County there was reason to hope
that the prescription might be found of general
benefit and become standard remedy. All
such discoveries are made empiricaly and,
being found efiicaclous In a particular instance,
attain a wide usefulness. SO with ether as an
anesthetic and vaccination safeguard
against smallpox. But no preventive for So
cial disorder had been brought forward until
the aforesaid "we known mountain official
responded to the call OF Governor Bradley, said
he knew how to cure the Clay County distem-
per. and announced that the whole trouble
could be settled by introducing better grade
of whlskey at the seat of the disturbance. IL
the people Of Clay County could be induced TO
forsake the moonshlne which flows in streams
through their mountains and is at present their
only refuge from thirst and could be trained
TO the consumptiOn CT good article Of whs-
KEY such ms Kentucky boasts she can pro-
duce TO beat the world. all would be well, strife
would fee, and the white winged dove Of peace
would brood over each particular family burying
ground Good whskey is the solvent which
will remove the crystals Of lawlessness from the
blood. lust as ltha water dissolves the gout
producing deposits from the finger joints.
1t Is evidently n precious boon thus held in
prospect for mankind. The remedy has not
vet been fully tested to find out the exact
limit Of its usefulness, but already n hopeful
atmosphere prevails in Kentucky. where the
subject is best understood, at the mere an
nouncement of the whiskey treatment, and II
proportionate results follow the application an
era of general happiness may be predicted.
Having received the prescription, Governor
Bradley decided not TO call the Legislature in
consultation or to send troops to Clay County.
The dispatch does not say that he regards the
whiskcy cure as an absolute substitute and that
Legislature and troops are given up because Of
the whskey but that piece Of information was
hardly necessary. The fact that they are given
up simultaneously with the discovery Of what
every real Kentucklan knows TO be a great and
glorious truth is all the information we need
on that point. No doubt the remedy Will be
tried In Clay County and we hope an adequate
supply will soon be generally distributed.
There IS need for II. Here we have some labor
strikes on hand. with incidental dynamite ex
plosons. If when the trouble was first brew
ing Mr. ROssItcr had known Of this discovery
and had used liberal quantities Of the best
Kentucky oil Of peace he might have saved all
this annoyance. Down In Georgia the negroes
complain OF being lynched, and for remedy
alternate between prayer and talk OF ven
geance. Let them establish NJ every cross
roads pharmacy where the lynchlngly inclined
can get some fine old peace producing whlskey
instead Of the raw lightning that fires the
guns and pulls the ropes OF most mobs and
they may rest in peace. If the Czar will quit
his police spy system and give nll the Rus
slams free Kentucky whisGey Of high grade
he need have no fear OF Anarchists. What we
all want when inclined to be belllgerent Is good
old Kentucky Bourbon. Some, OF course, Will
scorn the suggestion. There are always some