The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-25
INRE GREY HOUNDS Pc.
TITION.


TITION.
Staud up Greyhound aud hear the
judgment. We have carefully consid-
cred your petition, and will unfold the
reasoos upon which our conclusions are
founded, that you may have no cause to
think then srouudess.
Your claim of friendship for mao is
so loud, persistent end to g great extent
valid, thai we must in justice to ali
parties concerned, judge you with the
judgment We would pass upon man
10 yocr position Tdis is high
standard. be-: you have raised it your
self and are essopped from objectiug
20 its application Admitting the truth
of your statement that you are The
OILY animal that leaves his kind to
follow and cling to man, we must pro-
uounce you renegade deserving uu'-
versal contempt Any creature that
suros back upon its own race to fol.
low the fortunes of others is reprobate
bey redemption. Therefore. you
vii. please consider yourself knocked
out 10 the fret round We might add
that your propensity for oliuging TO
man is toe principal complaint against
you; (; which is intensified io proportion
to the leog.h and venom of your fangs
Your fidelity to your master. may
as you claim be unquestiooab!e, "even
though that master be poor ard uo-
kind" bot such inferior judgment aud
mean spirit are not commeudable 10
apy dog. and you will bear iu mind
that you stand here representing the
canine world, cot as 40 iodividual
Perhaps the Creator did give you the
right to breathe freely without muz.
zle He also gave tie horse apd the
OK the right to roam, unsrammeled
With harness OF yoSe; but toe C7ea
tor gaze maa dominion cver all crea-
tcres. aud gave hin Intelligence to
make theu snbservieot to his viii by
scy cur,silmeos. OF liberty or privilege
that might be necessary ito recder
;hem harmless We nuzzle the horse
AID OK to project the coro they plow.
We put rings io pigs soouss to save
cur potatoes We dehoro vicious
bull. Shall We not uuzzie ysu TO pro.
tecs cur wives and children Don't
threaten as with more freeaeat mad
ress fer muzs.ed dogs never bite
No Greyhound sc aid not say that
you mass stay a: home. although taat
is tbs bes: place for you Bat we CO
desire to feei safe ourselves when you
ornament tie streets vito your graceful
agile form. 40 ounce Of preysotion is
aar;o pouod of cure, aud is cheaper
as 7ou car lesru By referring to those
VINO t.7e had to visit she Pasteur
hospitals
You. references Cor character cannot
avail. Q2sea Vicsoria is rot within
the Jurisdiction We caoao, compel
Soc asieaoance as witness
Waite: Scott and Bismarck are dead,
and We caaoos admit aesrsay, when so
many living witnesses right around Us
are just as truthful. and quite as capa
Ole judges.
So loog rs Lord Byron is concerned,
you have ros boDcred yourself nor
helped ycu7 case by p'ocIaimius tis
friendship.
Woen nan gets SO low down that
tis ooo oniy friend is dog, Why that
particular dog 10 in mighty bad con-
paoy AID deserves to be tabooed aud
cass out.
Your gratuitous hieg at the politi
cisos is irrelevant and foyeigo to the
issue We are trying dogs uo~-oot
politicians, and their short coniogs are
noue Of your, business moreover you
tave gone Gu. OF The way to insul;
your ties; friends You are an iogra:e
The politicians have defeated ali
legislation designed to hinder your
predatory operations. aod woi6sh te1-
deocies They have preferred yciiow
ours Of 90 value. to 6ocss tna; would
add to cur resources aui wealth Yes
sir they bave lost mooey Oh ycn They
have found music 10 the yeip Of the
coca dog, that is more charming tbaa
the plaiotive bleatiog OF thousand
eaeep. They listep rather to the wbin
log OF .ae cadayerous pup that robs
their hen pest, than to the click Of the