Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02
w. G. T. u.
RELATION OF THE SALOON TO
ANARCHY.
Continued from last week.


investigation by the Nebraska legis-
Iature in the Boyd-Powers election
contest:
Mr.. G.. W. Clark, an old man dis
tributing prohibition amendment tick
cts of all parties vas assaulted by
Henry Vass, a brewer, who snatched
the tickets and tore them in pieces.
Clark was then notified by a commit
tee of saloon men to leave the polls'or
take the bitter consequences. He
was booted and driven from the polls.
An old gentleman of so, for the same
offence, was brutally beaten, and
when attempting to defend himself
with his zane was run in by the police
while his drunken assailant was let
GO, a he doing good work at the polls.
At the same time and in the same
third district of the ninth ward, the
beaten, and insulted with oaths and
obscene language, and fed to head
quarters for their lives. DR.. Kauf-
man was pounded, had his tickets
taken from him, and was driven from
the polls. Rev. F. P. Swanson, pastor
of the Swedish Methodist church, was
beaten, rotten-egged, and dragged
from the polls. r. w. Richardson
had his tickets taken from him and
destroyed, and was threatened with
violence if he did not leave the polls,
and the police looked on but would
not interfere. Rev. @. n. Shinn was
assaulted and beaten and threatened
with death. He was kicked out of the
crowd and fed for his life. This mob
was led by Chas. A. Ooe, treasurer of
the bogus Bankers and Business Mems
Association operated by rum sellers
under this disguise. Mr.. Shinn, when
threatened, appealed to the police
who ordered him to leave if he did
that preachers had no business there
anyway" Mr.. Prough was knocked
down twice, his head cut open and
one of his eyes badly bruised. A gem
tleman accompanying him was kicked
and rotten-egged, and both were com
PEELED to run for their lives. 1t was
shown hat there was violence in
every ward in Omaha, and in 80 of the
Al election precincts. There was also
an organized boycott attempted of all
business men who did not contribute
to oppose prohibition. Naturalization
papers we're taken out for 5000 for
eigners by the liquor organizations in
this campaign.
Can we fairly and aptly apply any
other term than anarchy to the
ney-General Griggs regarding the
first an%ti-canteen law? And what
shall be said of the organized rebellion
against law and the will OF the people
on the part of the present war depart
ment and officers of the army in col
fusion with a venial and debauched
newspaper press, for the purpose of
reinstating the canteen by law? That
this purpose is clearly evident, is seen
in the concerted publication by the
daily press of the country of news, in
dicating a M source, of shock
ing scenes of drunkenness and disorder
by soldiers in the vicinity of forts and
army posts, unparalleled in the palmy
days of the canteen, but which upon
investigation prove the news to be
not only utterly false but the very
reverse of the facts. And this news
has continued to be spread and com
mented on Notwithstanding the sworn
a%ffidavits 10 the contrary of the Off
GERS of the villages involved and the
testimony of other investigators. So
degrading seems to be the influence
of the saloon on all who have to do
with it.
Is it that the saloonists realize their