Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-06-25
WHOLE NUMBER 1861.

on one OF the barriers behind which
the bandarilloerOs and capadorcs had
taken refuge was the principal fea-
ture of a bull-fight given at Tia
Junna, Mexico. the other Sunday.
! The animal succeeded in tearing
down the wooden retreat, but gave
the matador ample time to pick out
| the vital spot for the fatal thrust
Ont of four bulls this was the only
one killed. About 900 persons we're
present. including 100 or more Amer
lcan women. The Mexican women
were too busy attending 20 their
household duties, and really had no
time to 90 to bull fight, don 't-cher
know.
1t seems incredible that in so civ
lllzed a country as Italy a man can
have remained in prison untried for
81 years. Yet the government is
about to dispose of a case which has
been pending since 1870. On Sept.
Is OF that year two boys, aged IL
ana years, started for a gunsmiths 5
with their fathers pistol to be re-
pared. On the way they quarreled,
and the elder shot the Younger.
probably by accident. The elder
was arrested by the papal authori-
ties. then the rulers of Rome; but
before he could be brought to trial
the temporal power Of the Pope was
taken away. BY 1892 tie new power
IN Rome had reached the case and
was ready to try it; but the death
penalty was abolished about this
time, and this caused fresh DELAY.
Now, if he is so fortunate, the boy,
now middle-aged man, will either
be discharged from custody or be
formally punished.
Every Prohibitionist in the land
knows for sure that Cyrus Townsend
Brady, rector of St. Georges Epis-
copal church. OF Kansas CITY, will 90
straight to hell. Their reason for
this is, that the famous divine is
against prohibition. Here is the
points he makes in signed lester to
Kansas City evening paper. Read
1t. and then if you are j man or
woman with horse-sense." can YOU
say he does not speak the unvar-
nished truth:
Il do not believe in so-caled legisla-
tive prohibition. am opposed to it
as theory and in practice. The deca-
logue is made up of prohibitions. but
they are prohibitions OF things which
are so absolutely intrinscal!v wrong
that there cannot he the faintest uues.
ton as to their improprietv.
In ethical content the command
ments prohibit crime. am not one of
those who are prepared to say that it is
crime to drink glass of wine. or a
glass OF beer. or that there are not cir .
cumstances and conditions when drink
! OF whisky Is proper. Spirituous liquor
has a right u'e. 1t is the abuse that is
to be condemned, not the use. In saw
ing this am quite aware that the ear
nest but misguided, so-caled temper
ance advocates will Immediately class
me with the drunkari and defenders of
the low, immoral and illegal saloon; and
as has already been the case, it is DOS.
slble that some will even 90 SO far as to
say to me, as they have said to Mr..
Short, that We take our position for what
we can get out of it directly or Indirect
ly. l shall not dignity any such charges
by any disclaimer nor shall in turn re.
vert to the policy or practice of personal
abuse"
The Master whom | serve made.
drank and offered to others wine. fer
mented wine. He ordained its use in
| the most solemn sacrament of the
church He died to found.
He did this on the evening before
tie died, when He knew He was going
to die. so that He did it in the most
solemn moment of His life. His prac-
tlce, His injunctions and His example
are entirely satisfactory to me, person
ally.
Very sincerely,
"CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY
Rector St. Georges Episcopal
Church."