rE COLUMBIAN FOUNTAIN.

THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 20, 1886.

OUR POSITION.
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iSl'he Fountain is being circulated among
SO many of the free citizens of this happy
country that il becomes necessary for us
clearly 10 drtine. our position, especially So
as we have now made arrangements by
which il will have much more extensive
circulation, inasmuch as we now issue .
daily and "A weekly.


Well, th.n, we ara the uncompromising
advocates ol Temperance on the plan Of
Tnal Abstinence from intoxicating liquor
as i beveragr. We expect to urge this prn-
ciple upoistae! attention Of thr whole com
m,nlity We shall urge The proprety Of the
abolition OF all license for The sale, as be-
yerage, rf Intoxicating drinks; but in this
we wish to submit the matter / The soyer-
seign people. thus, we feel it uy duty to
state orr grand object. We BIZ eve, N its
,accuinrlishnleIit it will carry 4 ny othe,
very important matters, of inlcre to the
welfare of cyerv class of our counry, and
perpelnate our Tree institutions.


But il may be important for usto state
what we VIII not do. Wewill not intel
.fere with the religious or political opinions
-ofany. I'VE only wish to carry our rrin-
ciples to them where they now are, to be T.
fit them in time, and thereby fit them better
to prepare for their final account.


TIE WEEKLY FoUNTAIN.-On Saturday
nextwe shall commence the publication Of
a ascsekly temperance newspaper, unde, the
above he;,sf oistaining all the reading mat
ter of the daily, as far as its limits will al
low and other articles adapted for circu-
lation III The country. Price, one dollar
per year Persons remitting FIVE dollars, in
current money, postage paid, viii receive
sir copies. Payment always in advance.
-siA 1i6 blIa s.1ssl-.~- ~-l.3-4.--~-~,U,-.4-6. lt
" e. Mr. A. Z. WEST is he eby author
lied to receive subscriptions fof the Weekly
Founta IA, published in the city Of Washing
cor. .floAll mpness received li,y him for the
paper will be acknowledged in the name of
The person to whom it is srnt.


b91as THE INHABITANTS OF THE DISTRICT
-T,KE NoTicE.-Ne E eel bound TO intro
ducc for your eonsi elaiion the propriety
of having the Charters + each city so framed
that the voters in eacll Ward shall determine
with regard to the sale of intoxicating
liquors within th,.ir bounds. To this we
shruld think no friend Of liberty or repub-
licanisli can object. We shall be pleased
to receive the opihi ,ns for and against such
measure, and'w insert in our paper any
respectful commu icalion. 1t is light and
truth we wish to lollow after, and be gov
erned by.rriaa aI's.s iaa


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