Show tue THE of ERIE nio MORALS RALS the deterioration of morals manners good taste and good sense that has been effected in erie within a year and a half past is lamentable and scarcely credible who would have beli bell believed evid eighteen months aga ago that he be would ever see fee a coterie ot of gentlemen standing in the streets talking ir flippantly about a thompsons Thomp sons bill oi or any similar legislative inquiry inquire and one aurgea ting ling to 0 o the others that if governor pollock did not noi no sign sign the bill and sho should uld ever come lie he ou ought to be received with a volley ot of rotten eggs while they seconded the brilliant idea and loudly haw ha w hawd their heir applause yet this is verv very very scene was witnessed in our streets within ja i week mak or who miho would have thought of ever hearing bearing the wife wire of a prominent citizen sayin saying that if the governor vetoed that bil bill I 1 he be ought to be mop mopped pecky mobbed but this too occurred we are ashamed to record these facts but they are of common and every day occurrence the morals manners even the common decency and self respect of our people have been utterly corrupted and arid debauched even religion V has been contafi contaminated abed and the garment upon which was as written holiness to the lord has hag ha been bean stained with the much touch of nt pollution none but those who either practise or approve af rail rall ripping and bridge breaking receive apy credit for moral hones honesty honesta tv if the governor vetoes vetoes that bil bli ill ili 5 1 exclaims ei claims a foulmouthed foul mouthed anti railroad irist not a man from the he Delaw delaware areto to the la lakes kes but will believe belleve he has been bought how flow long shall these things be beerle erle erl Eri erfe eCon constitution ution may 30 i I 1 until wickedness iff 13 swept from the earth for until thin then they mill Till wax wax worse and nd worse ED |