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 This popularity was excruciatingly nauseating to the bloody conspirators, as well as distasteful to the more generous and sincere religionists; however, the latter would not have thought of interfering or menacing Victor Juno, although violently opposed to having the street cars run ning on their holy Sabbath, had not the bloody conspirators thrown firebrands amongst the denominational cliques; who were thereby persuaded, almost to a man, that there was violent danger in the atmosphere, or the good Rev. Joe Pier, Deacon Rob Stew, Nancy Clover and company should not have warned the believers.

There were now various elements at work: The sincere, but misled followers of the flock were in wonderful earnestness; the medical clique also were so bitter that their sincerity to destroy the influence of, or Mr. Juno himself, could not be doubted; the editorial staff laid back until they could learn who would win, for they cared not a whit for either party, on account of principle, or love for their "hobbies," as they styled their causes, but they were after thee filthy lucre and high positions amongst men, whilst the worldlings rather relished the battle that was breeding in the air.

The latter are always in the majority, and they are also ever ready to investigate anything that is not too indecent or inconsistent; still, they are not a class, under existing morbid civilized life, to be relied upon for succor; because, having been misled and humbugged from infancy to old age, by the professed saints, medical lights, political honorables and lucre grubbing editorial cliques, as a natural consequence, are equally suspicious of innovators.

Moreover, "the people," not being educated in sound human science, do very little or no thinking, from duty, upon the fixed laws of nature and nature's God; hence are naturally suspicious, irreverent and recklessly impious; therefore reformers always labor under very unfavorable circumstances, which is the reason that all genuine reformers are only appreciated many years after they have gone beyond this shoal of tears.