The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-03-10

only to rcqute the obligation he owed Gov.
Grimes for coming up into Clayton Co. last fall
and whipping him back into the Republican
traces. WIS.
--O>~~
ELKADER, March list, 1885.
n. Editor:
In your paper of Feb. cath. I no.
tice over the signature of L., some grave
charges against the ladies who compose
the Female Temperance Society of this
place. As member Of that Society,
and Of course one of those implicated,
I take the liberty to reply.
1t is somewhat flattering to be con.
sidered of sufficient Importance to "fur-
nish food for gossip" in the ''social
gatherings of our neighbors )" but We
are sorry that the champion Of charity
should be 80 unmind full Of it. as to speak
evil Of the absent while "sipping coffee
or tea"
"L." accuses US Of making personal
illusions" and "uncharitable remarks
about our neighbors." and "indulging
in useless recriminations :" and caps
the climax by expressing the ':tear that
the good ladies Of Elkadsr haze entirely
lost sight Of the creates. Of v;rsues,
Charity"
She doubtless derives her opinion of
our motives and measures, from the
Essay read at public meeting Of our
Society anc published in the Times
l believe societies are not usually con.
sidered responsible for all their lecturers
may say, but as the Society voted to
have that published, perhaps we are in
some measure answerable for what it
contained. I for one am willing to
assume my share Of the responsibility.
"Personal illusions" What would
history be without them? How could
any idea be given of what had trans
pirel in place, if nobody was alluded
to? If only the truth is told and the
facts to which attention is called. are
things which have taken place in open
day. and cannot be denied, where is the
harm ? The persons alluded to, were
not ashamed to do before the world, the
things related of them; why should
they care to have them mentioned p
The only person named in that paper,
was one, whom all acquainted with the
facts will agree, ought to be named and
passed around, that he may not impose
upon others. as he did upon the citizens
here and elsewhere. The facts and in.
cidents mentioned, were necessary in or
der to give fair view of the condition
Of the Temperance cause here, past and
present, and we have yet to learn that
any improper personal illusions" were
made.
"Uncharitable remarks" I hardly
know what H." means by that. Ifshe
considers it uncharitable to attribute the
whole machinery Of the Liquor traffic
to the Evil One, who was slandered
Old Nick, or the grogsellers? W.
would not for the world add anything
unjustly to the number of crimes charg.
ed upon that renowned individual, but
l have not so "lost sight" of Charity
for my species, as to charge such gigan-
tic villainy entirely upon the human
race. If a." thinks it uncharitable to
say that the liquor traffic is disgraceful
to community, and works ruin to soul
and body. and if she thinks it right to
throw obstacles in the way of its sup.
preston. she is not q thorough Tenn
perance woman, and we cannot consid-
er her good authority on the subject
l consider myself something of an
economist, but l never could manage te
patch up, and piece out, the mantle o
Charity so as to make it cover the sins
of Rumselling and official treachery.-
"L." must esteem the ancient Prophet
dreadfully personal, when he said to an
erring King, "Thcu art the man y and
doubtless distinguished parsonage Of
later times who called class of persons
a generation of vipers." meets with
her disapprobation.
useless recriminations," l am al
q loss to understand. Webster says,
discrimination means to return one
accusation with another, to charge an
accuser with like crime" Now w
ladies' had not, to our knowledge, beer
} accused of any crime. and there was NJ
chance for recrimination. 1.-THE Goot
Book" We love that and admire it
|, definition Of Charity. We never. a
f IL" supposes. "lost sight of this in on
, zeal for the cause Of Temperance."-
Charity in its highest sense has urge'
us on. "Charity suffereth long and j
, kind" Long. long have we suffere'
) the evils of intemperance to 60 unre
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