New-York tribune., 1874-03-16
THETEMPERANCE MOVEME ENT
TACTICS OF THE OPPOSITION

AN ALLEGED SECRET OBGANIATION.
IRON THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRBUNEl
CINCINNATI. March THE events Of the last few
days afford unmistakable evidence that the policy Of
the liquor dealers will longer be simply defensive
or that of mere passive resistance. The example
was set in Columbus, where thorough organization
of tbe ljouor trade was effected last week. The
saloon Keepers solemny bound themselves indiyidu-
ay and collectively not TO surrender, and agreed to
support each other in opposing and holding out
against the praying women. They also resolved,
through fear that tho heart Of some impressible
brother might be melted that they would not admit
the ladies' into their saloons thus condemnng their
assailants to have their praycrmeetngs on the side
walks despite the rain and mud. Similar protec-
two organizations have been formed IN other
cities and towns and in others where there IS
no such organizations there is tacit understanding
among tho liquor dealers that they will stand or fall
together But, 80 far. neither organization nor un-
derstanding has effected much for If the women get
hold of soloon-koeper. and keep after him, expe-
renco shows that his surrender is only question OF
time The only certain way of defeating the women
is that of locking the door and running away when-
ever the crusaders make their appearance.
A FIELD DAY IN JACKSONVILLE.
In Madsonville which is only short distance
from Cincinnati an attempt was made to oyera4e
the women and to crush them out by novel pro
coss A day or two ago beginning their rounds
the praying band found the saloon doors placards
with inscriptions such these: No singing, pray
ing and preaching allowed in front of these prem
ises." "NO ladies allowed in these premises No
trespass allowed on these premises The doors Of
the saloons thus placarded were closed, and the la
dies engaged in religious exercises on the street
But at another place there was show of fight
IL, AI. l~nA haI
determined TO make this tho scene of a pitched
battle large crowd of Germans from Cincinnati
had gathered in the bar-room, and were ostenta-
tiously drinking singing, laughing and talking IN
order to drown the sound Of the womens voices.
But the women were undismayed, and their prayer
meeting at this establishment lasted about twice as
long as usual.
Later in the day. and before the time at which tho
women generally began their afternoon march. the
tactics of the enemy still more apparent. Large
delegations of Germans were continually arriving
from Cincinnati and their carriages ana wagons filed
tho streets. Music was also provided, and the bray
ing of brass instruments and rattle of drums added
to the excitement of the occasion. At o'clock. when
The ladies were expected to come ont of church. the
beer party placed their band in front and forming
long procession of carriages and wagons went to
the saloon which they supposed would he first
attacked Here the carriages were 30 disposed as to
form a Gordon around the saloon and prevent the
approach of the enemy. Free beer was then dis
pensed and mcTment over the projected dlScom-
future Of the women the order OF the day. But
they were disappointed. Fearing collision that
gt cause an attack Of the exasperated en OF hadi-
sOnylIe upon the intruders the women prudenty de-
cded to spend the afternoon IN prayer ut church IN
stead Of going on the street Presently the beer
..r,l. 1ta and
kind to attend the services at the church
The invitation was accepted, and the whole party
abandoued their vehicles beer kegs and brass band,
and attended many of them for the first time III 5helr
lives a temperance prayer-mectng. The house was
filed TO over'lOwing aud the earneStness and good
tempep Of ths women had the effect of making the
most dSordeEiy elements come 20 order Mrs. Wells,
a lady of gDed sense. soft voice. and sweet
ness OF manner, was fortunately the leader,
After cOnciliaGing opposition by pleasant
words sh 9 read and commented upon several verses
os the 10th Psalm, an which she said God had long
aRp described the character and proceedings OF the
modern keeper. Such passages as She follow
ing did indeed seem very appropriate ander the
circumstances and their application was Emlsng II
not .difying to the men from Cincinnati:
As His way are always greyious; ss for all
his enemes he puGeth At them" lie hath said in his
heart shall never DO moved "Ho sittets In the
lurking places OF the Villages in the secret places doth
he murder the iunocen, has eyes are priv set against
the poor" Gle lieth IN wait for the poor; Ae doth
catch the poor when he draweth him in his net " He
SAD Ia his heart God hath forgotten he hoh hls
face, ho will rsee it,
PREACHING NJ GERMAN TO THE GsRsANs.
Mrs Wells thersdenied the charge that this move
ment ,gss against the Germans and called upon
some German ministers who were present TO speak
a ia IN, INV thp
and. speaking in their OWE language
improved the occasion to- urge their hearers to
abandon the liquor traffic, if any engaged in it,
and not to keep up the conflict with these Christian
ladies' who must surely succeed. 1t was only ques-
ton they said, as to whether these womenS hearts
or the liauor dealers purses would hold out the
Longest; and they warned the saloon keepers that
the women were enlisted fof life. Remarks followed
by women who had suffered from intemperance in
their families One said: am in this work because
whisky deprived me OF my father, ana my mother
of her husband. Lam enlisted in the cause OF tenn
peranee for life.' Another said, work because
strong drink made ME a widow and gave my son
drunken father" lThen there was prayer and sing
ing and more speeches for an hour or two, and be-
fore the audience. was dismissed the Cincinnati
Germans were not only pretty well informed as to
the theory of the women's temperance movement.
but were ready to go home and let other people fight
the women in future. Everybody admitted that
the women were victorious in still another battle.
In Springfield on Friday there was q narrow es-
cape from temperance riot. John Spangenberger
of that town las given the women great deal of
trouble and Las greatly exasperated the male sup
porters of the movement On the day I have named
he had a band of Italian musicians in his saloon,
engaged to play as long the ladies prayed. and
crowd of half fdrunken fellows joined in the chorus
with all sorts of dsagreeabe noises. On the corn-
ylaint of citizens policeman ordered that the ro1