The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-04-17
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We raane, hs blind b. the fact.
that !, Il undermining The neral and
seeisl standard u sss prosperous
little town r~nains cxs wrecks II ha.
mainly. Leesased besh Ii eharar,er AMI
property. 'T'A true there are few
n.l,le sua's here. aud ! slot. In them,
thu, are giving the While weigh. u their
influence fer the suppression Il this
death dealing traffic; letting zip no
opportunity either with voice. ~ pom Ia
show The people on whit foundation
they arc standing. wonder u these
frw ralise how many warm friend,
they ara attaching 10 themselves BY
their efforts and scaly hut suppose
they DO not. We ARC - chary u our *.
rrcssions u gratitude, they doubtless
pass " by, never dreaming u the warm
place .hsy hold IN our hearts because u
their carneslueas In this cauac.
|. has been urged and hoped, that
the ladies' u Crcsco might 10 induced
TO bring some method 70 bear On those
who deal IN liquor hero, mud will no,
say that tho hopc il vain. and II they
hayo boon silent On this question here
toforc. II u not bccauso they have no
intercs, IN III. matter. for they have a
deep interest In tho temperance guess
tion.
Many d woman's heart has been
wiung with bitter anguish, oven here In
Cre.co. because Of tho wrong, and the
shame, iha. they havo bsen made l.ar.
takers of. through tho traffic VI in.oxi-
eating liquors. Perhaps III through
life they have borno this blight aud
curse. silent and accomplishing before
tho world, knowing vol that 70 expose
tho failings of their lovcd ones, would
never help tho matter. and only shut
themselves out from all that makes
lifo pleasant or desirable. for you uay
know that q drunkard's vito or child
must occupy low and degraded posi-
ton IN oil respectable society. And
this ID tho double curse Of intcnpcr.
ance; that tho innocent must and do
suffer Tor tho guilty.
Can my u ,oa who read this, pic.
.ure 10 yourselves what drunkard',
homo isy God grant that II h not n
reality 70 you! Tan you imagine tho
anxiety 81 those hearts 4. home, wait
Ing md listening with fear and trc,n.
bling Tor tho uncertain stop u tho nb.
sent one. How that stop bushes into
m awful silence tho happy voice d
childhood; how tho laugh and song dioa
on tho Up a. they hcar u coming and I
terrible namclcss fear 6lls tho bright
eyes, that but ! moment before spar.
Kidd IN innocent pleasure, and silently
they gaze IN sorrow and drcsl Lost ~
| speech Or motion. shoy incur tho dis.
pleasure II tho ono who Ii 70 b. thsi,
guido and pattern through lifs.
"Guipk AND pArrKnx." think u !,
~ aobcr minded mon and women a. you
paM them BY with disgust and loathing;
, think u Whist h being tolerated In on,
midst, and that tho Same influence
which mado them. what they Arc M,
le brought 70 boar. perhaps b abroad,
upon your loved onos; and then sAy. Il
you dare. that y.u have no interest .,
sympathy with tho temperance move
mcnt.
| have often thought how highly W
we're favored M community In temper.
! =! things. That devastating element
fire, has mt visited III save In on0 In,
stance. and how quickly tho pcorl,
rushed % the scsnco. hoping that BY
their efforts. they might rendcr assist
ancu 10 shoso whose property WA On
,langcred. Dear friends. thcrs arc
. 'burning buildinga' III around ".
fair and precious structures, made N
tho image and likeness u dod, and tho,
nre al s6ams, burning both soul and
body. and tho 1re II furnished al pcr.
hala dozen rlatls In or midst that
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