The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-03-06
rHE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.

We expressed our opinion en- the
new movement qRiie early, some
think premAtnrely. We said Dlain-
y just what We fsltliks saying at
the time, and have nothing to take
back. We believe in obeyiag the
law. We think that. every person |
is bound to kOsp the law in its
spirit aAd letter. We have always
believed that IL was wrong for our
Lawmakers 10 protect the Whisky
interest by statutes but while they
see 1t to do 90, We must bow in cub
mission. We do this most readily
because IL 10 right to be 'ESubject TO
the powers that be- and We be-
liev0 the time, il eOming when the
laws OF orr country viii make 1t .
crime to maaaiactars and cell ia
toxieatIas liquors - . beverage:
This 10 abOut the substance Of oar
former article.
We are in favor OF prayer. We
believe It to be . power because it
takes held GA the Almighty. 1t 10
possible for womss to pray SalsOHs
ont Of existence. 1t would be i'm
possible for man. because they lack
In fAiih sad persistence. An I'm.
Fortunate woman constraised .
man to hear who did not fsaE GOd
nOr regard man. Thess Temperance
women have just such men 70 deal
with. Itremains to be seen whoth.
or or not they regard praying wo-
men. But whether the woman
hAvo fallen upon Che BEST method Of
DrOesednfe or not, e The question
We doubt 1t very much. We ars
slill OF the opinion that it viii
sweep over the land In . wave Of
! enthusiasm and thea subside, and
| leave the temperance party very
much dsmoralizOd. If it shall tRrI
ont otherwise we shall rejOicO.
1t is possible that the movsAeHI
nay hasten an impending crisis, ant
We shall witness . sharp cOAtes
which will end in tAs defeat Of thu
whisky men. We are led TO max
this remark because Of the threat
snOa violence Of the Germans IL
SEINE localities. ABy vieleRce of
| fered to those ladies would cad il
liH the AaniAiiaiioa Of the lager fra
ternity. Law or no law, right o
= wrong, AuericaRs would ReVe
r allow bloated beer guzzlers to in
ljare . baad OF praying women
. Violent opposition 10 just UhAt Ia
Germans aor any other class Q
. men will not be allowed 70 make
> They can bar their desrs agains
tthe WomsB, and make then Pra
+, en- the sidewalk; they can lAns
them to scorn. or curse them If the
4 wish, but they must never lift th
, hand of violence. Men who lang
at these women, who in some sens
despiss their efforts, would ~
e their relief, Aad die, If need be, I
|. save them from violence. WOme
!. have . mighty hold on the hearts
n American freemeR. The meR
these Unitsd States have what
sometimes jokingly called, - veal
n ResS' for the guardian angels
10 their homes.
1t AAa IL 10 possible as the Uor
ID spreads and excites attention an
:. thought, some plan of operAtio
y may be devised which will pI owe
r be both effective aud PsFRARen
l. The Spirit and manner OF proceed
a. ure hiss changed already, and mac
Vt improvement 10 manifest in the e
10 forts made by the ladies who hAN
ID more recently commenced Op0ri
? lions. They have adopted ose plG
Y Ia seme Of the cities which 10 pc
6ectly legitimate, and very efectiT
ID That is . FsfasAl 10 buy bread an
70 groceries from meR who deaf
y Whisky. This 10 . mest eomman'
N able stroke OF policy 10 this va
drRxSiatS, and bakers, and grocer.
% men can ba constrained to step u
! sale of whisky. II these SsBti
q linen iasist en- ceiling Whisky, J,
a. them DEPEND upon whisEy arinkeI
.r for their trade, and they viii sec
- have TO clese mp their shops.
- licensed whisky seller IL bad, eHous
r. but We have . perfect coAtsmpt fl
the man who clandeStiAely cells
for what money he ran make ont
u il.
= While We do not perfectly aSrt
n with the mode Of operation GdoptG
9. by the ladies we shall rejoice il the
8 even approximate success. NoplI
e could be adopted which won
. meet the appreciation OF all me
N We have always believed that pr
g. hibition alone wopla put an end
70 the dsAth-&ealiRX business, hGt
II the women pray down what v
% could not law down, why, let .
Is the people say, amen.