New-York tribune., 1874-03-07

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to rdiculo the plank in the platform of the
National Republican party which merely welcomes
women to wider spheres of usefulness" while Re
publican Congress and Republican. Legislatures de
cline to admit them to the right of suffrage. As TO
the Democrats the Prohibitoniss take for granted
that no friend of woman suffrage is in danger under
any circumstances, of falling into their ranks
The time when this Prohibition party shall come
into power seems doubt much nearer 10 them than
TO Others but their opinions and proceedings are
worthy of note in view of the great temperance re-
vival now attracting the attention OF the whole
country.
THE STORY OF A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN.
TwENTY-THREE LIQUOR STORES CLOSED IN TWELVE
DAYs-TALK WITH A REFORMED RUMsEIIER-
TOWN WHERE ALL THE STORES ARE CLOSED
AT NINE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING FOR PRAYER
A NIGHT ATTACK ON a SALOON.
FRos THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRmUNEl
MOUNT VERNON Ohio, Feb. 27.-This thrifty town
may well claim the championship for a remarkably
successful fight with the liquor dealers. When |
visited it less than two weeks ago, found twenty
eight places where liquor was sold. The most prom
nent and influential men in the place advised the
women not to begin the movement, behev-
ing that failure was certain, and that fall
ure in Mount Vernon would greatly retard
the progress of the Temperance Reform in
Northern Ohio, where it was just being introduced
DiO Lewis came, however, and in two days per-
suaded the women to make the trial. The men
agreed to sustain the women, and did so with their
whole hearts. thorough organization was effected
in the usual manner. The women then went on
the Streets while tho showed their sincerity
by closing their places of business. and repairing TO
the churches for prayer. The enemy took fright at
once. The saloons considered most formidable first
gayo way; Others followed in rapid succession, and
to-day find that of the % liquor stores here 12 days
ago only five have not surrendered.
TALK WITH REFORMED LIQUOR SELLER
With some curiosity as TO what the late liquor
sellers thought of the movement and its effects, |
went to billiaTd-ruom which, when was here be-
fore, was the most popular drinking place in the
town, being crowded every night with young men
who rank high in Mount Vernon society. The pro-
prietor an Irishman. with the physique of trained
prize-Gghter had told me that the thing would
never work in Mount Vernon" and that they
meaning the ladies' "had better not try it on" l
now found him in a much more tranquil
state of mind as he stood dispensing lemonade and
soda to old topers, who have now TO be content with
such mild substitutes for the oldfashioned toddies
and punches. 4" How do you feel after yOur
repder70 l asked. Never better-never so we'll
in my life" was the prompt reply. 81 don't know
anything about getting religion, but fellow who
has just been converted must feel something like |
have felt for the last week. l actually enjoy
going to church. Somehow or other everything
looks brighter. The best days work i ever
did was hanging out the white flag on
my saloon" But you VIII 60 into the old
business again when this excitement dies
out 2" Not if | know myself. would MT be able
to hold my head up if did; l could mt look lady
straight in the face No, Sir, ] don't know what's
come over me, but whisky selling don't appear to me
now as it used to. Besides everybody to look
on me so different now The very men that used TO
drink at my bar think more Of me; and as to the
ladies-why Sir, some of the best ladies in this town
have been in my dining-roOm with their husbands
to dinner since closed out and one or two looked
on the other day at a game of billiards" Has your
business suffered by your stopping the sale of
hquorl' Not a bit of it 80 far won't you have
cigar or glass of lemOnadei can't offer you any
thing stronger" could hardly realize that was
talking to the man who few days ago had, with
angry tone and defiant eye, wished the ladies to try
it onv and who over this counter tried to in
duce me to take something in the way of cold
weather alcoholic drinks.
PRAYER-NEETISGs DURING BUSINESS HOURS.
At the hotel found the landlord actually Dragging
that he had been the rstman to surrender while bis
wife was putting on her bonnet and shawl to attend
the daily prayer-meetng. A commercial traveller
was abOut leaving the hotel with bundle of
samples under his arm when the landlord ex-
claimed, You need not go out at this time a-day,
Sir You won't find respectable store in town
open now" Why ?" asked the astOnished drum
mer, who had just finished a o'clock breakfast
Because it's prayer hour" was the reply; " every
day between and 10 o'clock everybody goes to
prayer-meeting" Surprised, myself, went on the
street and found that the stores and shops in
deed closed at this hour, when merchants, mechan-
les, and housekeepers, in country towns, are gen
orally busiest. There must be earnestness i'll the
movement when the pocket nerve, hard to KILL is
thus deadened.
From the hotel / went to the Episcopal Church.
Few places of amusement are ever more crowded.
Every seat was filled and and women
stood in the aisles and thronged the vestibule.
The incosure within the altar-rail was oc-
cupied by clergymen, every denomination ap-
pearng to be represented. The meeting 10
use homely Western expression, seemed to "lun
itself" Nobody presided. man arose to speak; his
message was the story Of what had been accom-
plished in another town. A woman said, Let us
prayn and the congregation followed her with de-
vout air in an impassloned appeal to the throne
of grace. As they from their knees some one
began to sing, and ali joined IN singing words WIN
which all had long been familiar, but which to them
seemed now to have new meaning:
"Mine ewes have seen the glory of the coming OF the
He is trampne out the vintage where the grapes of His
wrath are stored.
Our God is marching on,
Glory. glory halleujah, God Is marching on"
AN UNEXPECTED VICTORY.
One verse and the chorus were sung, and imme-
dately another woman spoke. She begged that
none might ascribe the glory of this good work to
anvbody but the good Lord. 1t is His work;