Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-02

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THE TRANSCRIPT
A. A. HARDWOOD, Editor 5 Proprietor.
AUSTIN, 1mN.-
THURSDAY MORNING; APRIL, T.. ls7s.
LAST Monday evening 1rovsd IN epoch
In the temperance causs, 9ound which
memory will ever cling: According 70
adjournment The Gig Council met q
the court house T. give audience 70 The
committees having in charge the temper.
ancs work. They came In supported BY
4 house full Of earnest men and women.
After little preliminary bust.
ness President Smith announ cod he
readiness Of the Council 70 hear any com.
,uunica.ion which might be presented
whcrcupon o. ". Shaw Esq, ON, Do.
half Of the gentsassaa's committee, read
petition signed BY about th.ss hundred
nen, some OF them .drunkards,-some
Of them moderate drinkers-b1t he
great majority being citissass at tho
~ssy best class, asking tAs Council
b az NE sum 10 b paid for II.
censc, 1t tless than $3.50. In advoca.
ey Of the petition Nj. Shaw s6id' al 10
want Is fair Play and Eoushs, bullies, and
prize Fighters, grant that. We come
here In no spirit Of vindictivcness, Of Of
persecution; In the interest ,pt no class,
or sect; for the promotion, Of no scheme
for personal aggrandizsmsnt q advan.
tage. but in the interest Of HUMANITY, OF
good government and Of peaoe. We
como on behalf Of oil the, psopls, Of tAis
city,. advocating the advancenent Of
sheir ,nstsrial Interest,", tho improvement
eftheir moral character, and the promo
ton Of the general veal. In doing this,
We square our conduet:by the principles
of.that fundamental maxim Of human ma
ttrs; EQUAL RIGHTS 10 ALI. AEH. We AK
that In the license Of tie tzad1c In liquor
(for under the law you may not avoid II.
csnsing itt hat you AZ 8 sum % large -
todfi1e from tho business every man
whose pccupialy responsibility y not
sufficient 10 meet al tho ext euciesi Of the
dtsreputshle SSllinf. "A laSge number
Of those now eniss.ssd q vvsndels IL ~his.
hey, ere men bankrupt. III purse, ba.k.
1apt In character. dead 70 I'll instincts Of
humanity, insensible 10 the demands Of
Justice, and deaf 70 tie voice 81 reason,
They hold high carnival upon Tie blight
Cd affections Of young wives. upon The
ruined hopes Of once happy families, up
On altar, and hearth stones,aye upon dead
meas boaes, and in this they lind their
chief Joy. There arc exceptions. I know
q few among thennc - hoees sssentislly
good qualities. show t&s,nssavsG spoa de
surface ii spise Of tie denotsli1iss< In
1usuoes q ths sgfdssdiig business in
which they ale eng!a ged. but hey coassi.
.tute only The exceptions 70 The rule.
Make tAslicsnse fse q High . 70 shut oat
these charscteRless, cousciennelesG men
from this work of destruction and death.
Remember gentlsmen. that he highest
ideal Of human government 10 the great.
est good to the greatest number, and that
the nearer you approach the true exem.
pli1cation Of this rue, the nearer win, the |
city under your Standardization spproxi.
mate the end for which :, municipal gov.
ssnments are'estahllshed. We ask yoa
further to consider that under The new law,
you may discriminate between. pessons
applying for licenses that you are Is de.
termine who are suitable. u sneage II
..1 ,aragolfFafY ulsT ~ Il
We also ask you to 20 that NO mo
RATA scheme ofpayment be ADOPTED !; 70
permission given to any enc - ply for Il: !
eense. one week, 4 time. Z: From such |
~ you grant permits, take ID sdvaaee
The full sum charged. II tho law regn.
lates the traffic, we AK that the Law BE-
enforced. ,..*.. ..... ,...... Vs.
On behalf Of the women, Mn. Geo. Z. |
Wilbour, spoke substantially -. follow: |
Nh. President, and ssutlsnea, Of -
City Council: "a: II f,f:T
The ladies Of ths executive comimitsee,l
Of the Austin Temperance Unfon, hsve
delegated mo 70 present 70 your honorable
body . petition circulated by them In
this city, signed by $40 ladies, praying |
you not to grant to any person license to |
cell Intoxicating liquors, for Z sam
less than five hundred dollars' for one |
year. Apolbgies are not mine. Elo-
quence, have none with which to plead.
The cause which l represent IL eloquent
Shall women. b. dumb when the evil Of
tntemperaooe md the sale Of intoxica-
ting liquors 10 on the increase, and sa.i
looms opening on the right hand; and On |
the left, in This our Otherwise beautiful
and quiet city: .f9,; 20: -.:71!r*H.>'' |
Shall the doors Of those dens Of infamy
open not only nom the by;ways, but from
the public street, % zthst respectable
women cannot pass without danger oil
tnsult, and where our sons, husbands, |
fathers, and brothers, are tempted ii. |
kred, ensnared, and drawn into that
which t. worse than death and we BE-
robbed Of their love- ptotectio>,. symps.
thy, and support, and our homes turned
into places Of mourning and sadness. Il 10 !
not ours to enact laws, or to enforce those
already in existence, but We appeal 70
you gentlemen to come to(eur aid. b. |
cause We feel that in, you IL vested this
power. Shall We appeal In vain, Your
future course will show to u whether
our efforts have been made IN vain We
very much prefer no license, and the, en-
tire suppression Of the liquor tramc II |
that b in your power, and, while No dis
pise al evil doings We desire to deal
with,evil doers, In the spirit Of him who
treated kindly Mary Nsgdslsa, out Of
whom went seven devils. And II saloon
Keepers would Ielinquish this nefheious
business, We would say 70 them in |
Kindness, go thy WY, h Desee." i
The addresses were In every respect
appropriate, and felicitous, and were