New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-24
his eloquence will place him at tho head of the Ohio

has yet arisen. The talents OF women are sur
pnsingly brought out in tho saloon and street
prayers and exhortations, but the Coming Woman
of the Temperance Reform has yet to come MISS
Smiley Is of oil others the for the place. but che
says the Spirit of God has marked out for her an
other path. Mother Stewart OF Springfield has won
a reputation as local leader but her advanced age
is disadvantage. Mrs. M. G. Carpenter OF Wash
ington G. H., is woman of fine presence and we'll
balanced mind, and is gifted as an organizer and a
speaker but her tastes are all domestic, and she
thinks her own county field broad enough for
her Christian ambition. Mrs. Matte MeCleland
Brown is Chief of the Good Templars, but the Good
Templars have not yet taken the New Movement
under their wing. These are the only women yet
prominent in the work. However. the conference
at Columbus next week will doubtless bring more
workers to the front, and some women may then
take the lead in this War Of Women.
EFFECT UPON THE LIQUOR DEALERS.
The day when the liquor dealers laughed at the
women's movement has passed. Whatever the
secret of its success and however ridiculous it first
appeared, it now seems very formidable to all VINO
depend for income upon the manufacture or sale OF
whisky or beer. Not that they anticipate the con-
version of the whole people to total abstinence prin-
ciples or breaking up of the liquor business, OF
any permanent disastrous effect upon them or their
calling; but already they have been very much en-
barrassed. Hundreds of liquor stores have been
temporarily and many permanently closed large
number of persons have gone out of the business.
The demand for both spirrtuOus and malt liquors
has wonderfully fallen off One place in Southern
Ohio, which formerly took 100 barrels OF beer day
from Cincinnati now takes none There is great
change in public sentiment, as shown in the fact
that in many communities liquor-selling and liquor
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Many towns have passed and are enforcing prohibit
DRY laws as strict the State statute allows These
things are calculated to breed aiarmj they do; and
the result IL seen in a depression of prices ana
panic among the liquor dealers in almost every
town. as soon as the women take up the line OF
march,
But as vet the enemy is disorganized. Meetings
have been held, but no policy has been definitely
agreed upon. Under these circumstances every man
has his own plan of defense repulse and it must
be said that none has yet been crowned with sue
cess The devices of the saloon keepers are various
and often amusing. Van Pelt as everybody remem-
bers baptized the women with beer ito use his
own EXPRESSION, when they prayed that he might
havelthe baptism of the Holy Ghost The same
man, now bright and shining light in the Reforma-
ton camp, brandIshed an axe at his door, threaten
ing to use it on the head of the first woman crossing
his threshold. Mrs. Foley, who kept low place IN
Oxford, had hot water ready to throw out OF the
window upon the enemy's pickets A Mount Vernon
druggist proposed to dispense sulphuretted hydrogen
during the season of prayer. Throwing red pepper
upon hot stove while the ladies are
in the saloon has been favorite mode
of annoyance Several persons have Hooded the side
walks with water to keep the ladies from kneeling
OF even walking in front of their houses; but carpet
h.,- 1lu
obyiated these difficulties. jacksonville saloon
keeper creased his sidewalk to make it slippery.
At some places bands of music stroling musicians
have been employed drown the voices of the pious
women; and in some instances free liquor has been
dispensed to boys who in return made noise enough
within the saloons to keep out the sound of prayer
and praise. At Pbifers rum-hole in Oxford
it is related that the ingenuity of bar
keeper overcame all obstacles by finding an
entrance for his customers through respect
able bakery four or five doors west The thirsty
man was shown into this place through An oyster sa
loon, out of back door, around half dozen gate
ways, and lastly through the kitchen and dining
room of Phifers house. At another place mock
prayer-meetng was held by bacchanalians around
the bar, while the ladies sang and prayed standing
on the snow covered pavement outside.
POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE WAR.
The women earnestly strive to unite religious de-
nominations and to steer clear of politics in this
movements but it cannot be without political effect,
whatever may be said to the contrary 1t is not I'M
common to hear the remark that Z" this thing will
break up the Republican party if it goes on much
onperp On the other hand, il Is notable fact that
the leading Democratic newspaper In the State mas
looked with something very like dsfavor upon the
whole movement. The truth is, suppose, that both
of the existing political parties will lose strength by
aocessions to the ranks of the Prohbtionists who,
at the last general election poled about 10000 votes
and therefore have already pretty respectable
nucleus. In fine, the effect will be another step in
the direction of freeing from old party ties. 1t
remains to be seen whether the Fall election will be
seriously affected; but in the municipal contests IN
the coming Spring, temperance questions will be the
main issues in nearly every town where the women g
movement has been tried or talked about If the
success of the women and the talk of the street
Trustworthy indications of the drift OF public senti
ment, the Temperance party will be largely in the
majority.
These incidents will serve to show how some de-
fend themselves and the method, it will be observed,
has often humorous side. But the most popular
plan of late has been the simple OF stopping busl-
ness and closing doors soon as the women APP
proach the place. The proprietor then moves away
to some point where neither prayer nor song can
reach his ears, and when the women retire ne re-
turns to business This IS probably the only safe
plan man really desires to Withstand the attack
Few men can resist the pressure when brought face
to face with singing, praying, fearful women. In
such war running away is better than fighting
and surrendering is better than either.
ATTITUDE OF THE GRANGERs
inst here the action of the Patrons of Husbandry.
briefly referred to in kilograms to The TRIBUNE,
should be made matter of record embodying as it
does the views of al association of many thousand
members and of acknowledged strength, in whatever