Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-09

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good attendance. Friday evening &C
. cording to previous announcement
Town Hall was crowded to its utmost c.
pacity,ts listen to temperance addresset
The meeting was called to order by til
President, Mrs. DR.. Bigham, and wa
opened with prayer by Rev. Wonder
ID. S. Uhl, Esq, occupied an hour
time in addressing the audience, clinch
ing his arguments by reading the lay
relating to the sale of intoxicating liq
uors. He showed that it was i'm th
power of any town council, under tn
constitution of the State to pass an or
dinance preventing ale, beer, porter o
whisky houses in the said borough. Hi
arguments were strong, clear and con
else. Rev. Mr.. Wond er made a fey
practical remarks. Mr.. Joshua Spon
agile alse made little speech, in whicl
he corrected a Misrepresentation of hi
vote at the Democratic Primary elsc
ton the Saturday previous. He said h
was temperance to the last.
Father Moorhead was then called OF
for some remarks. He addressed tn,
audience at some length, giving SOM
fine illustrations Of the evils resulting
from intoxicating drinks. His remark
were practical and were well received
Other business was attended to, after
which the meeting adjourned.
About four o'clock on Saturday i
was noised about town that L. J. Critch
field, Esq, of Columbus was in town
and that L. r. Critchfield, OF Cleve.
land, would also be here at eight o..
clock A mass meeting was called i'm.
mediately for that evening and hant
bills announced the fact to our citizens,
one hour only before the time of meet.
ing, yet the hall was crowded to over.
flowing. The meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. Alcott of Fredericks-
burg. L. z. Critchfield, Esq, was then
introduced to the audience, who enter.
tained them with some very pertinent
and practical remarks on the subject OF
temperance, its effects upon the morals
of community, the laws pertaining to
it, &c. He was eloquent upon the SUBJ
ject. We shall not attempt to follew
him through his able yet spontaneous
address. At the close of his remarks,
his brother, L. J. Critchfield, ESQ.,, Of
Columbus, addressed the meeting, in a
pleasing and interesting manner. He
encouraged the ladies in the great
work they had. undertaken, and wished
them God speed. Rev. A. n. AIcott
next produced some startling facts and
figures in his genial manner, that told
heavily against the use of, and traffic
in, Intoxicating liquors. The meeting
was characterized throughout by the
best of feeling, and great good was
done toward forming public sentiment
in favor of temperance. 1t was then
announced that there would be union
prayer meeting in the Disciple church
on Sunday afternoon at half past Two
O'Clock. This was good meeting.
Monday being election day, the ladies
of the temperance organization conclu-
ded to hold an all-day prayer meeting.
Accordingly at half-past five in the
morning the church bell began to ring.
At six O'Clock the polls opened and at
the same time the prayer meeting,
which was held in the NJ. E. church
was also opened. An hour or two was
thus spent, and at nine O'Clock the
ladies again assembled and from that
time to eleven had a glorious prayer
meeting. At two O'Clock they assembled
again and continued until six, at which
time the polls closed. Long and faith
fully die these women pray that God
would answer them in his own time
and way, and grant them the victory
over their enemies. In the meantime
the battle was going on at the polls. We
have seldom seen such an exciting
spring election. Large crowds were
gathered around the voting place from
morning till night. 1t is seldom'that
harder work is done than was done that
day, by men of both parties. The
whisky party claimed that they were
running the straight Democratic ticket,
and claimed that every Democrat should
vote that, no matter what the other side
pretended to be doing. By threats and
they were enabled to force
timid and fearful men to vote their
ticket who otherwise would have been
glad to vote for temperance and order.
Then again, owing to political chica-
merry and i want of true moral courage
on the part of some and malignant dew
iltry on the part of others, many votes
were lost to the cause that it otherwise
would have had, had it not been fer
their pernicious example and influence.
There are some men, christians by pre-
in our town, in whose shoes we
would not stand at present for any con-
These men have the salts
faction of knowing that by their folly,
the election was lost. The result of the
election is given in another column The
ladies intend keeping-up their organiza-
tion, as they consider their work only
begun. They met in the Presbyterian
church Tuesday morning, and had
good meeting.
And now we wish to say few words
to the ladies who have SO bravely and
carried on this work. There
Is probably not in the history of the
world such an instance of self-sacrifice
and heroic devotion in behalf of reform
as is now being displayed by the wo-
men of our country, in the present cru
SADIE against the rumsellers. The whole
social system is being shaken from GEN.
ter to circumference by the humiliating,
efforts OF these christian wo-
men, who go with pleading and prayer
and song, to these destroyers of the pub
lie peace and private veal, beseeching
God to enlighten their hearts
and make them see the great wrong they
are deing their fellow countrymen.-
This is glorious work, and God has
raised up those, many of whom have
suffered from it's blighting influence,to
be his chosen instruments for putting
aside this monster. This is but the be-