The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-06-12
The Ladies at Work.

We may congratulate ourselves on
what has been accomplished. Another
important step must now be taken. a
substitute for the resorts which have
brought 86rrow to families and ruin
upon young men, must be provided.
Before tile saloons closed this would
have been a stroke of policy, now 1t be-
comes an act of positive duty.
The resort should benefit mentally,
morally and physically; mentally by
healthful and intellectual reading,
morally by pure association, and phys
icaily by means of needful gymnastic
training. 1t is not enough to set in
motion either of these forces, we should
use them all.
All rational appeals are to the mental,
moral and physical nature. The gratl-
fication of a false appetite has too fire.
quently blunted the intellectual percep-
tions, dimmed the moral luster and par
alyzed the physical power. But as
long as none OF these are destroyed we
may and should hope. There Is an IN
fluence and power in social intercourse
which frequently home itself cannot eX-
ert. 1t is this unseen attraction which
draws men to saloons. \ social glass
delights; but they have no desire to
drink alone. 1t is only when the appe-
tite gets complete sway that the con-
vival feeling expires, it is then that the
cravings OF the social nature become
weak. Surround other resorts with the
attractions which saloons furnish and
they will be accepted as substitute
Men would gladly accept them because
the delights of the one are real and BEN
eficial, of the other unsubstantial and
dangerous.
/ 1t is not for those who have not been
! tempted TO say there are no attractions
/ in saloon. There are. allurements
which the novice yields to, either un-
conscious of the fatal end or utterly
! reckless. a large proportion Of our
young men are self-supporting. Their
parents live miles away from them.
Their homes are where they board.
They have no home influence to restrain
7 them, no home association to improve
and ennoble them. Occupied all day by
their work, their hands busy, their
tongues still and their minds in the
groove of duty, how natural that they
should desire relaxation. Where could
they go? The question is, alas too
easily answered. Their natural desires
did not urge them. 1t was the sheer
desperation which accepts any social
relief. The mere congregation is source
of delight.
But the saloon is delight only in tht
absence of other enjoyments. How
quickly il is abandoned for dance ol
any party which throws men into fe
male society. How much more at
. tractive would be reading room en-
livened by the presence OF ladies than
saloon where no lady can go.
The women of Santa Cruz who hav'
so nobly aud triumphantly conduete'
the late campaign are now at work Sc
curing means to carry into immediat
operation the programme laid down II
this article. They call upon the father
and the young men of this communit
to come forward and enter into this mat
ter with a spirit that shall insure
the fullest success. What are few do
2 lars per month to those able to maintai
such beneficial institutions in our midS
e compared with the results to follow
I We know that the ladies will make th
; q success because their presence and ii
! fIuence is the prerequisite aud that
J guaranteed.
Santa Cruz has it now in its power I
i build up a reputation for sObriety an
i morality unsurpassed by any cOmmt
= nifty on this coast, and in doing so 81
/ will offer such favorable inducements
g settlement that hundreds OF famili
" will come hither to settle and build |
7. a city as respectable in numbers as it
II correct i'm morals and eXample.-Sdn
d Cruz Enterprise.