The Grange advance., 1874-02-18
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West. The women pray and sing with
the quiet obstinacy Of their sex, while
the whiskey sellers listen with polite
defiance, OF shut up their saloons i" de-
spair. Most men can stand to be
threatened much better than u bc pit
led. and dealers who have defed the
law are forced to yield when they hear
themselves classcd among miserable sin-
ners, and heartfelt petitions offered up
for their salvation. While the ladies
engaged in this crusade are sustained
by a powerful public sentiment, they
have more than one influence to co,.-
tend with. A correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette, writing trom Shel,
byville, Ind, says that there is large
class of men and women who say " Go
ahead and God bless you to those
engaged in the movement, and who,
having thoughttully weighed the mat
ter, think it just the right thing to do.
There is second class, the liquor deal
ers and those directly dependent upon
them, and the liquor drinkers; and
there is distinct middle class, the
most dangerous to the reformer. That
is composed of the very respectable pc"-
pie Of both sexes who are not crusaders
and who would not crusade to save all
the people of the earth from the flames
Of pandemonium. Some Of them are
LAWYERS, and merchants, and bankers,
and clcrgymen, and other distinguished
people who are camp followers Of public
opinion. They never lead in any retor-
nation, but for the sake Of peace follow
in the old way. "Do you suppose |
would let my wife 90 tramping about
the streets making a spectacle Of her.
self before the public?" asked one Of
these respectable people. mo: l
would see hundred saloons here be-
fore I would do it," OF the 1000 peo-
pie in Shelbyville, 1900 could be given
to the class Internationally supporting
the crusade, and half the property to
the same people: 1900 to the liquor
people, and one-fourth Of the prop
erty while the remaining population
and property nigh be counted with
the intermediates.
PRACTICAL REFORMATION.
The ladies who carry on the move
ment in Shelbyville are as practical in
their efforts to aid the reformed rum
seller as in breaking up his business
On Saturday last about seventy-6ve
visited the unlicensed saloon of Capt
Maze. Hymns were sung and prayers
were offered, the women kneeling dur
ing the supplications. The ladies
pleaded earnestly with the proprietor
and with each man present. They
wept, and Maze surrendered. Mrs. El-
lots handsome face blushed with glad
ness as she stepped on a chair to pro-
claim to her followers the words Of
Capt. Maze. There were suppressed
exclamations Of Joy and thankfalness.
Maze is a poor man, partly disabled
with wife and child to support. He
goes into another business, and the la.
dies will for the present convert his
late rum shop into headquarters for the
crusade. Other correspondents Of the
Gazette, Commercial: and Enquirer
furnish interesting particulars Of the
progress of the movement.
WASHINGTON, Ohio, Jan. 90
There is but one saloon keeper left in
this neighborhood. His name is Char
lie Beck, a jolly, good hearted German,
who looks upon wine and beer as among
the necessaries of life. He has been
visited by the ladies for the past two
weeks, and rather likes it. He treats
them kindly and might yield but for
the fact that all the anti-temperance
force of the town is urging him to hold
out. 1t is evident to the sensible peo-
pie engaged in the crusade that if there
is demand for rum there will be a
supply, and temperance pledges are be-
lug circulated to shut off the demand
Washington claims the credit Of be-
ing the banner town Of the women's
movement Although DR.. Dio Lewis
made known his plan to the good peo-
pie of Hillsboro day or two sooner
than he did to those Of Washington, the
Washington women have the honor not
only OF being the first in the field, but
the first in disposing Of every saloon aud
grogshop within the corporate limits,
Beck's saloon being outside the corpor-
alton.
THE METHOD IN MORROW.
Morrow, Ohio, Feb 2.-Meetings
arc held here day and night The