The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-05-21
Correspondence of the News.
Letter from Markesan, Wis.

We, in common with almost every locali-
ty throughout the land, are having share
of interest in the Temperance question;
but it has taken on phase with us, q lit
tie peculiar. Our women have not vet
gone into the field, yet are not ciphers,
though in the background. Their influ-
ence is felt by those of us that are praying,
preaching and voting.
Some time in the latter part of February
we secured couple of Temperance Lee
lures, in addition to what we had already
given on the subject, and Good Templar's
Lodge was organized at once. In about
tive weeks we had over one hundred mem
bers, and still from six to ten names are
added every week, many of them from
among the influential men and women of
the village and vicinity.
Our three pulpits planted themselves
squarely on the subject, SO much so that
one of the ministers was met on the streets
afew days since and openly denounced,
with bitter oaths. Others fatty declare that
they will cut off their portion of what had
been promised of our ''bread and butter
But we are proposing to eight it out on
this line, bread and butter or not, so far
as this class are concerned.
But the strangest development is yet to
be noted As the Township Election came
on, two caucuses were held, the first evi-
IDENTIFY in the interest of the License Oues-
ton, and as Temperance men feared, their
ticket was carried by a decided majority.
Over the result music and rejoicing filed
the streets in the evening; but strange to
say, the next week, when application was
made to the new Town Board by the sa-
looms for renewal of their license, they
were fatty refusedI Verify, there is such
thing as men setting net in which their
own feet are taken. Public rumor says
that our two saloons and our whisky hotel
are really closed. But there is a terrible
under-current of feeling among the saloon
sympathizers. Temperance men are, how
ever, kindly suggesting to them to quietly
take their own pill.
We believe here, and say it, that an unseen
hand is at the helm in this great movement
In the land. The very wrath of man is Of
ten made to praise God. Not satisfied to
accept the situation, and sit down in ''the
pit their own handshave digged, the liquor
sellers plans now are to call village election
for change in the village charter, there
by giving the license matter into the hands
of the village officers, and by that dodge try
to carry their point; but we have given
them due notice, that by prayer, by sermon,
by vote, and in every possible honorable
way, this thing shall be squarely contested
at every step.
1t does seem that this dont-make-it-a-po-
itical-issue idea has got to be ground out of
us. God is evidently, as He did on another
great question, in days not yet forgotten
by this nation, pushing this question to the
front; and duh must be the man that does
not see that the present Spring Election, to-
gether with our State ,so-called 'sReform"
Election last fall, are saying to us, 'tyou're
slow"
Our Spring is backward-but few Spring
like days yet; very little garden yet made,
although the first day of May coolly looked
in on us this morning.
May l, 1874. J.T. SUFFRON.