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pounding general problem capable Of several spaoia
and independent solutions, which 10 be dcterin,ae
Of tine and Of R ana m9de'
q the mattel to assert ths right and duty Of woa
TO combat this form Of evil In Ill ways which have
reasonable prospect Of SUCCESS.
There ia, first,
THE GENERAL MORAL RESPONSIBILITY
which she shares with man+ and the duty Of worknt
for the happiness and progress Of her feowcreture
- responsibility which cannot be avoided without th
briggs with Its own punishment. The happiness which
It promises e. never never comss Tho success which b, ! !
ssesss oi inernats Which
aa at es 'sss se;som drop Morally es
what We eheerfnliy ei1c Ths practical temperance
man who has had the largest experience will tell you
that there Is safety for the reformed drunkard
OF relapse the moment he to labor in the cause
woman may not DO in 80 much danger Of this par
which may ensave her, should she absndon hersef to
nte Of se-gFaaheation, Of indifference and Of sen
| sake Of others necessary for her own.
| THERE ARE OTHER DANCERS
which should srouse her 50 well known that they hard
old siory Of blasted domestic happiness Of pinehin
TenuFy OF cruel disappointment, Of shattered hopes,
Of tue husband daily sinking into deeper slough Of
degradation, Of the children covering under the
timely darkness which has fallen upon the morning Of
their Young lives? The hitter truth has been told
1t has been sung III pathetc verse Il has been waited
| upon the platforms; it has been wildly shouted
hl sed sebs Of fnd b.. bssa % II
mother years ago. ur Whittier said, in writing Of
:. When wornan's heart is breaking,
Shall wonans voice be stiu IN
The question has the Same moral rertinence when
asked III relation to the evils Of tnseperancc There
Ia no wrong which moro thoroughly, completely,
cruelV intcrtefea with wolnan's happiness, which
more remorseleasly strikes her to the heart, which
more surely darkens and shortcns her days. This is
Naturally enough then eomcs the question. How cau
psee IL e We
and intemperance thoroughly deaned and UNDER
WOMEN TE1FLE ~ THIS NATTER
which to them ii life or death, with frroty little
short Of madness or fatuty No doubt they exercise
an an enormous influence but how often j. it ezerted in
brilliant and beautiful woman, admired for her mau-
ncEs. her taste, her hospitality, and tho graceful gaety
her Of corresponding qualities easily guided By
her Wishes seriously respecting her opinions and for
hundred reasons unwilling to DO anything to offend
hc1. Her admirers OF tho very class most
easily betrayed into tue e1ccsses Of drink Tney
men Of sensnous temlera1nant. Of kindly natures, of
brilliant intellect, and Of f4stdious tasses-overs OF
pleasure, both intellectual aaa physical yet gentlemen
IN grain and incapable Is yet Of co1rse action or b1ual
Suppose woman Of the c1aes have mentioned. in
Washington for instance during the Congress sesaon+
resolutey excluding wine from her house, not Offering
shane-faced way but always It 1t omission
to be proud Of! Suppose her saying to statesmen and
to w'ts: no! you viii ind no *ine herei All eIes
and gracious conversadon-muaio such as you may
love TO listen to- and tia Dance il you to engade
In it. hare made my walls bright with flowers, and
With pictures. have summoned for your entertain
mens the wisest men, and the most agreeable
Of my circles bu. have taken it for granted thu.
you will need the stimulus Of wine You Will find txt
m 1T y1n5 10 r. "n ina .o tonight
nf
like he Przdezt Of lbs united staes-ssy-
ing it not ascesiealy. not With any profess
CAN'T earaestnes, How tie ssst ssaralsas "o appisr
Of them al would respect her! How Senators, aud
RePresentsuvee, and Gensr4ls would bow before the
majesty Of her moral courage! do not Kay that all
her great guests would make haste to sign the pledge,
that isn't the roint but it is safe to say that she
would set AZ ct tae1n to thinking sober1y who were
capable Of thinking at ali.
Well, I'll women, thank God, no. Washington
leaders Of fashion, any moro than Ill mentor which
Ynay also give hearty thanks-are members OF Cou
gress but what limit would tlers be to the moral
eject, If respectable women throughout tho land Let
all the respectable men In 1t know tl.lt
wEErDRISk1Na, IN THEIR oPE'1ds 1s USw1sg,
dangerous, seidsh+ and inmoral7 That the use Of
alcoholic stimulaEta is wrong as rnltter Of example,
even il the be In danger OF excess, in a.
most every instance ho will bs? That In their ho1ncs
to which ali sober friends welcome alcohol in
form is ever offered provided. Thas In the public
business Of the temperance reformation they feel
warm personal interest? That. other things being
equal they entertain the highest regard for the mai
determined to abstain and keeping his resoluson7 I
not unmndfui TINT there is already great deal Of
this influence e1erted, but there opportunity for
household in which temperance is taken for |
granted,-ou which strong are growing |
batred Of the poison which denorazca and dsgrses,
and destroys; in which pure and earnes: daughters |
are blooming into rounded and perfect womanhood |
with still nensfying dissrns. Of those who tamper
with this dsnger and with still strengthening deter
unnaton to risks Of ruin aud wretchcdness in
accepting the marriage relation; who hare determined
cannot d1NRfforS Hin
dulgence ia not worth having, who themselves
becoming mor1l missionaries and crusaders without
noisy ptetcDaion.
But these suggestions. well aware, will meet
Ehe wants and appreciation Of only certain class
earnest and deyoared ever by righteous zeal, to
the valus of quiet and uuostentatious
work They have passed the STAGE Of theory, and
for practice aud for practical reauls Th1a ao
THE pEnsosAr. Arr;A1s
nsde to the dealers In spirtuous liquors in different
7arts of the country. by women III greater ess
ao1ies, and through singing, praying, and impor-
,ees nonstsous that such trilc shouli 90 on fos
single day longer, so fraught is It with pure and
1nn,itigased evil. OF COURSE, excitement cannot
followed by exhaustion in time by the
abandonment Of method which lacks the element Of
'eraiatenee Yet no one need be disappointed nor get
THE PALPABLE RESULTS
chievcd. The real accomplishment is In the addition
N the right side to the weight Of public opinion,
which ia necessarily Of slow growth. These revtyas
they may be called So necessary to kcep alive the
Ene social sentiment respecting intemperuucs. Au-
her great protest against great Elm has been pub
lshed and recorded Another general appeal haa been
Uttered to the common EenHe Of the community An
her presentation las been made at the bar Of the
oSld Of crime, shared alike by the buyer and the
eler. Of Elurderous and maddening crirno against
he dignity Of and the pcace and happiness tho
:Hil} This should console, n least, Il it does not
onent For 1t is the vfca of al best effort,
hat restivo under incomplete and fragmentary
eauts. Sin, wrong, outrage. injustice, oppression,
nd mistake see to the clear and honest intellect 30
Utterly outside the pale Of compromise, that expect
hcm upon their first dcnunciation iDcontiucntly to
isaprear. suppose TINT there those who real
: expected, after d sufficient cruaading that
hc vending nnd consumption OF whisky aud |
ecr would cease altogether. Alas! they are
lie all other forms Of evil tho necessary result OF
uman infrmity. The rita1 point Is to keep them |
nder !
ArEEPETuAL BAN. B..
fost OF the graft vices sre there already, (
nd kept there by the pulpit, tue t
and the platform. We do not expect them to die-
ppear altogether aud neither expect intemper-
uce entirely to It hes not the 1ixed propor-
ona and uaateriaty o. bad institution which may
definitely swept away by an enactment. This is Why
We nga!ust ru1a-sc,ng arc in perpetual coarsc OF
carried sometimes with so little
cxterity that 1t is found, IN Mane recently after
Of legislation with act he1rcd Upon act, that
ere is really no lAw against the selling at all. q