Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
From Pennsylvania,

Forty OF the s'crusading" women of
Pittsburg were arrested while holding
meeting in liquor saloon, and taken
before the mayor, reprimanded threat
ened, and discharged. The next day,
while conducting services before an.
other saloon, they were again arrested
and two of the most prominent ones
were fined s25, and gentleman ac-
companying them $50 and costs. An
appeal was made to the Court of Com
mon Pleas, and Judge Stowe rendered
the verdict ofth court, reversing and
setting aside the verdict, and awarding
restitution. In the course of his re-
marks, Judge Stowe said:
"It is not the question whether
these people have committed nuis-
ance under the ordinance or at COM
mon law; but the question is whether
this record shows a legal conviction
that will stand the investigation of a
judicial scrutiny In this case the
magistrate sits as court and jury. The
information is the Indictment. That
should be clear and specific, and the
evidence make il out. You may as
well charge a man in the Quarter Ses-
sions with being guilty of a burglary,
assault and battery, and murder, in
one indictment, and ask it to stand,
as to make charge il this manner. -
These people are charged with acting
| in a disorderly manner. This is dis
tinctly a nuisance. BY singing and
praying, it is charged, theF attracted
a large crowd. Now, tha IS not dis
orderly conduct; singing al praying
is not disorderly conduct. Il may be
come SO. / may sing il quiet tone
of voice and pray in a quiet tone OF
voice anywhere, or it may be done in
such way as to create confusion and
annoyance to the public"
The Ladies' Temperance League OF
| Cincinnati, Ohio, sent the following
communication:
8 To the Ladies' Temperance League,
PittS6urg. Pa.
"DEAR SISTERS: In the faith that
makes us sisters in the Lord Jesus
Christ, we salute you. Your trials
and our own have led us through SIM
liar paths, and while we are willing to
keep peace and to abide in order and
by the law, yet, if called to suffer for
the truth, let us not waver. We com
nit you to the care of an ever watch
full Father. Be assured that if the
laws and ordinances of man are wrest
ed and perverted to circumvent the
work, God can and will appoint to us
a work which, if performed with an
eye single to his glory, will rebound
to his exaltation in the earth"
The crusaders were iubilant, and
returned to the church, where an en-
thusiastic meeting was held The
Pittsburg AdUdnce says:
"The temperance men have called
a convention to meet in this city. The
object in view is the nomination of a
prohibition ticket for county and leg
isatiye Offices The unholy persecu-
ton of the crusaders in this city has
given strength to the temperance par
ty il never had before. Men have de-
| termlned no longer TO vote with par
ty ruled by whiskey. Our State and
municipal governments are in the
hands of the whiskeY ring. Our laws
come down to us from legislative halls
stepped in whlskey and stained with
debauchery until good man rccoils
in horror TO be law abiding at this
time is to be an evil-servin9 people
The sancity Of law, in the eyes Of the
people, is destroyed by the fraud and
corruption of our law makers. The
oppressive rule Of this wicked element
must be broken. Our God is march
ing on, and is bringing to the front a
better class of men to govern the peo-
| pie. There is great moral revolu-
ton sweeping the land, and the prom
Use of brighter days and purer law be-
comes stronger every month"