Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-02-13
THE GREAT TEMPERANCE RAID
THE PROCESSION OF WoMEN-PRAYER
MEETINGS IN FRONT OF BAR Rooms
A REPENTANT ToDDY DIsPRNsER-
VIOLENCE AND SPECIFICATION.

MEETINGS IN FRONT OF BAR Rooms
A REPENTANT ToDDY DISPENSER
VIOLENCE AND SPECIFICATION.
&C., &C., &c.
The war between women and bar-keep-
ers is spreading throughout the West.
The women pray and sing with the quiet
obstinacy Of their sex, while the whiskey
sellers listen in polite defiance, or shut up
their saloons in despair. Most men can
stand to be threatened much better than to
be pitied, and dealers who have defed the
law are forced to yield when they hear
thems elves classed among miserable sin
ners, and heartfelt petitions offered up Tor
their salvation. While the ladies engaged
in this crusade are sustained by powerful
public sentiment, they have more than one
influence to contend with. A correspon-
dent of the Cincinnati Gazette, writing
from Shelbyville, Indiana, says that there
is large class Of men and women who say,
eco ahead !" and "God bless you, ~ to those
engaged in the movement, and who, having
thoroughly weighed the matter, think it
Just the right thing to do. There is a
second class, the liquor dealers and those
directly dependent upon them, and the liq-
uor drinkers; and there is distinct mid
die class, the most dangerous to the reform
ers. That is composed Of the very respect
able people of both sexes who are not cru
saders, and who would not crusade to save
all the people of the earth from the flames
of pandemonium. Some of them are.laW-
yers, and merchants and bankers. and cler-
gymen, and other distinguished people who
are camp followers of public opinion. They
never lead in any reformation, but for the
sake of peace follow in the old way s'Do
YOU suppose would let my wife go tramp
ing about the streets making a spectacle OF
herself before the public 20 asked one of
these respectable people. Ono, [ would
see hundred saloons here before | would
do it.' Of the 1000 people in Shelbyville,
/ 800 could be given to the class uncondi-
tionally supporting the crusade, and half
the property to the same people; l 800 to
the LIQUOR people and one-fourth Of the
property, while the remaining population
and property might fairly be counted with
the Intermediates.
PRACTICAL REFORMATION.
The ladies who carry on the movement
in Shelbyville are as practical in their eff
breaking UP his business. On Saturday
last about seventy-fve visited the unlicen-
sed saloon of Capt. Maze. Hymns WERE
sung and prayers were offered, the women
kneeline during the supplicationS. The
ladies pleaded earnestly with the proprie-
tor and with each man present. They
went. and Maze surrendered. Mrs. Elllot's
handsome face blushed crimson with glad
ness as she stepped on chair to proclaim
q III +l,ox lie Of nof
There were suppressed eXclamatlonS OF JOY
and thankfulness. Maze is poor man,
Dartlv disabled, with a wife and child to
support. He goes into another business,
and the ladies 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, ONO, Jan. 29.-Ihere is
but one saloon keeper left in this neighbor- |
hood. His name is Charles 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 |
eyery day 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 people engaged in the crusade |
that if there is demand for rum there |
will be a supply. aud temperance pledges !
are being circulated to Shut Off the demand. |
Washington claims the credit of being
the banner town of the Women's move
ment. Although Dr.. Dio Lewis made
known the plan to the good people OF Hills
borO day OF two sooner than he did to
those of Washington, the Washington Wo-
men have the honor not only OF being the |
first in the field, but the first in dlsposing |
of every saloon and grogshop within the |
corporate limits, Beck's saloon beng out |
side the corporation.
SURRENDER OF LIQUOR SELLER IN |
CHIC.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, February 3.-Proba-
hly the most signal victory Of the ladies |
.dnripg the temperance campaign was won |
to-dagat New Vienna, Clinton county. A |
Mr.. Van Pelt met the earnest laborers in |
the cause of temperance some time ago |
with blasphemous epithets, and drenched |
them with beer while at their devotlons IN |
his saloon. Since then they have main |
tanned a persistent fire of prayers and |
pleadings. To-day the people OF the Town
in large numbers witnessed his complete |
surrender. after three weeks labor. A |
procession of about 100 ladies marched to |
his saloon at P. M, amid the
SOLEMN RINGING OF ALL THE CHURCH |
BELLS.
When the crowd was gathered about his |
door. brief religious exercises were held, |
and then Van Pelt appeared and annOunc- |
ed that he was ready to give up his entire |
stock for the good OF the temperance cause. |
He would. he said, make a complete sur
render. not because Of law OF force, but he |
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women, which had reached his heart. lie |
exhibited considerable emotion while adj |
dressing the multitude, and appeared sin |
re in his remarks. After giving permits |
sio,, that his liquors, consisting OF two bar |
sels IF whiskey and one key of beer, should |
he rallied out, Van Pelt stepped forward |
with his axe, saying: ''This is the weapon |
I used to defend myself and business with,
and to terrify the ladies'; now | use 1t to |
sacrifice that which has ruined many |
sonls." Without more ado he knocked the |
heads out Of the barrels and opened the keg
of beer. splitting the contents upon the |
ground. Devotional exercises closed the |
Scene. Van Pelt admits freely that
THE LADIES CONQUERED HIM,
and that their prayers forced him to SUI /
Tender. Tonight an earnest temperance |
meeting was held there, and Van Pelt |
madea brief address, giving his experience |
in the traffic, and admitting that ne could |
not reconcile himself to the business
4 mass-meeting is to be held at HILLSIDE |
ro' on Saturday, and NUM- Der OF the ladies
from New Vienna will attend. At the |
close of the meeting tonight a purse OF |
$3.50 was presented to Van Pelt as an ex-
preston Of the feelings of the community |
howard him. The success III this lIttle |
fown of New Vienna will go far to
strengthen the apostles of the temperance
Cause in other parts of the State. At other
noints the work goes steadily on. At Pom
e e an organization Of fifty ladies began
business to-day. making a round o. calls
upon the saloons and holding the usual fe-
ligious exercises. At Logan the Inc league 10 |