The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-03-21
THE WOMEN,S BATTLE.

The women's anti-liquor crusade is re-
ported to have "assumed a more practical
phase - in Cleveland, Ohio. The crusaders
there began a canvass last Friday, 9TH
inst, for signatures to the temperance
pledge, and determined to attack the
saloons this week. At Cincinnati, the
saloon keepers, numbering 1900, have
held meeting, and resolved to publish
the names Of all wholesale liquor dealers
who are engaged personally or through the
women in the movement against the
saloons. The object of this publication is
to prevent such wholesale dealers from get
ting the patrons of the saloons as their
customers. The crusaders in Cincinnati
are followed on their rounds by such mobs
of men and boys that it is doubted whether
they will continue their task much longer.
At Jeffersonville, Indiana, the usual visits
were made on Saturday with the usual
lack of success, and the saloon keepers
were talking of applying for an injunction
to prevent the obstruction of the streets.
At Worcester, Mass, the campaign fairly
began on Saturday and signatures to the
pledge were obtained at two or three places
out of twenty-five visited. The women
here pray before going the rounds, their
visits being merely to offer the pledge.
At Williamsport, Pa, on Saturday morn
ing, women were stationed at the doors of
places where liquor was supposed to be
sold, to take the names of those entering,
and this arrangement is said to have caused
the closing of several places. At New
burg, n. y, Wednesday last was observed
as day of special prayer for the success of
temperance.
THE BRUTALITY SURROUNDING THE
WHISKY TRADE.
Some 500 ladies assembled at Methodist
Church in Chicago one day last week, and
after appointing a Committee of 100 OF
their number to present memorial to the
City Council against the proposed repeal
of the Sunday saloon closing ordinance,
devoted the afternoon to prayer for the
success of their mission. At 7 o'clock, p.
NJ. delegation started for the City Hall
bearing a memorial signed by 10000 wo
men. They were attended in their march
by constantly increasing crowd of idle
men and boys, and by the time they had
reached the doors of the Council chamber
SO great a mob had gathered as to render
the services of large force of police neces-
sary to secure their entrance.
Arriving in the Council chamber the
delegation were courteously received, and
the leader of the delegation was, on motion,
after some debate, allowed to present the
petition, which she did in few well chosen
words. The petition was then read by the
Clerk of the Council and placed on file.
The Council then proceeded to the con-
sideration of special order which was an
ordinance permitting saloons to be kept
open on Sundays. A very warm debate
ensued in which most of the Peoples
Party Aldermen claimed that they were
bound to vote for the ordinance, as it was
one of the issues upon which they were
elected. A vote was taken and the ordl-
nance was adopted by vote of % to IA
The defeated ladies were then escorted
from the hall to the outer door by the
police, who with the utmost difficulty kept
back the bowling mob who still remained
on the outside.
Reaching the street the ladies, all Of
whom were of the highest responsibility,
and including the wives of some of the
best citizens, were assaulted with yells and
bowls from one of the vilest crowds that
could be raked from the cutters of the
city. The mob pressed SO closely upon
the little band that had they not been pro
tected by a few men among the crowd
there is little doubt that violence would
have been offered them. Indeed one brute
did trip one of the ladies, but skunk away
before the fist of a gentleman standing
near. The mob followed the ladies the
entire distance back to the church, yelling
every moment like Comanches, and pre-
senting one of the most disgraceful scenes
ever witnessed in the city. After the
Committee had entered the church and
briefly reported the failure of their mis-
sion, those present spent some time in
prayer and then dispersed.