Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-04-10

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March %, 1874.

/ SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Marcn 70, 1914
! Dear Times Il wrote you week ago, and
this is the "more anon which promised.
| The w. ". W. movement still continues
with unabated zeal On last Sunday Chill
dreEs' Temperance meeting was held at the I'd
PRESBYTERIAN Church, and it was estimated that
that large and commodious, probably the No.
l structure of its character in the State, con-
| tanned upon that occasion not less than l, 500
people. Strong, simple and well fitting re-
marks were made by men who well understood
how to reach the conviction and hearts of the
| children; and the consequence or result of the
meeting was that they (the children) unani-
mously promised to taste not, give not, sell not,
the unclean thing.
was young and now am old, have seen
many things novel and strange, but this Wo-
| mans Whiskey War prominently exceeds, in
the mode of procedure, anything of its charac-
ter or any other man in this country ever
witnessed. W That is it2 What is in it :? Clearly
not fanaticism, for this seems to be a work Of
love. The women 60 quietly into a saloon,
not to abuse villify, but to plead, in tones Of
love and mercy to the heads and hearts of the
vendors. Many are touched even to tears, but
svrvrrttr ,elaad necessity rs the caneepf an.agza
ing in the traffic, and promise to go OUT Of the
business as soon as practicable. Sometimes the
door is closed against them, but it makes no diff
ference, right down in front of the saloon they
go on their knees in fervent prayer, and soon
the bar keeper is touched, the door is opened,
and in they go to exhort all whom they find, in
that gentle, loving and prevailing style which
seldom fails to produce good and lasting eff
fleet.
There are one hundred and twenty saloons
in Springfield, only one of which has been clos
ed by this movement as yet. But men. are ar
guihg that, if they do not close another one,
much permanent good has already been accom-
lplished in the awakening of public sentiment
The patronage of the saloons have fallen off so
iper cent. Men are beginning to wake up, they
have been sleeping at the crater of death
breathing volcano too long, and movement is
now inaugurated in which the politicians of
both parties, eminent men of the city without
regard to past party fealty, have placed them
lselves shoulder to shoulder, and on next Tues
Iday night they will meet at the altar of Law
and Order, and there pile up their bucklers,
lswords, and shields-weaponstha have clash
ed in party strife-as a sacrifice to the welfare
of the city. Our municipal election comes off
early next month, and upon this occasion re-
Iferred to a ticket, entitled the Law and Order
Ticket will be nominated. Men will be Sc
ilected who are known to be the friends and
iearnest advocates Of good ordinancesanda faith
Iful execution after they shall be enacted. There
lis law enough now if faithfully and impartial
fly executed, to close up three-fourths of the sa-
lloons but they are never enforced. There they
Island unexecuted, and might as we'll lie still in
Iembryo, in the brain-pans OF those Who con-
lceived them. According to the kdw, saloon
keeper has to give security in the amount of
So, 0G0 before he can open. If he sells to
lminor he is subject to a heavy fine, recoverable,
on proof, by the parent. If he make man
drunk by selling him intoxicating drinks he is
Irresponsible for all the damage the drunken man
fdoeS; if he goes home and smashes the furni-
ture, the saloon keeper must pay an amount
equal to the value; if a wife notifies saloon
Keeper not to sell to her husband and he disre-
CARDS it, he is subject to fines and penalties, in
the discretion of the Court who tries the case.
:; might mention many other points, showing
how the whiskey vender can be hedged and
trammeed if the law was only executed. 1t IS
this mastery inactivity of the officers OF the
flaw that has induced the Law and Order mOve-
Iment 1t is an apparent necessity, and the men
lwho are acting with it are only walking where
the index finger of duty points.
Yours, N. b. d.