The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-10
THE PRAYING CAMPAIGN.
THE TEMPERANCE RAID.

THE TEMPERANCE RAID.
FRESH STORY OF AN OLD sUBJEcT-A REAL
IsTIc PICTURE OF WHAT Is BEING DONE AND
THE OBJECTS IN vIEw-How THE QUARRR
WOMEN woRK-THE ISSUES THAT ARE
RISING.
From Occasional Correspondent OF the Sentinel
COLUMBUS, IND, Feb. 25-When women
and politics get mixed up with temperance
and drunkenness so that the. air is as full OF
different reports about the new crusade as
congress is full of initiation and its whereases
and resolves, one becomes so bewildered that
he is at loss to know how to report what
he sees and hears, so as to best inform the
readers of great paper. Great re-
form movements, like great statesmen,
are not born OF large cities, but usually arise
in obscure and out of the way places,
How is the temperance war affecting
| things in Columbus?
It is working wonders, you might say. 1t
has closed one saloon out of twenty odd,
and a great many men who were in the
habit of taking their daily drinks have quit.
Don't YOU think they buy il and take it
home to drink it? No; they have quit
drinking entirely. Seeing several women
talking at different places, asked what it
meant. Them's the prsying.squads," was
the answer. Drawing near enough TO hear
what was being said, could hear the pray
ing women saying to woman, whom they
called mother, who was asalOOn-keeper, is
there not any other business besides this in
which you can eDgage?" . Yes, but God
didn't make all farmers, or mechanics. but
one must 10 this, and another that, TO earn
an honest living said the woman, and,
she added, " Am to be damned for selling
LIQUOR while others 60 to heaven who sell
fourteen ounces for pound, and who won't
pay:their honest bills? Go make them do
right as well as ask me to quit business
protected by law"
After more entreaty the three earnest
quaker ladies passed on, and your reporter,
as cOurteously as he knew how, approached,
telling them who he was, and saying that he
would like to hear what they had to say con =.
corning their movement against the saloons.
They assured me that their work was going
on well and that much good had been ac-
complished, and that, in the future, saloons
in Columbus would be closed, because their
keepers will be unable to get licenses. Said
they: ave are taking the names of the
voters and holding them pledged not to sign
any more petitions for licenses to sell liquor
much as you were, L learn?" sob, yes; but
after we visited and prayed once in the
saloons, we were
REQUESTED TO QUIT
Doing so, and we now visit and talk to deal
by this we shall in the end drive all the sa-
looms from Columbus. Passing on, asked
what is going on over yonder? "They are
holding the door and praying that it may
never open until the dealer quits the bust
ness" said a goOd-natured liquor man. Step
ping into leading saloon and making
known my business, was politely received
and a free conversation followed, from
which your reporter lea: ned that bus
mess Just now, is generally the
case at this time of the year, is a
little slow, but that the women had
not seriously injured the business. How is
this said /, to men of influence in Column
bus? Is this 20 be political? We think not.
But the candidates will have to show their
hands. Temperance men will be elected in
this county most likely, but it is not 20 change
the politics of men, but their morals that
this temperance war has to do with. Will
this movement be lasting in its results?
Well, hardly think that il will, still it will
give relief now, and something good may
grow ont OF it. How are the churches on
the question? United, unless, perhaps the
Lutheran had been little slow in the work
The Catholics had been very firm against
drunkenness for years in Columbus,
and now all the priests and
"Yonder's them women again." some one
said, and turned back to get another item.
"Well, !" said the saloon-keeper, 'if you have
a majority against us, we shall have to wait
until we can import enough from Brown
county. These women will carry the day
if all are like these Quakers. You can't
make them mad; they won't make theiren-
mics mad, and yet they never tire. 1t is az.
itate, agitate, agitate with them as friend
William Baxter commands. These peO-
pie were first in the agitation against
slavery, first to elevate the Indian and who
alchohol? After hearing what did to-day
was right glad that was not to be a can
didate This year. Would L vote, if elected
to stop the manufacturing of strong drinks?
Yes, would, should have to say to the
temperance people; would [ vote to repeal
the Baxter bill? Yes, L would, L should
have to tell the liquor men; would l vote
with the grapgers? Yes, would, would be
my promise, and would vote with the rail-
road men? OF course / would, and if these
folks should all be present what would l
promise?
WHAT WILL THE PATRIOTIC COUNTRY LOVERS
DO.
This year they may as well prepare for
death. Business has been injured a little in
Columbus by the excitement, but is now
going ahead as usual, and it is fact that
the sun still rises in the east and sets in the
west as if the Columbus affair had not
been noticed by the great light 6iver
All :along the line and on the cars the cru
SADIE IS the theme upon which all talk. AT
Edinburg and Franklin the saloons amount
to nothing, and hence but little prayer will
be required. One OF the WORT features of
ibis retezn prs ssss sBs has not leen noticed,
and yet it is rather serious. 1t is this:
When the women close up saloon in one
of the small towns, the saloonist ships his
liquors to Indianapolis or Cincinnati, where
il is sold to other parties. Now this has not
put stopto tine business, but only trans
ferred the trade to other and larger cities.
Again, men who cannot get their drains will
not remain in the small towns, but are al
ready moving into large cities hunting
work, where they can have a place to spend
their idle days and nights. This is not
oyerdrawn, as many can testify. Said a
gentleman, this thing will cause trouble in
Indianapolis. Again, parties are buying
their spirits in the large cities and taking