, 1874-03-25

II any who liavo followed tho controversy asIu'
infer tint tho odttor Of tho Atluocato IL also
a1oucll mud unfit to conduct any kind Of a news.
rapor, VIC shnll not dispute nuo! conclusion.
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TIE TEMPERANCE REFORM IN pLAU0.
The Indies of tic thriving little town Of rlano,
In THIS stato, havo takon hold Of tho temperance
business In aciontilo manner. Instond Of nray.
ing III Balloons mud on muddy sidewalks, aud
loaylng tho rosult to Divine Providence, tlloy
liavo gono to worlt themselves, and lavo virtuAl-
ly suppressed intompcranco in tlloir midst by or-
ganizing public opinion against It, md forciu,.
tho rumsoller to close lis business by nrrayIpp
tho sentiment Of tbs community against lin, it,
Hucll nannor that his business became uppror-
liable. Thoy commenced operations by filling
4 vacancy III the Hoard OF Village Trustees with
q strong temperance man. The election SHOW
ing that majority Of tho votera wore Oh their.
siae, they took frosh courage aud ill.,
stituted vigorous campaign. poti-
tion was placed in tho lnnds Of tho
prominent business mon, asking them not to
employ my ono who was addicted to drinking,
anu this was very gonorany signed. Thon tloy
circulated petition among tho young ladiea of
The town, pedging thom not to roooiyo tho at
| tentions Of young mon wlto froquontcl
Saloons md tho villaso girls very readily signed
1t. Aaving fixed thoso throo points, s,-that is,
| securing Trustee who would insist upon tho
cntorcomont Of tho laWa, dobarring Baloon-
frequo'1tors from obtaining work, md cutting
tho sumo class OF from tho prospect Of having
wivcn and children to abuse, they next moved
en- 'aasse upon tho sa1oons not with prayers
and phalms, but with ensreaties to saloon
Keepers to close up thoir business, and, with tlo
moral effect OF tlleir prese,ce in the saloons, to
Bfianle VISITORS from drinking. Largo numbers
wero kept away III this manner. pnd tile business
OF the rum.slops porceptiuly .dccreaAod. This
onragod the rumso}lors. and shortly led to per-
aonnl violence. Their next moyo WIS to hold
largo temperance meetings, mud at tho same
t1mo to br1ng suit8 against the acknowledgements
Az fast as the Baloons close, the suits are With
drawn. mud the prospects now arc that tho ladies'
will not havo to complete any Of tllor suity and
that tho entire business will DO broken up IN a
very short time. Tho latcst move Of the Iadioa
is all eminontly wiso ono. II tho saloon ia ahol-
lshed, something else must take It's place. Very
fow mon aro 10 depraved TINT they 90
TO the saloon with tue deliberate purpose
Of getting drunk. They go thoro because they
moot congenial spirits mud for recreation. and
to pass away time which is hanging heavily upon
their hands. There must bo some place pro-
vided, therefore, whcre men cal fnd tho reorea-
tion and moans Of passing away time poasurnbly
Which they find at tho saloons. Tho first move
Of tile ladies' in this direction is IN effort to
establish library aud realing-soom, and this
Las 80 far advanced that 1t is cortaluty, uay-
ing established these resorts, others will follow,
This III the English plan of dealing with intem-
porauce. The moat effective meusures in En-
gland to countcract the influence OF tho
liquor ahops and public houses hayo
boen public houses conducted upon temperance
principles, whore the worxingnen can concra-
gato road tho newspapers have light and whole
solno refreshments ut Il cheaper rate than tho
saloons can sell liquors. and tho diversions of tho
bowling-alloy, billiard-table, quoits, draughts,
and othor gamca When D workingman is Of
fertd an opportunity to rond his paper, smoke
his pipe. Lave his cup Of cotfce and sandwich. an
opportunity for pleasusablo diversions and q
Chance to meet bis follows, cheaper 1Lan he cau |
have m evenings entertainment at a sa!oou.
tho chances aro TINT ho will go to tho former I
insteaa of tho latter. When, to these attrac-
tions, concerts, roadings popular lectures, aud
attractive shows a.o added for q mere pttauco, Us
in England, the Inducements arc 80 incrcasod
that tic saloon stands little chance Of patronage
except from tho hopelosaly bosottod.
III contradHtinction to this rational uetbod
OF dealing with intemperanoe, aud supplying |
something else in it's p1aco, lot US look for
at the result whiuh las beeu achieved |
by tho temperance movement as conducted by i
what are known as tie praying bauds Of women,
who mass afl their efforts upon tho ofsect of I
prayer and psalm. Tho centro OF this kind of Of
fort has oeon tho State Of Ohio. It las preva,lod
to some oxteut in Indiana, kentucky, Illinois,
aud Iowa, but in these States there bus boon no
thoroughly organized and concerted movement,
III OHIO it has boen fairly tested, and tho later
evidence goos to show that the praying bands
aro plowing sea which closes up behind tho,n.
In Columbus there are 400 places whore liquoris
sold, and, attor seven weoks' inoossant praying,
lnlf-a-dozon low divos and ono billiard hail
have succumbcd The .unprodtable dens
tielded, and the profitable ones aro do
ng rathor moro business than ever,
Ind tho praying bands arc duly diminishing
1t Morrow, where most Of the dog
sorios yielded. Cincinnati firms arc making
to open nov places nsxt week,
whilo those which did not yield arc doing more
business thnn over. At Circleyille, liquor cam
,ot be bought by the gIasa, but It can 10 boughs
" tho bottle all over town. At Xenia, the re-
'ult is the Hamo. From every quartor comes
ho same report. There aro but two towns in