The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-06
The Moline Women's Crusade.

he came unpledged upon any question. and
he adds, so help me God, I will never
vote to license the retailing of alcoholic
drinks as a beverage" Does the fact that
a member of body is unpledged at the
time he was elected absolve him from an
implied obligation to carry out the will of
his constituents, after it is made known to
him? If he had been publicly pledged,
one way or the other, then he might say
with some reason that the people elect
ed him knowing his views, and therefore
indorsed them and warranted his voting
upon his individual belief. But the gen.
tleman admits that he does not stand on
this question. But | might say here that
this respected father of the city is mistak-
en- when he imagines that license always
make that respectable which would not be
respectable without it. If the State should
repeal the law requiring marriages to be
licensed and adopt the New York statute,
which dispenses with it, then will marriages
be any less respectable here? Preachers
have to be licensed, yet to preach the Cos
pei without license | believe this worthy
gentleman would not consider very he
NOUS offense. But whether the selling of
alcoholic stimulants would be either more
or less respectable if license were granted
is a mixed point If it would diminish the
evils of intemperance, and it undoubtedly
would, that is what the public interests re-
quire.
He says he would prohibit the retail
ing of it for the purpose Of drink. Why
does he exempt the wholesaling of it for
that purpose? If it is a crime to author
ize any body to sell glass of liquor under
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equally crime for man to purchase it ?
What is wrong to sell should be equally
wrong to buy. This man says he would
punish a drunkard, but he does not say
whether he would punish man who drank
liquor without becoming drunk. Thus af-
ter all he realizes that it is the abuse of
the article rather than its use that is
wrong. If it was states prison or a jail
able offense for man to drink glass OF
ardent spirits, | venture to say that this
| father would be the last man who would
take any step to punish any of his neigh
bors whom he might see quietly taking a
potation. There might be any number OF
statutes passed making the drinking OF q
glass Of whisky or beer or the sale thereof,
felony punishable the same as stealing
| but the great mass of mankind, prohibition
men as we'll as the rest, would make al
the difference in the world in their treat
ment of the two alleged crimes. To stea
a watch or coat is one thing, and to sci
or buy glass of liquor is another and {
very different one, and they can never be
placed anywhere near the same moral ba
sis. As concerns the women | have little
to say. No one respects prayer more thar
| | do. have been raised by pious parents
and have prayed from early childhood, but
when | see that what in hours Of trouble
was my consolation, and in hours Of danger
my protection is misused in the Streets
feel deeply grieved. They pray in def
ance of others to force salO0nkeepers to Civ,
up their business, week after week, anC
from morning till night they pray anC
sing, not as now pretend, ID convert them
but, as | have heard some say, to qui
their business The wife Of minister il
a small place, not on the other side OF til,
globe, said to a saloon keeper, If you d
not suffer yourself to be converted By
prayer, we will indict you and the cour
will convert you. This is the whole thin!
in nut she'll The prayer is not to con
vert the soul hut to destroy the business
Who are these who stand on the stree
tGOlLiGlSs GS lIlC LtAI shy . ASliiS IDDS sup
phcations The tongue almost refuses t
answer. Mothers, wives and daughters
Mother, what an endearing name Sh
who first teaches her child now to pray
She who warns the child from hypocrisy
She is one Of them Almost impossible
but truel Oh, We wives: We have grea
mission to perform not on the street col
ners, but in the quiet sanctuary Of home
Practicing industry and economy i
your home makes you always agreeable
BY wise wives the house will he build up
but the foolish woman will destroy it b
{ her doings." Many young man get
married to a lovely wife, and his futur
seems bright and smiling The lady ha
been raised in luxury the husband, we
disposed as he is, does everything in hi
power to please her, and everything goe
on smoothly anti some misfortune befall
say a panic sets in. No business, n
work anywhere The CHEEKY wife is force
to live more economically habit yet III
learned He wants her to limit her dc
sires and expenses, she is not accustome
to it; he wishes her to wear out her oil
dresses-something she never expected
he is not able to satisfy her wishes, an
the consequence is she is dissatisfied 81
repToached him for deception and peace
gone, and the former tender husband, tire
Of these hard words, seeks and finds dl
traction in drinking and gambling. Il
begins to frequent saloons because there {
least no one grumbles at him. The VIII
hunts other places, and divorces are onl
too frequent consequences. Johnny no
is this2 Is it the saloon keepers, or is
, beverage? No! 1t is the wrong educ;
ton of your daughters 1t is the luxurit
and vanities which become dearer an
: dearer, and if the men would start a err
SADIE against dry goods and millinery store
, and shut up about nine-tenths of then
the consequences would be that mother
and wives would be more economical tn;
] they would be better house wives
: flthers would be happier in the
t family circle, aud half of the saloons woul
be compelled to close their doors for. war
: of patronage Here would be the rigl
t field of action for Do Lewis and the'
t fanatic preachers. Oh, wives! make you
homes agreeable to your husbands, don
a bother them with little things concernir
j your neighbors. May your motto |
S Charity, Industry, and Modesty,' ar
: not Luxury, and manya man will silen
ly praise the Lord for giving them dome
f tic peace and Heavens blessing.
e Resp'y, BUCKEYE Boy.