The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-04-30

we publish the same thinking laat
it is generally applicable 10 towns AID
cities elsewhere:
Golng for the9aEayor
Our brother oi tie PsesbgteriaR.
Baaney wakes valiant IN tight on be-
half OF the ladies. Hear some Of his
plain talk, concerning the Mayor and
Police Committee.
The Mayor and this Conmitiee have
manifested the utmost freedom from
all hasty excitement have ma,ntain-
ed their poise most admirably; and
as in the present condition OF things,
only a certain number OF oi1enses can
| be taken .cognizance OF and made ex-.
amples, they have wisely omitted 10
notice the smaller iniractions of law
aud good order, so that their fall pow
! er might be inflicted upon the higher
grades of misdemeanors. They have
/ restrained themselves from the SMALL
er annoyances, that they might not
fritter away their dignity. They have
permitted ouf narrow and crowded
streets to be eneumbefed with boxes
and piles OF goods they have permit
ted WiieelbarroWs and hand-carts to
jostle us on the pavements they have
| permitted a large number of unlicens-
ed drinking houses; they have per-
mitted liquor to be sold almost with
out restraint on the Sabbath they
have permitted liquor to be sold to
minors they have permitted ruf1ans
10 interfere with travel by staining
around the doors of the saloons, in
sulting ladies and every body else by
their obscene jests they have permit
ted lottery tickets to be advertised
and sold openly; they have permitted
houses of prostitution to be unmolest-
ed they have permitted courtesans to
parade themselves on our most public
streets they have permitted pohtieat
meetings TO obstruet the streets !; they
have given police escorts to process
ions on St. Patrick's Day, and also the
Orangemen and they have permitted
disturbances after disturbance from
midnight reYellers. All these things
have been allowed on account of their
insignificance they DO not affect the
public welfare they have nothing TO
do with the peace and safety of this
great city. Our Mayor and Police
Commiltee disereetly reserve their
unexampled wisI ON and great author
ity for an occasion worthy of their in
reference.
Fortunately such an occasion has
not been wanting, A large number
of the most respectable and devout
women of this city, have become SO
unmanageble as to be alarmed at the
increasing ravages of intemperance,
and have been seized with the most
blameworthv desire to save fathers,
husbands, sons, brothers, neighbors,
and even their own sex, from destroy
ing both soul and body by indulgence
in strong drink. They have been so
bold as TO meet, sing, and pray and
take counsel together. At length they
have been seized with the abominable
and dangerous idea that the best way
to save those dear to them is to re-
move as far as possible the temptation.
Under this infatuation, instead of us
ing stones, pistols or knives, like man
ly avengers, they are so utterly de-
pfaved as to visit the saloons, carrying
such fearful weapons as Bibles, hymn
books and temperance pledges, asking
permission to pray and sing, which is
generally granted, and diabolically
endeavoring to persuade the proprie-
tors to cease from the business and to
induce them and others to sign the
detestable pledge. So entirely are
these ladies under the power of the
spirit of mischief. disorder and vio
lence, that they expose themselves to
the storm and to the derision of those
who call themselves men and women,
solely for the purpose of doing good,
This is not to be endured; the Mayor
and Police Committee have now found
"a grievance worthy of attention, a
nuisance to be abated an evil to be
squelched without delay, a danger of
most alarming proportions. They, in
obedience to the request of an alright
ed wholesale liquor dealer, rise up to
the importance of the occasion, wave
their luissant hands and give the ia
tai order to arrest these tender moth
ers, these faithful wives and these
loving sisters and daughters, actuated
by the miserable and objectionable
desire of rescuing the fallen and of
putting away temptation from others.
And to show the entire freedom of
this redoubtable Committee from pre-
judice and its high appreciation of
what is just and right, it does not so
far forget its sense of propriety as to
utter a disrespectfnl word to the ire.
proachable crowd of blackguard boys,
blear-eyed bummers, dirty faced slat-
terms, and s'nice young men with hair
parted in the middle" who followed
and beneyolently annoyed these out
rageous women in their nefarious
work.