The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-02-17
THE WHISKY WAR IN HOO
SIERDOM.
TEMPERANCE

TEMPERANCE TROUBLES.
THE SALOON KEEPERS MANIFESroOTdEh
THROW A WEI On THE WomENS
WAR IN sHELBYvHLE-AND GALL A HALT
IN THE CRUSADE-WHAT ARE THbh oOiN"
TO DO ABOUTIT?
From a Regular Correspondent OF the SENTINEL
SHELBYvILLE, Feb. 10, 1S7I.-The inclem-
ency oftne weather for the last few days has
caused the ladies to cease their daily pill
grimages to the grog shops. and the saloon
men are enjoying a "rest." The last visit
was on last Thursday, an account of which
gave you in my last letter. Last Saturday
afternoon whilst the ladies were en-
gagged in their usual religious exercises at the
Methodist church, an OMNIBUS rap was heard
at the door, and upon opening the same, in
stepped an officer of the law, armed with a
paper, which he proceeded to serve upon the
President of the "Women's Alliance" which
said paper reads as follows, to wit: To
Mrs, John Elliott, President of"The Shelby
vile Woinen's Temperance Alliance" and
10 all others concerned: You will hereby
take notice that from this time hencefOrth,
If the temperance alliance Of which you are
President, either congreg3te on, near or about
our premises or places of business, for the
purpose of holding prayer meetings, or other
meetings, obstructing the sidewalks or en-
trance to our premises or places of business,
~ in any manner interfering with our bust
ness, or in any way molestlng us or our
agents by VOur meeting, we. the undersigned
liquor vendors and saloon keepers of the city
OF Shelbyville, will hO'd you and your hus-
bands liable in a civil action Tor
damages resulting to our business,
trade and avocation by your
obstruction, interference and annoyance, to
us and to our business. This notice is to be
considered in force from and after its read
ing. (Signed.) August DepreZ, Milton j..
Nickum, Robertson Il Nickum, Silas Mitz-
ger, o. G. Keck, S. O'COnnor.
This notice is signed by all the liquor
dealers except George Duprez, who has given
the ladies permission to come to his saloon
as often as they please and hold religious
exercises. This proclamation of the liquor
venders puts a new phase upon the move
ladies will still continue their
prayer meeting in front of the
saloons or not.
MASS MEETING
was held at the Methodist church last Sun
day afternoon. The exercises were opened
with singing and prayer, after which the
chairman called for reports of committees,
appointed at a previous meeting. Judge
Wright presented articles of as
ISOLATION for the formation OF a
shelby County Temperance klli-
aace." which were unanimously adopted.
The capital stock OF sald organization IS tx
ed at $500, 900, to be divided into shares of
$50, each, and its term OF existence is
limited 70 20 years. The plan is To assess
each stockholder a per cent. not exceeding 3
per cent. per annum OF the mou of his
individual stock, subject to a semi-annual
call of ~ per cent. When stock to the
amount of $40, 900 has been subscribed, the
organization is to be complete, and the arti-
cles are then to be filed in the recorders of
nee, to render them valid and of legal
effect. Committees were appointed to solicit
subscriptions for stock, who will at once
proceed to business. Mr.. Lynch's bible
class, composed of 20 young men, took stock
to the amount of 5000, and the 'infant class"
did likewise. 1t may be we'll enough to
state that the object and purpose of this or
ganiBation is TO promote the cause of tenn
perance, and to suppress the illegal sale of
Intoxicating liquors.. These associations
may be all right, and gotten up in the best
OF faith, but we are opposed to them for this
reason: We have a prosecuting attorney,
who is paid a salary and whose duty it is to
prosecute tor ali violations of law, when
brought to his notice by affidavit or indict-
ment. fhe fail or refuse to prosecute, then
remove him and elect some one
who will do his duty. 1t either looks as
though the prosecutor had to be bribed to
do his duty, or that other attorneys were to
be paid by a pony purse" to take his place.
Last night, another temperance mass meet
ing'convened at the NJ. L. church. Several
short speeches were made by Prof. Boles,
- " LIZ " DAa "a D1Aa Os a
Esq, ct al, upon the all-absorbiDg topic.
A WET
Nothing particularly new was said, nor was
any definite action decided upon. It was
very plain to be seen that the saloon keep
ers' manifesto" had acted as a sort of "wet
blanket upon the movement, had damped
their ardor, diminished their zeal, and it was
a difficult matter to get up any en-
thusiasm. Rumor has it that Mr..
John Elliott, husband of the president of
the alliance" has positively forbidden his
wife to further lead the crusade against the
saloon keepers. We learn that he does not
particularly sympathiZe in the movement.
Mr.. Elliott is the present clerk Of Shelby
county and is one OF our best and most in
iuential citizens. He is a Temperance man
from principle, but possesses e mind not
readily susceptible of transient ebullitions
Of excitement and enthusiasm. The
crusade is the great ubiect of
conversation everywhere. Advocates
OF the movement, pro and con, can be
found on the street and in the stores cussing
and discussing it with energy and vim.
The most frequent query is: What are
the women going to do now? Some say,
30, they will not go around any more"
They are afraid OF being enjoined." etc., etc.
The Rev. Jenkins, Methodist minister, in
the course of some remarks made by him,
last Sunday &C the temperance meeting,
said that he, for one, could not be intimi-
dated by the saloon men, that if the worst
came to the worst, he could go TO Jail
and lie there, for the good of the
cause; that John Bunyan' was
in prison, and that he, j., was no better than
b. was, and he also said that he believed he
had a wife who was made up of about the
same material. Another mass meeting is TO
be held at the Methodist Church mex Sun
day afternoon. MEMO.
THE COLUMBUS CRUSADE.
TIE WORK OF THE QUAEERs-How FEY co
ABOUT II, AND WHAT SUCCESS THEY HAVE