Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-05-31
LOCAL MATTER.
The Reform Club.

There is a tide in the affairs of men, if taken
at the flood leads on to fortune"
Can there be strong Temperance
Tide raised here, by cooperation with
the powerful agent sent here for that
express purpose? If not, it should sure
ly cover the face of every man. woman
and child with a blush. A pledge of
$50 the first night shows the tide start
ed, and enough since to make it -
But how high shall it rise? That de-
ponds on the people. What say you,
then, people, to this question, where in
terests are at stake that language cannot
define, nor man adequately measured
Say? Garry up this tide, by all means,
the higher the better; and if every sa-
loon in the city could be closed, Ian
guage would be too feeble to express
the joy of the city.
What man, woman or child is there in
the entire city who will not promptly
lend soul and brain in cooperation with
Reformer Drew. resolving with him and
others, that with help from above in
this national attempt of love, they will
make no child 's-play in the effort to roll
back the greatest evil upon which the
sun has ever shone! Tell it not in
Gath" There are some excellent citi-
zens who refuse to sign this pledge
Has not this city struggled hard in the
past, by efforts of ladies and others, to
release itself from the grasp of alcohol?
Are we not still painfully suffering I'M
der it's iron heel?
A maddening, fiery current is cours-
ing through the land, taking annually
10000 to the grave. 10 quench this
flame, tidal wave has been raised, COM
posed of several hundred thousand per-
sons, and is now rolling through this
land, far exceeding in strength and pro-
mise of good anything of the kind with
in the last century. In places without
number, it has already extinguishcd this
huge alcoholic flame. This mighty ma
tional movement was commenced and is
wholly sustained by the pledge
The work now going ON so successful
ly in this city and the Nation. affords a
golden privilege for all to work in so
great and good cause. This effort to
lessen and remove the sorest scourge
the earth can furnish, is surely motive
to engage in it of no ordinary weight.
All who give their pledges to this good
work in this eventful crisis, or who re-
fuse, are in no ordinary circumstances.
Standing between two eternities, re-
sponsibility is upon them under which
angels might well tremble. He that
gave this responsibility says, HE that
IS not for me is against me- leaving no
neutral ground on which any one can
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their name in this angels work, for what
can they be waiting? Pennsylvania,
with her pledge of $4,000, and the small
State of New Hampshire with her
pledge of $4,000, implores them to CO.
operate Must this noble State, carrying
the banner in so many things, giving an
nually three millions for education, and
to teachers fifteen millions more, sustain
it's saloons No VOICE to be heard. A
Nation lies at our feet, bleeding at ev-
cry pore from the wounds of intemper-
ance, and she still pays eighteen millions
annually, by her saloons, to sustain the
most ample fountain of crime the an
nails of time can furnish; causing tears
enough from it's origin to float any ship
from its maynard. If patriotism and
Christianity to any extent decline, hui
mainly will listen to the appeal it now
sends out more earnest and agonizing
than ever: "Save, oh, save me from be-
ing nation of drunkards!'" In the
work here, so successful thus far, let no
man, woman or child think for mo-
mcnt of stopping till this city, in pro-
portion to its size, is made the Banner
City Of the State in the number obtain
ed for it's Reform Club, and the perma-
nent carrying out by all it's members of
the work it CONCENTRATES. REFORM.