, 1879-01-20
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

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THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
ADDRESS NJ Miss =. r. WILLARD,
The Young Ladies' Temperance Un,on of tho
South aile held !ts {lrst public meeting lnst
evening al tho Trinity Methodist Church. The
attendance Was very large, but by no means c,,n.
fined to 1atlles, and the exercises proved yerv
interesting, and no doubt e,,rciat to tho cause
Ladies' we're prcscnt from thu different divisions
OF the city to attest their interest fl, the work
notable among whom were Miss Anna Gordon.
President ~ tho North s,d. ,Inton ,n1 Nj.
7 uctn Ytu,hn,, oa,.a,.xs ~ ~. H.. Gts'
".'a 1,"." AA,'oa'l' ,' ee.ttn!s VI t"e "est quo
Thu entire cxcrcises wcru under thu direction
of Mrs, W, A. Barnes. prc.tt,rnt nj thn aoutI
side IInion. md wcrr commonccl vii, .,nn,n.r
BY The church choir Miss Gordon a'u fo'awed ssd
With reading from tho Diblc, and atiss Kimbal
with prayer, after which Mrs Barnes snoke
briefly OF tho hlstory NJ tho worl. nnd n, ~.
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OF tho evening" Miss Willard spoke In
her usual impressive and eloquent style.
taking tho Psalm 14S as her theme;
w, son.s sa 4sse' M ,a1s ss u"oe "f o. oos
""': ou"'e ycass ago. aiao saiu, hlty.,sx patFl-
OTIS 10 Philadelphia signed q document which
was u, ,,,s,' dawn Of liberty for the white man;
lntrf. William 11op1 6ntrtenf1 hv .,tt
w;ir vcr. .nu n sn1 y, s ~, ut1esnes' w..
""'ch "cfc taken up Gnu fcsoonacu ny the pco-
ple' brought uo black snnn degree OF liberty,
but II was NOT until few years ago. when aeY-
c,l mt M m, nf,,e. ~ pr..i,vtor,..,
~. Az. o a'stsS " Escsns'ef'an
cu11e" ~ on'o aHa commenced the er11-
sado against traffic" in alcohol that lib
crty began 10 dnwn for women, and
really for all men. The spenxcr then Reviewed
,vhst ,hn f,+msoI.r. ,,os .u1,,,, r,,s,'.,. s,s.'
~. oon ,.,s. ~ -, .'"4 a.eop''''.u' e'osa'R
me their M work. u redusne tha sae eey ~
strong drink In Cincinnati 800 COO in one NINTH,
increasing tho church attoluance lou per cent,
and reducing crime . per cent, which, size sultl,
woman should feel proud, because tlfty days of
prayer had been nude to Offset fifty yea,s
Of eioaucnre. 1t was a sad reflection
to !. bcs, '..'towever, that the" saIouns
closed lind been opened ngaln,
but 1t was not attributable to lack OF kcul on
tho part Ut tbo women, but because the lass Of
OHIO sheltered aud protected tls sa!ouu-keepera
IN their ,unholy business. Hundreds OF men
lad tyso up drink, bus tho al'ure'nents ol tho
saiouus had been tou much for them, and thry
had returned. for, stnce tho law clothed tho
tralilc with The glnlnor Ut rcspectabllIty, they
It. Tic law wss Thu great burrur to crushing.
out tho tralllc, and slle thought good people
eyerywhsro ought, IN tue al,sonca OF PRO
hlbiiory law, To hayo the say wba:her
iiIuot s.ee.H @ ~ "n1 n ~ aosautGs VI uot lHe
;an " ouI 7tatu wv w eat luu etatl pFo-
aloit thc ehla u liquors. nut u o-Iht to aay to
localities you may ptolliblt II II you want to,
aud On this question the women, who had
deeper interest In tbs matter than all others.
SHOULD be allowed tn 20 to tha pnlls and deposit
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T.. 49,. " t.. Nv So. -. S,it - .sist @ ea.unh
~ w VI Nssu e'oHueu VISA uAeit utiuR!nk
ioatnlnK beverages, s~eaflhK' smoking, etc,
anu discussing tne sans pfohlcn,, but from
different standpoint Tney were plar1rtng mud
n,upplnK out campaigns III tho interest u gan
dttates for ottlcu who were pledged against
ctunera,,cc and tnaknx un ths rcsllt ri tin
r:nctiS,n. spor ~ n. nsd t"a ~ 49, Il n.,ss n
dnnt hnt oit W,vhan I.raot ,"aas - ura,,, .hs
si. IN ,xhish thar" wert thr 1nnst i;renhs
wunt,i wI,, i nui a., n ~, sf ai",tions N.i'c
sin M ws,lrh thrrc worc Tia ,n",t vn,"rs o,va ~
wani II was ali that tha iows war H. 81
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