The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-02-28


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bctnE better than pr~er' In this
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A little over one yraf ago I" rrn.
mote the personal ,emrerans" 81 IN.
tliyidNal-, ~ with utherS, rnrr.~, Ia
the temperance cause. sought ~ have
John W. Drew the great apostle u
temperance holh u series u meetings
here. The methodist church u this
place aud the members NJ that uf.
Hanixation In the W, &. +, L. rharar
tcrtsed even him with a. vile eri.hr,~
~ any they arc applying to those
who differ WITH thrm and their
modes: through falschood and ,lc,rr.
ton 81 the hascst kin,l,prcscntine his
coming n Creeco. The Times pub.
llsh.sl extracts from Ills correspond.
cncc 10 place thu PLAIN DEALER IN y
false attitude. The society had hircv.
ted tho publication 81 his letters
earnest active temperance women ~.
aurssl IN that Drcw's letter published
III full would not bear tho constrnc.
tion put upon II by the Ttmes'rxtracts
70 settle this question W addressed
tho following letter 70 th, president
~ ,hc II. w. 7. u. hit 10 this day III
request for Drcw's letter has been
denied:
CMwsco. Iowa, Arnii. 4 1873
Mws. FAaNswonrm,
President W. &. +, Y. crcsco, In.
II Srttl. n question III verM,iiy
which several members uf your 80
clcty. who know thu contents III Dir
Drcw's letters. decide against III,
Timss, ANT the statements Il hns pub
lirhcd. ". ask for I'll. letters In q,'es
tiol.. that W may publish them II
full. Several ladies of your sorict,
assure In TINT thu letters plblirhe,
In full. will not justify the construction
put upon them from n Enrhled *
tract or two, selected with srcela
reference 10 bulstrlinH up IN unten
able position. We pledge onrsel
10 publish thr letters In full, IN wa'
once resolved by the society ~ 4
one 0f them, and that We will ilnme
diatcly thereafter return them Il
you. II We hnve hccn misinfol,,es
wc desire 10 b. act right; II We hns,
bccn right ~ We believe W. have
you should not object to being se
right before the public. even II III,
fact may not fully correspond Will
statements TINT were, pcrhupa, s"mi
official, hut untrue,
Very truly Yours
W. II. MEAD.
And .till true 10 its instinct VI In
hercnt neanneas, Ralph hf.cksn
ridge Ii sent 10 DEBORAH 10 sIy OIL
tho wlckr,lncss OF Mr.. Drew. aud r.
port II 70 the cxtortioncr-. ..~nrrrs
scandal InongerS, and adnliercrs O
MI. church. The work i~done, Drew
tho apostle of temperance, the asstop
youth reports ~ n billiards., u note
thc iirrt he snw VI him he was playing
md attn playing when he left. An,
the pious old noboiy's of the NJ. "
4. T., roll their eyes to heaven Il. u,
ecstasy u Joy. even though the n
port Ii unfounslca In truth,
When such eminent Temperance
workers ~ Mr.. Drew nre pr, nn,lr
the ban III the slnn.lrrcrs. and hypo
critics TINT control the sn.cn!l.d tom
permnce element II Creseo, II II ii,
rcproach 10 be called n "whlskyih''
even though you abstain from tn
usc " all thnt intoxicatcs, md ar
found In other and better eomran.
While Mr.. Drew does not iinnn
hln standing In the church, ~ Ill
passport 70 respectful treatment NH
consideration. h. himself N n Mctho
dat In good standing In that ehurel
a knowledge ~ which fn.t hrongl,
10 the attention 81 the NJ. W. I. L
through the rLAlN DgAlkn. mAy. "
hap.'. ultimately induce the vcnrli.
bio bMek biting srlnst.fS ri thu
organisation. 10 favor IN With II we.l
VI Drew.
We expect 10 sce II full ticket put i
nomination In opposition ~ il,c me
and tho policy that has cml,,ird III
thu Truianury Of thu town az kQ.nt, ii