Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-06
COLUMN.
TEMP EhAN OE OOA . MN
Contributed by Ladies Of " ashington Temper
ance Union !
Extract Grom JOs. Cooks Lectures

Inil LincOli's grave lies under It's shadow
Ahove his grave Legislature will be
pptiflauesl this winter hv ladies Of Him
Is 10 give women Of legal age the right
q. vote in cases nf local option unfler lem
peranee laws The petitioners are not fs-
male snfFragi<rs They pr"tesr against
b,.ing called by that name The qneen
of lecturessee, Mrs. Livermore, a lady |
whose eloouence has had larger public |
recOOnition than any other woman in an
cient or modern times, is President of the
Massachusetts, Woman's Temperance I'm
ion, and informs New England that the |
seaboard and the Mississippi Valley are
to unite in asking vote for woman in re-
gard to the temperance laws. The Ian
guage Of the West and that of the East
are nearly the same. The Chicago women
say; ssgve petition that by suitable leg
islation, it may be provided that in the
State Of Illinois, the question of licensing
at any time, in any locality, the sale Of
any and all intoxicating drinks, includ
ing wine and beer, be submitted to and
decided by ballot, in which women of
lawful age shall be privileged to take
part in the same manner and under only
such restrictions as obtain in reference to
voting by men on the question of license p
The Massachusetts, Temperance Union
passes this resolution: fThat, while we
disavow any connection with the general
movement for giving the ballot to women,
| we vet believe that woman should have
the right to vote on all questions relating
to the legislation on the liquor traffic,
and we hereby resolve that we viii petit
tion the Legislature for this right until it
is granted to us.'' loud applause.l
Let that thunder be heard in the Gen
eral Court [applausel, and heard loudly,
for politicians are not likely to take the
lead on this subject. After ten years of
experience of woman's suffrage, Wyom-
ing Territory, by the voice of three of her
Governors, proclaims tia success. (CheY-
enne Daily Leader, November 22.) In
New Hampshire the line has already been
broken as to the ex clusion of women from
participation in the settlementof ques-
tions closely touching the home. Let 1t
be noticed that New Hampshire, a con-
servative New England State. has just
given women the right to vote on all
questions concerning the school laws
IApplause.l am not a woman suffra-
gist. Do not applaud this platform I'M
der the mistaken idea that lam defen
der of extreme positions as tC
J, woman's rights. lam meditating on tha
/: theme. loud applause and laughter,
: But this l dare say, that one of the frag
, ments of self-protection for women
J. namely, a right to vote concerning TEN
perance laws, when the question of loca
option is up-I am willing to defend, anC
intend to defend, to the end of the chap
ter. lApplause.l Great natural justic'
is on the side of such a demand. Wo
t mans interests are among the chief one
e concerned; and as to family divisions
e why, they come largely from Temperance
Z laxness.. Woman surely has political in
telligence enough to understand the diff
ference between license and no license
especially when she has suffered la7
execution of temperance laws. The diff
ference is so plain, between local free
dom and no local freedom to sell liquor
: that woman without any great participa
ton in the turmoil of politics might b,
: expected to have an intelligent vote oil
this subjet. know that many cultiva
S ted and refined women say they do no
want women to vote, because they do no
want to increase the amount of ignoran
suffrage. Well, respect the Intelligence
and the refinementofth the ladies who max
such remarks; but believe that on mos
moral questions woman is likely to b
Ye more intelligent and certainly more dis
l. interested than man. [Applause.l l ar
IS told by many of the best authorities tina
, women who are opposed to female sui
le frage at large are usually i'll favor of tn
Il modified measure. I am assured that
o. o. majority of the thoughtful, cultivate
ie women of the United States, or certainl
ve 'e of the Northern States, can be expecte
.. to favor this demand for vote to be give
p to women in questions of local option
concerning tenn iJerance laws. If a m;
iority of women want such vote, Heave
grant their desire! IA loud voic
= 'sAmen, : !" and applause.l Women wOul
be united on this topic. Woman's vol
would be to city vices depending oniI
e, temperance what the lightning is to IL
n oak. God send us that lightning! TAI
plause. -
On the table of the Chief of Police
= Boston there lies a complete catalogue
all the mentionable and unmentionab
in in dens of iniqufty in this city. He does N
ny close them, because you do not urge hi
d. d into the work of doing so.. Who is +
q, d, sponsihle? The hand, or the should
aud the heart behind the shoulder? c
that same table of the Chief of Polit
?. 4thefe lies howFJ license 14w,laDa how
ed it executed? ? In the county of Suffol
rss in the year ending October, 1877, l 81
: cases of violation of the temperance la
Z: were brought before the Superior Cour
r @e 20 of them were tried, IA only were col
lr- victed.; more than LOO were laid on fl,
81 Ia the officer thfou gil whose oily fl
gersnost o ftflese case slipped tsrenom
mated. (Oficial Report of the Massachl
setts Temperance Alliance. See also,
he speech by w. 7, spalding, on hearir
y, given by the Legislative Committee c
~ the Liquor Law, January 30th, 1879
That law, thus administered, lies c
A kFhet table ofayour. Chief of Police. an
y what hes above il q why, PROPOSAL f,
= a local option law; and that is weightt
down by veto, although there were ca
in favor of such law the votes of tw
thirds of the members of one polite
party in your General Court. Massach
setts is Christian; Massachusetts retir
y 20 herselo$et to pray. Can she aslk7God
- sbiessiifg on the license lsws9a dCa4 81
ask Gods blessing on the catalogue of
gaiized dens of iniquity? Eight miles
doors, and all the evil their traffic does
Massachusetts, exists according to law.
God paralyze my arm if ever lift it
l east a ballot in favor of the license
lnnchns On lanritirn . ta trade orr Ifn, +i,n l