Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-04-07
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Our Cause Progressing.

BY REV. II. ". EtToN.
Read at public meeting. under the auspices
OF Pi-rtHtnt Lodge No ~. q. Of 6. I. NIL
brijg-. Ne. Jan i4lh. ISL.
Tn, fou,ih of March. wear ago almost.
Their. -tood In F4tnsworth Hall. noble host
OF n-n aud won of thi- - port town.
From village. aud from neighborhOod around.
There were Just inecn men. on that grand
night;
And fifteen women Joined them for the fight.
They signed pledge that houud them during
life
Much like the pledge that bind. the nan aud
wife.
The enemy TO BE- engaged Wa Rum.
4 mighty cnem, 10 overcome.
Before him stood ih> nOhie '-rtan band.
with earnest heSr,.. and sword of truth in
hand
Tn. nee. ..ary charter w,, ob,,iucd.
Aud then. rterloni, our noble Lodge a.
named
In honor Of tha, great and Eodlv man
Whose vol,e Tor temperance Ger New Engisud
r4n
Wh.n ,wa, unpopular To defend our cause
In opposition b. New Euelsnds ~.
Recruit. wcr, called io' ~ In siNts-o
ben ioyal men tir,t heard rci,el gun.
Prom ever, .cetion OF the town thcy came
And To our solemn pledge they signed their
name.
The roll increased. and anyone can .cc
our strength to-day one hundred aud seventy
threc.
Young men and n,aid,. the flower of the town.
Have signed the pie gc to pat inlompei ance
doNU.
Andw on Alcohol /, well b.guu.
We've made sood pro.rcs,. ami e.eAicd Bull
Run.
WHEN I,rasl hsi made an Idol god.
rne gre.t law-gi,,r 10 their pre~"noc stood;
H.. heart - A. touched. with what his cyes did
H. aid To cod. true friends now come 10 me. :
hcu southern mru. hciorr king oo''uu bow ci
And orator. adsir-s.rd ulotl"N crowd.
Aui statesmen FL sir',Nc The Mon Ia icstrpy
Aud io thu. end, dli all their wit, employ.
The noble Lincoln then did loudly cali
On =N'TN ulAa in legislative halls.
And on III, people Il ten thousand town
To h, ip him pui ~tbe grrAi rrt'liion d"wn."
wh.n alcohol. the f-r of al mankind.
Poisoned the b-,dy and d..itoy cd ID, miud.
" heu b, e iufusR-c. crime. a. black ~ night,
WeTr on committed N thr broad day Light.
Good men wrrcSrulv frightened: for they ,aw
Thcs guulJ not -. protected bt the iaw
Thcs csicri on fn-u aud ouI-u Co awake.
And bsip public sentiment To maAr.
Maine. nr.t II ,fosd,I 90 lh. just demand.
And iosk b sh. NctN nobl" .iAnd.
she mad, a ass, prohibiting the "a"
OF aloohot!, dTtuk.. and a Inc and ale
n ,nsa. rr-lon,i, tha; faT of ". stern STATE.
" hlch southern nIcn had tried 10 vain To- make
The hotnc Of slANc-. protected by 'hr AS.
bur hau-a, men were not 80 gyr aud raw
\. % alIo~ The driycr- wAlp to snap
on men y h"-" .oul- w,rc Whit, bat SKINS
wrrr black.
Ia that far Of. but new and growing >tais.
small - tie hr,,. bat dc-iincl 90 Gc great.
I l.o.e iAy. of .iriir aud b.o.-d-hei oi the past
" ere pcr.'ou.. bat ",fe uo. bong 'o at.
Au .tAsr rurms 90 fhrig miisi sru~r
Norc formidable than all o,her ior-.
ux lcolol ro-. up. snd slAimcd be right
T. rs.e the STATE. % II lnSol,e-i hght
Wei dghi Il IT," aid Governor II John.
'Ihls Stale = ours. and se bad you b-gone."
Thc battle Tor a while "a. .rry ho;,
For t.mp~rance men, ~el armed, cent .Lcll
and .hoI
" he Time Ia, faiy come, for ne 10 hec.
Then h4n.a, people. without fault or flaw
Put Prohibition tn their organic lAw.
The Constitution OF that Western SiAir.
FOTblds THE sAic aud dlsAlIOw- the maAc
Ot ANYTHING that ran inioIica'e.
! he lrgAl I,cuA " i Just. but great.
Al noble hAnsa,' That's glorious deed,
Performed ia mercy in time of need.
Now let the people IN thi- rum-curs~d land,
iih purpose honest, aud united hand,
strike home for once, = SUR aud deadly blow
Into the heart u mans Inf,rnA foe.
When Alroh0l j. b,ui.heJ from our land
our Coultry will b. rich, ALd great ant grand :.
THE year Of Jubilee vii then have come,
10 nation, -aNcd from the cuis, uf rum.
Oh' Day Of fr-esiom! bay Of man. release,
Wit thou not hasten 1t thou Prince Il feAces ;
To all thr people give b. art io work,
And they prey each DAY. ~ may they vote.