West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-11-16

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The speaker decried the tim;d;.
and lethargy that would lie 'a at;iy,
because OF the greatness of tho sui s.;il
The occasion demands the so ~
effort of every individual '''e
Let every one inquire: What.
l do? Ought l not attend the tenn
perance meetings? Ought 7 n n
support the Temperance pan nUo
Ought | not sign the petition3
Ought | not do every individnoi
act that will strengthen the csu uol
of temperance? And let evo @rv
inquiry be answered affirmativeIr!
No christian can stand firm e..
Christ and not stand firm for ten NJ
perance. We see men as brutes nm
mad, women crushed and agoni7ad
is this not enough to incite ner
sonal and individual effort? T5o
yellow fever plague aroused ind.
vidual effort all over the land f.
stay its ravages and relieve its aw,
full sufferings. The liquor-plagmD
every week entails infinitely moro
suffering, and destroys vastly more
lives, and shall we not put forth
every possible individual effort 70
stay this greatest Of all plagues,and
save humanity from its blightino
hand.
AS this speaker closed, Mr.. D. 7
G. Farrow announced that in the
line of individual effort, the audi.
ence would rise and sing
LIFT THE ROYAL STANDARD HIGU
and this grand temperance song
was sung with a spirit and volume
that came yelling out from
every heart in the house. With
this singing the success of the
meeting was already more than as
sured,
Rev. w. P. Walker, of Hunting
ton, now urged in his most direct
and forcible English,
THE NECESSITY OF ORGANIZED Eff
FORT.
Organization is such an adjust
ment of the parts as to conduce to
the efficiency of the whole, and ism
perfect harmony with the individ-
ual effort just spoken of.
1t is by organization political
parties succeed, and by organiza-
ton we must go forward.
Nothing short of legal prohibition
will accomplish the end in view.
Past movements have saved indi-
viduals: the time now is when in
dividuals must combine to save the
people and the country.
The curses of the liquor-traflic
have become absolutely intolerable
The traffic can never be regulated
by law, because the business is per
sc antagonistic to law. 1t can't be,
never will be regulated The brew
ers in their organized efforts, never
attempt any measures in accordance
with laval their propositions
and measures are directly against
and in defiance Of law.
Just before the late Ohio election
l heard a wholesale liquor dealer of
Cincinnati lamenting to another,
the prospects for early legislation
hurtful to their business. ''Dont
be scared" said the other, eve can
60 to Columbus and buy the whole
Legislature, if necessary" This IS
its shameless laWlessness.
We must have prohibition. We
have the public sentiment to pro
hibit, but have not succeeded be-
cause we have not been organized
The day we succeed in getting the
healthy public sentiment we have
organized, will herald forth with
shouts our victory and success,
The speaker referred to the lnclp-
iency of the present West Virginia
movement in this Association J1sV
year ago, and congratulated the
people on the wonderful progress
attained. Every Christian Church
and organization in the State were
eagerly joining heart and hand IN
vigorous, organized work. :,
AS to the passage of the Dill pro-
posing the Amendment, the Legs
lature will do what the people ASK
If we bring the voice Of the people
to the ears of the Legislators they
will heed that 'voice-or they Will
do the other thino. step down anu