The Republican journal., 1882-02-09
Temperance Notes.
WOMAN's VOTE FOR TEMrERANC

The wisdom of the WOman's Christian
Temperance Union in leaving each State
free to take up its own lines of work, is
abundantly justified by the news from Ar
kansas.
Last winter the Legislature endorsed
the ''l1ome Protection idea by passing a
law that before any saloon keeper could
open his shop he must obtain the sigma
! lures OF majority of the women as well
as the men of legal age. This is nothing
more or less than ''the ballot by sigma
ture," and the results in that frontier
State Justify all the hopes of the temper
ance women.
There is a general closing Of the sa-
looms; wall gong up from the dealers
IN intoxicating drinks, and such enthusi-
asm as was never before known in that
State. The movement is full of genuine
religious power, and the secular press de
scribe it as the most hopeful period in
the history of the State, Chicago Even
ing Journal.
THE PROPOSED COMMISSION.
The license men have protested against
the commission on the liquor traffic and
have had representation before the con
greSsiOnal committee. The bill, however,
has been reported. The arguments offer
ed by the license men are that a liquor
commission will bring up the question OF
national prohibition. 1t was argued be
fore the committee that Maine has more
liquor licenses (apothecary) by 100 per
cent. than four years ago and that prOhlb-
iti0n does not prohibit. The strange
thing about all this opposition TO a liquor
commission is that, like prohibition, it is
most vigorously resisted by those who
have liquor to sell. What harm will there
be in finding out what a blessing the IL
censed sale of liquor is to all the free IL
quor states, and then allowing Maine,
Vermont and Kansas to stand up for in
spection a dispassionate investigation
of a traffic which involves so much pov-
erty, misery and crime, would be likely
to bring out facts which would initiate
against the wrong policy. Is license
afraid of being investigated We are
quite sure prohibition is willing to have
the light turned on. Lewiston Journal.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.
Man makes whisky, and all that whis-
ky does for man is to make him a brute
New Orleans Pcayune
ga smile" in the bar room makes tears
III the home remember that, young man.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
There is great temperance movement
in Arkansas. Thousands have taken the
pledge, and many liquor saloons are clos
ed Women have done most of the work
Francis Murphy is progressing with his
temperance work in Forfar, Scotland,
where he is carrying on a crusade against
the liquor shops. In two days about | :
200 persons signed the pledge.
We take very little stock in the statis-
ties concerning liquor selling and intem-
perance which come from the side of
those who sell liquor, desire license law
and want the prohibitory measures re-
pealed. Lowell, Mass, Mail.
The temperance question attracts more
attention in the South every year. One
of the first bills introduced in the Mis-
sissippi Legislature last week was a most
stringent prohibitory law. Philadelphia
Press.
Governor ST. John, of Kansas, who was
honored recently in Philadelphia by a
reception at which Bishop Simpson elo-
quently complimented him, is probably
the strongest worker for prohibition who
lives west of the Mississippi The Gov
ernor strongly resembles General McClel-
Ian in personal appearance.
Bishop Wigger, of Newark, Delaware,
has announced that the rule of the late
Archbishop Bailey, denying Christian
burial to incorrigible drunkards in that
diocese, will hereafter be enforced, and
will be applied to persons who sell liquor
to drunkards and contrary to the laws of
the State.
Whatever the prohibition law lacks to
make it effective, will be epromptly finish
ed when the Legislature get another
whack at the question. Therefore, those
who are disobeying the law, had better
prepare to engage in some other business.
Prohibition will be made to prohibit in
Kansas you don't want to make any mis-
take about that. Topeka, Kansas, Cap
ital