The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-02
An Error Corrected.
Communicated.

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not seem to have given entire satis
faction to the ladies of the w. q. II
u, who complain that full tustict
wss not done to the services they
have rendered to the cause. We 40,
counted for their apparent ~lnactivitv
to that chariness Of display which be.
longs to ladies In private life. and
assumed that they were impressed
with the truth that there are occs,
s1ons when the only way to gain q
victory is to know how to wait fol
it. No sooner did the article appear
than the writer was called to accoun,
by at least halfa dozen ladies in some
such terms as these; "Oh, Miss Good.
fellow. how came you to say that the
temperance ladies of this city have
done nothing? Didn't we sustain
Miss Willard and Ben Hogan when
they were working in our MIDST?
Have we not largely supported with
u means the reform club since its
organization? Have we not held
semi.monthly meetings through the
winter. and discussed the temper
ance cause to the best Of OUT ability?
Then how could you possibly say we
have done nothinR?"
What is an i~noffensive pater fam.
Was to say to such q rebuke, whose
wife is also y member of the injured
company? To assume the role of
champion and blunder in your adj
vocacy is a worse offense than to be
an avowed enemy. We could only
stammer out an excuse about def
cient information, and lay the blame
upon the sartorial bifu rcations We
wore, which deprived us Of the hap
piness of participating in their coun-
sells. A happy thought came to US at
the opportune moment. "Ladies,"
said we. you prepare something for
the next Sunday issue of the MINER,
and the contrast between your con-
vincing logic and elegant diction and
our crude style and laundering state
ments will place US at such q disad-
vantage In the eyes of q discerning
public that ample atonement for the
wrong done will be made"
With a p~rofusion of ~deprecatory as
surances, solely prompted by femi-
nine amiability, this arrangement
was acceded to. and below we pub
lish the authentic statement Of the
lab0rs of u temperance ladies,
which will happily correct the false
impression our offending article was
calculated to produce:
OUR TEMPERANCE WORK.
1--WE temperance women of Butte
feeling that the uae of intoxicating
liquors has reached a point no longer
to be silently endured, do, by the
help of Cod promise to use our ut /
most endeavOrs to Danish this evil
from among US. We hereby pledge !
ourselves to discourage in all possible
the use Of anything which can
intoxicate; and in order to strengthen
our influence in this regard, we.
promise not to use any intoxicating |
as q beverage nor in cooking, |
and not to furnish them for social en-
tertainment.
THIS pledge has been accepted by
So temperance people of our city, and
although no great results can yet be
seen from this work. yetif each men,
Der is a diligent worker the grandest !
may be looked for, even from
this little band. Those who are not
members of this society may he in
in knowing that the Won.
ans Christian Temperance Union
holds its meetings twi:e q month |
In the Reform Club rooms to which !
everyone interested in temperance
work ia welcomed. Gentlemen are
not excluded, for the Union numbers
among its members twenty-one gen.
and they have proven them
beneficial to thu Union both
bv their money and their work. The
little the organization has been able
10 give in money has been mostly de-
voted to the interest of the Reform
Club. and it has also aided them In
their reading room and
1as contributed valuable reading
natter. Many of our citizens have
great reason to bless Miss Willard
md Rem Hogan for the great stride
emperance has taken in Butte by
heir influence, rescuing many who
lad become confirmed drunkards, in
the moderate drinker to give
~ his win cup, aud stimulating to
work our citizens. It has been
,aid that the human heart Ia too hard
20 be broken by blows, but we know
t can be readily touched by a kind
vora or action. If we can convince
he drunkard what q noble creature
3Od meant man to be and that he
las in his own nature the possibility
If becoming one of the grandest of
works, we have saved him
rom a drunkard's grave and made
If him a true reformer. Is not the
temperance field a broad one and
me that invites all to come In and
the golden sheaves for the
Masters harvest? Truly 1.-THE har-
rest is great and the laborers are
ew."
We hardly dare to follow this up
With q contrite and humble COM
nent. Tt evinces q careful search of
he lady secretary's minutes, and
hows with convincing clearness
hat the imputation thst the Tenn
erance Union has "done nothing"
, a hlurder which is worse than a
rime. Thus another illustration of
be painful truth is afforded, that
7hen the softer and purer sex COM
nit their cause to a needless, mai q
'r0it man, Ills sure to be betrayed.
Twas ever thus.