Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-02

The Standard Thsatsf vas absolutely |
crowded with IN interested and instrust-
ed audience last evening. MrA J. Ellen |
Foster, the Iowa orator, received the
closest attention, and her lecture drew |
forth rounds Of applause. IL vas pre- |
luded by ptusic. and prsyer by Judge X. |
8. Greene. Mrs. Foster commenced
her discourse With the statement that
hundred years ago. IN the days OF OCT
forefaihers, Independence was talked
of and preached about, bat not un'tl
the masked men walked out and enaet-
ed the renowned scene of the "B ST q
tea party" did the people awake, al
joining hands, they fought for the inde-
pendence. The first Temperance socie-
ties we're not for prohibition. but be
Iieved in mild drinking, and even in sx-
cessive drinking on training and gala
DAYS: but IL was found that the gala
DAYS were multiplied, and those who
we're in the habit of drinking HDodsr-
ately were easily constrained TO drink TO
excess. Those early societies then re-
solved that their only hope Was IN total
abstinence. And so. my Temperance
friends, you are not MP to the times II
your aim is short of prohibitions. This
moderation IL but poor old exploded
theory. Today there 10 no society which
calls itself temperance society bat has
for It's standard .'.total abstinence"
Oar fathers had total abstinence for ex-
pediency of government. but IL has b.
come an actual scientific truth. IL yoo
could be insured that you would not he
Jme a drunkard-if, young man,
barkeeper who hands you the tirst glass
of liquor would sign you verified po'-
10Y that you could always be q moder-
ate drinker, and never become drunk
ard, it might be different, bat do not
touch ii. 1t Ia poison. Our societies
take the men away from the liquor. but
now. if we can take the liquor away
from the men, We will reach the desire
of our hearts. The Territory has Q
right TO protect its citizens from fne
ravaQes of incorporates, as mush as We
have q right to protect ourselves from
the ravaees of brutes.
In New York, in 1862, was held the
first Brewers Congress, and while the
great civil war was engaging the atten-
ton of our people this association was
steadily increasing.
The condition of affairs was anything
Dub pufC III a tCkb RCAhhSC RohAs Va 'to"
at the close of the war. On the 231 of
December, 1873, there started from
Hillsboro the first crusade, which elicit
ed the sneers of many men. From this
has grown the National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union. 1t is the or
ganized after thought. A year ago you
had our sweet president, Miss Frances
E. Willard, with you. There were or
gained local unions and Territorial
Union. These unions are all over the
United States, and what does it mean
IL means that the mothers of this land
are against the liquor traffic. The
trouble originated long time, and the
members that are banded against the
traffic have strength that cannot be
computed by any arithmetic I have
seen.
We must try in every way We know
to effect legislation, and especially try
to save the children. You believe in
giving the children education on this
subject. You believe in circulating q
temperance literature, but you allew
the saloons to move on ia their satanic
will.
Law is emphatically the sense of the
people in Washington Territory. feel
disqualified to speak to you upon this
subject. as i am not vet az American
citizen.
In s IN Francisco. not long ago, | saw
a large gathering. and learned that it
was called together by q fight. Shortly
man of ordinary stature came along,
and the crowd seemed to separate and
allow him to place his hand upon the
great, large fighters, and had them fol-
low him. / noticed that all this obsdi
epce was due to a star upon his coat
Behind that star was all of his strength
the muscle Of San Francisco and the
soldiers Of this nation. Will you join
your opinions and put them behind q
policeman's star
You have been struggling TO move a
great burden from your city, but you
have succeeded in simS ply jostling it,
but now you should take hcid of the
machinery, and by applying the forces
clean out your community, using as a
fulcrum the true Christian sentiment.
You should stand by law and order With
your united votes. You must stand for
every man who represents the principles
of law and order. Stand by every pro-
hibitory law. You must do all you can,
but always have in view absolute prohi-
bition.
The three great epochs of cur nation
are as follows: First, the struggle of
our nation for Independence from an
other nation; second, to establish the
relation of the State to the nation; and
the third will be to establish the relation
of the individual to the State.
Let all your forces aid in the construc-
ton of grand pyramid, whose crewn-
ing stone will be national constitutional
prohibition. Bald aud We shall see all
accomplished. May God grant it,"
Mr.. G. K. Jenner then approached the
question of expense, asking that a COL
lection be taken. He also announced
that Mr.. John r. Cough had been taken
very Ill and had gone home to the East.
TWAS then an ounced that Mrs. Fos-
ter would lecture this evening on the
theme: as the Liquor Traffic An In
dustry?" 1t WAS subsequently foand
ont that this lecture would be- held In
Yesler's Hall.