Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-29
HEAR The OTHER SIDE.
To the Editor of the Eagle

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Mr. Albert Griffin, the authorized organ
izer of the State Temperance union, Is out
in a lengthy manifesto, IN which he says "a
little reflection will show that the dsy ior
concessions is passed" and that the organi-
cation for which he speaks has concluded
to at once commence an aggressive cam-
paign, and TO keep II up as long as there i
an enemy in the field"
The above clip from the editorial col
un.ns Of the EAGLE Of Sunday morning.
hare seen great deal Of such truck in cir
etilation, and now ask YOU to give a voice to
the other side
will start out by saying that j am and
have been drinking man tor fourteen
years; have, as the temperance folks would
say, tasted the bitter cup to its dregs," and
know what | am talking sbout when
commence TO talk on Temperance. II this
state agent would confine himself to going
among sthe boys" telling them that there is
n redeerning feature in then-,hat they are
not all bad, and that they are worth
saving" as thew call it, he would accom-
plish ten times the good he would By parad-
ing himself over the state as Il big temper
ance gun.
know what | am talking about, for the
simple reason that [ have "been there"
There is many man who Is violently OPP
posed to this bulldog legislation Of a pro-
hibitory nature, who, if the parties who pa
rade themselves as members Of the ". c. L.
L. would convert themselves into women,
Instead OF politicians, would be glad to avail
himself OF their influence. As It Is, such
people as YOU laGd in the above article, and
those comprising the body speak of, con-
tent themselves with telling the masses IN a
"holier than thou" manner that they are
very fal beneath them, which arouses the old
Adam to such an extent that they wont
have anything to do with them, especially as
they tell us "you have got to do 50 and So
Let them act as women, and use womens
influence, and they may hope to accomplish
some good with the very people they plead
they are organized to help. As long as
they make the political parade they do,
they can do nothing.
Woman's influence, when it Is properly
bestowed, is the sweetest, purest thing we
have on earth, but when she makes poll
clan of herself she becomes lone of ms,
and that influence is gone. Would 20 God
we had nowadays some Of the old sisterly,
notherly influence We used to feel instead OF
the prohibitory course our women are pur-
suing. Then we could count on some good
being accomplished in this interest, and the
very men whom they should operate on, the
drinkers, would yenerate them instead OF an
tagonizing them.
We are TOLD by holy writ that the Savior
came mot upon earth to save the holy but
TO bring sinners to repentance" Would 1t
not be a good plan for the advocates of this
temperance movement to follow His exam
ples This course of saying \ on shall not
will never accomplish anything. II they
pick up some wayfaring man, invite him TO
their homes and show him by their actions
that they think him too good a man to be
lost they will accomplish more than they
would By all the prohibitory bombsst they
can enunciate. GRowLEE.