Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
HEAR THE OTHER SIDE.
70 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 SAWS "a
little reflection viii show that the day for
concessions is passed and that the organi-
cation for which he speaks has concluded
to at once commence an aggressive cam
paign, and 70 keep il up IS long as there Is
an enemy in the field.
The above clip from the editorial col
umns of the EAGLE of Sunday morning. !
have seen great deal of such truck in cir
culaiion, and now ask you 10 give voice to
the other side.
Twill start oui by saying that ! am and
have been drinking man for fourteen
wears; have, as the temperance folks would
say, "tasted the bitter cup 10 its dregs," and
know what am talking about when /
commence to talk on temperance. If this
state agent would confne himself 10 going
among ''the boys" telling them that there is
redeeninC feature in them-that they are
not all bad. and that they are worth
saving" a. they call il, he would accom-
plish ten times the good be would by parad-
inc himself over the state as 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 pro-
hibitory nature, who, if the parties who pa
rade themselves as members of tine W. @. 7.
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 laud in the above article, and
those comprising the body | speak of. con-
cent themselves with telling the masses in q
-holier than thou" manner that they are
very fsl beneath them, which arouses the old
Adam 10 such an extent that they won't
have anything to do with them, especially rs
they tell us .'you have got to do so 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 il is properly
bestowed, is the sweetest, purest thing We
have on earth, but when she makes a poll
can of herself she becomes lone of US"
and that influence Is gone. Would to God
we had nowadays some Of the old sisterly,
motherly influence we used to feel instead of
the p-ohibitoFy course our women are pur-
suing. Then we could count on some good
being accomplished in this interest, and the
very mea whom they should operate on, the
drinkers, would venerste them instead o! 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 il
not be good plan for the advocates of this
temperance movement 10 follow His exam
ples This course Of saying You shall not
will never accomplish anything. II they
pick up some wsyfaring msn, invite him to
their homes and show him by their actions
that they think him too good man to be
lost they viii accomplish more than they
would by all the prohibiiory bombsst they
can eruncistc. GROWER.