Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-13
WOMEN Avn rns suIsr.
ssArrL.. July II, 1855.


Philosophers and statesmen point ozs
10 ~, from time 10 tine, che dangers
which threaten our modern civilization.
Nos the ieast dEelt upon IL the one foand
IN the eoaSrsRation Of the lawlsss ele-
mSnt in orr cifiea.
II all the appliances at hand vers used
a time, mi9hf il nos be possible 10 50
restrict the rower of vica that il oeuld
not gather sufficient force 80 make il q
dangerous powers
The Esssfag CAroaiels few weeks
since pabliahed taels showing cit O
the inorsass Of crime or the better en-
foFeement Of Law. commencing With the
year 1850. Then the proportion Of pris-
oners 10 the population was one cut Of
s442. In 1850 it wss one oat OF SOD.
Ihe writer concluded tnAe O great share
Of the increase was due 10 the growth
Of our large cities. where lawlessness
vas far in excess of that found in rural
DISTRICTS Who ID able to comprehend
what cur country will be il the same
rate OF increase Of vic9 continues dur
ing another quarter of a eentaryf Ii -
useless TO attempt TO ignore these vissl
questions. They will be answered; do, J
and conscience demand the answer.
Some one has said "lt is NOT 20 much
tue fact that men have conscience Is
that conscience has men,"
We bad supposed that ur Law makers,
in the enactment of laws which they
considered best for the psrpetuity OF
our form of government, had IN viev
some Of the moral effects resulting from
the endorsements Of those laws We had
thought that q neral community vsIs
more attractive TO home-loving people
than the wealthy Babylons where vi0s
il in the ascendancy. We ind these am
notions which cam 90 no farther thar
the home circle or the church; ct al
events, they must not be countenance6
az a meeting Of business men," W.
were plsinly told at Tssler's Hall, on
last evening, that that meeting wal
not called for the purpose of inculcat
lug any moral IDEAS" that the Civ
Councils "only duty vas to promoa,
the financial prosperity of the city ans
| to protect the personal rights of its oft
izsns-S We have never thought for oui
moment Of disputing the first assertion
but we don't quite understand the las,
Who are the citizens of Ssattle2 VIVA
their rights? Morality lays no heav,
| financial burdens upon the people, n0t
outstanding all this cry of hard time
On acoosnt of the enforcement Of I" ia
natical lava" Can the same be truth
| fully said Of vice2 The speakers a
Thursday nights convention said th
liquor traffic was nothing 10 them. Tha
is probably the reason why no mention
was made of the cost of crimes whicl
are the result OF streng drink, whic
costs the people pay and have been pay
| ing fer years. Four dfths Of all crime
result from the drink habit. ~ ever
one Acknowledges outside of "kusi
ness meeting" Net less than tire
women have appealed to the courh o
this city within q few short weeks 70
protection from abusive husbands,W hic
protection in every case has been grant
ed. Think of IL, wives of lowing hul
bandsl Do you shudder to place your
selves by imagination for one brief In
slant in their placesf Then Be In sfoti
places on Monday ard help them in tpei
light against the internal liquor bus
ness, which 10 bringing sorrow in on
way or another into many families Q
our beautiful city.
Il In a burning shame that men wi
publicly insult their own convictions b
insisting that this municipality has nc
the right to Law a heavy hand upon tha
which lays such burdens upon IL. Be-
We are told that liquor dealers had nc
thing to do with the convention. o
Thursday evening. Are those DEALER
then, ON the side Of Law and ordsrf W
have never known of their failing &
men 90 ashamed Of their allies a. no
Il 40, Es.. H..
them2 They know full well that th
bringing souls of whisky men are will
ing TO stand behind the scenes q
prompters or 10 be openly snuhbed, AM
still will not fail the party which eng
comes. The chairman OF the eonven
| ton, our hon. ex-G Governor, was pariicu
| lar to call the attention Of the audisno'
10 the fact Of the absence Of names o.
liquor men among those signed TO- th.
call. We wonder II any one feared tina
the ab6antees had deserted their cyllorl
and had gone over 20 the enemy. W.
think not.
The chairman did not raise any falls
hopes, either, when be told ~ last Jul,
that II the Law and Order party bat
made an out aHd-out temperance fRht
he should have stood By u. For som'
reason be could not oountenanee on
platform fayoriDR the enforcement u
existing laws, probably becanss shel
were not striot enough againss intern
peranee. We expect be will be with q
after some future Legislature has silver
az prohibitory laws.
They told rs that our city was In .
state of peace until the fanatics got II
power. That assertion was false. Dur
ing the rebellion the great armies Of on
county were quiescent fer weeks a. |
tine. Were those seasons called tame
Of peacsf
For years in Seattle tbs better portios
OF society has resisted in spirit sha ele
rnent which held the balance Of power
| There was no peace. Coed men yer,
only hoping for and awaiting q suitabii
time 70 strike for the right. Tho ep
poFtunity was found last year, and, rein
forc4d BY women's yotes. mosaiit.
struck o heavy blow. We have NJ
thoaght Of giving q lighter one on Mon
day next.
Our ofiiosrs, from Mayor down, slbouis
be men Of integrity, and especially d,
we look TO our police fierce for propel
protection. For chief Of that depart
ment We wish 3 man who only feilrs h
neglect his duty. We need Q man whs
| 70 mot resiccns and backward whss
brought upon the witness stand 10 tee
tify against criminals. We want d mar
who knows something when the yleopl,
ask for information concerning what b
should be converssnt with. We ash fel
man who can look another stsadfastiy
In the egs-some one who 10 NOS aiwayI
pleading an excuse for doreiiosioB 81
duty, - the present chisf " 90 fsnd OF
doing; man who will say .I'iI lind 4
way or make In Imagine Mr.. W0olery
doing that Tor right No one Who has
watched his past fecerd can oonlcisn.
ciously vote for him.
women Of 6eattlsl You have the bal
lot. and II. 70 zee il, you must descend
fron the elevated position said 70 b
naturally yoaFss Ia the name Of all that
10 pure and true seize and place the
ballot box itself On higher ground and
compel msn - come up 10 your level.
kndsayor 70 have the reading test and
the habituai drunkard test applied, and
90. leaving the BaBorAnf and Gepsaysd
disfranchised, a. Foo have hessiofore
been. good results from the ballot raay
be expected.
One question, Mr.. Editor, Ne ash Of
zoo instead Of applying 20 the sNsnine
pager. knswinR Che objections tina Cd
5fx.p Iau te. A :, "A Ets.n $4,000 l.. a. -.4