Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-16

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The regular meetings. of the w. c. Z. u. of
Yankton will be held at 8 p, m. on the first
and third Thursdays Of each month, at tho
Methodist church,
"Yon may desire the success OF pro.
hibiticn. but if you carefully hide your
sentiments they will have n o effect upon
your neighbor."
These are the wiss words of our presi-
dent and are commended to Ill those
friends Of temperance who have not yet
contributed to u w. q. 7. e, column.
The defense for silence is very often the
= lei, 81 am moi used 10 writing Tor the
public prees-I never did such q thing
in my life"
Lot it be understood that the object
Of this department is not to put.a prem
idm on fine writing, but to create and
encourage public sentiment in favor OF
temperance. II your kerosene lamp had
exploded you would not step out or the
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in measured tones say to the passers-by,
"My friends, there is q considerable con-
migration in state of progress within the
sacred precincts OF my home, and it has
occurred TO me that in order to prevent
disastrous consequences to my beloved
1hiadren who are asleep IN the upper
portion Of the house it might be well to
request your assistance" Yon would
probably inter just two words-"Fire!
Helpl" without stopping to consider
their logical connection or want of
grammatical dependence. II you were
. of those who answered the cry for
help you would not stand around with
folded arms, assuring the workers that
yon were in .'entire sympathy with the
movement" but that you had never had
any experience in putting out fires and
did not understand the etiquette of the
occasion. You would probably shin mp
those stairs in two leaps, sieze q compile
OF children without any ceremony and
after getting them out of danger run
back and helppnt out the fire.
Now the twenty three saloons in
Yankton have Already started "a CON
siderable conAagratIon within the sacred
precincts Of our home,' and s'in order to
prevent the most disastrous come
quenoesp to the souls and bodies OF orr
loved mes there is practical work to be
done. II you have a helpful or sngges-
tive Thought please let it be known and
thus hold mp the hands OF other workers.
It isn't necessary to understand Hart or
Qnackenboss in order to our
belief in temperance or our conviction
that the saloons ought to be suppressed.
No rhetorical flourish would add strength
to the simple statement, III believe that
Intoxicating liquor ia a curse to mankind
and 1 will do everything 10 my power to
rid sur city of it, Yet the Influence Of
snch q statement-who could estimate
lit? Il
WHAT A WE DO o PROHIBITION.
BY I'VE" I mean every member of the
Yankton W. OF. u, Of whom there are
more than fifty. I presume there is not
single n Of this number who would
not be glad to see the liquor traffic
annlhilated, but probably wezars not all
equally strong in the faith that it viii!
be, sooner or later. Some of us may
feel individually powerless to aid in
bringing about the desired result, or
even doubtful OF its, final accomplish
ment. But we are all pledged to fuse
all proper mean in our power to dis
courage the use of intoxicants and traffic
In the same.' The avowed object OF the
nnion as stated; Ia the constitution is
ito educate public sentiment up to the
standard of total abstinence, train the
young, AVE- the inebriate and secure
the legal prohibition and complete ban
ishment Of the liquor traffic"
The first clause in the foregoing arr
ticle covers . wide field of action and
may be aaid to embrace all other
branches OF temperance work. The more
energetic the work done in any special
department the greater will be the in
Hnence upon public opinion, for this
powerful factor in the affairs OF men
seems to be contagious. Yet unlike this
property in disease, it will not spread if
1t is concealed. You may desire the
success Of prohibition but if you care
fully hide you sentiments they will
have no effect upon your neighbor. II
believe it will be a surprise to many to
learn that there are fifty-fve w. @. T. o..
women in Yankton. 1t ID to them
especially I write, and I will feel thank
ful to any member Of the union who
reads these words il she will pass. them
along to mi sister who might not
otherwise notice them. There is one
very easy and simple method of pro.
claiming your sentiments. Itis simply |
By wearing the badge OF our order.
There is nothing particularly agrees
sive in the addition Of a bit OF white
ribbon to your dress. It harmonizss
With the plainest attire and acoords we'll
with the daintiest. Indeed, as an out
ward index of the opinion OF the wearer
it seems to me to add grace and dignity |
to any costume. la
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