The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-06-10
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The enclosed article offers suggestion
which ] hopetE1ay be acted upon By tht
weli4wishefs Srtenapefancs, and also EN-
bodies the thahks TO your paper Tor thu
tsubiect matter 0fthe editorial referred TO
which every thinking, self.respectinq
womanly WOMAN should endorse:
~ t2.'-aes8Ha TFOr the AshevilIe Citizen. 4
Now thatshe day SO long looked for
Narc- to- has passed, the popular voice
says .sNon' to prohibition; when both
sides can rest and look back upon efforts
madeland methods used, On the one hand
satisfaction may be somewhat mingled
with regrets, and ON the other q Jealous
sincere, i.ba batlunsuccessfn minority feel 3
Heavier cloud about them, insomueh at
upon reflection, doubts will arise Of the
adxisabilifyG and prudence of methods
which seemed at the time commendable
In cause 80 dear. ts' z 2i'' sg
+ Nowt that the die is cast, even should
i be0nly for the present. . stranger and
flookef.on IN this little Gotham tMlEes
kf0r its editorial Of Sunday, May 3Oth. II
would be well that every woman activeiy
fengaged in the past canvass, should take
TO heart its lessons and TEACHINGS, and
try to comprehend what lies between
the lines. lEld 54ki Fzs Il ~ :ifSi
lii LhaNe heard il said that the editorial
was of an euasiye nature on the part of
the CITIZEN, which, having Subscribers
and friends on both sides, was inclined
to slt on tho fence, Of stride it; that 1t
was disingenuous and uncandid, and
trying to distract fpublic attention from
ats own position to the women who, with
more bravery, were not afraid TO say
openly, by, word and act, what they
thought. Notwithstanding the opinion
Of such, land hope they are feW5, /, for
my own part, was struck with the. e.dignitx
Of it's tone, and the truths sordelicately
covered; for the subject required, delicate
handling. -,., ~ .g,t 1uI /
Women are rarely towards, it rnustb be
|eaid to their credit strong in their ins
noeenee and good Intentions, they do
hoyeveria at times, place themselves in q
position which 2 reaction makes equi-
vocal; and powerless to undo what is al
ready done, they cali upon the stronger
sex to rescue them from the results of
their own temerity, and in that way
hamper themfwhere before they. were
Free or force them to action hitherto,
scrnpulouslY avoided -. =. J.'5i = =
2 Women can be Evangelists, but &c
should be IN womaniy way. In these
days, when all aRocations are open to
them, and tits allowed or SUPPOSED that
they can. enter any without unsexine
themselves, it still is not considered con.
sona1it with their dignity and selfstes-
peet, to march about the estreets, as do the
"Army Salvationists." or button-hole
rassers-hy, irrespective of acquaintance,
class, color, or condition. X.
70 do good is their mission; and though
charity should not end at home, it is
better that good works should commence
and continue in the domestic circle, and
if enlarged. still within bounds of org
anized methods.
It is to be hoped that the women can.
yasserz in their last eampai1n will con-
slider wen; whether they wpuId do Just
exactly the same again, seeing that after
all the sacrifices made, (ahd certainly
women must make sacrifices, to do what
they did), the result is what it is.
The cause of temperance is never lost
cause, and because prohibition is not
made law, it is no reason that all good
happy home life, should be discouraged,
or cease to work.
IF prohibition would, or could prohibit,
that party would have had an over
Whelming majority; but NJ law however
so stringent, will prevent the sale or use
of Intoxicating liquors.
! Since then it is impossible to have
whole loaf, why not try for all they can
get; the piece which lies within reach.
Many, very many, would vote for high
license, who would not for prohibition,
knowing it to be futile; and is it not bet
ter to limit, or in some measure, control
the sale and use of the FIRE water, since it
cannot be banished altogether?
No great reform was ever inaugurated
without enthusiasm; but enthusiasm
sometimes degenerates into fanatieism,
and the latter is mild word for license.
Enthusiasm, pure, must and will accom-
plish something, and if the ardent work.
'ers in the cause of temperance will clasp
hands with other. good people, we'll
wishers OF the same. to secure for this
time, the partial safeguard ofhigh license,
it will be the something secured, and will
be one step forward, and may save some
souls, some character. some woman a.
heartgrief, and some waste of hardly
earned money, Should the party known
as prohibitionists' refuse that which is
obtainable, it will lose the respect of
many, now in sympathy with it, while
condenning its methods, and show an
undercurrent of obstinacy and selfish
ness, not hard to translate, as dictatorial,
and dog-in-the- manger ish; who, and how
many are now. going to work for High
License -seslsst- rs.,,t A. q
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