The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-04-03

she seeks to lift her pnny hands
against this one great curse Of her
beloved land Say TO her, she has
no right 10 vote IN any case what
soeyer, but to goiquietly home and
there SIT down and deplore the
wretched evil of her country; for
every harsh reb uke of an inehri-
ate husband, return earesa and
soft words Of love, and win him
back fram his evil course by her
tears and entreaties; all this is,
well enough; all this woman has
sufficiently tried Mothers Rnd
wives experience teaches You that
tears and entreaties can never con-
quer this awful demon. Tears
can not avail. How often have
suffering wives knelt at the feet
of an inebriate husband, and with
profound eamestness, plead with
him whose life was linked with
hers by the sacred bonds Of love
and matrimeny, plead that for her
sake and the sake'of his suffering
children, he abstain from the mad
dening bowl And did he bead
her tears? No They fell upon
his heart as calplga1d unleeded
as the dew drowa from heaven.
Perhaps he made lhr fruitless
promise, but all hopeless victim,
when next the guilty demon con-
fronted him, he sank helpless into
that strong embrace and drank the
venom with as much readiness as
ever. Tears and persuasions can
not touch a heart encased in IN
armor of steel. Arise, 0! woman,
no longer sit weeping over these
evils; the country calls thee to the
rescue, Woman has accomplished
great things, and now there is
open to her a broad field for &C
ton. 1t shall be yours to achieve
q glorious victory. Down the an
nails OF time, future generations
shall extol thy praise. oayest
thou woman has no right to vote
upon the matter now in question z
Not, SO. The distillery Of spirtu-
Gus liquors must be prohibited,
and will whenever women secures
the right God Intends hen to have,
Why should not. woman be privi-
legged to equal feelings of patriot
ism with the man? 4 Does she feel
no interest in the welfaretof her
Is she too weak in mind,
too utterly insignificant to know
or care one iota for the matters
of government or making of laws ?
Yes. She is not to be recognized.
save as the weak subject of the
law. But let us notice for mo-
ment the qualifications of the de
gal voters behold him as he
approaches to cast his all impor-
portant vote which was purchased
with glass of rum; of course
he is going to vote in favor Of
license that is his para
mount theme, that such men may
be placed in office as are in sympa-
thy with rum sellers. Yes, that
man man is a illegal voter" tho
he has not the Intelligence Of an
average woman. Could not tell
who was the first President of the
U. S, or repeat single clause Of
he Constitution.
This is a fair representative Of |
. large per cent of the legal yot-
RS Certainly they are hon
'st in their opinions concerning |
he sale OF spirituous liquors, but
hey are blind to the danger be-
.ause they are slaves to tho labit
They have a perverted and cor
upted conscience. Since woman
3 the greatest sufferer from the |
wills OF intemperance, she there
ore has the greatest right to raise
Ter voice against it. The sad and
bitter cries Of wives, sisters and
,roken hearted mothers mingle
in mouruful strains, ~
hey behold sons, brothers, hus- /
lands and fathers rushing head-
ong into the open mouth Of hell. |
)hl friend Of the tyront whisky, !
Iarest thou scot at or condemn
NY effort those suffering ones
my put forth 10 resuro those they
owe from death and destruction?
The innumerablc evils, the awful
rimes and the brutal murderer
which attend this life Of debauch-
ny and incompetence, are simply
ndescribable. These hppless