Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-07-09
MEAnn1N wAslIINaroN.

HEARD IN MASnlNOlONs
For the frat time In History, the Congress
oi the United States lies passed temper
nnce measure the bill providing for sci
enli6u Temperance instruction in all terri-
tory under the direct control OF the gener-
al government.
In rum-cursed Washington, the public
sclonls will lie teaching and the children
learning the evils of alcohol. II any Con-
gresham ventues iu let iils children attend
il," public schools, they will he bringing
HIT home sumu hard quealions.
The trouble IL, we have got the science,
aud there Is nu answer and no way out.
Temperance instruction will he among The
forming iullneuces in all our territories.
The Presidrni hns signed the hill aud pre-
sented the pen immortnli1el Ivy It's sigma
ture to Mrs. Mary II. Hunt, by whose
wise aud unliring ff'rta the grand result
has hccn achieved. All honor 10 the Iru-
ble lady
Besides this National Prulibitory
Amendment has been Offered IN the United
States Senate, suppurtedi'by Senator Blair
IN very able speech, aud referred to the
committee Of whcl,he IL chairman. s
though II may lie 7oled down in Congress
il will not lie killed in committee.
Al last the nation is awaking, The
Presidency il in sight, with the new Eman.
cipaliOn Proclamation OF national rruhibi-
tiun
Have you
HEARD FROM RICHMOND
asks the croaker. Why, yes They are
even getting awake down there 1t is true
the State isa hundred years behind the
times. Their roads are horrible, aud their
public school syslem an abortion, because
they wont he taxed TO pay for either.
They really lhlule there is profit in man
ufncluring tobacco although ii ruins theig
lands and keeps them poor. But even
Richmond has cast u heavy vote against
license. OF course, the Prohibitionists
were beaten. That was 10 have been ex-
pectcd. But this is to he observed, the
agitation once begun, never can be stilled.
Ministers, Christian men, politicians, news
papers, must have opinions, and account
Tor them 10 their conscience and their fel-
low-men. OF that processs there IS but
one outcome among people not utterly
God-forsnken. Yes, we have even stirred
up the Old Dominion.
ANDIN ONO?
Why, we've got the Dow law. II the II, =
publicans had hired their worst enemy 10
tix up something that the Prohib,ionists
could slaughter them for and M mortal
could defend, that enemy couldn't have
provided them anything worse than the
Dow law. You have shown your good,
keen common-sense. Bro. Thompson, by
just printing the law in the Netc Era.
Keep il up. Put il ON n broadsde Of the
Beacon 1t will be one of our best cam
paign documents. find temperance Re
publicans-men of conscience and religion
either have not read 1t or sadly decline
TO defend it. Our Brptist weekly tries TO
apologize for ii, saying ave do not be-
lieve II will greatly decrense the amount
Of liquor drank. nor will it mitigate the
woes of II drunkard'r family"
What IL it for, then If il will do
neilher of these two things. how can amy
good man sustain it, at this day, when
these are the things civilization aud hu-
mnnity are calling aloud 10 have done
Meanwhile the Cleveland Leader says :
"Lendrg liquor dealers " 80 openly ex-
press the opinion tln, IT ia The best iegisIa
tton that could be enacted" Put that in
your pocket-book.
And spnce forbids me TO tell how Ore
gon is stirred M never before-the Port
land Oregonian, the leading Republican pa
per, coming out for Prohibition Califor-
MIA taking up the question in religious
and political conventions the Pacific
coast all nfime with the war against the
saloon %
Sriam corda! Lift up your hearts
Brethren OF the battles past, let us choose
delegates from every school district, get
ready for ronsimg convention that shall
lit Canton of its feet and make the ground
shake all over the State ! The whole
march Of Providence is ior us. Let every
man step into line