The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-12-24


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ueiiaer sex. rae. fsee creed. Especially %
xe appreciate the iesssleEe. u yo1r great
.,e,.ezseEt 10 eleFste women 5ndastrlzlly 70
their rsghtfal place. By claiming that they
have equal pay for equal work: 'ecesEliz-
ing 1i,eTa A. sfFlcers and members Of y0at
so.s,a;5es. and advocating the ballet ID t]ieit
hands a. their rigitfnl weapon d seii-laelp
n oar representative government.
A. Temperance women, E- have been &
peciailr glad 20 note y9Br hostile attitude
toward tie saloon, the worst foe 81 70
man. aud II the workin.rnan. and % Tie
+ Home. Ne rad with jsy Of iise YoE
made BIZ tie BeN ly-eleeted ssiIieefs 81 the
+ knights Of Labor 81 the convention IN
+ Richmond. Va. hen, - iii hands raised
70 Heaven, they pledged themselves 10
total abstinence.
/ In addressing yoH Al tAis time sc 1isa
j 70 offer cur sincere congratulations npoh
+ voHr achievements q practical helpers ia
/ that great Temperance Reform which en-
cages oar steadfast s0rk and prayers, and
which. a. We believe. involves, beyond all
other movements Of this age, your hapid-
ufss and elevation. Permi. u to ask yeur
careful consideration 81 this stztemeLt Of
our belief;
The central question u labor reform. i
no, - much hqe 70 gsf hiqisr s-ases, =
Eos. 70 f9ya grsssi.f ,eags. n }tfftr areo9nf
For waste harm. most those y ho cal le2si
afford e. 1t is not over-proauction 80
MUCH a. u,.der-eqnsamptioa. that grinds the
f4ces Of the working men. Fourteen hun
dresi millions annually drawn chiefly from
the pockets of working nien, bg saloon
keepers and cigar-deaierS. means less iionf
in the barrel. le.. coal in 1'le cellar, and
iess clothing for the laborers' families.
We grieye to see them give iirir money
Tor that which j Mt bread 2nd their labor
for that Y licli s4tisfieth not. We suggest
that Il, by your request. pay ,lA' we're uni
ve,szlly changed from Sztunl-y &" Nor
day. this would d much to ineres~e lie
capital at home.
Tie life insurance statistics prsye that
while The average life Of ihe moderate
drinker is but thirty-fiye years and a !. al,
that ofths total zbstainer ) 'irfy.foar ysors.
The successful explorers and soldiers, the
famous athletes, pedestrians, rowers and
shots are men who 10 not eeb-web their
bra ins, Or palsy their nerves with alcoholic
drink.
We believe that the work Of our societies,
resulting in laws By which nearly one-haif
the children OF the United STATE, are being
taught in the public schools the evil effects
/ Of intoxicating liquors upon the tissues OF
the body and the temper Of the mind,
merits your earnest cooperation, aud will
prove one Of your strongest reinforce
nents in the effort 10 elevate your fam
I lilies TO uobler levels Of opportunity We
believe that the study Of hygiene, inciud-
I ing knowledge of the must healthfal
foods and the discovery that these are Of
the cheaper and n0n-stimulatin. class,
will careful consideration Of the scientific
food. z little can be made to 90 long way
in home economies. are well worthy Of
your attention. We ask you to aid ns IN
our eudeasors to have taught IN all the de-
partments Of our pablic schools, those be
neficent laws IL health which relate to
wholesome living in respect 10 diet, dress,
/ sleep. exercise aud ventilation, thar this
( teaching shall be given Ia eye.y child A.
{ one of the sufest means 10 lis truesi hap
( piness.
We ak your attention tn our White
! Cross pledge Of equal chastity fsr man and
woman: Of pare language AID 4 pure life.
I We ak y0ur help in our efforts 10 secure
adequate protection by Law for the
/ daughters of the poor and rich alike. from
the cruelty Of baae and brutal men. We
ask your belp in our endeayers to preserve
I the American Sabbath with its rest and
quiet, redeeming it from being as now the
harvest Of the saloon-keeper, when he
gathers in the hard earnings Of the work
/ ing man, aud we promise you onr cooper
aiisn in your efforts to secure the Saturday
halfholiday, which, we believe, will do 50
much to change the Sabbath from day of
recrea ton 10 one OF rest At hOTac and for
the worship of God. We rejoice TO note
that the Central Labor Union Of New J ork
City pstitioned its municipal officers to
close the saloons upon the Sabbath day,
aud We earnestly hope that all such 50
eiet MS may soon petition for their closing
every day. anl order a perpetual Boycott
upon The dealers in alcoholic poison.
We call yogr attention IN ogF Depart
saenis OF esangeiistic Temperance meetings;
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