Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-07-16
TIE SITUATION AT THE HUB.

Ed. JouRNAL:-It has been snid that
reformations never go back ON Themselves.
Aud observation teaches me that such is the
e,se. Ifany ,dishelieyes This, let them 20
back few hundred years in history and
carefully study The many reform measures
started and see II Il reformation has ever
gone back on itself. In fact the life OF
ary nation depends upon reformation for
It's existence. Reformation is evolution
heltering the condition Of things, the fit,esi
to survive the effele matter thrown of. 1t
is the blood purifier OF nations. A step
ping-stone TO higher and moral ideas
Without reformation the world would de
generate and roll back into cycle of ages.
One of the evils Of the present day. md
one that has been in existence as far back
ms we have any record of one that pollutes
both man and woman and has. brought 10
premature graves millions OF both old and
young that holds at will ip ils iron grasp
and dictates to our legislature and judi
cial bodies, thereby moulding and shaping
the destiny Of our country, Is THE LIQUOR
POWER.
Our town, the hub of the county, has
always been supplied with these dcns of
poison (for all distilled. or fermented sub
.tance.will produce alcohol, which is is
o,e Of our chiet poisons.) AT one lime We
had fourteen of these dispensers OF death,
TO say nothing about our drug stores who
hlld whisky on prescription. This IN a
town OF little over 1000 inhabitants.
Well, our good mothers and sisters, 10
say nothing about The many wives whose
husbands had become diseased by strong
drink, circulated II petition and obtained
the names OF about one half of the voters
in the incorporation of Bowling Green, re-
questing the town council 10 call special
election TO vote for closing the saloons.
Last Saturday, the 10Th, was the time sel
for the election. In the mean time the
ladies were not idle. They were busy per-
fecling their plans for success ss they well
knew that they had a strong and dangerous
enemy to combat and overthrow, On the
other aide the saloonists were busy. They,
too knew that they had big influence TO
overcome. They held their secret meet
ings and the best OF legal talent TO advise
sat In their council. The time came-all
had marshalled their forces, and all who
were old enough 10 vote walked up to the
polls and handed in their ballots, and
t'iose not able to walk or able to tell what
WAS wanted OF them had ballot put into
their hand, and was helped into carriage
and hustled off to the polls.
6i1 o'clock arrived, the polls closed and
counting commenced. Breathless and
silent sat the two contending parties, each
having done all they con!d to vanqnisil
the other and not another thing could
have been done for the success of either
side. The count went quietly on. No
one could tell what the final result would
be. A ray OF hope would light up the
much detected countenance OF first one ride
then the other. Ms the ialles showed
gain on either side. But at last ray OF
light lit up the countenanae OF these Spar
tan motherS sisters and wives, whose hopes
bad been blighted thousand times, and
where none bnt a loving mother, deyot-
rd nisier and a true and faithful wife
would have long ago sickend and died.
When the counts Of the slain aud the
fleeing OF king Alcohol's hosts were made
known, there were SO slain, and the strong.
holds OF sin broken M. The news WAS
TOO good. The molhers reJoiced, the
sislers gave praise and strong wives be-
came weak IN rapture.
What will bs the final outcome on This
move to close up the SALOONS no one can
tell. But one thing 10 certain these ga
hons will not close up but will continue To
sell. This will cause litigation and in the
end will go 10 the Supreme conrt for final
decision. Two factions will spring up in
Ohio. The Dow law will be the great
hene OF so'len i'n-ilie two old parties
growing away AT each end OF the bone,
This Was the intention Of the Dow law.
IL was not measure 10 give the country
TeIief from alcohol. They dare not med
die with any pleaglre looking 10 the death
OF intemperance. il lies in the power Of
either political party TO give lis Prohibi-
lion. Wlll II be done 7 No, for the parry
Hill loose votes which allem PTS TO give Tie
people lleanlre Of relief hat inierJeres
will, iila whisky Interest. The Prohibi-
tionisls dem panded legislation on this sub
ject and were given the Dow Law 10 passi-
~ them. They have got RuuleilJDg 10
work and j'ngle over while the m0nopo-
tsls are nndisInrbed and are getting in
lhejr work all the time. -
B9Hiiog Green, July II, 'se.