The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-08-20

success. Long Established facts arc too
stubborn 10 be made over. Thsp,if We
take the position that We will not work
until all Of tho conditions suit our in-
dividual tsste,w sill never work.
Temperance work has existed In three
forms: Fanatic, (the word l. used
with no disrespect, for IL comes from
fanaticus which means diyinsiy inspir.
I'd, and who shall donb. The heavenly
origin u the crusade movement y ;
sentimental, ~ The creating Of pabIic
sentiment /; prae,ieai,as the making use
Of every means Ia our power 20 better
tho present condition Of things. The
last two hold out vide fold Of useful.
meas for tho w. C. T. U. A society, ,aa
whole, will never execute, for The ac-
complishment Of results reqaires indi-
vidaal effort. Hence, the responsibili-
ty Of every member Of the w. @. T. u.
The world does not keep . recgro u
honest effort that record il kept on
high. Il Is true that The Iaborera are
few and that an outlook upon the ever
multiplying fields ef work almost be.
wilders us, but Il Is NOS wise 70 look on
too large a territory TO iind work. The
cleaning must be done from nesr ~
hand. The majority Of usare not called
far from homo to do tsmperanes work.
Firs., tho home second, tho church
third, eur own town. Miss Willard ID
called 10 the National field, our stase
presidents 70 the stats bat the fact
must not be ignored that The reaping {
for the nation and for the state Ii done
by individual hands 10 small fields oI
labor. Bot how is individual work
done /? Look after that boy who is
roaming the streets instead Of attending
school. Look after that littls girl who
Is In danger Of evil habits aud thoughts.
Tell that POOR woman 70 cook better
and more noariabiag food, and 80 de-
crease her hrsband's appetite for stim.
ulanls. Ths hoy, the girl, tbs woman.
each tAlIies one duty done, ,and il is sur
prisinv how a few duties well done viii
swell to . considerable aggregate. We
cannot shoulder ali the wrongs which
exiss At once and set them out Of exis-
tencs il is only "one by one."
"No endeayor Is in vain,
It's Ie=ard Is in the doing,
And the rapture Of pursuing
Is the prize, the vanquished gain. !"
One Of the great hindrances to the
w. g. 7. u. work is the failure Of its
officers to attend 70 the little duties az
they come along. Discord comes into
the w. @. I. US just as in every other
human organization, and here is where
woman's interest in cause is severely
tested. Ten womeA out of twelve quit
when they see mistakes and opposition
within the ranks. Children get mad
and won't play Il the game does not 60
according TO their ideas men and wo-
men disapproye and won's work on just
the same principle. 1t takes great
deal Of grace and great deal Of grit TO
stick to a work Of reform. It takes
large minds to agree 70 disagree, or to
yield pet idea to the wish Of another,
and It needs high conscience To decide
whetker self or the cause shall be sacri-
fced. The majority will never enlist III
a work Of reform, fer when the majority
are Interested the reform is already ac-
complished. Let US see to it that the
work which We attempt to do Is laid
upon our conscience by the hand OF God
rather than aelf-imposed The position
OF the w g. I. U. toward saloon
keepers should be the same as body
OF Christian women should have toward
humanity IN general. The saloon keep
or has his rights,au It must bs remsna :
bered that the majority Of people gauge
their ideas Of right BY the civil law
for the law Of Col, as Jet, has gotten
hold of the few. The saloon keeper is
child Of tbe law, and as such he Is
entitled to ths legitimate respect Of the
people but legitimate respect and re-
spect based on morals are very different
things,and i takes revolution to make
civil and moral law agree. Public sen-
timent Is already gaining on civil law,
and when the voting hsjority want ;
vefn mt on the 1nanrifackxlra and ahIn nf