The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-18
Presidents Address,
Mrs. G. B. BUELL., of N. Y.

delight and profit of all present.
The speaker began with the In
quiry, "Why are we here this after
noon ?" and for answer said, ave
are here to put into this great Tenn
perance reform the very best of our
strength and endeavor" eve are
here because of Gods COM
mand through Moses to the chill
dren of Israel, Go Forward." This
command, coming down through
all these ages, is just as imperative
now as when first given. With
all our strength we must goforward
and impel this, our cause, on to a
speedy consummation.
Is this cause worthy of all our
energies? What is this great mi
iquty of the land called the Liquor
Traffic? The same answer comes
from the ignorant and the learned
and from all grades and shades of
humanity, It's the gigantic crime of
crimes.
We need to measure our enemy
and see how formidable a foe we
have to fight. So, | give you no
apology for recounting the miseries
and woes Of the Liquor Traffic.
From time to time we need to have
our sense of this terrible evil quick
ened with an array Of its awful
work of devastation, sorrow and
death.
The speaker gave her expert
ences and observations while visit
ing the degraded, rum-ruined dis
tricts of New York City.
The Liquor Traffic not only
ruins homes but is gradually, sure
Jy beating down, knocking out, the
very foundations of our Republic.
AS patriots we must meet and van
quish this enemy or we are I'M
done.
As lovers of Home and Country,
we must go forth in this conflict.
"BE IN A HURRY"
And we must be IN q hUTry IN
this matter.
A young man was led into crime
by drink, and to the galloEs, The
broken-hearted mother went to the
cell for a parting kiss and last
word. When asked by the agoniz-
ing mother, what word he would
leave for them, the doomed boy
said, 20, mother, I didn't want to
kill him was crazed with drink.
1t was the saloon did it. O, Mother,
tell the Temperance people to be IN a
hurry"
CONFLICTING Quotations.
The speaker dweIt on the i'm
portance of Temperance education,
but pictured the folly of trying to
educate the boys upward to virtue
in the Home, while the State pro-
vided the means through legalized
saloons, of drawing them away
from home and educating them
downward to vice, degradation and
death. We must put away this
opposing, evil education. We must
destroy the saloon; but that must
be done by votes, and uotes mean
politics.
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC IN POLITICS.
The Liquor Traffic controls the
politics of our country to-day. The
saloon controls votes, and votes direct
politics. All our legislation, good
or bad, is secured by votes.
A reporter of a political Conven-
ton telegraphed to his paper this
startling sentence, "The saloons are
full tonight, and so are the delegates"
There was food for much thought
in that dispatch for the people of
a free Christian land This State
of things must be changed. The
matter Is pressing upon US.
ARE YOU READY FOR THE QUESTION Z?
The issue is at hand, and must
be met. Are you ready for the CUES
tion?
Temperance education is good
and urgent, but we cannot, we dare
not wait on education. We must
be in hurry. We must meet the
enemy no,o at the ballot box. We
must unite Legislation with Eduea-