The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-27
On short notice, at reasonable rates.


heart can know comes from man s slay-
cry TO saloon influences. In the infant
classes Of the Sunday schools there
were as many boys as girls. but in the
Bible classes the latter were III tho
great majority. So in churches and at /
communion the women greatly out
numbered the men, and the question
was as to the cause Of this cad dispaY-
ity. The answer was that girls take 1
naturally 10 good, while the boys 60 as
naturally TO evil. Miss Willard said
she protested against such distinction.
She could not admit it while she re-
membered her father and brother. but
the thought Of the w. G. Il. II. was
that the more goodness there was to
hedge the pathway Of young men, the
more safety there was for them. It
was declared by the speaker to be pleas
ant to see the consideratc words with
which the Minneapolis papers and pa
pers OF other places treated the w. C.s
i. Z. convention. The. papers mUtd
them kindly on every side.
Miss Willard gave interesting in-I
stances Of the refining influences OF wo
men in the different departments al
business and pursuits In which men fOr&
merly were devoted alone. and said tha3
it would be found that women bring &
to the world just the influence needed
thing she was confident all good
brotherly men would be glad Of. Th@
women Of the w. G. L. u. propose IN
go on as pleasant as sunshine, but a
stcadfast as the mountains in the pur@
pose to drive out the monster thu
wrought them such great i'll, the terri
bic destroyer, intemperance. Review
ing the progress it had made II WI
said that 80 years ago total abstainG
could not secure life Insurance.. II
ccause it was believed that liquor w
essential to health; but to-day the tod
abstainer was at premium. In Err
land the average life OF man practi<
ing total abstinence was found to be
years, with 35a years for the modern
drinker. To-day there were ~ Stat(
in the Union in which legislation pre
vided for children receiving speciG
instruction upon the injurious effects n
alcohol upon the human system. Th
cause OF temperance was certainly cor
ing forward. 1t was not half centat
since prominent New England minf0
ter preached against total abstin0te
taking the ground that God made aic
hol, that he made nothing In vain, al
as the animal world would not drink
man must. The temperance sta1
taken by Rose Elizabeth Cleyelal
vas mentioned, and on railroads y M
said temperance had been made q bur
ness principle, and athletic clubs we
more and more coming TO regard q
use Of spirits as hurtful. The c0ux
to be pursued by everyone In sympat
with the temperance movement WI
then dwelt upon at length, the bal|
being maintained the thing tlir0tt
which reformation can be brOuH
about. Let every vote be cast fof
legislature in favor Of prohibition: r
the relief would ccme. That whicIk
physically wrong. Miss Willard r0(
could not be mentally right, and r.
mentally wrong could not he lcg~
right. Many saloon keepers admifl
that their business was not honorn1
or right. or worthy Of manhood.
that it knocked the keystone from
arch of woman's home; but they r.
sued it for the money there waN iR
although it laid a tax on the bah
cradle and the fire-side of the dripki
man. And so boys who used to cherl
the sweet dreams and hopes taught
their mothers came to be corrupt
and their lives debased. Ii seemed
Miss Willard that voters must eitl
be in ignorance, in apathy. or comp
| ity with saloon power, the infllseT
that directly leads to 80 per cent O
the sin i'm the world. No voter w0
feel insulted If asked IL he had ca1
ballot to legalize saloons. but the q
was coming when lie would feel
No one would be willing to admit
open sale and use of opium, yet
were indifferent to as great an
| liquor selling. The w. G. 4. ~.
said to stand for prohibition.
did not want license. They were
sectarians, all churches meeting on
platform. The two magnificent fo1
Of the Protestant and Catholic chur1
Joined hands and hearts In the VA
The place of women In the world
again taken up, and mention was n1G
of their admission into school and
fessions where few years ago
could not have entered, to show
advancement. The men wercapI
to as brothers to send representa-
| to the legislature who would ren
women Is hearts, hopes and hnppl
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