Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-05-11
THE HOME VS.. THE SALOON.
[BY FRANCES E. w1LLAnD.i

Ours is the great and sacred cause Of the
home versus the saloon. Our people are
bound to discover that this country can not
support both institutions. One must go up
into safety, the other down into outlawry. /
would like to summon here into the wit
ness-box saloon-keeper, in an honest
hour, to testify to us what it is that he does
for this great, kindly compact that we call
society. We want to find out what he pro-
poses 10 add to tho firms capital stock
the great firm of We, Us aud Company.
The individual comes in as junior part
ner, and he must render reason why he
should be admitted. The saloon keeper,
not accustomed to look ut the subject from
this angle of vision, finds it n conundrum
not easy to be solved. Perhaps he will
brewer and distiller and the people. Tkey
take the golden grains and luscious fruits
of the earth, and by their processes change
them into alcoholic drinks, which leap up
to the brain, as a panther leaps upon a
deer. l do not deliberately desire to do
| harm, but must keep my patronage re-
cruited, because if do this am sure to
become rich man after awhile. That is
the reason why am in the business. !
must pay my tax on somebody's 6reside, on
somebody's cradle, on somebody's dearest
and best. In order to succeed must take
away the little fellow from his mothers
side. bait for him with cigarettes and cider
music, cards and young company, drawing
him away gradually, until after awhile l
will change that boys ideas SO greatly
| sanctuary shall far better love the baccha-
nalian ditty Of the saloon; he who used to
breathe Gods name in prayer, shall hiss
| out that name in curses, and I will SO change
his face that his mother would not know
him, and his soul that God would never
recognize it."
Friends, it is because these things are
true that womanhood has been aroused al
last, for to protect her children is the dear
est and most sacred instinct of woman s
heart. In this great, tolerant, and free
America we have come forward and are
standing side by side in grand army of
the republic that is just as we'll known
South as North. We have learned some
thing about the weapons of the enemy. He
is busy brewing beer; we are busy brewing
public sentiment. He is busy distilling
whisky; We are busy distilling facts and
arguments. He is busy rectifying spirits;
we mean to be busy rectifying the spirit
that is in manhood.
want to say to you, strong sturdy men,
who have power 10 carry this great issue
forward beyond what we women can yet
achieve, do not forget us when you drop
vour ballots III the sacred urn where re-
public manufactures destiny.
Do Won recall the splendid conduct of
Conductor Bradley, whose heroic story
Whittier has made immortal? Rounding q
curve, Conductor Bradley saw another
train bearing down upon his own at q fear
full speed. Bending to the brakes with
might and main he did his duty as o
Brave man should. but in the terrific col
/ lision he was crushed and mangledn with
tbose whom he had tried to save. Taken
from the wreck a short time after, the hero
spoke nc word about himself or friends lends
but murmured, brokenly, in dying so ,s
aPut out the signals for the other sraln!
Dear friends, there is another century
nos heas rn aaeb Of Of a Ss
train? Can't you catch the distant whistle
of that Twentieth Century Express coming
along behind rs At %o.e Than S.7s lightning sa4
al main and loss and almost ruin by the
Collision Of our best beloved with the