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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23
LOCAL OPTION IN MICHIGAN.

Twenty-Five Victories and Not One Defeat
Liquor Sellers Alarmed.
Since the last report there have been
seven more Local Option elections in Mich
igan counties, and prohibition has been
carried every time. This gives total of
twenty-five county votes on prohibition in
this State. to date, without solitary de-
feat for the Prohibitionists. The five new
counties won for prohibition are Barry,
Charlevoix, Gratiot, Osceola, Tuscola, Liv-
ingston and Ionia.
Twenty five victories without break is
certainly highly remarkable series of Lo-
cal Option successes. In some counties
the vote was almost unanimously "dry."
There are to be dozen or more county
contests this month.
The numerous victories have frightened
the liquor-sellers into setting up a State Or
ganization. They know that all this means
something great deal worse than Local
Option. They fear resubmission of the
prohibitory amendment, or the enactment
of prohibition by statute; and they have
banded together to control the election of
members Of the next Legislature. detroit
Letter.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23
Shots Mt Rum and Its Allies.

"The attempt to strangle Bengal tiger
by string around his tail would be holiday
sport in comparison with the attempt to
destroy the saloon by license. w A.
Watt. Kansas.
ask hundred candid voters as you
meet them what they think of the saloon,
and they will answer, 1T is bitter curse
without redeeming trait "-Mdrceltus
Palmer, Mcbride, Mich.
"God pity his own cause in the hands of
his ordained servant who wouldn't rather
stand even alone in a clean place than
stand in the mud with crowd. james
Clement Ambrose, Evanston, III.
High license means instead of pouring
liquor through a sieve many saloons
that it shall be poured through one large
funnel-the gayly decorated and gilded
cafe. "-Chas. Z. Mursden, Baltimore, Nd.
"Dr. Dana places the value Of an adult
life to the State at at least $3.50, and its
annual productive power at $95. Is it wise
on the part of the State to have in exist
ence an industry the product of which
shortens the lives of its consumers? Every
careful student of the physiological action
of alcohol knows the changes in the sys-
tenn which naturally occur at 60 occur at
about As in the drinker, thus shortening
his life fifteen years and robbing the State
of his productive power. IN. d., Ne,c
H0veu. Conn.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23
The Evils of Intox;cants.

AS we sit and think of the wasted lives,
the tears of wives, mothers, brothers, sis
tiers, and the warning voice of a father: the
constant admonition of friends; the icy
cold hand of poverty and destruction, we
cannot but in the presence of the Almighty
God say that whisky or any Of its substi
tutes are the greatest curses on the earth.
refinement and gentleness into a brute of
the most horrible propensities, pushing
him into the vilest depths of degradation
and dishonor, carrying him on the waves
of the devils own ocean to cesspools of
vice and eternal damnation, where he help
lessly sinks into grave of pernicious OBJ
livion "to only be remembered by the deeds
he has done" and people he disgraced.
Some men say: We'll, whisky has got a
hold on me l can't STOP" This is alb
surd, and man who makes such dec
laration Is not a man, and it would be a
gross insult to the devil himself to even
think Of drawing a comparison between the
two. It takes, we admit, moral courage
and stanch determination, and these two
attributes our Maker has given to us in fee
simple. Look at this picture: Zones and
Smith meet on the street. The former has
wealth and influence; the latter has moth
ing, but to get the goodwill of Jones,
Smith insists on him to take drink. They
partake of the poison; Jones goes to his
wealthy friends and says, ooh, we'll, Smith
is good tellom, but he drinks. would
not trust him with my business. can af-
ford to take drink, because I have all of
this worlds goods So you see, Mr.. Smith,
you get left by being jolly good fellow.
If you have nothing to keep body and soul
alive, go to Mr.. Jones. He will say NO!
Then 60 to the man from whom you pur-
chased your whisky for the loan of few
cents or to credit you for drink. He will
say soto Uoce: we have got all your mon
ey, and we keep no books What is your
finale? The gutter or station house is your
doom. H. B. BAYLY.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23

OF Poltlcal freedom far exceeding that of
any other nation of the earth. In Il ~, W.
world mas found solution of the lone
Mooted problem as to the capabilitv oe
man 10 govern himself. Init was the GERM
wn,cn mas vegetated, and still is to grow
~, anu expand into universal liberty of man.
Inrn now to the temperance rovo,n.
tlon: In it we shall find q stronger hond-
age broken, viler slavery manumitted a
greater tyrant deposed; in it more of want
suppled, more disease healed. more sor-
row assuaged. By it no orphans starving.
no ~ WIDOWS weeping; by it none woun ded
IN 1eellng, none injured in interest-eyen
t9e dram maker and dram-seller will have
ghded into other occupations so gradually
as never to have felt the change, and will
stand ready to join all others in the uni
versal song of gladness. And what n
noble ally this to the cause of political
freedom! With such an aid its march
cannot fail to be on and or, till every son of
earth shall drink in rich fruition the sor-
Iow-quenching draughts of perfect liberty.
Happy day when, all appetites controlled,
al! passion subdued, all matter subjected,
Mlnd, all conquerable mind, shall live and
move the monarch of the world! Glorious
consummation! Hail, fall of fury! Reign
Of reason, all hail!
And when the victory shall be COM
plete-when there shall be neither slave
nor drunkard on the earth-how prouc
the title of that land which may truly
claim to be the birthplace and the cradle o!
both those revolutions that shall have
ended in that victory! How nobly distin.
guished that people who shall have planted
and nurtured to maturity both the politica
and moral freedom of their species!
"ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23
Wanted Struggled Goods.

She asked for lace of q certain kind,
and the clerk took down a box and ex-
cused the small quantity in it by say
ing:
ave sold 9 great quantity of this the
other day at wholesale.
"This is exactly like my sample, isn't
it?"
"Yes'm. You must have bought that
here"
ooh. no, sir-I bought it of a
peddler."
"Ah!"
"And I paid him IA cents per yard,
while you only charge six.
II see. He told you-?"
"That it was struggled over from
Canada"
Exactly. We sell to number who
go about telling the same story, but of
course we are not responsible"
"I-I-!"
"Just SO, ma'am. I know just how
you feel about it, but being woman,
you can neither swear at yourself nor
kick the man for liar. Will you sit
down in the back end of the store until
your emotion subsidies? No! All, we'll,
call again. Nothing else to-day ~
Detroit Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23
yERMONTERS TO THE RESCUE.
Letter from st. Adams.


Every county Of the State excepting Es-
sex and Grand Isle was represented at the
meeting of the State Executive Committee
of the Prohibition party and conference of
party workers, held at Middlebury. The
following delegates and alternates to the
National Convention were chosen:
Delegates: H. NJ. Seeley, Clinton Smith,
J. F. Rhoades, Mrs. NJ. L. T. Hidden, A.
B. BiXby. w. L. Pearl, George L. Story.
@. w. Wyman, Mrs. J.. l.. Beeman, and
M. Davidson.
Alternates: G. S. Chase, r. I. Bristol,
Mrs. G. E. Davidson, Mrs. r. Z. Bovight,
George r. Drew, Ell. H. Hurlbut, j. B.
Pickett, W. +. Moulton, George H. Gill
more, and E. E. Matthews.
The sum of 81 900 was raised for cam
paign work, and it is hoped that $500 more
will be obtained by the time the campaign
opens. The State Nominating Conven-
ton was called to meet in Montpelier the
18th of June. and plans were adopted with
view to at once putting the Secretary into
the field to organize clubs in all the towns
and counties. The Executive Committee
also formulated vigorous policy.
Chairman Samuel Dickie of the National
Committee was present and spoke for two
hours. The people we're charmed by his
winning manner and eloquent argument.
The following resolution was passed,
with only one negative vote:
"Inasmuch as the call for the conference
has invited all the friends OF prohibition,
both ladies and gentlemen, to attend and
participate in these meetings; and believ-
ing in the civil and political equality Of the
sexes, and that the ballot in the hands of
woman is her right for protection and
would prove a powerful ally for the aboli-
ton of the liquor traffic and the execution
of the law, we would at this conference
enunciate that principle and declare TO,
equal suffrage"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23
Whisky Caused the Rebellion.

The following statement going the
rounds of the press is credited to General
Daniel E. Sickles, one of the heroes of
Charlottesville and Gettysburg:
",rhe war of the rebellion was really
whisky war. Yes, whisky caused the re-
bellion. l was in the Congress preceding
the war. 1t was whisky in the morning
the morning cocktail Congress of whis-
Ky drinkers; Then whisky all day; whis-
Congress opened its morning session,
drinks before it adjourned Scarcely
committee room without it's demiiohn of
whisky, and the clink of the glasses could
be heard in the Capitol corridors. The
fghts-the angry speeches-were whisky.
The atmosphere was redolent with whisky;
nervous excitement seeking relief in whis-
ky, and whisky adding to nervous excite
ment. Yes, the rebellion was launched in
whisky. If the French Assembly were to
drink some morning one-half the whisky
consumed in any one day by that Congress
France would declare war against Germany
in twenty minutes"
eyes, l made that statement" said Gen.
Sickles to a Voice reporter, who showed
him the words cut from daily paper,
land didn't intend to make Temperance
speech, either.
"The time referred to was during the
| critical period in the months of December,
1860, and January, 1861, when Congress
was trying to patch up a compromise be-
tween North and South. Fully one third
of that Congress was under the influence
of liquor most of the time. They had
their jugs and demijohns in the committee
rooms and scattered around everywhere.
OF course they were not staggering drunk,
but one could easily see the effects of the
liquor. They kept their blood in the same
condition fighting Irishman's is in just
before he gets his head broke in saloon
row. Such men were unable 10 deliberate
on any subject, saying nothing of settling
the important questions involved in the
period of the rebellion.
Eyes, I could mention names and in
stances, but it. wouldn't be pleasant. The
drinking wasn't confined to any one sec
ton or party. Old Ben Wade and Zach
Chandler could take as much as any Of
their Southern brethren"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23
A Warning to Gin Drinkers.

4 case just reported in London papers
shows the possibility of spontaneous COM
bustien of the body of drunkard, or at
least that such body may be set on fire
by the mans breath coming in too close
contact with lighted candle or match.
The case Just reported is that of the body
Of drqnkard being brought into Guys
much bloated, and when puuctured and .
lighted match applied the gas which
escaped burned with the ordinary flame of
carburetted hydrogen. AS many as .
dozen of these flames were burning at the
same time.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23
fHE CAUSE In DELAWARE.

Wilmington cor. of the Voice.
temperance people of Delaware have
the plunge into Prohibition party
rs. The temperance forces have for
/ enlisted under the banner of the
nal Prohibition party. The annual
Fntion of the Delaware State Temper
Alliance was held in this city, and it
lnstructing its Central Committee to
p with the Central Committee of the
Perance Reform party, and adopt plans
Pc State campaign, and also to re-
that committee to call State con-
Pn for the appointment of delegates
National Prohibition Convention.
the adjournment of the Alliance con-
pm the Central Committee Of the Tenn
zee reform party met and unani-
" adopted this resolution:
Fs"tteG, That the members of the
|erance Reform party of Delaware, in
ntlon assembled, hereby declare our
ance to the National Prohibition
sn6 our purpose to support
a,torn and candidates in all hon
ways"
! Central Committee then decided to
State Prohibition convention, and
pied these delegates to the National
btlon Convention:
j. a. 3. Wilson, of Dover; J. j.
OF Laurel; H. W. Morrow, of Will
on; ]. II. Marvel, of Laurel; w. N.
Vi Wyoming; and H. S. Messick,
(dgeyille. "
.alternates are to be chosen by the
i've Committee. This action of the
france reform party means strong
oi ING Prohibition national ticket in
are. The Temperance Reform party
s'ooo votes at the election of 1886,
the Republican party collapsed.
proceedings of the Alliance were
tee. The discussion upon the policy
Y ~ action was extremely warm. John
nomas, Secretary of the National
p.elon Bureau, was called out in the
uine, and after he had finished
ng me opposition subsidized and the
sso.utlon was carried without q dis
vote: r. M. Cooper, of Morton.
eetss President of the Alliance, and
Z. Terry, of Dover. Correspond
eretary.
acton makes Delaware an excellent
" !, most effective work in the interest
- S,atlonal Prohibition party. If the
va Committee would put an Or
" two to work in the State, the
.ens could be made formidable
70 draw to itself nearly the solid
,lon to the machine Democracy.
Would then be q fighting chance for
S a.. electoral vote. But if the OPP
m; ny Is neglected the Republican
WI probably be again revived. and
'eat might be concentrated will be
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23
The Black Bottle.

The Macon, Co., Telegraph tells the
following true story, that "would fifty
adorn temperance lecture" Happening
into millinery store, the reporter noticed
q lady who was buying a hat for her little
girl. The child made herself sociable with
him, and remarked, prattling artlessly,
ave dot lots o. money now"
Where did you get it, my little girl?"
Papa broke de bottle"
This called for some explanation on the
mothers part, and she finally related how
herintemperate husband had been reform
ed five years before, at the time their
Oldest boy died. This is the tale she told,
beginnings the story of many reform
ed life has begun-at loved ones death
bed:
The little fellow slowly turned his eyes
toward his father and said. "I'm gong to
die, papa. for see the angels reckoning
me to come. This is Christmas morning.
papa; please let me see what Santa Claus
put in my stocking" :,
NV husband went to the mantel and took
down the little stocking. 1t was empty!
He stood still and stared at it for min
ute, and God only knows the agony OF
his heart in that short time. He turned
to speak, but our boy would not have
heard him had the poor mans breaking
heart allowed MIN utGerauCo. Ou1 Ooy WIS
dead!
The day before New Years my husband
called for the whisky bottle. May God for
give nv feelings at that minute, for wish
ed that he, too, was dead. I obeyed him
mechanically.
To my surprise, he took the bottle in his
hands and, pouring the whisky on the
ground, said, II will drink no more; and
the money would spend for whisky we
will put in this bottle, and all enjoy the
contents. n
You can imagine how happy was! He
had sworn off many times before, but l
knew he was in earnest this time: we
made calculation, and estimated that
whisky cost him five dollars week.
We'll. it was decided to put five dollars
a week in the bottle for five years, come
what would. The time was out last New
Years Day, and the big black bottle was
broken, and it contained one thousand
dollars. But this was not all: We saved
enough in that time, out side OF the BOTTLE
to buy little home" ,>u,o,,;, tho
aBut are you not afraid, in breaking the
bottle your husband will break his resoiu-
tion?" o.or.oa o,otbar
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23

CITY MISSIONARY FREAs, of Trenton,
N. j., who has been at work among the
poor and unfortunates in that city for the
last ten years, in his report for 1887 says:
II still find the liquor traffic the fruitful
cause of most of the evils in our midst
and the chief hindrance to the improve.
ment of the morals of the people and the
greatest drawback to the prosperity of our
cifv
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

'sr President Was an Earnest
"o OF the Cause of Temperance.
asm Lincoln was q consistent total
0' ana an avowed enemy Of the
Esnd ne was the outspoken friend of
bas rs. lie looked forward to the day
0se should not be DRAM shop in
~. here is an extract from one of
~ Gus political revolution of 1916 we
- proud. 1t has given us degree
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23

bottle bank" said the lady with happy
smile.
The husband is Macon mechanic,
we'll known, and enjoys the respect and
esteem OF all. He says he never knew Low
much genuine pleasure there was Mt home
with his loved ones until he got sober
enough to appreciate it, and to fill instead
of empty the fat black bottle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23
A Drama in Four Acts.

ACT before the bar of the saloon.
ACT II.-Before the bar of the court.
ACT IJI.-Behind the bars of the Jail.
ACT before the judgment bar o
God.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-23


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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-04

SoME weeks ago the REEIsTER pub.
lished floating item to the effect that
II, 0OO. 900 Golden Club free trade leaf.
lets were distributed in the United
States last year. The Lawrence Jour-
nat also published it and being called
upon for its authority published the
following letter..
New YORK, April Is, 1SSS.-My
dear Mr.. Leonared: I have sent your
letter of April 10, to Mr.. Joseph D.
Weeks, Of tho Tariff League, who may
have information on the subject. I,
myself, heard, in the Ways and Means
Committee room. Mr.. Frank Hurd. ri
Ohio, say that he had distributed 100.
O08 Golden Club leaflets in his district
alone. This I heard with my own ears,
and am ready to swear to It if neces-
sary. have no doubt that several
millions Of these leaflets are distribu-
ted in this country annually. You
can use this letter in any way you wish
until I can get something more definite
from Mr.. Weeks.
Very truly yours,
ROBERT r. PORTER,
Editor of the Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-04

mess Of the country while he concocts
schemes for its reduction. Why the
President has overlooked this grSwing
evil in his past messages and PUSHES
pell NELL at IL now not even ~ John
Sherman points out waiting to invoke
the name Of the Supreme Being Is q
mystery. 1.-THE democratic party was
a. well supplied with statesmen a. 1t
is with politicians some means would
have been devised by which the sur
plus would have been reduced and the
money flowing into the proper chan
nels. In fact in that much read docu-
ment John Sherman's remarks on the
message it was clearly set forth what
power the Administration had to dis
pose of the surplus, and how much re-
duction could be made by the exercise
Of that power. It may be regarded as
foolish to assert that an administration
has anything to dowith the prosperity
Of the country and without making
that assertion may mention what is
at least q coincidence. Though there
was no other cause than Cleveland's
nomination to account for the fact,
the first public stock sale I attended
drop in prices was noticeable, and
whilst it was thought by many to have
been only a temporary affair, from
that day to this the price of cattle and
horses have had q downward tenden-
cy and even hogs when the scarcity of
corn Is considered are low also. Tri-
umphant democracy may not have
anything to do with this, but one thing
is certain when the American Eagle
has passed through this long term Of
moulting and the country is once
more blessed with an administration
that has some higher and nobler aim
than office holding the years from 1884
to 1883 will always be looked back
upon and talked about as democratic
times and If I can only get this parody
immortalized. Of President Cleveland
il will be said:
Three years ago his term begun,
Next March will see its close;
Little attempted nothing done
lie has earned q LIES repOse.
Yours faithfully,
JAMES p. PRICE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-04

State. When ten or more farmers in
q township associate themselves tOgeth.
er and make applimtion for stock send.
ing 50 cents on the dollar, paid up
stock certificates will be furnished to
each member Of the local association,
with charter establishing them - an
auxiliary farmers trust, but NO stock
can be transferred by . stakeholder
except by resolution Of the executive
board.
THE LOCAL SHIPPING AGENT.
The keystone to the arch of this COM
bination Is the local chipping. agent,
who can always be reached by tele-
graphic Communication, and through
whom all shipments of farm products
will be directed blythe executive board.
At the present time there are less than
one per cent Of the farmers and stock
raisers who do their own shipping
They are obliged to depend on local
buyers to gather up their produce and
ship upon the market Under this
system NJ outside local buyer could
compete with our shipping agents.
And II eighty per cent Of the farmers
should refuse to subscribe stock and
remain outside Of the association, they
would only deprive themselves of be.
ing beneficiaries of the trust, but could
not defeat the object for which the
trust was inaugurated; for this 50 per
cent would be compelled through inter.
est and necessity to market their
produce through the trust agencies,
thus giving the trust control over ship.
ments and power to regulate the cup.
ply and govern the market, while the
entire agriculturalclass would be bene-
flied by receiving q more uniform and
reasonable price for their products, but
special pecuniary advantages would
accrue to the stockholders Of the
organization.