Telegram-herald., 1888-02-06

something 10 relieve the c1ilds tunerDgs.
Finally the doctor asked II Methodist
minister resided near
Yes. replied the grief stricken mother.
zone lives next door"
send for him them said the doctor.
and If he can't get 1t out no one else can. I"
In the Evening.
In the evening the Opera House was
crowded for a second time 10 hear Miss
Shaw speak on 'Why the Nations
al w. O. T. u. Seeks a Bal
lot" She is speaker of marked
ability, and holds her audience chained
with interest to the subject. In brief she
said You all know that the w. c. T. L..
is the outgrowth OF the old crusaders. The
woman's crusade did not attempt 10 pray
the saloon out of existence, but instead we
commenced TO show the existence OF the
saloon. IL was left with the women 10
warn the business men OF the dire calamity
threatening the country. and instead OF
having the pastor call prayer meeting we
went into the saloons and after hard work
succeeded in establishing the fact
that the saloon existed. The women
have brought about the verdict that
the saloon must go. II will never go by
prayer, and tAe only way we will ever get
rid oi 1t will be by getting rid OF 1t. The
Red Ribbon Society was organized and
scores OF men signed the cause In my Ia
tive town a grand meeting was held and the
list Of names would reach from the ceiling
10 the door of either side of the stage of the
large opera house. The ministers closed
their churches and gave the work over 10
the temperance people. They stood back
in their power. but still they kept aside and
took no active interest in the work. Finally
the temperance workers tired Of speaking
aud exhorting, the excitement began 70
ysrish, and finally ceased - exist,
ard sflaiTS began TO resume their
former condition. We had twenty women
Ia a society and this number has grown 10
eighty. Why did the great organization OF
1000 drop down and die out Of existence.
Because il started out with an abstract idea
and this failed 20 hold the men who 40
willingly signed the pied e. Every woman
who Is a Teiarmer has theory. and her
theory will save the world-that is, she
thinks it will. She comes to our society
and she says that If they will only adopt
her idea IL viii reform the world. We not
only adopt her idea, but we adopt her and
make her superintendent of that particular
department. / think We have forty-thrte
such superintenoents. at national con
ference you will hear some lady
from Massachusetts,. superintendent of
some certain department. called
upon, and she will tell OF the importsnce of
her department, another will tell of her
importance, and if / were called upon 10
speak on the importance of my special do
psrtment. why 1 should tell only what |
know 10 Dc the truth. So you See this il
why the w. Z. i. T. seeks O ballot. Moral
suGsiou looks weli enough, but il will not
drive the saloons out OF existence. At the
trial OF JEFF Davis. the great men OF the
world pnt heir heads together te find what
punishment should ee inflicted on the be-
trayer. Some said Danish him, but that
WAS not bad enough. Others said hang
him, out that was not bad enough. sga
finally they decided upon mooe OF
punishment, aud so they disfrznchised
him and placed him on
level with the women. This was done 10
show the appreciation Of the service Of the
women OF our country. We 40 not want 10
vote alone on The liquor question. IS we
mlght be allowed 70 DO. In Rochester this
vas done and the women worked hard on
election day. The votes Of the women al
went in one box and those of the men in
another. When they counted the former II
was found taat Out OF 90 votes, only two
votes of the men we're counted, II wa, found
that the straight whisky ticket had been
elected. When the women heard Of their
msjOrity they marched through the streets
with n torchlight procession. bat when.
next morning. they found that the whisky
ticket bad been elected. they ssw the
futility OF their efforts. for those
who wege elected TO enforce the laws. were
not IN sympsthy with the temperance
movement We want 20 vote 40 that lsvs
vii be made by the Government tor the
protection Of the women. There are IN the
city Of Boston-tbe hub Of the uDiversa
around which The country revoives-2 90
cases OF brutal wife beating every year
some Of these wives are unable 10 complain
aud others do not care 10 complain, snc I
don't blame them much either, for then tie
wives are punished for being beaten. ia
husband u convicted Of beating bis wife. hs
is fined 800 or a tsrra OF three menths in
jail Usually they are unable 10 pay the
tine. snd they are sent 10 jail. where tber
are vel fed AID cared for. whiis the wife
and family deprived Of bis wages. are
Suffering and starving a. home.
sfill there are 700 women
in thai city who sre riihne % stare stsrrs-
ton in the isce. feT tne ssks of having their
husbands punished but this = MOI The
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