The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-11-28
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aspect rather different from other years.
The elder boys and girls Of Janct's
school, '.enthused" by their teacher, had
quietly resolved to make those places
suitable for women And IS they
were in different ways connected or &C.
quainted with the persons whose apart
ments were utilized, It was no difficult
matter. Banners and hags and plants
adorned the ''polls." and an open family
Bible was conspicuous In some Of them.
The ladies' who came for the hrst time In
fear and trembling, said: why, It IL
not half SO bad as going to market or
post-Ofce"
Their sweet, satisfied smiles Is they
passed the rougher men quite disarmed
them, and no rudeness WAS offered.
Especially striking was the fact that tho
smoking crowds in some cases removed
pipes or cigars and expectorated ''out-
DOORS" And thns It came about In K
that the polling-places were made mt
for women"
Great indeed was the excitement
when the result Of this unusual election
was made known. The ..goody good
les" as the liquor party dubbed the
women 5 candidates. were elected with
one exception, and but one, Of the oppo-
site party. He, whom we will call ia
bez Brown, WAS . good-looking. popular
fellow, with no particular virtues and
no glaring vices, kind spirit, and easily
influenced by his associates He immc-
diately declared himself pleased with
the result Of the election, adding, AFTER
all, had rather be on the women's side,
now. Ny boys are getting up"
The public meeting in the Town Hall
rang out the grand old doxology rs the
new mayor and council and school trus-
tees entered and took places on the
platform. The w. C. +. U. were out in
force. The boys and girls were there.
too. And they can never forget the les
sons inculcated on that occasion.
Rectitude Of life, reverence for God
and his laws, the sacred character Of tho
duties of citizenship, the protection Of
the home, the purity Of the ballot, and
tho recognition of the special relation
OF woman to the State as we'll as to tho
home, are the principles upon which
to build good foundation for ! national
life more exalted and more enduring
than any depicted in history. mo fel-
lowship with the unfruitful works Of
darkness" No covenant with DEATH"
mo agreement with hell" for revenue
considerations. No compromise with
principles Of righteousness. no toleration
Of licensed vices. Can not these things
be? Why not?
We have grown so calloused by the
existence Of licensed evils, by briberies.
scandals, double dealings and tolerated
vices OF various sorts in the high places
Of our country, that actually there are
some people who think man must be
rogue or . willy trickster to govern suc-
cessfully; that, practically, honest
Christian men in city, town or State
just here is where woman's work In
the State is to make itself power that
will be felt, and felt for good.
To-day K grows and thrives, and
already ranks as = prosperous, enterpris.
ing town, with cleanly streets, hand
some schools and churches, popular
and extensive free library and reading
room, schools Of music and art, and sew
eral literary and debating societies.
The drink curse Is reduced to . mini
mum, and consequently poverty IS but
slightly visible, and never in its debased
or disgusting forms. The town debt
diminishes yearly; the police depart
ment and all its accessories are little
more than nominal adjuncts. All the
elements that elevate, refine and purify
flourish, while those that would deprave
and degrade are being eliminated. So
turned the cleansing stream Of woman's
influence upon the town of K
When from the national fountain
head this purifying stream of woman's
influence shall flow through all tho
channels Of legislation, We predict that
our young Dominion shall exhibit to
older and more fcttcrcd peoples civil
ization unsurpassed, statesmanship
uncqualed, a nationality whose founda-
tions, centered in the eternal principles
Of justice to all and oppression to none,
shall endure forever.-Mrs. DR.. Parker,
in Woman's Journal.
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