River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-01-03

For God and Home and Natire land"
The regular meeting of the w. O..
L. U. will be held in the parlors OF
the Methodist church on Friday
afternoon, Jan. 4th, at 2:30 O'Clock.
AT the regular meeting of the w.
G. L. U. Dec. 2Ist, in accordance with
a previous announcement in the JouR.
NAL, the action taken by the union,
July Goth, and interpreted by the
minority as making the Union parti-
sar in its influence, reconsidered.
In lieu of the action alluded to the
following preamble and resolutions
were adopted:
WHEREAS. In view of the fact that
the result of the recent political con.
tiict does not in the least change the
attitude, disposition or activity of the
enemy the w. G. L. U. is organized to
contend against, we are
''Resolved. That we will pursue with
uniiagging zeal the foundation work
marked out in the various depart
ments we have adopted. and especial
ly urge the increased and discriminat.
ing distribution OF temperance litera.
ture. and
"ReSOtred, That we will strive to en-
list all who have declared that the
first concern of good government is
the virtue and sobriety of the people
and the purity of their home to
unite in some well directed effort
towards the entire destruction of the
chief enemy of home, temperance and
morality--the liquor traffic"
While the majority of our union are
not afraid OF the charge of PARTISAN
ship they do not deem it wise nor
expedient to urge definite position
in our local union.
quote the following from the Ma
tional w. C. 7. U. General 0fficers,-
"The General Officers earnestly urge
all state presidents to counsel all To-
cal auxiliaries that inasmueh as the
National w. C. + U. has never urged
upon any state or local union any ac-
ton relative to its relations to poll
tics, it is hardly essential for
any state auxiliary to introduce
the question to it's auxilidrieS. The
better way is in the future as in the
past, to reach conclusions through indi-
vidual conviction, and not to bring up
the subject in connection with our local
work. The general declaration of the
National, or state or county cOnven-
ton, is wiser method than to urge a
definite position in every local union. ="
SEC. w. G. Z. U.
Who is it that loafs at ease while
you toll from morning till night!
The salOonkeeper.
Who is it buys houses and lands and
struts in fine clothes, with the money
which might have kept your family
from being turned into the street, and
from going in rags!
The saloonkeeper.
Who is it takes your last cent for
his poisonous drinks and shuts the door
in the face of your wife when she asks
credit for flve-eent loaf of bread!
The saloonkeeper.
Who is it, when your money and
reputation are gone and you have no
friend left to pay for your drinks, will
take you by the collar and kick you
into the gutter!
The saloonkeeper.
Who is it rObs you of sense and rea-
son. puts you lower than brutes and
beasts, drives you into jails and peni-
tentiaries and sends you to the gall
lows!
The saloOnkeeper.
Is this man, who lives by crushing
human hearts, the man you should
delight to honor by placing him in
office!
Throw his chain off your neck and
shake his clutches off your SOUL
Zion's WdtchmaR.