The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-15
The Majors Temperance Efforts.
From the Ne,o York World

Maj. Brayfogle came into the offic~I last
night and told, with some detail, how he
organized a temperance society among the
Indians.
II am reminded of it," said he, ''by the
recent elections in Pennsyl Y ania and Rhode
Island, although must maintain that my
efforts at prom )ting temperance we're mucn
more successful. | was out on the frontier
and, being touched by the tales of woe that
came down from the Indian country rela-
to drunkenness and debauchery among the
red men, l decided TO go among these poor
people and see what | could DO TO point out
to them the error of their ways | found a
frightfnl love of whisky existing among
them, but was encouraged to go ahead and
see what could be done to instiil into their
lives love OF the pure and noble
Zone day | rode out to the settlement,
and, getting number Of them around me,
began to talk seriously TO them on the sub
ject of temperance. | was delighted by the
interest manifested by both squaws aud
warriors, and my informal talk developed
into one of the eloquent temperance ad-
dresses for which | have achieved re
nown
1T was a strange scence," continued the
major, "aud l will not soon forget it, Here
| was, out on the plains, the center of an
admiring group of Indians, standing on a
stump, dealing the drink habit some of my
most terrific blows l told them that
whisky was the curse of the white man and
gave some notable instances right here in
New York that | need not now repeat
said that the curse OF our civilization was
whisky! whisky! whisky! and these be-
nighte1 children Of the forest drew closer
about me aud listened with rapt attention.
In my closing remark | said: Now my
dusky friends, will you forego whisky. Will
you put the accurSed firewater behind youf
Will you cast rum to the dogs, and be bet
ter, truer men and womenp indicated that
| awaited their reply. and was gratifiad TO
receive an affirmative grunt all around the
circle
II got out my pledge-bool1 and went
around for them to sign. None could write,
of course, but all were CAD to affix their
marks, and the work went on with positive
enthusiasm. After l had their signatures
| thought it we'll TO again ascend the stump
and offer them few words of congratula-
ton. / had not proceeded very far when
a large-sized warrior interrupted me v it'll
tho remark:
"'Ugh! heap talk where's the whisky ?
81 paused moment, thinking | had not
understood him, and he repeated the obSer-
walton.
"'Whisky, my friend 2 replied in much
surprise i have no whisky"
" The silence which followed was broken
by half dozen braves ana a squaw or two
repeating the same ridiculous observa-
ton
ugh! white man talk muchl Where's
the whskyP
Il saw it ALL" said the major. "These
poor children had taken me for an Indian
agent or something who had come to sell
the new kind of whisky. Their interest
in my remarks about fire.water, their
eagerness to sign my paper-it was all clear
now. IL was still more clear when q dozen
stalwart bucks danced out in front of me,
brandished their Ratchet and began to
clamor for the whisky, J am not wholly
lacking in discretion, If lido have fits, and
my course was clear
Son, yes my friends, the whisky"
began. | was just coming to that. have
down here at St. Louis trainload OF the
finest whisky that ever came to gladden. the
life Of a noble red man. control seventy or
eighty distilleries near Omaha, and by to-
morrow will have pipe line connection with
them, and will then be able TO pumD whisky
out here till life will be dream of riotons
pleasure. Ali | will have to do will be to
turn stop-cock, and lol rum will flow
by you in a living aud ever lasting stream.
And telling them that l would take q
run down to st. Louis aud get the thing
started, l reached the place where my
horse was tied, and was soon leaving the
scene of my triumph behind me"