, 1889-09-26
TALKING TEMPERANoE.
Mrs. KInney's Address at Concordia
Hall Sunday Evening.

Mrs. Narcissa White Kinney deliv-
cred an address at Concordia hail last
Sunday evening, under tho auspices of
tho non-partisan club OF Spokane Falls
which was one OF the most eloquent and
logical appeals for constitutional prohi-
bition ever given in this city.
After q few Introductory remarks, she
explained the nature of state constitu-
ton and It's effect as business contract
upon the welfare of the voters or con.
tracting parties. She spoke briefly on
the moral phase of the question, the
light In which women as rule regard
II, but regretted Ii was not so I'm general
but rather the financial effects OF prohi-
bition OH the com monwcaltl.
e. Asking, rs II ofsufiicicnt Importance,
In u financial wny, To be placed upon
your constitution she brought statis-
tics from some of the greatest political
economists of the day, showing that in
about fourteen years all the railroads,
milling dustries, shipping wealth,
OF all our departments of business, went
floating down the throats of our drink
ing mon and women. She said the
saloon business was not an industry u
man could stand all day mixing u little
whisky, little hot water and little
lemon In glass, and when mixed pour
1t in the gutter glass after glass, while
some citizen laid dime for each In his
hand. Was that an industry If he
step behind the bar, don white apron,
and instead of pouring the liquid into
the gutter directly, poured 1t iirst into
the man and then both went to the
gutter-was that an Industry The man
was busy but not industrious, and there
was vast difference In the meaning Of
the two words.
She sympathized with the laboring
man. II he were given IA home ever so
humble, which was his own, he would
be made loyal citizen and hclp and
blessing to his country. Who could be
loyal and enthusiastic over home pro-
lection when all the home he had was u
mattress In lodging tent? He had
nothing to protect. Give him home
and all would ne changed.
Every shinglo placed on the roof of
the rumseller's home, she said, was IA
shinglc taken from the roof Of some poor
mans cabin; every dollar paid over his
bur was one dollar taken from the poor
mans home; and here statistics were
given to show the increase in savings
bank deposits where prohibition laws
were cnforccd-an increase In wealth
and happiness and comfort. She
claimed that high license laws were u
failure to greater extent than prohibi-
ton laws had ever been, and sought to
prove this In one or two instances by yprint-
ed statistics. She said that We lived in an
age of heroes as great as were ever
known in the past. She spoke of the he
rocs and heroincs Of the Johnstown dis
aster and invited her hearers to emulate
their noble conduct by denying them
selves to aid in healing the breaking
hearts of Americas daughters, whose
pillows were wet with tears, and the no.
bic men, grieving over the devastation
all around us.
The address was illustrated with wit
and at times thrilling with pathos, and
was received with applause from all
parts of the house; and even those who
did not agree with her sentiments felt
that she was gifted woman, who was
interesting even To opponents.