The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-01-24
TEMPERANCE.

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Thru, the mists Of night Is salnlng iair and
clear a glorious star r,.,rightness like a
And the splendor Of
beacon seen afar. sage DER the
Flashes out the cheer1#f -
fields where woI and.
IT'S the star that fsI - Hl'ef a's ione
= and gloomy r ~ ns,re, and
,Tis the star of pror = Z; 5 - -.
Oh be brave Of sss. my brothers, in the
TO the star :wh% ray, Of promise. flashes
grandiy fdfh on higli
And our hearts Sallgain such courage that
the enemTviIl fly,
Anfictry win be ours
Think of homs and loved ones, comrades,
when youk,ce the desperate foe,
For your boy ait mine; my brothers. strike
strong all telling blow.
Shall we, can we yield the battle? by our
homes andlear ones, no!
The sictory must be ours.
-Ebcn f.. RcaTord, IN Trumpet Notes"
NATIONAL Committee OF INQUIRY.
"The National Temperance Society" says
tho Christian statesman, will lead the
temperance forces again in asking from Con-
gresS the appointment of national com.
mtteo of inquiry concerning the drinl:
traffic. In the tw,nty years since this
measure was first proposed the Senate has
seven tines passed the BILL but it has always
fai.ed in the House. President Harris )p
voted for it when n member of the Senate
a., and it is not feared taa, hAWin veto it now
now end greatly rlislcNifing t5 many well
meaning people who are deceived thereby,
but which was not then in existence, is the
lying liquor Literary Bureau which sends
forth false reports concerning the failure
of Prohibition and so-calel statistics ,
which have no foundation III fact. Moro
serious still is the obvious money sub.
ordination of 6aily and weekly secular
papers to such an extent that it is almost
Impossible to find one which will deal with
anything like common fairness and truth.
fulness with the question of the prohibition
of the liquor traffic. thorough, i'm
partial investigation, such as is proposed,
concerning the results of the liquor traffic
and of licehse, high and low, and of pro
hibitory legislation, would make this
prevalent wholesale lying at least more diff
cult. We ask our readers to do all in their
power, by petition, correspondence and
otherwise, to encourage their Senators and
Representatives in Congresst 70 help to voice
and vote to secure ecu the proqpi passage of the
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THE STATE OF AFFAIR Iowa.
The Io,Da Messenger fbes Moines, in
speaking of the tem, movement at
There % is over we :hs.sly1 prt st revival
arrests, trials and onvictionS have been
made, the fines imposed In several cases
reaching $1,000. Violaors OF the law in many
localities are made to understand that prohi-
bition prohibits, and fiat talk Of repeal does
not terriir temperance people into apathy or
indifference, but rather nerves th.J arm OF the
law to assert its 81 f,eElacy. Clandestino
sale has b-s1 rout>,d in mcny places and
cor unity relieved of t',o presence of the
secret fee ltr Hoyt tbs how some of this
work was Cou, thr"u"A the II .roism of n
woman who went fifteen n lies to flo infor-
nation, and proposed to-yash to earn money
r. pay costs if IL coul ] b. raised i'm no other
way No record of the mnle of this heroine
j made, but tho blessingof the deed will be
monument OF her courage and devotion as
long as her town shall live. Many women III
Iowa have stood in the phces to which duty
has called them i'll support OF the law, and i'll
this hour of threatened danger they viii
prove anew their devotion to the law which
protects the home"
FAMOUS TEMPERANCE APOSTLE.
i bad l., q chat with Francis MurPh"" .,o 40
says writer in the RamS;.( ysey mes. Mr..
Murphy will be in Kansas City t,is winter.
and he promises to stir up the monkeys in
great shape The famous Temperance advo-
vate h1s never worked here, and his novel