The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-19
Highest of all Leavenng PoverU Govt Report, Arg 1889
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| you not hurt?" NO" said he. "ihat is the
way always come Gown stairs" Now doni
expect these boys who have signed to live per
| fect lyes. l remember Il young man who had
| signed the pledge and he came TO me and asked
To make pleGge IN the presence OF my LITTLE
| child. He did so, and turning over the Murphy
| pledge card. he put his pledge on the back oi
| the card to abstain from tobacco. Now, that
| was noble act He did IL unasked, aud that
| made ii the uobIer
Mr. Murphy looked over to the left and said
We have new minister in town. Come up
here Brother Bsgley.
The Rev. Daniel Bagley came forward and
said:
have heard of the number OF signers OF this
pledge, and If | TO be chaplain of 700 per-
sons there will have TO be considerable ior-
bearanee. Once | was better known in Seattle
than now. That was when my family was the
twentieth IN the village, and / was minis
ter OF the little brown church. l remember
once during sermon : ;. Nlckerson came 10
the church from the wharf. He was drunk, but
tooA start for The better there and my wife,
who Is a better man than am great laughter1,
took him home, and he stayed ar my house IN
III he wes once more himself He returned TO
was brought about / have great charity
for men. II you are going 10 fall,
put out your hand. We can raise the tallest
trees, the tallest mountains here in Washing
ton" ('.Also the biggest pumpkins" put in Mr.:
Aurphy.) Yes continued Mr.. Bagley. .and
the greatest Christians, and as Mr.. Murphy
says, 'uou you forget IT,
Then Mr.. Bagley sat down, amid great enthu-
siasHl, and 1t was several minutes before w. II.
Seymour came forward and said:
want to mention the effect of the goodness
OF people in Seattle. was n wreck. physically,
mentally and morally. frequently was locked
up and fined. walked the streets, drank beer
and lived from hand to mouth. am not look
ing for cheap notoriety. This work that
l now doing does not help me
in my profession. People say 70 me, so you
taTf A--r Fsges1
on the stage?' 'Well,' reply, what is the
trouble with leeturing? l can divide nv lee
lures in seven heads, and each night pass around
the hat
Now do you remember the pretences on which
you drink? Ii there is birth at your house, a
wedding. il you are cold. il you are warm. ii you
have girl and she gives you the mitten. these
and many more form the list. once sailed on
q ship. the "Endeavor,' Captain Christian and
Mate Lynch. Queer combination, wasn't it?
These men were old chums. One day
the captain wrote in the log book: "Mr. Lynch
get drunk today" Several DAYS later the mate
noticed it and put down, Christian was sober
today" The log must be fixed before coming
on shore They met, both got mad and walked
up aud down the vessel. | don't know how
they did fix il.
only way to fix this matter is to keep the log
clear. We have too many marks and erasures
on our logs, but want you all 10 pray for me
and help me keep my log-book clear in the
future.
Mr. Murphy then came to the front aud closed
the meeting with the following words:
Strikes are terrible things. They stop work
We don't do that way. We want to go on. |
hope TO see the time when Pinkertons will
have TO go home. Nowhere but in the United
States would such a thing exist Give the
workingmen what they deserve and strikes will
close. In Pittsburg convict labor drove free
labor out OF certain markets.
want the laboring men to sign this pledge
and keep SOBER. do not mean that laborers are
drunk, but want them to keep sober. Let
labor and capital have what belongs to each.
Labor and capital are like man and wife; quar-
rel and there Is trouble all around.
Men, save your money and capital will be
careful. Put silk dresses on your own wife and
let other women 20. You can't own corner lots
and drink whisky
Ninety-three names were added to the list OF
pledge-signers.
Mr.. Murphy will speak this evening at 7:So
O'Clock IN the Plymouth Congregational church.