San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-17
WHITE RIBBON COLUMN.

All matter for this column should be
sent TO Mrs. Hattie Jackson, West End,
City.l
By the time this is in print our
State President, Mrs Helen NJ Stod-
dsrd, will be In the city and We hope
will arouse much enthusiasm among
our sisters. Postal cards have been
sent out to all who signed the cards
during the Jones meeting, requesting
them to be present at meeting
for organization at Travis Park
church Friday afternoon. Mrs.
Carter has been constant in her en-
dsavor to keep interest alive until
Mrs. Stoddard could be With us, and
we understand our sister-union has
also been busy. At least four unions
should be in active working order.
We hope every thoughtful. chris
tian will do all in her power to help
the temperance cause as represen ted
by the w CT U. Be sure to near Mrs.
Stoddart's address to the women and
learn what those letters mean to
many women. We do not realize the
full significance If the vreni work
slowly, surely going forward.
From Inc UuIOu olsuai We copy
these facts In regard TO the WOmen's
Temperance Publishing association:
THE association organized I'm 1880
without q postage stamp, but with an
infinite faith In God and the women,
now does q business of nearly sos, 600
year, last year published one hum
dred and thirty millions of pa
ges OF temper ance literature on it's
own presses, with it's own type,
employed from one hundred and
twenty five to one hundred and
fifty women and men, and pays
from six to seven per cent annual
dividend" These are not the latest
figures and we expect they have in
creased since that was published
Some energetic white ribboners
Rave had q number of petitions Types
written and expect to canvass the
entire city to obtain signatures there
to In order to present to the CRY off,
cers insisting on the enforcement OF
the Sunday-law We are in earnest and
mean to insert at least asmsll wedge
that NAV at last lead to grand results.
In the main part Of the city we know
of one poor family reduced to absolute
dependence upon their neighbors by
| the drink-fiend in the breast of the
hus band and father. who could be
| good workman and who does Occa-
sionally earn fair wages only to be
| spent at the saloon. Could you lc0k
at the faded, helpless face of his wife,
| the pinched Tea ures and ragged gar
ments of the children, surely you
would be aroused TO the necessity for
dong something We hear of such
things, sigh aud say "'Tis pity"
but so often 1t seems but creation of
a nUvelist's imagination, and the pic
ture fades from our,visiOn away. 1fa
few women whose hearts and con-
sciences have been touched begin to
"cry aloud" against this great evil, SO
many laugh aud say "listen to the
fanatics" and then come sneer-
ing remarks about Creeping at
nome and tending to the babies"
etc. but il you men will
not heed the call to action, then the
women who are the real sufferers
must respond. You applaud our
sympathetic natures when they are
aroused in your behalfifyOu languish
upon bed Of sickness but we must
not feel for our sister, women and the
little children whose lives are blight
ed by the drink-curse for then we be.
cDme "cranks" and "step out of our
proper sphere" If only lost souls of
this one city. driven to destruction
by driDk-Gurse could cry out one time
there would arise such q wall that
would stsrtle this immense state into
immediate prohibition and every
drink vendor would be dsafened by
the sound.
o sisters, let us to work as never
women worked bsfore! Rev. Jones
and Stuart started grand reform
among the men of San Antonio and 1t
depends largely upon the women
whether it continues and brings forth
fruit i'm the home and business life.
TIE same spirit that gave force to
Gospel truth is with you still and will
aid and direct your every effort.
II. r J.