Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-17
An LPPEAL.

Dear sisters and friends Of the Womans'
Christian Temperance Union:
''why stand ye all the day idle7 Didst
thou not SOW good seed In thy neidP From
whence then hath II tares7 And he saith. An
enemy hath done this" Yes, dear friends.
the enemy Ia not idle. While we sit at our
ease. the great enemy OF souls 10 active, busy
day and night. as a roaring lion, seeking whom
he may devour. While the love OF 80 many
wakes cold and 80 few come out 10 prayer
meeting the devil and his servants ore grow
ing bolder and boider. They bid defiance to
all laws Of decency and purity. Boldly ana
impudently they tell us. I'VE are here TO stays
we Intend TO drag down TO hell all your hus-
bands, brothers and sons that we can entiee
into our dens OF pollution aud shamei we shall
SOW as many seeds OF ain and sorrow. tears
and woe. agony and death as we esni and now
what are you going to do about it9 Ilelp Sour-
selves if you can; we defy you'll II yon do
not hear exactly sueh words, there are many
here In our town who say 80 by their actions
Five saloons, Joint or dives, you can take
your choice Of the Infamous names) were sure
ly enough for our little town. But while we
have been slghng In idleness and hoping the
railroad company, or the agent, or the United
States court, would interfere Ani close these
Ave open doors to perdition. our grand enemy
has excited the cupidiiy Of some ofour citizens
and a sixth den of infamy and dsmnation has
just been lifted up In a more comfortable aud
enticing manner than any OF the others, and
with everything new and bright. II is now In
fGli blast, yawning for lts Victims; and who
are they to be9 These demons do not care for
the old, bleAr-eyed, trembling sots. mol
They are safe enoughi there chains are now
| too strong to be broken. IL they alone were
to be the victims, these places would soon be
closed for lack of custom. But the ranks are
to he recruited from our own homes and fire.
| sides. Oar husbands, our brothers, our low
ers. our sons, are TO enter these dives which
| lead to the broad down grade. Who OF them
are safer And now, is IL true that we can do
nothing9 Are our own hands tied9 Have we
no innuence9 Must we see our citizens daily
reeiing on our streets and not lin our voices
| to try to stem this tide2 Have We no influence
with the christian voters aud with our olicers9
Surely we can petition the powers that be tC
| suppress. to shut mp these places. In the name
Of social purity, In the name OF all thai Is de-
| cent and OF good report, we beseech you L
Abate these nuisances. these black spots on th'
fair name OF our town. Shut them up-th'
last one OF themi Our husbands and sons d.
not any more need 10 20 into saloon TO tax
a drink" then we, their wives and daughter
need TO dN so. We ciaim that by the law o
God there is but one rule OF right and wronl
for the guidance Of both male and female, an'
ltit would be a shame for us to be seen FIRE
quenting these drinking and gambling Joint
1t is equally a shame for our boys and father
to be found there day or night. And now
having put our hands to this "plow OF re
form. !" let us not look back nor yield an Incl
until every saloon aud gambling hole is closed
aud those who have them in charge. and max
ing their living by killing others, are force
TO ind some pore honorable business.
signed ;-Mrs NJ. A. CLARK, Miss Jenni
Wolfe, Mrs. W W. Miller, Celia EgAni Mrs
John S. Anderson. Mrs. vina EgAn, Mrs. Ev
Ratelin, Mrs. II. Q. Cook. Mrs. ID. n. Allen
l. j. shoptaugh, Olive Allen, NJ. Z, Curry
Mrs Y. Hurd, Mrs. Belle Stevens, Mrs. J
Mccarthy, Z. NJ Boedecker. ~