The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-11-02
w. c. T. u. COLUMN.
The working or the Leaven.

The "Ork1n8 OF the Le6vem.
Union Signal: Our readers will
doubtless remember the coincidence
that Il year ago the state convention OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Of Ohio and the Ohio State
Liquor League me- at the same time in
Cincinnati. They will also remember
that the mayor Of that city welcomed
both organizations. This sleight-of-
hand political feat was scarcely more
amusing than The utterly non .committal
and meaningless address with which the
mayor OF Cleveland later welcomed the
National w. G. II. U. convention to that
city. We rejoice to learn that there is
one mayor in Ohio who dares to refuse
to welcome a liquor association. TIE
same Liquor League has recently had
its annual meeting in Springfield, Ohio,
and Mayor Mast declined the honor ()
of making said association an address of
welcome. HIS action, of course, aroused
great Indignation III the part OF saloon
supporters, and the gentleman who
made the address exhausted the Ian
guage in finding terms of abuse for such
"cranks" as Mayor Mast.
1t is good to see that our enemies
themselves being the judges, the cause
of>prohibition is rapidly gaining strength
III the state where recently the presiding
elders of the Methodist church called
their brother ministers to decisive war.
fare. The president of the Liquor
League of Ohio says:
II have been through the mill and
will predict that unless the liquor men,
who have millions Of dollars invested,
come closer together, become more
thoroughly organized, discard all petty
%jealousies and work as a unit, there will
be legislation railroaded through the
next Legislature that will wipe seventy
five per cent Of the liquor dealers out of
the business. .
"Few Of you are fully aware OF the
powerful organization that has been eff
fected throughout the state by Rev.
Howard Russell, devoted entirely to
this view of your business. He was our
most bitter enemy in the Ohio legisla-
ture two years ago. He, with his aides,
came near pushing Legislation through
the house Of representatives that would
have meant death to the liquor traffic.
Since Their he has tripled the strength
of the Anti Saloon League"
When we spoke of the action of the
presiding elders some time ago, we said
that if the Christian people would rally
to the support of these men as they
should. the liquor traffic in Ohio was
doomed. Evidently liquor men are
reading the handwriting on the wall.
All honor to the Rev. Howard Russell
who has done such noble and effective
work for the cause Of prohibition. His
friends, however, need to provide him
with a bodyguard who shall be in con-
slant attendance upon his person. Ex-
perience has too sadly proved that,
though a great honor, it is a most per-
ilous one far a man to be recognized as
an active and effective opponent of the
liquor traffic.
U. S. Senator Ingalls, in the Forum:
Observation of the results Of license
both in this country and great Britain
leads irresistably to the conclusion that
it is cot successful as a means Of over
coming the evils Of intemperance.
Nothing can be said in favor of the ga.
loon, whether licensed or unlicensed.