The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-29

The Reformers have done good
and effective work this week. In
open, candid, bold and fearless man
ner they have met and faced the
issues of the campaign. They have
neither lodged nor straddled any
thing. They have declared them
selves for temperance, sObriety,
good morals and good order. They
have endorsed by public utterances
the ten o'clock law and the rigid en-
forcement of the Sunday law. They
have shown by the record and prov
Ell by the Board of Education, that
the Reform Board has been liberal
friend to the public schools, and
they have shown by the record that
Messrs. Lazarus and White-the
only two of the Peepul's candidates
who have any records to show-are
enemies to the public schools.
They have made appointments and
invited the opposition to come out
in the open and discuss the issues
they themselves have raised; and
the opposition, afraid of the search
light of truth, have declined the
challenge. The result has been, as
the result always is, that the people,
who want to do right, are lining
themselves up with the Reform
Party. We repeat, therefore, that
the work this week has been good
and effective and eminently salts
factory. But it must continue, even
unto the end. Campaigns either
move forward or backward. Last
week, for the lack of interest and
effort, ours went backward; this
week, because of interest and effort,
it went forward; next week. the re-
suit is in our hands. This battle for
good morals, good order and good
government, while it is easy to win,
is also easy to lose. The battle is
indeed won now, but it may be lost
by over-confidence. Work should
be the watchword of every true Re.
former. Don't wait for somebody
else to win the victory. Do your
individual part. Talk for the cause,
and for the men who carry it's ban
ner. Talk 1t on the streets, in the
stores, at the work shops, around
the family circle. Keep it on your
mind, and keep reminding others of
it. Visit your neighbors, and make
, this the burden of your conversation.
If they are Indifferent. tell them of
the dangers of the all-night saloon,
/ the ruin of gambling bells, the wick
edness of Sunday tipping. If thew
J have no fear for themselves or their
own, ask them to do a neighbours
part in removing temptation from
weaker brothers or young boys who
have no better sense than to patron
ize these dives Of iniquitv. You
may not be gifted as an orator: you
may not have time to serve on the
committees, but every man and
every woman have their influence
, and when the contest is plainly be-
; tween right and wrong, surely every
q man and every woman should dc
| their part. There are husbands
a opposing this movement whose
a wives do not know it.. Christian
: wives talk to your husbands. There
are young men opposing this move
ment whose mothers do not know
9 it. christian mothers talk to your
Y sons. There are young men and ole
= men who are running with the
;. hares and holding with the hounds, >
Y and think they are fooling botf
C sides. Gentlemen, you are not fool
: ling anybody, and everybody woulc
y khaye more respect for you if you
Y would show the courage of your con
r victions. We will have-had enough
a Of public speaking for the present
t after to-night's exercises are over
S and now for next week let every
man and woman who believe il
keeping the Sabbath holy and regu
: lating under the law the liquor traffic
I determine to do his or her part
Avoid Improbable disputes, but lett
9 devote the week to friend to friend
: neighbor to neighbor, house t.
y house, campaign. The victory il
: yours if you will work to win it, blu
: through idleness, lukewarmness
= overconfidence, waiting for Others t.
= carry burden or do the work yol
o should do yourself, defeat may come
instead. These remarks are not in
9 tended for those who jeer at morals
y or scoff at religion. They are ad
Y ldressed to the christian men anC
women of Columbia, and we beG
that each and every one of til en-
may make personal application.