The evening times., 1898-12-02
UNIQUE AND HEhoIC s
WAR AGAINST LIQUOR
Women of Macon, Ga. Make Novel
Crusade in Favor of AboIishing
the Traffic.

Macon, Ga Dec 2.-The Pro- ibition-
lists lost the election in Macon yesterday,
but they met their defeat after unique
and heroic battle. The feature of the
election was the active part-takeh by the
women. and the unusual methods they
employed 10 win their cause.
Before the usual ward workers and
election bystanders had arrived at their
accustomed stations early in the morn
ing, 800 wives, mothers and daughters Of
leading citizens led by the wife of Wal
ter T. HILL, well-known politician,
marched through the principal thorough
fares of the city, and dropped commit
tees of from thirty 10 fifty a the various
polling places. SO well had the women
organized that each committee had sub
committees, and particularly a chorus
and vocal leader.
BY the time business began its usual
routine the entire city was echOing beau
tlful church and temperance songs, sung
by hundreds of women, and the choirs
sang often to the accompaniment of
church organs which had been moted TO
the polling places. Other members of the
committees smlingly passed through the
crowds serving coffee and sandwiches and
pleading for the cause of Home and
Humanity" -,3
Thus ii continued all day. Such scene
mad never before been witnessed in the
South. and business was practically sus-
pended, while professional men, bankers.
merchants and clerks gathered TO watch
the battle Of red and white.
Anti-prohibitionist had anticipated their
opponents methods, and for every church
choir negro band was stationed across
The street. In a ward in East Macon. the
choir, after fervent prayer by one of
the city ministers, began enthusiastically
on the Well-known temperance hymn
! Vote as You Pray. In n moment the
antl-prohibition negro band across the
street struck up, "There'n Be Hot Time
in the Old Town Tonight The band
started TO march across the street but
was stopped by party of white men,
who volunteered their aid in defense of
the women and their work
tally-ho with a chorus made un from,
the various church choirs of the CITY
moved through the streets, while the
choir sang old and familiar religious
songs On the vehicle were numerous
cards bearing such Inscriptions as Rum
and Rags God and the Home" and
the like. Behind the coach crept negro
ragamuffin with the f1aring banner: II
Love My Lulu, l Love Corn Whisky.
Z Too
The women were not daunted by the
dlscord OF the negro bands and.the zjears
| and shouts of the negro election workers
As voters reached the polls they were met
by ladies, armed with white bands and
white tickets and eXhorted to vote against
the rum traffic
One big red faced fellow with a red
badge on his hat seemed proof against
all arguments to soften his heart when
a sweet-faced little woman approached
him and said: Wont you please vote
our white ticket?"
Yes, l will" he said, and off came his
red badge.
With happy smiles she pinned on his
coat little white bow and handed him
white ticket, which he voted.
mus the day was spent in Macon and
t,e great antl-prohibition strength of the
city dwindled under the efforts of the
women TO less than 1000 majority.