The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-21
SEATTLE, SATURDAY, OCT. 81.


The gathering together @: several
hundred good women from all parts Of
the United States 10 work for purity
and temperance IL a notable event in
the history OF the city. They should be
heartily welcomed by ali respectable
men ana be given Godspeed In their
grand mission.
Organization. speeches and resoiu-
tiona no doubt accomplish much good,
bat II In the influence of the home which
establishes and maintains the standard
Of morals In any community. /. Is
self-evideHt proposition that the moth
ers and daughters can set the standard
OF social conditions In any nelshbor-
hood.
The mothers Influence over the grow
ing boy Is almost supreme She can
be hts inspiration ana inculcate In him
high ideals and love for the pure and
the beautiful. That boy can go out into
the world fortified agains: temptation,
which would saddcn his mothers heart.
To rear such boy mother must Gull
tlvata his confidence. factfully Undue
him with right thoughts. and sst him
an example Of purity and truth. The
mother who Is q ''nagger'' in the home,
or who IA absorbed In society or clubs
and who has no time 20 cultivate her
boys mind and heart, seldom has cause
to b. proud OF her SONS. Let the moth
ers Of any locality determine that no
young man whose life In tieprave,i shalt
sit at their tables or visit their daugh-
tiers, ana the moral tone OF that COM
inunlfy Is assured Let the girls say
that they Will receive no social ameni-
ties from any unworthy young man,
ana the result viii he a, once apparent;
No young man will deliberately debar
himself from the respectable delightful
homes. ana cus himself of from friend
~ associations with pure. refined girls
II he will. he Is already lost ~ all that
goes 10 make up true manhood II IL.
then. a simple axiom that the women
are directly 10 blame If the moral tone
OF the social life u their loca!ity Is a
low cne-
Girls. Il you only knew wha. you
miss! Young men. r you only rsal!z,
how much more we might mean -
you'll Every naan is largely the rosa,,
OF woman's influence. II Is natural ror
tho boy ~ worship she girl She Is q
delightful mystery IN him. and BE
places her on 4 pedestal as something
pure ar. holy ana far above him Ills
reverence and devotion bring cat AZ
that IS ch'valrous ana notie In hIrn ar
I'll him with lefty IDEALS aud dc,eru,,ea-
tlon - make himself worthy ~ her. she
ia the inspiration II the xert!sneu, and
ROMANCE - his TIE. the central figure
o. al lis day-:eeam& with such an
influence can 30 debauch LIS life ana
sallow IL moral 1ltA ana impaT.tyT
Tlut tha sill steps Gown trom her 7e,-
estal. SHE wants - - god fellow"
Instead az being ceyerracea ara wcr-
shipel "a al angel ~ party ana DELI
cacy. She ron1ps iafu,oiss'ly. fa,iulxes
IL s'ang, Allows be- hand = q s4saee.ei
and other lFAct:le@. AMI tn~ yrouz o,an
finds that MS anSe: IS made - very
common clay. H. hesvenls srs:tra-
ton Is gene. ana her <aa4.!larsty ore@as
t.: oniy contempt bit Thoughts which
steadily dehass lis character
A study = American social Conditions
IS ooay.ae1aS That tAe STANDARD q r.
T. years aso has been lowered y FIN
c'pai cause rs been faxh.snah,e s>,!s,y
ara t1a desire fer wealth Vnferta-
nate'y. tAe girls vaat - hss!a married
life With ell ~ comforts II shr tnefs
sr's home EatH .nc mothers AIT
daughters inquire as 70 a Yoaag mans