Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-28
Progress.
lBy Mrs. Eva Mipkler.

[By Mrs. Eva Minkler.l
When noticed the program for the
old settlers meeting and that my name
jects had not been assigned. scarcely
want to say that / am proud to be
county. The title is legacy
watch word of all enlightened people
throughout the history of the world,
but the past century has opened wider,
and swung back the doors of progress
farther than all the preceding centur-
les recorded in history.
From the little seed sown by the
May-ti0wer has grown from sea to sea
one grand, gradual progressive land for
man to dwell in, and Columbia's banner
waves today over q free and enlighten-
ed christian land, land of men and
women ever ready to respond to the call
of country, to the plea for humanity,
and the love of home. Our pio-
neer fathers and mothers came
through paths of difficulty and over
mountains of hardships to open up and
settle this land where tho fields yield
for us steady harvest, and where the
genius of the inventor has exceeded
with its results the wonders of the
Arabian Knights. Through conquests
they have brought to us luxuries.
They did not sit down and hope but put
their shoulders to the wheel and work
ed with pride and gladness, laughing at
difficulties and to-day we are reaping
the harvest of their furrowed brows.
They have paved the way to learning
making opportunities on every hand,
and let us and our children remember
that we are as responsible for these op.
portunities handed down to us by them
as we are for our time and talent
They are God given and it is our duty
to make use of them for we will have
to turn them to account. There is 0p.
portunity for US to work In all the fields
of progress.
The temperance question is and
ought to be one of the greatest prob
lens of the day. 1t is the greatest foe
to all that is good of any Of the evils
we have to encounter. The temper
ance cause was the open door by which
our honored and loved Frances Will
lard entered into service for the world
She opened up q grand work of reform
for us and left the door siar for all who
believe in God and Home and native
land to come in and reap the harvest
sown by her gentle hand. Her follow
ers and co workers, "The White Ribbon
Army" band the world to-day, and by
working together with courageous man.
hood the temperance victory will be
won. How can temperance advance
The little boy answered, by speeches
and orations, by lectures and donations
and by glorious expectations. Give the
ballot to woman and the head of the
serpent is crushed. Much is being &C.
complished by men in this great reform
good laws have been made and poor
amendments added. but do not be dis.
couraged because of small numbers.
Prohibition is the right side and;
.Minorities since time began
Have shown the better side OF man;
And often In the lists of time
One man has made cause sublime"
Says one of our fair sisters it would be
rude and bold for woman to go to the
polls and by dropping little slip of
paper make her voice count against
this horrible traffic. Others say II
would be womanly, motherly and lady
like in this progressive age, and 1t
would not take half the courage that II
would.to don divided skirt whose hem
scans the floor by 10 inches, mount q
diamond frame wheel and spin through
the streets of our cities and towns, and
wouldn't 1t be just as womanly? Set
tie the liquor question and the poverty
question will take care of itself. Dare
to speak openly the truth against in.
temperance even if it is not popular to
do so, do it, at all times, in all places
for truth is mighty and will do her
work against this gigantic evil If men
dare to utter it.
Lets seize then on truth where e'er It's found
Among your friends among your foes,
On christian or on liquor ground,
Light and truth are mystic powers
combined, and If spoken freely will
illuminate and make clear the way for
Prohibition. The mantle Of darkness
will be lifted and the sweet Angel of
Peace will come into this beautiful land
to dwell, and her first helper, purity,
will abide with her and all our land will
be made to bloom as the rose.
The worlds progress has been re-
tarded by the actions of men, doing
right, and because of their faithful
ness to conviction of duty, their OPP
position has been more formidable.
Yes in the onward march of time his.
tory is replete with the records of re.
formations that have revolutionized
empires, and awakened in the soul high
er aspirations and loftier ambitions.
All progress that has ever been made
in civilization has been but the dis.
covery and practice by man of princi-
pies of truth that have existed forever.
Every state and county have had their
heroes in times of their early history,
men have come forth to startle the
world with their advanced ideas, men
endowed with wisdom and courage to
meet and vanquish each opposing force.
All history reveals to us the fact that
all our fair counties were formed by a
few noble and heroic souls, standing
firm to the principles of their country,