The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-11-13
MRS. UNRUH'S LECTURE.
The National Organizer Of the W. G.
7. U. Talks at Salem.
Addresses a Good Sized Audience On
Sunday Afternoon, on the Enforce
ment of the Laws IN Our Cities.

| MfS. Aua bnrun, NATIONAL organizer
o. the w. G. r. T., delivered an address
Sunday afternoon at the W. G. 7. U
rooms, her subject being "Enforcemeni
Of the Laws"
The limited seating capacity of Tn,
hall was overtaxed and many wer,
turned away, others standing through
out the lecture.
Mrs. Unruh is fluent speaker and
has good command OF language. She
sticks to her text and handles her sub
ject well.
She opened by throwing boquets TO ali
who are working in the temperance
cause. They are taking their lives in
tteir hands fguratively and sometimes
literally. In Portland Of late il has
been literally. She honored Admiral
Dewey, but his heroism was Of an infer.
ior order to that displayed by those who
lead an unpopular cause.
She referred TO Woodburn and spoke
in scathing terms cf the legislation
which has given that town 5 saloons
where none ever existed before. She
hid overheard some gentlemen remark
that IL was better so, as the former
condition led only TO violation Of the
law, but she claimed that the prohib.
itory law was not more violated than
the license law.
Temperance people should give their
attention TO the enforcement Of the
laws that already exist. The enforce
ment Of the present laws would close
every saloon in Salem inside of week.
Even the enforcement of one provis :
ion would drive the saloons out
Of business-that provision which for
bids the selling Of liquor TO an habit.
ual drunkard. The saloons OF the cap.
tal city were violating this law every
day OF the week, Sundays and all. It's
enforcement would oblige them to
find new set OF customers every
week, and they would have TO close their
doors.
She spoke in no com plimentary terms
Of the politicians, and hoped ithat some
of the children present would live TO
see the day when 70 b. successful
Politician would be a guarantee of true
manhood.
Another provision of law forbids sell
ling liquorlto any one less than 2l years
Of age, nor can boys legally stand
around the door Of saloon. Every sa-
loon violates the provisions of this law
every day Of the week.
Another provision is that saloors
shall not be kept open on the first day OF
the week, commonly called Sunday.
Every one knew that this was not com.
piled with. II the front door wasclosed the
back door was open. She knew this of
her own personal knowledge, for she
had gone many times and tried the
doors. Some one in the audience COM
mended her "ba,k bone" and Mrs.
Unruh replied that there is more back
bone lying around than some people
realize. Eve was made out OF Adams
back bone" She related an anec lote
oi an Eastern deacon who prided him
self on the fact that lac chad never been
In a saloon" She had told him that he
ought to be ashamed Of himself. She
was ashamed of the men, especially the
older men, Of Salem who have never in
vestigated the evil for themselves.
II men of unassaliable character
would 20 into the saloons once week
they would see things that would open
their eyes,
There were other temptations in the |
saloons besides the drink. The speaker
ON this point, claiming that
there is q close and indissoluble link be-
tween the saloon and the .brothel. The
saloons demand the honor not only OF |
our boys but of our girls
She spoke Of the open violation in
Portland OF law against allowing
women in the saloons, claiming that
there was hardly saloon in Portland in
which women were not used as an at I
traction along with other temptations. /
The only use To which this law was put
was 10 enable the saloon Keeper to keep
,ut the mothers, wives and sisters who
might be seeking their sons, husbands
,r brothers.
She thought il the saloon was a good
llace for man, il must be u good place
or his wife OF mother or sister, II
She dwelt somewhat at length ON the
ocial evil. There is law against
,rothels. Non have them in salem.
iou know it, Every one knows Il, She
that the city officials must be
citing diyyy,
Explained the Arrangement i'm Port.