The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-17

and work mischief in every quarter. Ii
matters not if your boys feet are bare. if
ms own are well shod. You may live close,
starve If you have no way to earn bread;
who is to blame, if you vote away your lib
erty? No one but yourself. If YOU prefer
Droadcloth and tile hats to represent you,
instead OF homespun and brains, who is to
blame but yourselves? | say you, instead of
we, for being a woman I'm of course classed
with the idiots and so do not count but
friends, tell you this, the time is surely
coming, and that not many years from now,
when your sisters will not be classed with
idiots any more, but will be allowed to have
as much liberty as citizens, as the men who
come to us from the Philippines or Samoa.
Peace will come among the people then, for
wars will cease. These lines we'll illustrate
where the evil falls;
Prom hill to hill he laarried me:
He stalked me day and night
He neither knew nor hated ne;
Not his nor mine the fight,
He killed the man who stood by me.
For such they made his law
Then foot by foot fought to him,
who neither knew nor saw.
II trained my rifle Oh his heart;
He leapt up in the air.
My screaming ball tore thro his bIsss>t
And lay embedded there.
at lay embedded there and vet
Kissed home DER hill and sea.
Straight 10 the aching heat of lleT
who neer did wrong to me-
Women who work will never consent for
their loved ones to become targets for ter
rlhc murderouS guns and shells, except to
defend their homes Arbitration will be-
come the rule. Children brought up to see
the wickedneSs and destruction of war will
not wish differences of opinion settled i'm
the old savage style of barhar0uS nations,
but settled according to Christian idea of
of civilization and humanity. Take away
the greed for vanity, petty domineering
over those in lower ranks, exciting blazonry
OF gilt, brass. arms and braid, and | will add
champagne bottles well filed, and pooa rum
added to love of gold and fame, where
would be the pleasure OF desire for battle.
This reminds us Of another curse that
viii grow less when women are free. In
foXleatlng drink will not make a few men
rich while their victims grow poorer and
whole families suffer for necessities of life
all& women and children are beaten and
murdered by those who should be their
protectors. Take away the adulation of the
world for wealth, without princiele enough
IL ones mind to care by what method it is
acquired and how many grog shops and sd
ICONS do you think would be doing business
| To-day. 1t is your large dealer in his up-
town fine residence 5illed with all the luxll-
rles wealth can command. his desire for this
same life of ease aisd luxury that will fad
himself poorer in the great life beyond for
this that he has enjoyed in this earthly
period of existence. Yes poorer than the
vilest tramp that his accurSed business has
ever helped to make. He does not deal cut
the stuff him self. or even hire clerks for the
purpose, but lets alfl relets and ST bletS frnm
the palace to the slams of the large cities
You will see barrels and bottles piled high
| as h0nses, hauled on large vans from
warehouses every day, and every one of
them means So muck poison to SOILS of men,
so many broken homes and wretchedness,
so much poverty for the many that the few
may move among royalty, be called my lord
Or my lady, wear diamonds and SealskinS
and live easy. Brothers and sisters, we
will not weary you with further words. We
trust you are all earnestly working for the
good of the human family. Although you
are each but a unit of the Same remember
units multiplied become infinite in magni
tude; and you, if you choose to be united,
may move the world. Once man was dumb,
dare not express his opinion. But
The voice of opifaien has grown:,
Il was yesterday chalileful and weaf.
Like the voice of a boy ere his prins:.
To-day ii has taken the tone
Of an orator worthy to speak;
1t knows the demands of to-day.
lime changes all things, muhitudes come
and so from the earthly plabet and yet
there is room. Never give up good work
because time seems short and you thisk it
may be of little use. Each little coral in
sect in time helps to make large island.
Only az drop i'll the bucket
But every drop will tell
For the bucket would soon be empty
Without the drops in the well.
Sister Abbie Racklitfe in behalf of Pom
ona, gave an excellent response. The ques-
ton, Resolved, That the issuing of patents
by the patent Office ought to be abolished"
was ably opened by j. F. Wilson and ID. O.
Bowen, and an interesting discussion fol-
lowed, in which f. S. Stevens, u. b. Hunt,
F. Clements, Tasker, B. f. Foster, Nash,
A. Wadsworth, and sisters Farrow and
others took part. Mystic Grange furnished
the following entertainment:
Music, Choir
Song. Mary Churchill
Recitation, Sister ElmS
Recitation, Sister Alexander
Recitation, Sister Pease
Song, Allen III. Miller
The following questions were asked BY
NJ. b. Hunt and discussed at some length:
How much did the income tax lack of be-
ing constitutional?
Should the free delivery of mails be ex-
tended through the rural districts9
1t was voted that it is the sentiment of
Waldo Pomona Grange that free delivery
should be extended through the country,
and that the Secretary be instructed to
write the Representative in Congress to
use his influence to procure the same
The next meeting will be with Dirigo
Grange, Freedom, June 5th, with the fol-
lowing program: Opening exercises; con-
ferring degree; report of oranges address
of welcome by Bro. j. w. Libby; response
by sister Grace Bowen; remarks for the
good of the order; appointment of commit
tees; noon recess; music; lecture by Kate
Ellis of Fairfield; essay by B. F. Foster, to
be followed by discussion. The remainder
of the program to be furnished by Dirigo
Grange.
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