The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-03-21
TEMPERANCE INSTITUTE
Meeting Tuesday Evening Very Inter
estiug but Slimly Attended.
Mrs. Addition Thinks the Liquor and
Labor Problems to BE Solved Only
by the Golden Rule.
TUESDAY ATrKRHOoN.

Mrs. J. Y. Calbraith read paper OF
Total Abstinence from a physical stand
point. IL was n discussion Of tempe =
ance question contrasting its effects OF
men and women In savage and ciyilize,
lit. Mrs. Calbraiih has no love for
pipe, but she proved an able champion
Of the majority of her audience, M Will,
she read there we're only three men an,
a reporter present.
She advocated the right Of woman
10 choose q husband for her children
who was clean Of body and pure o
soul u such could be found. Mrs. Cal
braith struck on some very solid facts
Mrs. Morcom Of Woodburn spoke oI
an investigation which showed Of two
hundred girls 20 per cent would have
rather been boys, and out Of 800 boys,
only two would have preferred 20 bo
girls, and one Of those said II was
because girls had more sense.
One good old lady said she believed
boys had Just ~ much sense az girls.
but they did not use II.
Rev. X. McKlllop discussed total ab
stinence from an economical standpoint.
The old leyitlcal law was the
drnnkard and glntion aud stone him.
This was harsh treatment but n
parents would employ this method il
would be the survival Of the fltteat,
The London Insurance Companies do.
Quoted from the policy Of a drlnker for
beer years aud for rum years aud for
mixed Dyears. Add TO this loss Of lie
The losses from accidents.
England spent moro Tor strong drink
than for bread The United States sold
AZ Wholesale 9o,0O000o gallons aud at
retail 6l6,OoO,oOO gallons. Total en-.
pensc two and halt billion, with an
annual increase Of S3IOoO.OOO. Total
abstinence would save all this and save
$1,000 drunkards annually.
lie commended Lady Mcdonald, who
refused 10 have liquor at her table,
although her husband. Sir John Me.
Donald, a brilliant Statesman and the
premier OF Canada, was very hard
drinkof. His remarks wero applandcd.
Rev. 0rannis discussed temperance
from a sccintinc standpoint lIe do.
lined science "a Truth ascoriained. |
Back Of asceriained truth was Truth |
itseli, the confirmation oi revelation. |
What vas the truth concerning the
drink habltg Il was that the nso Of Ia.
ioxicanis blishled the intellect. We
were becoming nation Of weaklings be-.
cause Of our indulgence, The average
height OF man Was diminished two
inches, while tho average height Of
woman had lncreasVd two inches. lThe
gentleman did not explain how those
,horlef.growins fathers conld produce
Ihese 1allef.erowlng girl,.l society IL
better to the women than the men.
They were not morc nearly perfect,
bat society demanded more oi Women
han Il dld oi men. n che stopped
'cfoss The line she was damned lor.
'yeFmore. Scientifically Ne should let /
Fhlskey alone. iiyou want 10 get the
Iruih shout Il Rad The Oregon search
kht. Applause.
Mrs. Ida hariley read paper ON
Women a. an Organiser, She empha. ,
ined ,he mothers work with children.
n 1899 there was not national
'omans organization. The mother.
Iearted women Of socislY we're ils cal. ,
alton today, ID
Her paper was veil fee,ised aud ar
erred published,
The ncxi paper on "rhc nslations q ,
ImpeFanoo 70 nisslans.' vac hy Mm. 4
lester oufith 10 Che peeihc Christian !
ldyocaie, Rad BY Mr.. Libbio MorcOm.