The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-02-07
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Through the courtesy Of the UNION this space
is granted to the w. G. T. o. The press super
lntendent assumes all responsibility for the
sentiments and statements contained herein. q
Our \ Motto For God and Home and Native
Our Badge: A knot Of white ribbon Z
Our Aims: Home protection, prohibition of
the liquor traffic, equal suffrage, one standard
OF morals, and the bringing about Of a better
. -. MRS. E. F. WHEELER, President,
T.. MRS. JENNIE WooDCoOK, Secretary
S-s, T. MRS. ADA FARNHAM. Treasurer.
Chicago has Of late been enjoy
ing a period of@tlaw enforcement
respecting the midnight closing of
saloons. and one of the results has
been some interesting statistics
from the coroner. He reports that
for the twenty-one days before the
enforcement of the midnight clos
ing law there were 48 deaths trac-
able to the saloon, and for the
twenty-one days after there were
81 such deaths. The number of
suicides for the first period was %
and for the second Is. The argu-
ment "after the event therefore be-
cause of it, is to-be used with
caution; but there is strong reason
to believe that it is sound in this
instance. The coroner so consid-
ers it and Deputy Coroner Gahan,
who has been keeping the records
says:
1.-The diminishing number of
deaths from causes allied to the all
night saloon is a strong argument
against the repeal of the ordinance
(which the saloon clement is now
~attempting.) Our deputies have
been observing this decrease for
sometime. The number of cases
on our books due to the saloons
seems to grow less every day and
L believe that this rule will contin-
ue if the law is enforced. The
record proves what large factor
in Chicago's mortality rate the all
night saloon isl
Another fact which the record
makes equally plain is the terrible
evil which the saloon is at any
time. Closing at midnight reduced
the number of deaths due to the
saloon 80 per cent, but even so
there were thirty-one deaths from
this cause in twenty-one days, an
average OF one and one half a day
or $50 a year. A logical deduc-
ton from the coroner's argument
is, that if SO small an abatement of
the nuisance is good, entire abate-
ment would be still better. -Ad-
V07ace.
Following up the campaign in
Chicago against the all-night sa-
loon, Representative Crafts has in
troduced in the lower house an
amendment to- the present State
liquor law the effect Of which will
be to close saloons not only on
: Sunday but from - O'clock mid
night every day till 6 O'Clock A. NJ.
The bill applies to hotels, restaur-
ants and all places where liquor is
sold.- Union Sig7aal.. r.
Quotations m-the writing of
Fannie E. Willard: .--
Everything is not>in the temper
ance reform, but the temperance
reform is in everything.
We shall never climb to heaven
by making it a lifelong business
to save ourselves. The process is
too selfish.
Not until the Church of Christ
puts down the liquor traffic can it
- regain its hold on tempted men.
Congratulations: Congratulate
tons are coming to the Union Sig.
nal, as representing the w. G. T..
u, on the victory for temperance
and morality in the abolishment of
the army canteen, the saloon fea-
ture OF the post exchange. Here
are extracts from two letters, the
first from a business firm in Chica-
60, the second from minister and
brother journalist:
eve feel very happy over the
great temperance victory IN the
senate and congratulate the w. c..
I. u. in general and the Union,
Signal in particular for their good
part in securing this great advance
for the forces Of righteousness
"While my pen is in my hand /
cannot refrain from congratulating
the W. G. T. u. on the success of
their bold, brave, insistent, consist
ent and persistent, and effective,
work against the canteen. Even
William b. Curtis, in the Chicago
Record, who is universally unfair
to the W. G. T. u and the tenn