The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-26

wrought their own undoing, for they seem
to have run up against a rather formid-
able and embarrassing proposition in her.
Since she has had really nothing else to
do she has devoted her spare time, in a
neat and effective way, to working up
public sentiment against the drink traffic
and obtaining the signatures of voters to
blanket remonstrances under the Nicholson
law She makes house-to-house canvass
Down in the business section of the city
she has thus driven out of trade three of
the most conspicuous drinking places, and
thirteen other bars will, as soon as pres
ent licenses expire, find themselves de-
barred by the 'remonstrance," with it's
Knockout, "solar plexus' blows. The sa-
loon men have. in their discontinue, ap-
pealed to the Superior Court in the hope of
proving the remonstrance ineffective; but
so far the statute has held it's ground
Miss Styer is now paying her respects to the
that Kokomo, with its 5000 population
and about forty saloons, will soon be as
dry as powder keg. The bibulous inhabi-
song, song "oh. How Dry l s Ans and the fao
nous remark of the Governor of North
Carolina to the Governor of South Caro-
lima, Its a long time between drinks,
will be quite applicable to imbibing Koko-
moians. This LADY, who keeps within the
strict limits of the law and does all her
smashing with that terribly effective hatch
et-the remonstrance-is reported as high
ly cultivated and of pleasing personality.
She wins wherever she goes and has the
sympathy and support of the Civic League,
the churches and the reform element of
the city. Naturally the National Brew
ers' Association is not hilariously well
pleased. Its representatives have beeen try
ing to stem the tide against them, but it
looks as if this plucky young woman would
win out over them all. Her revenge must
be exceedingly sweet to her, and we are
not sorry bit that she is getting it.
vengeance is mine; L will repay, saith
the Lord But the way he does it, some
times. is through human personalities of the
The plight Of the saloon keepers-hoist
with their own petard-is such sorry one
that 1T seems almost wicked not to offer
them little cOmmiseratiOn. They are in
peck of trouble. But their hard luck is
so ridiculous that we can only laugh at their
predicament. THE Lord shall hold them in
derisOn," too. we rather think. Pitch on a
lone little woman trying to make her way
in the world, will you ever again, We knights
of the flask and fagon? Chorus: Never
againi Not if we know ourselves!O Get a
Christian girl discharged because she's try
ing. in her commendable zeal for law and
Righteousness, to bring lawbreakers to time,
will you? (F'ull chorus, with brass band:
IF you'll forgive us just this once we'll
never do it again, Were kicking ourselves
now all over the lot for our idiocy!O
And shall Miss Styer be the only one who
shall thus immortaliZe herself? Behold what
one persistent, consecrated woman can bring
to pass when once she starts out to do it
We believe this Nicholson remOnStrance law
| one of the most effective instruments ever
devised wherewith TO down the saloon. 1t
only needs, in many places, some one or
| few who will initiate this KOkomo heroine
and take up the matter practically and de-
| terminedly. she has done, in order to Sc
| cure many victories. The opportunity Is
/ Gods appeal, saying: Whom shall L send
| and who will go for us?' Who in Indiana
| Will answer, Isaiah-like, promptly. with
| faith and courage, Here am L: send mei''
and go forth with the Son of God to war,
| coming up to the help of the Lord against
| the mighty?