The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-23

known that said firm had eliminated al
cohol from it's medicines several years ago
because of the expose of this department.
Had this editor read the literature sent
him. he would not have been obliged to
apologize.
Would it not be we'll to have a large
public meeting on this subject annually, |
and distribute the literature of this de-
partment more freely, so that no new
member shall go uninstructed regarding |
the patent medicine evil, almost as wide !
spread as the liquor traffic itself? This
department is making a. magnificent fight
to eliminate newspapers containing frau
dulent and obscene patent medicine ad-
vertisements from the mails
Discussing fairs and open-air meet
ings Mrs. Scovell said:
We ought to send out our speakers to
the open gatherings such the
G. A. r. encampments, the annual Wood
men picnic and other fraternal organiZa-
lions. that they may get the total absti-
hence doctrine along with their amuse-
ments. We should hold more picnics ana
do work IN the summer time out in
natures great parlor. 1t will give us a
nearness to our creator and a largeness
of vision.
The Minnesota W. C. T. u Is particu-
larry fortunate in having secretary of
the Loyal Temperance Legion branch who
can devote all her time to this work. Our
and deep for the work among the chill
dren and already great work has been
started More than twenty-five new le-
gtons have been organized this year. Miss
policy Of the W. G. T. u, and surely if
we expect our works to live after us we
must train the children.
Sees New Era Of Activity.
In attending the eleven district oonven-
hny ra
never known Of better work by the local
unions. There Is an intelligence Of meth
DDS Of work, an alertness and altveness
such as I have not seen before. I be-
lieve We are on the eve Of a new era Of
activity. It is only three years since the
plan Of the organizing fund was adopted.
Your state officers have been cautious
and conservative in its use until they
have learned how far 1t will go. With
careful selection Of national organizers,
believe we can well cover the state for
organization the coming year.
The temperance cause is steadily pro-
crossing. Even Vermont's backward step
last year is proving a forward step after
all. She has found that high license is
harder to enforce than prohibition. Out
Of the ninety-two towns to vote license
fifty-four have gone back to prohibition
SO that out Of 246 towns in Vermont, onl,
weight are now wet The people
Of Vermont are finding high license
conspicuous failure as temperance
measure.
The southern states are making tn,
most marked progress. Tennessee Il
thoroly in earnest in her fight against the
liquor evil. Twenty years ago, liquor was
on sale almost everywhere, while toda,
In only thirteen towns in the state cal
liquor be legally Sold Temperance
cyclone seems to be sweeping out the sa
looms from town after town in North Car
DINA. Mississippi has sixty countie
out of seventy-five for prohibition. II
only two counties in Georgia can liquo
be legally sold. A splendid fight Is OF
sn Texas and more than half Of tina
great state Is for prohibition. Indeed
South Carolina is the only great whisk
state of the south, and she is indebted t
the dispensary system for the title.
A Shot at Potter.
DR.. Lander Burton says Of alcohol: IT
produces progressive paralysis of tn
Judgment" zone Of the effects Of alec
hol is to paralyze the Judgment so tina
even the moderate users Of alcohol ar
led to do and say cratic things" Evi
IDENTIFY this paralysis of the Judgment ha
reached Bishop Potter, else, who, in hi
ecclesiastical dignity, could bless a sa
loon, however much of an Improvement !
may be over other saloons, or sing tn
doxology at the close Of such a service
If saloons must have doxology to sin
at their dedications let it be:
Praise Satan from whom all villainie
flow,
Praise him who curses here below,
OF all the leaders of satanic hosts,
The liquor traffic praise the most.
After the address came the reports o