Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-01
THF TEMPERANCE
CAUSE.

aDEN. Utah, March 81 100
n NV TO protect society from the
,a,,Ible results Of the liquor
" ,caelo is certainly the most I'M
.,,,.nt problem Of our tlme. we are
Io,.h hat there IS no other question
fu'. anto policy nearly so important
Of p oyerstatlng the matter In say
j - ,t su other public questions OF
ns say are not so important to the
on, states and people as THIS 10
na ,o,I,gont man will deny It That be-
' we are certain there are IN
w. ,.nc. virtue and patriotism enough
u" sa country to ind and apply
..,,sdy. and there cannot possibly be
'o liner than that which Is proposed
avg o,,hibitlon, VIZ; TO put away the
" ~ the tremendous mischief, so
eause Nsol DOW that great and GOOD
Hu !, Maine. And again. when just
lial i,g accomplished his one great de-
nav hat of securing prohibition TOR
ta entire state Of Maine.
lhe ,g ~ forbld the bans between rum,
yr,on ond poitlcs OF whatever party
ffDs 'y,tsteyer sect in the name or
sII NV IND humanity we proclaim
uOl boly and indssoluble, of afrec~
WY" ven as interest between tenn
W. .san@e religion and politics OF every
,sry and every sect
Fpsrbis wonderful man ana rather OF
..hihltion" was native OF that state
l,y,n Inv the sea, Of that beautiful Guy
portland Maine.
boy he was remarkably good
,..rlng How could n boy with a Ro-
ran nose, 1t vas Romans who ruled
s ma uorIdl well set chin and a fine
S%re we'll nut together of more slneW
psn hone. do other than 10 use nm
w FOR some purpose and he chose to
80 Il GOOD. Much like other boys
~ o,her WAYS Il was only when very
yomg ne conceived horror OF intemper-
.rce A near neighbor was a drunkard
"a uhat he saw OF cruelty and folly
r,Sany Impressed him. When he be-
'sme old enough he Joined II fire COM
oeny and IL was before this, that he
made his first temperance speech, They
we're 10 have great party ana, ac-
codlng 70 the custom, liquors were 10
NJ used. Neal Dow made n speech
shout Il and won the day From this
eme ON his life was given for home
protection and the destruction OF the
Iouor traffic,
is said that one night he and his
wife we're costly seated for the even
lng and he was reading aloud when
ad figure and dlspairinR face of one
rfar and dear to them entered with
he words II cannot keep my secret
hnger and | have come to you for
heb" Dear lady, she thought, as
many another has done. that the shame
end misery Of her home We're secrets,
when they were the gossip of the un-
friendly and the tender regret OF the
b,a and true. Her husband was a
government official and I'm every way
snhonorable and upright citizen when
he was himself" but the moderate
drinking customs OF those days had,
M hts case, continued 10 their logical,
or perhaps ] should say, physiological
sequence, and his appetite was fast
becoming uncomfortable. His wife
kd received notice from his employers.
who had repeatedly condoned previous
0ienses Of like character, that unless
Ne were I'm his place the next day, he
would lose his situation, In her pow
city, anxiety and agony she told her
Story, and said TO Gen. Dow: II beg
you to go out and find my husband and
70 bring him home to his little ones and
He'
Gen. Dow was OF Quaker ancestry
md training. He had never In his life |
tossed the threshold Of saloon, but
BE- was one Of those practical men who |
'igIt the action 10 the word" so he
took his hat and started at once for
he place indicated by the distressed |
leghbor Pushing back its swinging |
door, he went directly to the proprie-
ior and told him what had occurred, |
SIDING Il have n carriage here, and |
you VIII help me- we can soon con- |
ley Mr. ----- TO his home" but the |
saloon Keeper not only declined TO help, |
eW would not admit that the gentle |
nan was there, and gave Gen. Dow |
y understand that the sooner he went |
s9lt his business the better II would |
le ior him. Seeing another door at |
ne lower end OF the saloon, Gen. Dow |
miped' aud passing through 1t, found
us lflend lying drunk on a lounge out |
ol Sght lie then returned to the pro- |
Fh'or and renewed his request with |
urgency but was repulsed with even |
suohger opposition than before. "Do
lel mean said Gen. Dow, that you |
WIZ 90 on selling to this man when |
}ou Know what the result will be to
lS VIE and children" Certainly | |
Mal as long as he has money to pay
% MS drink was the answer, Gen.
p9S turned to leave the place, but |
euore doing 20, he fired his Parthian
uHVW az the saloonkeeper, "You In |
~la 70 90 on selling. do you? Very
wy, ny friend, the people of the state
" Maine VIII see how long you will |
81 on selling" From that hour, he |
.%ayeo not for brake and he stopped |
not for stone"
NJ was IN 1851, when he secured the |
%Ishe Jaw now known the world over |
"iil Nhat OF the results In that state7 |
,a 1901 the whole savings OF the |
SsW amounted TO less than 1901 and |
s ss oV years Of prohibition the aggre- |
nv 9eposlts exceeded Sll3000,00O |
,, 1ue : no other thing II can be at |
NJ ,u'eu TO- This ia only one Instance |
,Mowth' II takes and took time to |
rss. 80 rigid a law, but, when the |
On to victory ''V'S'
NJ 40 +, wonder the temperance people |
Ma,oh nation honor the birthday, |
march Y, Of this man.
on,a.. veal Dow lived life that re.
WIN no apology; IL his record could |
,sD, nloWn mot that dress parade |
k.,' which the great public sees. hut |
%h,Il 81 every day life not only in It's |
y ySYae walks but secret ways") me |
bsa~n % found to be and to have |
n fn always, a man Thoroughly loyal |
ths |"vsilnataahood and home; clean from |
gse OF alcoholics, tobacco and other
f aSsuaous drugs, and fighting like a |
tss S''v a soldier IN the forefront OF |
wlc.tk .eal battle OF liberty which In.
dowrs,,nn NE emancipation of women the |
realilol,a, Of he liquor trlfic, and tho |
ernn saio0 OF the poets splendid nj. |
wbs.pp reedom, deepen thou a grave.
SIKH Nery king and every slave
I'M I0Ii' drop IN crown and chain
Opiy man remain"
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