Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
meat market to buy something for his

meat market to buy something for his
family, he was followed by the sa-
loon keeper with whom he left most
of his money and giving way TO him
heard him order five pounds Of beef
steak cut thick. He looked at his re-
sources and ordered little liver, but
the five pounds of steak cut thick,
made such an impression on his mind
that he cut out the saloon and ever
after placed his order for live pounds
of beef steak cut thick.
The best interests of the business
man is preserved by the abolition of
the saloon. In Ashland Ohio, there
was a movement for the abolition OF
the saloon and it was claimed that it
would drive the farmer trade from
the city The farming element heard
of the claims and soon sent in petit
tion signed by over thousand of
their numbers asking for the abolish
ment of the saloon and the work was
done
The great railroad companies of
the country are turning down men
who drink and the governor Of Indiana
has decided that he will not appoint
any man TO position who is not
total abstainer, and if the sentiment
keeps on growing it will soon be so,
that any drinking man who wants a
position will be ob iged to ask for one
in the United States army as they are
the only ones who seem to think that
drinking man is necessary to the
best interests OF it's forces. If a young
man aspires to good position, he
must be total abstainer.
The work of Temperance is gaining
ground every doy, in Waycress, Ga +,
the license was raised to 200 and
there is no saloon in that city. The
. mills of the Gods grind slowly but they
grind exceedingly fine.
The Michigan anti-saloon league
has adopted the plan in force in other
sta ties and are organizing the voters
into a grand body to be swyyed as the
sal, on element sways its voters, as
fast as pess BILE they are getting list
of temperance voters who will be ask
ed to vote one way or the other for
the downfall of the saloon A meas
ure has been introduced in the legis-
ature at Lansing by Grant Hudson
giving cities, townships, wards and
precincts the right to vote as 10
whether they should have saloons in
their confines or not and he presentt
a petition 10 the audience which s.
cured about 60 signers asking the Sen
ator and Representative from this
district to vote for it's passage.
The time is coming in Michigan he
said, when it will be dangerous politi
cally TO turn down the expressed wish
Of the Anti-Saloo League. II e same
tactics which are being used in Michi
gan have made 975 out of 1900 towns
in Ohio dry towns, but we need m"nev
for the prosecution of the work Last
year the league received $1,000 anc
spent 5000 for salaries of three IN n
who went out and sowed the seeds of
temperance through the state, the
balance being spent for printing,
postage and other necessary things in
he pro otion of the work.
We believe in planting good seed
but we also believe in cultivation and
fencing in of the grounds that have
bod the seed sown Gods people are
aking hold of this work quietly and
results will follow, In our care for
the church we must build for the
future and there is no better prepare
ton than the downfall of the saloon
Pledge cards we're passed for subscrip-
lions TO the fund but we have be, n
unable to learn how much was receiy-
ed along that line.