Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-10-11

have been too near to be ignored
But there is il better time coming ana
the w. G. 7. l.. will help bring it
about. There are ten thousand local
w. 4. 4. Unions in the United States
AMI each Of these is "organized for do
ing good and all are trying to soothe
the he.trtachcS and heal the heart
breaks Of thc world. There is sorrow
everywhere because there is sin every
where on our earth. and surely it is a
God in aggressive warfare against evil
and wrong dong and in helping to set
the world right and to establish the
cyrIlH sting KingdoEl of Christ. Let
Us push out farther ana wider with our
iriiuenc" /" help where there are point :,
Of general interest u the world as well
as to Us ana these in our own neighbur-
hood. Let Us, dear comrades use our
very Utli"st influence to prevent the
success of brewers and distillers in their
efforts Let us live and work.
''i',: IN" cause that needs assistance:
For ::.'' wrong that needs resistance:
Iry thr !Hturc il thr distance.
.iEd lhc IouG that We may do
| hope the citizens Of Maine will not
JtlH u'tiiS Will llIt DpNtli vi lfuupl IN
tere'tS outside the Stdte-but let us.
none the less. be alive and in earne st
and not get caught mapping as some of
our neighboring states have. Let US
help To make our dear old State of
Maine a powerful influence for good
and through its influence improve the
whole world and make it better for ouI
chiIGrtu : children and future genera
tiJnS /" live In when they appear on
the stage Of action and responsibility
This suggests To US that it might prove
~ some value to let the women Of the
state give expression at the ballot box
to their views on this subject. Surely
no people are more intimately affected
by the evils of the drink question than
the women, especially those vino are
tn" mothers.
Thn great avalanche of public Senti-
mcnt is being educated. enlightened
pilinG higher, crvstalliZing. not only in
church, school ;ni society. but in COM
merce and in labor. Doubtless some
day and it may be in the not very dis
tant future. the liquor traffic will
speak too loud in its demands and the
liberated avalanche of opinion will fall
uptfl IL ana crush IL forever as Il regal
lied ira tiic.
Many business corporations and all
the great railroad companies nave al
ready made rule to employ none but
t",al aoS'arlers. lhis rulilis OUT inc
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public sentiment imbued with good
business SENSE VIII som" day take that
final step.
In the Union Signal of June 29th was
an article written by I. ID. CrotherS
entitled, Some Signs Of the Times IN
which he diSclnStS some strange ana
encouraging things. He tells of a col
leg. president. a very popular man.
Who within four years was obliged to
resign positions in three different col
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rIi,,h e,bnuI ,v,c asked for his resigna
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refused endorsement os ~" wv ".''''
senator VINO Saiu. ne H'' spohe,i
hafshly against .iie te,ipe, ''iUI
cdllleu oii ny 'oiiie V, ms 80 - ~ -
,1;r,Ia,,,tio cor,.,ce, minister Who
r,ra,nba3 =, s.rmon AGAINST total ahsti-
,,[,,,., s,,n,a wars AGO hut soon changed
III rt,ituda ana tried IA wine ont the
inaranco of tbat unfortunate utter-
ance testifies. "This one act of nv life
continually comes to Judgment and is a
source Of extreme regret"
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