The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

his wife and daughter. and. at twenty |
nine, began 10 equip himself to begin /
life all over again
II was while he was in the seminary /
that he made his initial assaults on the ]
demon rum. becoming interested in |
the work through the influence Of the late |
Francis Murphy The organizer OF -he
movement that routed the saloons from
Berea. Ohio, which has kept them out
ever since. he was rather badly beaten
up by a saloon keeper in a street assault
To the sympathy that this attack upon
him aroused for his cause Dr.. Russell at
tributes the success Of his first anti
saloon movement By just half dozen
votes Later on. when the Berea saloon
keepers took TO selling liquor nlicitly,
Student Russell. calling his legal knowl-
edge 10 his assistance, collected evidence
against the lawbreakers. conducted the
resultant trials, and obtained such heavy
penalties that the liquor laws were rigor-
oUsly observed as long as he remained IN
town
Started Trouble Early.
Two years later Russell led the Ohio
state fight for township local option
bill He was put in charge OF this work
by a temperance alliance. HIS first move
was 70 open a headquarters in Columbus,
the State capital Then he organized the
pastors and churches Of the State into
compact body for circulating petitions for
and literature and other arguments In be-
half OF the local option bill The pressure
that this organization brought 70 bear on
the house caused il 10 pass the bill by 8
small majority Several days before the
vote was TO be taken on the bill IN the
senate a poll showed a majority OF one
f0r IL Just before the eleventh hour ar
. rfr-a1 @F V-fn1Hinr n
pressure from the other side. confessed
% Russell that he could not stand by his
first pledge and vote for the bill No
sooner said than Russell got busy. and
the senator was flooded with personal let
Je-s and teIegrams demanding that he
vote for the bill He did. and saved the
cay for local option
Tle lesson OF organized systematic ap-
peal in behalf OF temperance that Russell
learned while conducting this campaign
ultimately led % the organization Of the
Anti-Sal0Ol League on much the same
lines OF his local option organization. But
/ before he became the father Of the league
I he went, first 10 Kansas City, where he
I began preaching IN a tent on a vacant
f lot. later moving his big congregation into
7 a fine building. and second. 70 Chicago.
/ at the solicitation Of the late Philip D.
E Armour. where he directed the work Of
/ 5he famous Armour Mission.
L was while he was on a sick bed that
I Russell determined 10 give all his time
I TO promoting the cause OF temperance.
and when he was in full health again he
I quit the active ministry. once more sought
I out Cberlin. and here practically began
1 his career all over for the second time
Struggle from First.
! This was in 1ss2 He started his new
work by calling a union meeting Of the
ministers and explaining his object and
4 soliciting their aid Some gave him the
I desired assistance. others held aloof for
/ various reasons. It was a struggle-Often
a seemingly hopeless one. for a time-buJ
the turn came al last. and to-day the
f Auti-Saloon League IS a power 20 be
|reckoned with pretty much all over the
country, as the objects OF its crusade
know better. perhaps. than any OF the
rest Of US Before Russell decided 10 or
gaulze the league he and his family en-
joyed all the material comforts and quite
a few Of the more ordinary lUxUries. For
months after the league was started the
Russells lived in coop Of a house Mrs.
Russell did all her own work, and the
word all along the line was strict econ
1my- The league began work with s. 90
pledged 10 its support for each Of the
frst three years Of its existence. To-day
ir IS supported financially 10 about the
extent OF $50 001 annually Though Dr.
Russell is neither its president nor its
general superintendent. he Is looked upon
as the real power behind the organization
and lis workings. His night hand man is
Rev Dr. P A Baker. the general super
lnrsl6enr. with headquarters IN Colum-
bus. Ohio
Temperance Workers.
Among the political leaders. big and lit
tie OF the country who have Identified
themselves more OF less prominently with
the temperance movement J. Frank