The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-25
A GENERAL PLEA
For No Vote, woman's Suffrage and
Total Abstinence.

Editor, Barre Times; Someone has
described a successful life thn;
II Is one whose motive is love, its
plan service, its purpose bcneyolence, ita
ILLUSTRATION, Jesus, who went about doing
good.
The month OF February is notable In
the nations history. This is the month
when we celebrate the birth of great men
and women. Abraham lincoln, Susan
b. Anthony, the heavenly birthday OF
Frances Willard, and George Washing
ton.
What has made these men and women
great in the nations historyi First and
foremost, each and all have had q faith
in God that could not be shaken by cir
cumstances.
They might properly be styled proph-
cts OF God; Lincoln's articles OF faith
were few and simple
He cared more for being right with
God, than for being popular with men.
He recognized God, as the source Of
all authority, in fact the only author.
ity. As a natural consequence, he had
positive convictions on all moral CUES.
lions.
As election time draws near, IL II not
worth while to ponder the convictions
Of those whom the nation honors, re.
garding moral issuesi
after reconstruction" said lincoln,
"the next great qestion will be the over
throw OF the liquor traffic"
He declared:
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thing for the black man, the prohibition
Of the liquor traffic is equally good and
constitutional, for the white man. There
must be no attempts to regulate the
cancer liquor traffic., 1t must be erndi-
Gated for until this Is done, all classes
must continue exposed TO become victims
Of strong drink. Under the license sys.
tenn, the saloons multiply drunkards; the
most effectual remedy would be the pass
age of law altogether abolishing the
liquor traffic"
Query, was Lincoln a temperance
crank?
In one generation, It is said, people
stone the prophets. while in the next they
build for them monuments.
What more fitting celebration OF this
kAt6g YtAA Vi DlIlHs
than that men everywhere, unite TO re.
move what Lincoln was pleased TO term
this cancer" in society, eating out its
vitals and threatening destruction to our
beloved land"
Lineolu's great sense Of justice and
equality to all, led him to thus express
himself upon woman suffrage;
II e for all sharing the privileges OF
government, who assist in bearing its
burdens, by no means excluding the
women"
Lincoln considered his mother, as pat.
riotic as his father, and an equally good
citizen, and when little boy of but nine
years of age, he promised her be would
never swear. drink or liza promise
which be faithfully kept.
Lincoln never hesitated to sign tenn.
perance pledge.
Susan B. Anthony gave her life to
advance the cause Of temperance and
Of equal rights for a women
She was sure If woman did the same
kind Of work, and did it equally well,
or better. she should be entitled to re.
ceive the same pay as a man.
She believed woman should have as
much right legally to her own child, or
children, as the husband and father. She
began q work for humanity that will
never settle, until il is settled right.
/ need hardly mention the work of
Frances Willard along all temperance
lines, as the history of her life IL familiar
to all. The nation has honored her by
placing her statue in the capitol next
to George Washington, the only woman
thus honored in the hall of fame.
The great man whom we are pleased
to term the Father Of his country"
never gave child to TINS nation, but
he was great in many respects, and we
not only do well to honor his name, but
to emulate his virtues.
As a boy it was said, Every thing
he did he did WE'LL
He was dutiful son, a model hus.
band, an honored statesman. and a man
of prayer His qualities worthy of imi-
tation were frankness fearlessness. rigid
punctuality, justice to all, moral courage
and he was Q gentleman ever.
He it was who said, Keep good com.
pany or none; and declared, Profanity
Is a vice SO mean and low--without any
temptation-that every man of sense and
character despises and detests it.
The story of his life will never end,
so long as men and women honor nobility
of character. His last words were, "'Tis
well.s
1t is such men and women, having posi-
tive convictions or right and wrong, and
who hive them, that lead the hosts OF
God, on to certain victory, at on time,
are people so much need as when the
voice Of God, seems not be the voice of
the people.
The time for heroes and heroines to
act is never past. Some great questions
are forever settled, many are not. All
may help, If they will. will your Vote
mo- on election day and vote only for
men Of character, and of worth to fill
the Offices in the gift OF the people Of
your town or city. Agitate right things
and your reward is certain.
Annette Watson Parmelee.