Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-10

Agitate. " c ( L Principles: Total Abstinence,
Prohibition oG the liqu"r traffic One standard of
morals for men and wumr': Home projections
X ,ual suffrage and ,hc teaching Of Scientific
Temperance in the pnAiic schools.
Mrs. Griusted, OF Liberal, Kansas, one
of our temperance lecturers, addressed
q large audience al the court house, Nov
2nd a, 7:3o p. iii
Mrs. Grinsted is an able speaker, and
is we'll posted and informed on the sub
sect from which sire talked, which en-
abled her to handle it very intellsently.
The audience was very attentive with
the exception of one present who seemed
disposed to confuse and mislead the
speaker but this little eruption only
served to fire her on to state of higher
enthusiasm and determination to reveal
facts as they exist today. Mrs. Grinsted
came to us with message of facts and
figures from Kansas, concerning the
present existing condition of her native
state under the prohibitory law, which
proved to those present that prohibition
does not only prohibit, but that it pro-
notes wealth and health to that and all
other states under the prohibition law
wherein its laws are enforced.
Our hearts were niirie to rejoice as we
looked the audience over and witnessed
the presence of SO large per CEN of the
voters of our little city and surrounding
community, Another fact of which we
are grateful, and would not forget to
mention is this, that the presence of Our
mayor, of whom We are justly proud,
can always be found at those temperance
meetings, thus indicating his interest in
them and his willingness to aid and as
sist touar the progress of great and
good work. in which SO many of our best
citizens are now lahoring increasingly
Would that we had moie Fro. Harrisons S
Ill our midst who are not afraid to show
their colors aud take the stand for the
issue which they well know to he right.
The Rev. RAIDER of SLATE, Mo-, deliv.
erei temperance al ircss at the NJ. +.
Churcl, last Sunday evening at 80 y.
IN Bro RAIDER is an eloquent speaker
and we'll informed on the prohibition
amendment question, from which he
spoke for almost two hours and which
was highly enjoyed and appreciated by
present.
With The removal of the liquor traffic
will go its attendant evils, which CON
lessness that has been rampant through
out the length and breadth in this broad
land of ours Why are the asylums. the
jails, the prisons and reformatories filled
to overfowing, thus imposing ali enor-
NOUS burden of taxation OIL wage. earn
ers who are compelled to pay for all
these aside from the legitimate taxation
for county aud state purposes Why are
we compelled to help in supporting men
who are addicted to drink when they
could as we'll support themselves Is it
right that some of Us should have to
deny ourselves the needed things in OF .
der to pay the taxes to support overflow
ling institutions that are filled by the
liquor traffic? What returns has the
liquor traffic ever male as compensation
for its devastation nl ruin? Has il
built any institutions and supported
them for the benefit Of its people who
wish to recover from the effects OF drink
and from other evils of which they ar.
suffering so that they can regain once
more the priceless blessing of health
Is it not about time that the people BE-
awakened on this n,ouientous question
We most earnes J.. trust e er this shall
appear before the pubic, that the great
est of all evils viii, have received
death blow which wi ! forever reduce
nine.tenths of the occupants of the cell
of the asylums, the reforinatories an1
poisons, thus reducin., the heaviest por
tions of our tax. We ho?e this questio
will have been settled by an overwhelnl
ing vote at the ballot hox in outlawin
the liquor traffic Nov. Sth.
MRS. c. III. L.