The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-04
ADDRESS
Delivered Before Cecil County w.
c. II U. Convention BY
Mrs. Jefferson Halnes

Sc1tAt pMS l0pOEDS bA1tbl nave Dc6W OEQuEAty
to this assembly, but true and tried 10 this
band OF women herein represented. And
today we would pay our homage to the dear
All-Eather for His guidance and His blessings,
and earnestly petition that greater strength
be ours for the coming year.
We have gathered here where less than a
quarter of a century ago two or three lincensed
saloons stood within the shadow Of our homes.
Through and by the efforts of these wives,
mothers and sisters the saloon has been wiped
out Of Cecil county, and we represent the
standing army Of the County that will keep
them out. And more than that we represent
part Of that great phalanx of American
womanhood that says the saloon must 20 and
We will help to put it out. We recognize in it
the most insidious foe to the human family.
and today without any quibbling we stand for
National Prohibition. And we do not hesitate
to say that IL all of the money, all OF the pray
ers, all of the petitions. all Of the lecturing all
Of the teaching that has been done BY our
we'll meaning, yet misguided temperance
people, we say If all Of this had been directly
aimed at National Prohibition, We TODAY
would have almost finished the period Of re-
construction that would have followed it
And today, beg Of you dear women, you
who represent the county of our bay state, I
beg of You to stand true to the principles that
underlie constitutional Prohibition. Local
Option has been an education to our people
Of how much better these small territories
are without the licensed saloon than with
i, but friends beg OF you not to want to1
4 live In your swaddling clothes all Of your lives.
Local Option as we all know, is but a crude
form Of dealing with the question You with
me know the disgraceful scenes the drunken
ess. the debauchery that exists almost at our
own doors, through and by the Importation
Jhat our laws cannot touch. And SO / say
To-Day, sweeping as the assertion may be, that
no intelligent christian manhood or woman
I hood can pray for the coming Of Christ's king
dom and Lot be Prohibitionists, and beg Of
I You as active christian men and women de-
string the furtherance of this blessed kingdom
tnat you put forth every effort OF yours in Pc
1lblon work IN your various localities for Con-
gresham Hcbson's bill submitting an amend
lnent for National Constitutional Prohibition.
= EDUCATION.AAnd just here want to call
your attention to one of the greatest faatnres
OF our work, and that is the education of our
youth. We have our law saying that scien-
tliic temperance instruction shall be given in.
our public schools, and ask you is it wen
donef I ask Of You, can we not. as a county,
,s14.-1 ,sS' 'A.SseOs ~ our various
s4'.S, nave sne scnoois well equipped with
-,A.oAA - Inns al important work We
1917 iooA wen 70 y That all libraries
whether Of the borough or the school, have
proper reading material and suitable charts
along this line.
AS poorly eouipped as oY,r ta.chars 80
sru@7 = a. ,-sss..s eoaolo1s 1ro, as
auo &c Sne conceptlons OF school directors
and the majority Of parents regarding this all
important question of scientific temperance
I INSTRUCTION. yet IN the more than quarter of q
century that it has haen n mart ~ school vr,.l
III has l,ear l,eo ;, e :
,,,, Z, 49, N ...s g lel AruitaBe.
MOIHEh'S MEETINGS.--And too, where
does the mission OF teacher end. what
influence what ,,o,.a, .,,..,. = 80 ".
- ..'s l'o"or lies pack OF tne conse-
sraeea me OF teachers How you can make
it possible for these great refor,,,
~ ,aacl, va,,, ,,.t,..s- :. -''es e,.Ae. 's
- 1919 youl pacrohs,--We cant g0into the
nome and tell the mothers individually what