The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-23

to take a part in this local opt1on
fight" Mrs. Traum said. "A grea.
writer has declared that the world
was discovered in 1892. that man was
discovered in 1776, and that woman
was discovered in 1861. When the
Civil war broke out, the women OF
the north and the south said TO nus,
hands fathers. sons, brothers and
lovers, Go! We will take care OF the
CROPS. stores, schools, churches, the
children and the homes. So they ala:
And from that day to this womannooo
has been climbing the ladder OF fame'
and ia not willing to take one oack-
ward step. So, in entering pattle
like this one just upon us, we hno tne
women on the firing line READY Ior
her part.
"Woman will use truth for her
veapon: woman will help TO create
nublic sentiment against the liquor
curse Of Richmond. Woman reallzes
what it means to her and her nome
and little ones to have drunken nus
band.
.J have seen the flash of revolver
over the head of the wife while oapy
was snatched from it's little bed WIN
threats that it would be drowned III
the yellow waters Of the ONO river
nv an alcoholic demon. is tralnc
that makes possible such scenes sooo
for any country, state or town
"Suppose notice would be served us
inst now that fifty-seven mad dogs
would be turned loose on the streets
with no one to modest them except TO
chain them from II p. m. to a. m.
would Won send your children to
school tomorrow morning? Mad dogs
lacerate the body. Liquor damns
souls Some one must feed the sa-
1oons To keep them running. They
i've on boys. One boy in five must
be furnished.
This county has 10000 young men
behind prison bars The Titanic dis
aster cost 1903 lives. Every eight
DAYS in the year the liquor traffic
mows down 1,5O3 men and women.
WHY not hear the calling of 'Extra!'
for that as we'll as for the Titanic
disaster?
Deal Blow With Ballot.
cone man in seven and one-half
loses his life either directly or tndi-
rectlv from the result of drink. In
juvenile court three children out of
four are made unfortunates because
their parents drink.
In 1912 the saloons paid the city
of Richmond more than $4,000. me
CITY paid out for protection OF differ
ent kinds more than $4,000 In Janu-
arv of the sixty-nine arrests in Rich
mond. thirty-nine were for lntoXlca-
ton.
Science has stepped in and bids
the hydra headed monster. King Alco-
hol to step aside. We must accom-
plish this thing through the ballot
box at the election
Frank Pickell. principal of the high
school. declared that he is here to
influence his 735 pupils in the high
school to the better things of life, and
that the men of Richmond are allow
ing such a condition to exist that his
school boys and girls must pass two
saloons between Main street and the
high school building, besides the num-
Der on Main street. where many boys
and girls pass four times daily
He spoke of the exceptional educa-
tional advantages of Richmond, the
beauty Of the city, the fine and numer-
Gus churches. the art exhibit and the
other cultural advantages.
Pupils Pass Saloons.
1T has been said that to vote the
saloons out of Richmond will make
it dead town. he said. Would
the men of Richmond insist on sell
ing the souls of the boys and girls to
the fifty-seven saloons? Rather than
have the prosperity the saloons bring,
let us choose the better living which
their absence will bring.
THE schools are open from $50
o'clock in the morning until A o'clock
in the afternoon The churches are
open much less time The rest of the
time the boys have can be taken by
the saloons unless they are voted out
The saloons are open eighteen hours
q day
Miss Mary A Stubs declared that
the people are getting in small
amount of money from saloon licenses
but the taxes must be raised frequent
~ to support the growing insane asy
1ums and prisons as we'll as the Other
public institutions where men anC
women are sent because Of drink.
while do not say that all drunk
ards are criminals, I know that al
criminals have at some time beer
drunkards," she said.