Year: 1874

singing ana destroying property ShAme
on such men; they are q disgrace to
the country in which they live. If they
would see our land free from the death.
| ly grip of intemperance let them come
forth and fight boldly, facing the enemy.
and not send their wives, sisters and
daughters to gain the victory and then
come forth and boldly say: We were
the founders OF this movement. We
prevented the ladies from becoming dis
couraged, and now see our reward we
have gained the victory, Down with
such boobies!


n the second place, ! think they
have started wrong and therefore they
must end wrong. In place OF going to
| the President and members Of Congress
and praying with and for them, that
they might draw them over to their
standpoint, they 60 to the saloons and
pray and sing from morning till night
with the toughest, most Ignorant and
the vilest men of our country. (Friends,
I do not wish TO be understood as try
ing TO appear in any way personal In
my remarks, and if l should happen to
say anything personal, l humbly beg
pradon, for | will not do it in"
Intentionally Let these ladies
abandon this foolish course and
return to their homes aud families and
tell these poor little soft headed puppies
TO do this work themselves, or if not
able, let them get men who have heart
and mind and the fear OF God and they
will succeed,


In the third place, | think the ladies
should wait until they are permitted
10 vote before they undertake TO make
laws and control our country. Ladies,
send yoor husbands brothers ard sons
TO work and vote for you. instruct
them how they should vote and let
them tell others, and while they are
doing this l would suggest that you
attend to the wants OF your families
and see that they are comfortable.
You can also aid your husbands, sons
and brothers by giving them good ad.
vice and teaching them TO look to him
who rules above for success.


Gentlemen-I would suggest that you
open your eyes and take look about
and see the misery there is caused eve
ery year by the father of distress, who
is known as King Alcohol. Do tn ie
and then rest in peace if you can. But
you will be unable to rest. You will
want to see this vile monster dethroned
and replaced by more suitable King
-Sobriety-Look what misery IL
caused yearly: thousands Of our mos
noble looking youths are carried 10 per.
dition yearly. You see it and still vii
not lend hand nor heart TO preven
this fearful slaughter. Gentlemen, ar
you obeying the commands OF your God
No, you are obeying none other than
the devil, for you wish to see it Danish
ed and yet you will deal in it and allow
it TO be made. For shame, do not de.
fy God any losger lest he visit you wher
you look MOI for MIN and cut you off il
your sins. Beware, for be hath saiC
II am jealous God, obey my com
maudments and live" Now, if you
disobey him you surely know what vii
follow-dsmnation on the judgmen
day.


Messrs. President aud Congress,
would also suggest 10 you that you stoI
this evil-you have the power anC
should use it. Put this vile monster Sc
far from us that it cannot return. L
may cause bloodshed. but better lose 6
thousand or two Of men and destroy
the demon than to let him still rult
and thereby lose many thousands year
ly. The time has come when this de-
mon must be banished from every lanc
and also from the seas. Remove tbit
great temptation from the people anC
watch the result, Everybody would
awake to sensc Of duty, and a de-
termination 10 be somebody
instead OF poor drunken sotb
All the jsils penitentiaries aud work.
houses could then be opened, and tht
inmates allowed to come forth without
fear OF their becoming drunk and com
mittlng crime. They would come forth
determined to lead q better and chris
tian life, and the penitentisrtes and al
such places could be converted into
school houses for the education OF the
poor.


The poor houses would be used fol
better purpose, and our whole country
would put on the robe OF temperance
and would be temperate in oil things.
Sabbath day lrolics would be stopped
and the beer-gardens and all places o.
wicked amusement would be done
away with. Our churches would bc
liled instead OF the rum -cellsrs and
taverns. Sabbath schools and day
schools would be filled instead OF the
streets, and we would live in happiness
where we now have sorrow; peace in-
stead OF jaDgIings and qusrrsllings
plenty instead OF poverty; cleanliness
instead OF filth; and prosperity instead
OF adversely, and Christianity would
take the place OF infidelity.


Now Messrs. President and Con.
gress l will make the following propo,
slion hoping you will not put it aside
as worthless


Proposition % Presidca! ant Con- grc,g o


ne United Stats.


Let Congress decide that after -
next duty OF such high character be
placed on all imported liquors that vii
place them oJt Of the reach Of ull ss a
drink.


Then letCoDgress compel all distiIler'
les ard breweries 10 be closed and theil
owners forbidden 10 manufacture an
other drop OF intoxicating liquor under
q penalty OF not less than one nor
more than twenty thousand dollars anc
imprisonment at hard labor for g term