Year: 1874

at Edinburgh; 4th mo. I'd, at Trafal-
gar; and on the Sd again at Franklin;
all in johnson county. In this eoun-
ty | found considerable temperance
work had been done. AT Franklin
there were four saloons before the
temperance law was passed. and con-
siderable drunkenness, now every sa-
loon is closed and drunkenness has
decreased largely. There i. a whole
sale house, but I understand that
there are several charges preferred
against him for violations of the law,
and they hope to close him up soon
The members from this county voted
against the bill, but the temperance
men think they can carry the county
next election. At Franklin l met
with s. E. Wishard, who is a giant in
the cause of temperance. His whole
soul is brim full of it. At Trafalgar
there was a county Sabbath school
convention in session, which afforded
me good opportunity to speak to the
tcdCucIS, OhC VI ehS seiouSSSe hopSS
of success is in teaching temperance
to Sabbath school children.


On the 4th / spoke at Greencastle,
at 2 p. m, on the 9Th at Bainbridge,
and at u p. m. at Greeneastle again.
/ rode IL miles in buggy through
fearful rain and sleet storm, from
Greencastle to Bainbridge- Notwith-
standing the storm, we had quite a
large attendance at Bainbridge. Ma
jor Lane, brother of Henry S. Lane,
formerly Governor and Senator of
this State, presided at the meeting.
He is a grand and noble specimen of
an old gentleman, genial, intelligent,
and energetic. He is thoroughly in
earnest in the cause of temperance.
AT BaiHbridge, every saloon is closed
up. Meetings are being held every
week, whereby a very strong public
sentiment is being educated against
the use of intoxicants. The two meet
ings at Greencastle were large, the
latter one quite large. At that meet
ing we had the company of VIM. Cur
ry, our present efficient Secretary of
State. He made few excellent re-
marks on the women's movement. in
which he laid down the proposition
that this movement will produce q
moral impress against the use of. in
toxicants that will remain through all
time; that this woman's movement is
another grand epoch in the march of
civilization to a higher plane. At
Greencastle l had two consultation
meetings with the leading women OF
the city, with view to perfect a wo-
mans organization. found them
earnest and energetic. All they want
is to know how to work most efficient
ly. Already they have done some
good work. May success crown their
efforts. Greencastle is hard place
to conquer. 1t contains some very
stubborn supporters of the whisky
traffic. Some time ago, after holding
temperance meeting in the court
house at which the whisky sympa-
thizers tried to create disturbance,
the same evening fire was set to fe-
male college here, and S17 600 In prop
erty destroyed. Strong suspicion says
whisky did it That is plan which,
in the end, will do the whisky abettors
far more harm than good.


Yesterday afternoon and evening l
held two meetings here; a temperance
committee was formed for the purpose
of effecting an organization. No sa
loon now remains in this place. To-
day proceed to Brazil, in Clay coun-
ty. The news from Richmond is
cheering; it serves as good tonic
to me in my labors.


In yesterdays indianapolis Journal
is an account of horrible murder
committed at Button, in this State.
Drink was the cause OF the loss of an
innocent mans life. 1t occurred at
the only saloon in that town. When
l was there eight weeks ago, there
were several saloons in full blast.
The temperance work was then
commenced, and by the help of the
women, all the saloons have been
closed, except the one at which this
bloody deed was perpetrated. Surely
this terrible tragedy viii so arouse the
people that they will picket that sa-
loon day and night, and never leave it
until the accursed traffic be suspend
ed. 1t is surely time for the people
to rise as one man. determined never
to give up the contest until every sa-
loon is wiped out of our-land. They
are the great source of wreck and
ruin to humanity.


The work goes gloriously on Even
in Floyd county, that heretofore has
been literally stepped in whisky, the
cause of temperance is taking rapid
strides. The Democratic county con-
vention, under the beck of the traffic,
undertook the other day to nominate
a ring of whisky candidates for Office.
This has so ineensed the minds Of the
good temperance Democrats that they
have united with the Republicans. and
nominated temperance ticket. This
is as it shouli be. The grand battle
cry in this State must involve this
temperance question. Whichever po-
litical party clings to the whisky ring,