at him, and the saloonkeeper ordered me out. I said, 'No, I want my
husband to go home with me.' Then I tried to tell him how badly we
were needing the money that he was spending; and then the saloon-
keeper cursed me, and told me to leave. Then I confess I could stand
no more, and said, 'You ought to be prosecuted for violating the
midnight closing law.' At this the saloonkeeper and policemen rushed
upon me and put me into the street; and one of the policemen, grasping
my arm like a vice, hissed in my ear, 'I'll get you a thirty days' sentence
in the workhouse, and then we'll see what you think about suing people.'
He called a patrol wagon, pushed me in, and drove to jail; and, Judge,
you know the rest. All day yesterday I was locked up, my children at
home alone, with no fire, no food, no mother." The judge dismissed
the woman; but the saloonkeeper, the perjured policemen, nor the
corrupt judge were ever prosecuted for their unlawfulness. The whole
affair was dropped because the saloon power in Cincinnati reigns
supreme. "This case is a matter of record in the Cincinnati courts."
It is a disgraceful fact that the liquor-traffic rules in politics to-day. A
saloonkeeper in Richmond, Virginia, overheard some one talking of
reform in municipal politics, when he scornfully said: "Any bar-room
in Richmond is a bigger man in politics than all the Churches in Richmond
put together."

IV. THE PRACTICAL QUESTION FOR US HERE AND NOW IS,
How may we openly oppose this drink evil?

The Churches need not expect a widespread revival of religion until
professing Christians do their duty with respect to the saloon. Mothers
and fathers need not expect their sons to remain sober while the saloon
opens to them day and night. Wives need not expect their husbands to
remain devoted and loyal until the saloon is abolished. What is our