Daily Republican., 1880-10-16

FsoN'0 oVuAbiont anu 0hun
local union Is In direct connection with
the State and National Unions.
Every State Union sends its Presi-
dent, Secretary and Treasurer and one
general delegate to the National Com
vention. In addition to this It hither-
to hes been customary to send one dele
gate from each Congressional district.
but the unfairness Of this plan will
lead to change at the next general
convention. A change which has BEEN
proposed and accepted by many States
makes the representation In proportion
to the number of members in a State.
Fifty cents year is paid by each mem
Der to the local union, twenty cents of
tais amount is given to the State Union
and i've cents is given To the
National Union. Reports regarding
the progress Of the work are sent to
every district twice during the year.
AT THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
The meeting, in the evening, at the
First Presbyterian church, was attend
ed by an immense congregation. At the
conclusion of devotional exercises Rev.
+. b. DuVal delivered brief address.
He remarked that ever since he had
come to this city he had favored tenn
perance, and especially he rejoiced in
the mode OF work which had recently
been adopted. .8gsI
Miss Frances Willard delivered q
very earnest and pathetic address. The
scene upon which she gazed she re-
garded as an omen Of bright hopes and
great expectations. The temperance
cause during the past year, she stated,
had made great progress.
During that period the German Par
lament has levied tax ON beer be-
cause 1t was considered injurious 10
health the British Parliament has
passed the Local optisn law; Ireland
has passed the closing act, thereby
causing the saloons to remain unopened
one day out of seven; also the work has
progressed in Scotland, Maine, Iowa,
Minnesota and Kansas. She paid n
warm tribute to Governor St. John, of
Kansas, and said that since he has been
re-nominated he will be elected.
While such good work has been done
still there are mountains Of difficulties
which beset us. There are breakers of
mighty influence in which total sbsti-
nence has not come. The realms of
fiction, fine arts and poetry have turned
their powerful influences against the
cause, and unless genius lays it's
choicest trophies at the feet Of temper
snce the victory cannot be claimed.
The poets have been singing, and the
sculptors from the brilliant age of POM
peii down to the present tims have. .0p-
posed the temperance work.
In many parlor we see pictures
representing the beauty Of flowers and
the lusciousness of fruit, but In the
midst Of all this we behold the cup in
all its tempting form. Music also has
been sorcerer Of the wine cup. Al
most one year ago, at the commence
ment exercises Of a college, glee club,
composed mostly Of the sons Of minis
ters, stood before the pulpit of church
and sang bacchsnslisn songs, and q
father, whose son had been expelled.
from that same college on account of
drunkenness sat in the audience and
wept.
In the realm of romance wine has
invariably been the thread upon which
the story has been tased. frequently
we read Of the youth going upon the
terrace to bury his thoughts in the
ashes OF his cigar, and the heroine is q
sort OF hebe cup-bearsr. The poet, the
artist and the novelist, WELD . mighty
influence.
There is a realm which is mightier
than these, and into It we must get.
This realm is the fashionable class.
Once there was a queen, Who not be-
ing very tall, decided to wear high
hreled shoes; but in q very short time
other people began TO follow her exam
pie a king had wiry neck, and he
concluded to wear high standing collars
but the young men adopted the same
course with as much quickness az the
ladies had adopted high-heeled shoes.
Public sentiment is turning toward the
of the wine cup. From
Maine to Georgia, scarcely Governor
offers wine at banquet, and many have
banished It from family use.
She paid a warm tribute to Mrs.
Hayes for banishing wine from the
Executive Mansion, and said that the
people were going to hang
portrait Of her beside that Of ,Martha
Washington in the White House, and
distribute copies Of 1t everywhere
the land. - ..e.v
It seemed to her that for every drop
# wine taken by husband at . ban
Iuet there was tear shed by loving
wife; for every flush there was thrill
: pain, and for every convivisl smile
here was untold sorrow.
She told number Of incidents of her
experience, among which was the story
( the work in Illinois, where five towns
ave given the women the privilege of
oting on the local option law. In con-
luding her address she appealed to the
sntlemen present to support the cause
y using their power at the polls.
The congregation Joined the choir In
nging "All Hail the Power of jesus
ame," and the benedichon was pro-
ounced by Rev. ]. H. Nixon, D. D., of
entral Presbyterian church. D. .r
Republiesn Jubilee.
The citizens Of New Castle County
re requested to take part in q grand
lbilee, in the city Of Wilmington ON
.onday, Oct. 18th, in honor of the re-
mt glorious SUCCESS Of Republican
rinciplss in Ohio, Indiana and New
,rsey. The various clubs are request
| to send representation to pre-
minary meeting TO be held in Institute
all at 7'3s O'Clock, this (saturdayl
,ening, Dot. 10th. ,a... So