The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-12-09
Tho Home Protection Party.
(CoRclUded.)

moral battle-ground can march side by
side with the galluat and strong. Be-
hold the two armies deploying now for
the most glorious conflict this world
has ever secn-one side marches from
tistillerics, brewcrics, saloons; the
other from churches, schools and
homesl
Believing that the hour had come for
us, the IPoman's Christian Temper
ance Union of Illinois, at its annual
meeting nearly two months ago. en-
dOrsed the following action of the Lake
Blum Convocation, held a few days
earlier, and composed Representative
temperance mon and women from
twelve different states:
The union of the best clements of
the North and South upon the princi-
pies of tho temperance reform is a
happy omen Of the destruction of that
sectiOnalism which is so dangerous TO
tho welfare of our country, and which
is the cause Of bitterness, wrangling
and corruption.
A political party whose platform is
based on constitutional and statutory
prohibition of the manufacture and
sale of alcoholic beverages in the state
and nation, IS q necessity, and to give
those who suffer most from the drink
cursca power to protect themselves,
their homes and loyal ones, the COM
plete Acknowledgement OF women
should be worked for and welcomed.
The temperance people of the seve-
raj states should call conventions for
the purpose Of organizing in every
state Home Protection Party upon
the basis of the foregoing article by
correspondence with prohibition lead
ers and The calling of national, state
and legislative Home Protection con-
yentions."
In many meeting of our temper
lnce women | have seen the power OF
the Highest manifest, but in none has
the glow of crusade fire been 20 bles-
sed as when these daughters OF heroic
siros who in the early days of the great
party whose detection we deplorc, en-
dured reproach without the camp, SOL
EMMY declared their loyalty to the
Home Protection party, wherein dwell
eth righteousness. Let me read you
the statement OF doctrine to which we
women ofllinois subscribc:
awe recommend that, looking 10 the
composition OF the next legislature, we
request and will aid the Home Protec.
zion party TO put in nomination in
each district Home Protection candi-
date, committed not more by his spe.
eli promise than by his well known
character to vote for the submission oil
I constitutional amendment giving tho
| full ballot TO the women of Illinois as {
means Of protection to their homes.
"Hinally, TO these advanced positions
VIC have been slowly and surely
brought by the logic of events and ar
gument OF defeat in our seven years
march since the crusade. lie have pa
| tientlY appealed TO existing parties
now appeal TO the manhood of oul
state 10 20 forward in the name of God
and home and native land"
Ten days later the Liquor League o
Illinois held its convention. the day be
ing universally observed by our I'm
ion in that slate in fervent prayer tina
God would send confusion and dclea
as the sequel Of their declarations:
They want protection, too and they
know the legislature alone can give it
] AfAA " Z kliOM1 tA0 Attt itHtAAi VI Oitl ltCu
homc-protcction ordinance, under
which women have voted in nearly ;
dozen widely separated localities in II
linois, and have voted overwhelmingly
against license, that our enfranchise
mcnt means confusion and defeat to thu
liquor sellers. Therefore, since fo
this we have prayed, VIC must take on
places at the front and say, with TIN
greatest reiormcr of the sixteenth cen
fury:
"IIcre stand. can do no other
God help me. Amenl'
The CLONE Protcciionists" hay,
luug their banner 10 the breeze in Hi
nois, inscribed with the motto: "Fal
ter who must, follow who dare =
The W. &. Z. Unions of Maine, New
Hampshire and Delaware have
wheeled into line beside us which W,
regard as the best possible endorse
mcnt Of our action: while the Yer
mont, Pennsylvania and Michigan I'm
ions have sent lis hearty greetings
This, then, is our response to you
brave men Of Ohio, who have dared
break away from partvlcadership, and
who in your June convention asked
the help Of the Woman's Christian
| Temperance Union. We are here, and
hope that since we have come over ia
your principles, you will graciously
condescend TO take our name, CLONE
Protection" being q dearer word TO MS
than Prohibition even, since il also in
cludcs the idea Of placing in our wea-
ponlcss hands those munitions of war,
so mighty for the pulling down of the
\ enemy's stronghold.
in conclusion, let me ask yonr care
| ful Thought to these considerations:
l. The formation of this party, or,
lifts leaders So determine, the re-
christening of the Prohibition party
under q name sure 10 enlist more of
our won en- worker, because it empha-
sizes their enfranehisemeut, will place
the work done by us for that end un-
der the auspices of a political party.
This has long been claimed by our
conservative sisters as cOnsummation
devoutly to DO wished. They have
declared their willingness TO use the
ballot Whoncyer it should be placed in
their hands, and notably in New York,
Massachusetts, and Vermont have no.
| bly, bestirred themselves TO exercise
their new right TO vote on questions
connected with the public schools.
But they have not been willing to join
those OF us who made the Home Pro
lection ballot an article of faith as
members OF tho w, @. n L. Now,
however, for a party whose candidates
must, OF course, be men, but which
Welcomes ms TO IFS primaries and con-
vcnlions compel us 20 do SO, can work
to our hearts content, investing for its
success the time we once spent in the
vain attempt to persuade unfriendly
legislatures, and going directly to the
individual voter with pledge of his
allegiance 20 tho Home Protection can
didate.