Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-12
MAHTOMEDI.

MAHTOMEDI.
Second Day of the State Temperance Con-
northumberland Attendance and En-
thusiasm-ArrivaI of Gov. John z. st.
John, of Kansas, Mrs. AIdrich, of Iowa.
and Other NotabIes.
The second day of the Mahtomedi con-
vention commenced work with all address
at IL a. N. by Mrs. Aldrich, of Iowa. Mrs
Aldrich is lady of prepossessing appear
ance and about fifty years of age. The
slenderness of youth has given way to
a degree of embonpoint, which reveals
ease without laziness, while it may main
tain conscience without squeamishness.
Her hair, which is abundant, has turned
decidedly gray, and surrounds an intell1-
gent and earnest face, such as is charac-
teristic of New England stock. She spoke
of the Iowa temperance legislation and
methods, and gave history of events
there which are sufficiently familiar
to the readers or the GLOBE, clos
ing with a nearnest and magnetic plea
for organization here and promising sue
cess for the cause.
In the afternoon, the W. G. T. U. held
meeting at 2 O'Clock, presided over by
Mrs. Hobart of Red Wing, who made the
opening address, giving some account of
the unions in the state. Mrs. AID
itch was then presented and made brief
speech. She was followed by Rev. Mr..
Wagner of Minneapolis. Mrs May
Wheeler, state secretary of womans suf-
frage, made plea for the necessity of wo-
man in politics. Gov. John P. st. John,
the hero of Kansas temperance, was greet
ed with storm of applause upon his en-
trance to the amphitheater, and responded
with few remarks which seemed to evoke
great enthusiasm.
NOTES.
Among the arrivals we note Mrs. John
Nicols and Miss Nicols,' Mrs. E. H. Miller,
Mrs. u. A. Labin, Mrs. f. w. See
Warner, of st. Paul, Rev. DIR. Chaffee and
family, Rev. D. Tice, Rev. T. ]. Wagner,
Miss M. E. Henderson, president of the
W. G. T. u. Silas Moffatt and wife, Mrs.
Brown, Rev. j. Whistler, Albert Lawrence,
of Minneapolis; Rev. DR.. Hobart, state
temperance lecturer; Mrs. H. A. Hobart,
president of state mission, and a large
party whose names we did not learn from
=
G. W. Houston, Anoka; G. H. Staples,
Osceola Mills, Wis; Rev. Mr.. Pierce, of
Marine Mills.
The large Saltwater tent is erected, and
quite company from that city find
home there.
Every train brings fresh arrivals, and
the indications are that the attendance be-
fore the close of the week will be very
large.
To-day is the session of the c. A. A. C.
Gov. st. John will speak at the morning
session, and at 2 p. m. the committee of
fifty will hold convention, with plat
form meeting in the evening, at which
Gov. st. John and others will speak.
We do not wish to complain, but we
advise the guests of Mahtomedi to bring
pennyroyal or mosquitonetting or both for
the little animals are dreadful.
At the hotel, Fisher & Green, arrange
ments are now quite complete and an ex-
cellent dinner was served yesterday, to
which large company sat down.
Chas. Evans Holt, the Home Protection
candidate for governor, is
here, spending part of
his time with his finger on the public
pulse, and the rest of his time he spends
IN looking a1L6r MS FENCES.
The women suffragists inquired of the
superintendent, DR.. Smith, if he favored
their reform, and he replied in the mega
tive; but courteously assured them that
they might have opportunity to present
their views to the public. They propose
appointing a committee to convert the
superintendent.
The evening address was delivered by
the distinguished apostle of temperance,
Gov. st. John, of Kansas. He said:
The beginning. of this republic meant
more than might be seen at first, it meant
the after development of railroads, church
es and schools. So it is with the temper
ance work. Nobody ever thinks that
schools ought to pay license, nobody
thinks that churches ought to pay
license. No mother ever trembles and
weeps when she sees her boy come out
from a school or church. Why is it that she
feels pain when her boy comes from the
saloon? 1t is because the one is the friend
and the other is the natural enemy of man
kind. He believed that progress is being
made. The world is growing better. The
temperance cause has also advanced. The
first temperance society in New York had
pledge not to drink more than thirteen
times day, ana when an old man arose
after few months and moved an amend
ment that they drink only five times
day, the old man was prompt
ly expelled as Temperance
fanatic and crank! Well, the world has
advanced since then. 1t has been driven
from the harvest field, and from the
social circle. The speaker paid tribute
to Mrs. Lucy Hayes which was heartily
cheered. He had heard that liquor had
temporarily got back to the White house.
He hoped it was only temporarily.
He did not know but there ought to be
constitutional amendment making every
man ineligible for president who didn't
have loving wife.
The work in Kansas grew from small be-
ginnirgs. They had to fight fund of
100000 and 1000 saloons. But they had
the mothers, the homes, and Almighty God,
and they won. He spoke of his three
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