The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-11
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AGAINST THE ST. JOHN TICKET.
nhy frollbl'ionists Should LEAVE II Alone
The Duty of the ". Q. T. U.-A stronI
Letter from aIrs.J. Ellen Foster.
There are hundreds Of letters bcin,
written to those who have been promi
nently identified with the prohibitio,
cause In Iowa and other States, askin,
what course Is tho wiscsl ind best To-
avowed temperance people to follow
Some are urging the support OF the St
John ticket, while others who look ut thu
subject more clearly and with more fore
sight, deprecate such action us unwisc, I'M
timely, and sure to be unfortunate for the
cause OF temperance. We are permitted
TO print below II private letter from Mrs
J: Ellen Foster to Rev. DR.. Z, X. Young
;,,, "h!sh WI, Dc re'Vt WIN gre'''
IL, tts,rs. ~ 'l,is iime. MRS. Foster Is known
H rn.a, .he Gh'lca states ''s one OF tht
foremost workers In the cause Of prohibi'
tion, and IN efficient officer In tho Nation.
q Womcn's Christian Temperance Union
lletr advice will be given thu weight to
which her Successful work for years In tllc
temperance cause entities 1t. The letter
Is as follows:
BUFFALO, August q, 1854.
Rev. &. K. rouny. y. n. Do, lEo;u,s IN
Nv nr,. r,,,,, H.. IT.. ;.
pnblc mn,t j. Gr,t ~ Il, n"eS'a''cc H., IN
Woman. Chr;s,;om T.,,",ra,, Wy w.; !" NY
brl,vr tbnt ~ N,,;o".r e,.a,u u.;'o'.
shoulI Il" non.",r,;s",' =, "S.'. n.,t. w
ward Tho mol,;cnl "''o. u, ".' "t ~ ~" To-
oven ,ow,r,j nns,,, T." Jsn '" nv o'!.
s;nrnro " ""r,;d,; a sr sV',.u..on l.. Is my
snm,, pnn'i, .I.,, s o., I ny per.
ovcr tint ~ oua W. W. wy q, .pul.'y
traffic vii, Ia so"n.st VI NV '!,luor
oroom;y,,o wv ,;,lI,o;, G;u.o'l'sl'Tu II gu,
viT" th"w.n,r ", "'i.'ii's fa', H.; e''ott ail'l
euEs ~, ,n,,,,nr,n.n ,o. ~ u .uH iefu"!t
been ,lrv"toncI Lv T:ni,s " ,r'',';,I 'aae
duriur III" ,or ,o, ~ s;" "u p'o ,,,
Wa hnvo so,nn ,:.o,,,,, ANY VIZ e'"S'e.
mciits OF work undertl,e general divisions,
preventive, educational, cvanre!stic,
social and legal. These cover every phase
OF the question, and afford the widest
scope for the work Of our organization. |
tla narl ri .n, ~ Nv r n'S ,'msn "..e,iipt on
National Wo"an'. C C ve To " ams luz
Union with ,hc No,;nnai prni; Ih,;a;e
party. l believe the larger part OF our
membership and Of our best advisers de.
psorc what they consider un unwarranted
and an untcnable position.
Having hern chosen by the National
thtoH Superintendent OF the Department
OF Legislative work and petitions, must
keep myself free from partisanship. As an
individual ! cannot and do not smother
my convictions. Either James G. Blaine
or Grover Cleveland will be President of
these United States, asbctwcen them | do
not see how any christian voter can hest
tate: Writing MS do from this city OF
buffalo, where Clevcland's home is--no
where he livcs-he hasno homc-I do not
hesitate to say, MS for mt and mine, let it
be the true husband, the honest father.
the home man-James G. Blaine.
Further than this, do not believe the
demand for National Constitutional prohi-
bition is the "best endorsement OF prohibi.
ton principles" The prohibition OF the
liquor traffic is not, by either the letter or
spirit OF the constitution, the subject OF
National legislation. 1t must come by
States; it can come in no other way, unless
ny m armed resistance to law in the States
I should become necessary for the General
Government as war measure to aid the
States by military intervention. Peacca-
bic revolution according to constitutional
methods must come by State legislation.
So also just US prohibition cannot be
carried in II State Till u rnpu;i Ia