The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1884-11-12
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lCiintOn (La.) Daily Herald
A Herald reporter had an interesting in.
terview with Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, Of this
CITY, the celebrated temperance advocate,
at Rock Island Tuesday, the ,.dy being en-
route east after attending the annual meet
ing of the Womeu's Christian Temperance
Union at St. Louis. The meeting i'm many
respects was an important one and its re-
suits, which have been given publicity in
the press, are regarded as somewhat signlh-
cant in view of their influence i'm the poliu-
cal campaign.
The most important Of these results is the
retirement Of our tOwnswOman, Mrs. Foster,
from her high place in the councils Of the
W. c. n. u, made necessary by the capture
of that great organization by the DemOcra-
cy through its ally, the st. John party.
Mrs Foster gives correct version Of the
contest and a clear definition other position
not obtainable from the reports hitherto
published.
The battle began by the introduction Of
the following declaration, offered by the
committee on resolutions
eve refer to the history of ten years Of
moral suasion work as fully establishing
our claim to be called nOu-political sOcI-
ETY., but one which steadily follows the white
banner of prohibition wherever it may bt
displayed We have, however, as iudlvid-
ualg, always allied ourselves in local ana
State political contests with those voters
whose efforts and ballots have been given
for the removal of the dramshOp and its at
tendant evils; and at this time, while rec
Ognizing that our action as a National sOcl.
ETY. is not binding upon States or individu
ais, we reaflirm the positions taken by the
society both at Louisville in 1882 and De
| troit in 1888, pledging our influence to that
| party, by whatever name called, which shall
| furnish the best embodiment of prOhlbluob
| principles and will most surely protect our
! homes. And, as we know which National
| party gives us the desiIed embodiment OF
| the principles for which our ten years
/ labor has been expended, we will continue
to aid the political organization which de-
clares its platform for National prohibition
aud home protection. In this, as In all our
progressive efforts, we will endeavOr to
meet argument with argument, misjudg-
ment with patience, denunclatlOn with
| kindness, and all our difficulties and dan
gers with prayer
Mrs. Foster led the debate in opposition
to the obove, supported from her own
State and from Rhode Island, Ohio, Penn
| sylvania Cali Ornia, and scattering votes
from New York, Massachusetts, and other
States. Mrs Hunt, of Boston, strongly op-
posed the resolution. The Southern dele
gates were solid for it.
The opposition finally introduced through
Mrs. Callahan, Of Des Moines, the following
substitute, which embodied their sentiments
and on which they took their stand
''That in order to utilize the political
preferences and individual associations Of
all members of our unions, the NatiOna
Women's Christian Temperance UnioI
avoid partisan afiliatiOn with political par
ties, even while cooperating with any o.
all Of them, to advance our cause Of cOnsu
tutional and statutory prohibition in Stat
or Nation
In spite of the heroic efforts of Mrs. FOs
ter and her assistants to save the NatlOna
W. @. II. U. from the calamity Of an opel
avowal in favor Of the st. John party, tn
substitute was voted down and the mail
resolution adopted.
In q final effort to secure harmony, AM
preserve the Union intact and lessen th
consequences of the declaration Mrs. AID
rich, of Iowa, presented the following:
"ReS2lDed, That in the adoption Of tn
foregoing resolution, expressing the sens
Of this convention in regard to co-operatio
of the National W. @. H. U. with the M
tional Prohibitory party as the means G
promoting the cause Of State and Nations
Prohibition, we expressly understand an
declare that the National W, @. 7. Z. ST.
perintendeuts are free as any other indiviC
uals to give or Withhold active cooperate
with the National ProhibitOry party thG
auxiliary State Unions are also free to Civ
or Withhold active cooperation with thl
party according as they may elect; that Prel
idents of State Unions are free to act wit
their own State Unions although member
of the Executive Committee and that in a.
tive co-operation with the National Prohil
itory party the National W. @. T. U. wi
only lend its influence to that party in th
several states with the consent of the W.
T. Union of that State
This resolution, after earnest discussion
was laid on the table, whereupon Mrs. Fo
ter resigned her position as Superintendent
of Legislation, which she has held for man
years and to which she was reelected
this meeting, for the reason that it COmmi
ted her official action to a particular pOlit
cal party against her belief in the policy
committing the organization unreseryed
to any party.
While large majority of the conventC
were in favor of partisan atillationr q
convention having been evidently manip
lated to that end, the opposition claim ia
this policy does not represent the sontime
of the great majority of the rank and file
the organization.
Mrs. Foster will still pursue her accu
toned work in advocacy Of constitution
Prohibition.
The loss to the National W. @. II. U.
q so talented, widely known and popular
leader as Mrs. Foster cannot but be felt
the disadvantage Of the great and earnt
band women with whom she has labOred
steadfastly and successfully.
A Lndr,s Parfect Cnmnnninn.