The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-07-07
THE LIVE DISCUSSION OF
THE W. C. T. u. CON.
YENTION.
Original Report on Resolutions s0it|
the Proceedings and amendments.

side page, we here give condensed
account lof the proceedings on the
Report of the Committee on Reso-
lutions, in the recent State w. G.
T. q. Convention at Wellsburg.
While we can give no report of
the many rare, rich and racy
speeches made by the earnestly
contending ladies during the able
discussions, yet we will try to con-
vey some idea OF the intense inter
est in the contest, by giving the
proceedings fairly and as correctly
as orr notes will enable US to do:
REPORT ON RESOLUTIONS.
Thursday Z. NJ, June 24.-The
Report on Resolutions being called
for, Mrs. J. W. Carter, of Parkers-
burg, Chairman, submitted and
read the Committees Report, as fol-
lows:
Your Committee on Resolutions
beg leave to report as follows:
ResoIued /. That the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union is
founded and builded on the twin
basal rocks of Total Abstinence for
the individual and Legal Prohibi-
ton for the State, and holding as
we do, that the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors, is a sin against God
and crime against the State, we
denounce all systems of Taxation,
License, or Regulation, as utterly
delusive, wrong in principle and
ruinous in results.
2. That the Woman's Crusade for
the total prohibition and utter
Punishment of the Liquor Traffic,
was inaugurated thirteen years
ago, and we now declare to the
world in this second decade of the
war, that we will lay down our
arms for nothing less than State
and National Constitutional Pro-
hibition, firmly established and
faithfully enforced.
3. That in our own State we de-
clare our immediate, pressing work
to be, to secure the submission of
Prohibitory Amendment to vote
of the people; the passage OF the
Scientific Temperance Instruction
Bill, and the enactment of a law
raising the cage of consent" from
twelve to eighteen years, 30 as to
protect the virtue of our daughters,
at least to the same extent as their
property is guarded during years of
minority; and to these three meas
ures the West Virginia W. G. T.
U. will especially devote it's ener-
gies during the coming year.
4. That we reaffirm the princi-
Piles and policies as enunciated and
promulgated by the Conventions
and Officers of our National W. G.
T. u, and declare anew our loving
allegiance to our National Presi-
dent, Miss Frances E. Willard, and
express our admiration of the
SURPRISING wisdom, grace and tact
with which she has led and direct
ed this war against the saloon in
defence of God and Home and
Country.
5. That as Union Of Christian
women, banded together in the
Prohibition faith, defending the
Home and assailing the saloon
with every weapon a woman may
WELD, we hail with joy and graft
tude the coming of any and every
ally that marches under the white
Banner of Prohibition, and we here,
now and always express our admit
ration for those brave voters who
cast their ballots for the Home,
first, last and all the time.
6. That no soldier in our white
ribboned ranks is fully armed and
equipped without our State and
Nationa. organs, The FREEMAN
and Union Signal, and that especial
and continuous efforts should be
made to largely extend their circu-
lation among our members and the
people in every community.
7. That we hail with gratitude
the recent efforts of the L O. G. T.
in organizing and Strengthening
their work in our State, and that
it is with great pleasure, we wei.
come their State Lecturer and