, 1886-03-04
The Local Option Law.

LETTER FROM HISS FRANCIS E. WILLARD.
EVANSTON. H.. Feb. 5. 1856.
Ny DEAR SISTERS: Mrs SUitzer
and Miss White. Presidents of the
Washington Territory, W. e. T. q:
What hath God wrought. The
repeated victories in your noble Ter
ritory read like heavens own fairy
story. Never since [ dedicated my
life to the great home cause of Tenn
perance, have [ seen so much tran
spire for good in so brief space.
The Scientific Instruction bill
adopted by unanimous vote OF both
Legislative houses; the Local Option
bill by unanimous vote in the lower
house and by threefourths in the
council; the high license clause de-
feated; the attempt to repeal the
Sabbath law defeated; the attempt to
relieve women of jury duty de-
feated, and the Gage of Consent
raised from y to 16 years, by unan-
imous votcI Who that reads this re
cord can say that politics" and law
are not potentially at least, the most
practically religious domains that
benignant power can enter!
Then to think Of man like Gov.
S Iuire, who in face of a telegraphed
petition of thirteen pages from the
business men of Tacoma and the pit
eous pieadings of license mayors and
liquors friends, boldly signed the
Local Option bill when he might
have allowed it to become law by
default and kept himself uncommit-
ted What satisfaction It is 10 have
chief magistrate whom you car
trust! Besides all this to have had
a woman so true, earnest and gifted
as Miss Narcissa White, with her in
valuable experience to champion
these measures and a White Ribbon
army in Washington Territory, equa
to the emergency, led by trusty Off
GERS and mighty both in prayer and
deeds. These are reasons fer un
bounded gratitude to God. Permit
me therefore to suggest that YOU
summon the home people of Wash
ington, its men and women, youths
and maidens. boys and girls who
love and will defend the right, l.
meet for praise and thanksgiving tc
tie heavenly father who has so sig
nally favored your young common
wealth with n succession of victories
which for their value to the public
veal have no parallel In the annals oi
single session of any Legislature
since time began. And. | wish that
to each member OF the Council and
Lower House. to the Governor and
to Judge Isaacs to whom belongs the
thanks of all women for his noble
work in raising the age OF consent,
might so an open letter signed by
the two presidents of our W. G. L. l..
and by Narcissa White expressing To
them our profound gratitude for their
protection vouchsafed in law.
Youls with a grateful heart toward
God and man.
FRANCIS Z. WILLARD,
Prez't. National W. G. 7. L.
NoTE.-We are requested to have
the above letter printed, thinking II
may publish the glad tidings' from
our Territory Immediately after the
Local Option bill was approved by
the Governor, the East and West
Washington w. C. L. Z. issued
calls requesting the people of the
Territory to observe Feb. Tth, as &
day ef Thanksgiving for what the
Lord had eiven US through our Leg
isIature. The day was generally 50
observed.
As national superintendent of the
department of social purity. Miss
Willard is especially interested in the
bill championed by Hon. II. Z. 1saacs
of the council.
Had she been with u5.as we wish she
might, she would have known Of the
enactment OF another law in the IN
terest Of morality-that prohibiting
the giving, selling or exhibiting to
minors or IL penal institutions OF any
obscene books. pamphlets CT pictures.
She would also have seen that the
ballot in the hands Of women has
given d wonderful impetus TO the
temperance canse il our Territory,
and that men some from principle
and some with keen eye to their
political futures. are rapidly enlist
ing on the winning side.
CARRIE II. WHITE,
Pras't. West Wash. ". c. I. L.
Lucy 4. SwITzER,
Prcs't. East wash ". c. I. L.
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