Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-30
TO THE LAB0RING MAN.
An Open letter from the National
Woman's Christian Temperance
union Asking Cooperation.
Ihe Aims OF The lSuiGh,a Of Labor rdcnn-
cal with those vt tho w, @. n. y.
whisky Equally this Foo OF Each.

Nhhh} A'luNft1 w" NNe ~ ANNhs
CHICAGO, liz, Noy. 20,---The following |
address was issued by the National ]
WomAns Christian Temperance union TO. I
day, accordance with resolution adopt |
ed at thor cent Minneapolis convention. IL |
Is addressed to all the knights OF Labor
trades unions aud other organizations
HnAnqu ,RrKRs or rus NATIONAL w, r j
q. 100 IA sALiK SToNEr, tRlCAGo, ttL,,
November 80, lSet
10 all Wori mgmnn aud Women
Brothers and sisters OF common hrpa
We come 20 You naturally ~ cur friends
and allies. With such Of your methods
az involve cooperation, arbitration
aud the hsllot-boX, we are IN
hearty sympathy, Measures which in
yolye compulaion of laAor, destruction
OF property, or harm TO life or limb, we
profoundly deplore, and we believe the
thoughtful and responsible among your
ranks must equally dcplore them, ae not
only base 10 themselves, but a great him
dranoe TO your own welfare and success
We rejoice in your broad platform OF mn-
tual help, which recognizes neither sex race
nor creed. Especially 30 we appreciate the
tendency ~ your great movement W ele.
vato women individually 20 their
rlgh,ful place, by claiming that
/ they have equal pay for equal
work, recognizing them as ctllcors and
members OF your societies. AID advocating
tho ballots IN their hands as their rghiul
weapon Of self.help In our present gov
eminent. AZ temperance women we
havo been especially glad TO note your
hostile attitude TO the saloon, tho
worst foe Of woman and OF tho
workingman and Of home, We
read with Joy the vow made
by the newly elected officers 81 the
knights OF Labor at their convention In
Richmond, when, with hands raised To
heaven, they pledged themselves to be
total Hbstainers throughout their term OF
| Office
In addressing YOU at this time we wish
10 offer our congratulations upon your
achievements as practical workers In that
great temperance reform which engages
! our steadfast work and prayersi and
which. as we believe, Involves beyond all
other movements Of this az your happl-
ness and elevation. Permit us TO ask
your careful consideration of this state
ment OF our belief.
Tho central question of labor reform Ia
not so much how 90 got higher wages AZ
how 10 turn the present wages 10 better
account, for waste harms most OF those
VINO can least afford IT, II IL not over
production 80 much as under con-
sumption that grlnds the faces
OF the worSingmen Fourteen hundred
million dollars annually drawn
chiefly from the pockets Of workingmen
by the saloon keepers and cigar dealers,
means less -four In the barrel, less coal
| In the cellar and less clothing
| = a.. 80 10 .ftN1 La A
prleve that they give their
money for that which 10 not bread aud
their labor for that which satisfeth not
life. Insurance statistics prose that
while tho average life Of the moderate
drlnker is but thirty.ilye years and a
half, that OF the total nbstninor Is sixty.
four. Successful explorers and soldiers,
farmOus athletes, podc. TRANS, roWers
and shots are men who do not cobweb
their brains nor palsy their nerves with
strong drink. We believe the work Of
societies resulting In the laws by
which nearly one-half the children
OF the United States arc
being taught Ia the public schools the
evil effects OF Intoxicating liquors. upon
the tissues OF the body and the tc.nper q
the mind merits your earnest co-0pera.
ton and will prove one OF your strongest
achievements In your efforts TO elevate
your families 70 nobleness Of oppoftu-
nifty We believe that the study Oi by.
giene, including d knowledge OF the most
healthiul foods, aud the discovery that
they are OF the cheaper and non-stlmula-
ting class, with careful consideration OF
Inc scientific modes by which, IN tne
preparation Of !osd, little esn DO made TO
10 a long way IN home economies, are
..otf ,ynsfhy ~ vauF attpntian. We ask