Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-30

I ANhtt@> WIS lk~utu nv tDt NlIiouti WV
mans Christian Temperance Uuion to-day,
IN ACCORDANCE with a resolution adorted 81
! lie hate Minneapolis Convention. 1t Is adj
| dressed 10 all Knights Of Labor, trades
| unions, and other labor organizations
HEADQUARTERS or TIE NaT1ONn)
W. {. I. L., lGl La SALE STREET.
CHICAGO, November &, 1856. )
| To Az HOrLjnqinen and Women:
Brothers and sisters Of q common hope,
We come 10 YOU naturally as our friends
( a0d alhcs. With such Of your method, n
involve cooperation, arbitration, and the
| halloi.boX, we are in hearty sympathy.
| Measures which involve compulslon OF
! labor, destruction Of property, and harm
10 lie or limb We profoundly deplore, ana
we believe the thoughtful and responsible
among your ranks must equally deplore
them rs not only base in themselves, but
great bindrance 70 your own welfare and
success. We rejoice IN your broad plal-
| forms 81 mutual help, which recog-
nize neither sex, race, nor creed.
| Especially do we appreciate the ten
| dency Of your great movement TO ele-
ynte women induStrially 10 their rightfnl
place by claiming that they have equal pay
| for Cqual work; recognizing them a. officers
eating the ballot in their hands a. their
riebtiul weapon Of seli.help IN our repre-
sentative Government. As temperance w0-
mcn We have been especially glad 10 note
yonr hostile altitude toward the saloon, the
worst foe OF woman and OF the working
man and Of home. We read with JOY OF
| The VOW made by the newly elected officers
| Of the Knights Of Labor at the Convention
| in Richmond, wheA, with hands raised to
| Heaven. they pledged themselves 70 be
total abstainers throughout their term OF
Office.
In addressing you at this time we wish 10
| CitT our sincere congratulations uDOh your
achievements as practical workers in that
ereat Temperance reform which engages
cur sieadiast work and prayers, and which,
rs we believe, involves beyond all other
movements Of this age your happiness and
elevation. Permit Us to ask your careful
consideration this statement OF our belief
The central question Of labor reform is not
80 much how 10 get higher wages n 10 how
| 10 turn the present wages 10 better account
| for waste harms most those who can least
afford IL. II is not over.FroductIOn so much
| a. under-cOnsumpton that grinds the faces
| ~ The wOrkingmen. Fourteen hundred
millions annually drawn, chiefly from the
pockets OF workingmcn, 10y saIoon-keepers
and cigar-dcalers means less -four in the
| barrel. less coal in the cellar, and les. cloth
| ing for the labOrer's family. We greve TO
see them give their money for that which i
moi bread and their labor for that which
| satisftth not. Lie-insurance statistics
prove that while the average life
| Of moderate drnkeT j, but
ibirty-fye years, that Of total
al s,ainer is sixty-four years. Successful
explorers and soldiers, famous athletes,
pedestrians, roweTs. and shots are men who
do not c0bWeb their brains or palsy their
nerves with alcoholic drink. We believe
that the work Of our societies. resulting In
laws hy which nearly bali the children OF
the United States arc being taught in public
schools the evil effects of intoxicating
LIQUORS upon the tissues Of the body and
The temper Of the mind. merits your earnest
cooperation and will prove one Of your
strongest rtcBforcements in the effort to
elevate your iamlie, 10 the nObler level, OF
opportunity. We believe that the study OF
hygiene, including the knowledge Of the
most bCalthfu. foods, and the discovery that
these are OF the cheaper and nOn-stlmulating
class. with careful consideration OF the
scientific methods by which, in the pre-
( paratiOn of food, little can be made 20
u
well worthy your attention. We ask
YOU 10 aid us in our endeavOrs 10 have
taught in all departments of our public
! schools those beuCfcient laws OF health
v hich relate 10 wholesome living in respect
| 10 diet, dress, sleep, exercise, and Ventila-
ton, 50 that this teaching shall be given TO
every child rs one Of the surest means 10
us highest happiness. We ASH your atten-
ton 10 our white cross pledge OF equal
chastity for man and woman, Of pure Lam
guagc, and pure life. We ask your help in
cur efforts 10 secure adequate protection by
I law for the daughters OF poor and rich
alike from the cruelty OF base and brutal
men. We ask your help in our endeavors
10 preserve the American Sabbath with
il resi- and quiet, redceming II from
being a. now the harveSt-tlmc o. the
saloon-bCepcr, hen be gathers in The hard
/ earnings OF the wOrkingman and we pro-
mise YOU our cooperation in your efforts
10 secure he Saturday half holiday, which
We believe viii DO 30 much TO ch1nge The
sabbath from a day OF recreation to one OF
rest at home and for the worship OF God.
We call your attention 20 our departments
Cf eNaugclistiC temperance work, WORK Tor
railroad employs, lumbermen, hcrdsmen'
! miners, soldiers, and sailors; also, 10 our
ttioils 10 organize free kitchens and Kin
dcrgartcns and bands OF nope; to supply
nee libraries and reading-r0omS, tempe
rance lodging houses, and restaurants and
10 reach out a helping hand totalien women
~ well - fallen men. We h1ye publish
ng-hOuse at l61 Ia Sale street, Chicago,
which sent ont thirty million pages OF
temperance literature in the last year, and
which is conducted by women; IT,
typos set by women COlnpOsiiOr-.
Our national organ, tine Union Sgu1L
has good words for ali lawful efforts
made by The workiucmen and women for
heir own best good. We ask you 20 do all
~ you1 power for the cause OF prohibition,
Inch Is prteminCntly your cause. VIII
tie dTam-shop and it, hcudish temptations
oNerlhroWn. what mi. BIT you not attain OF
that seli-maSiery which Is the trs, cOndl.
lion Of success, and what might YOU not
achieve Of the protection and happiness IN
lho>e homes which are the hearts true rest
ing-place! Your ballots hold the balance
oi mower i'm this land Of the worlds hope.
We ak those OF YOU who are voters TO cast
hem Only for such measures and such men
d, ere SOlcmnly committed 10 the prohibit
ton OF every brewery. distillcry, and
dIamShop in The nation, and that The women
mag come 10 the rescue in thi, great emer-
s,ucy; also, a. an act Of justice toward
those who have TIE most sacred claim on
YOUR protection. We hope that you may
see your way clear 10 cast your ballots only
for such measures and such men as are
pledged TO the enfrar chsement Of women.
In al this We speak 20 you a. those who
ftrveutly believe that the coming OF Christ's
kingdom on earth means brotherhood. We
urge you with sisteriy carnestness and
off ctiOn TO make the New Testament your
textbook Of political economy and 10 join
H. IA the daily study Of His blessed words
"who spako rs never man spake." His
pierced hand i lifting up this sorrOwiul,
benighted world into the light Of God. In
earnest sympathy let u go forward 10 work
oul His golden precepts into the worlds
life and law bv making first Of all His law
and life our own.
Yours. for God aud home and every land,
FRANCES L. WILLARD, President.
Caroline b. Buell., Corresponding occre-
tary.
A Crank Anarchists Crime.