The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-10-25


wine center and metropolis, the city OF Paris.
She urged the establishment by the State of
homes for adult incapables such as infirm in
ebrates, and victims of the tobacco opium
ana chloral habits whose conduct wears out
valuable lives. The establishment of peace
conferences was referred to- and Miss Willard
suggested that the convention ask for the ap-
po'ntment Of Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson us one
or the ten peace commissioners to be desig.
mated by the President.
She then discussed the political side OF tenn.
perance. The Republican party, she said, &C.
cording to the testimony Of the brewers had
done all that had been asked for the brewing
interest while the Democratic party openly
espoused the liquor traffic 1.-THE candidates
OF the Prohibition party-that party which
women and men will bu Id together-is the
party to support. The hour could not be more
propittous. Northerners have lived to be eye
witnesses TO the fact that We have not gone to
ruin under q Democratic Administration and
Southerners-outside office-seekers have Jared
equally we'll under Republicans. Both parties
desire rectifcation of the tariff and ne Their
wants free trade, neither favors Civil Service
re1o IN to any extent, and the only vital issue
before us Nationally is the question Of tbs
liquor traffic."
Miss Willard had no fear Of partially in the
United States Supreme Court. She then
argued at length against the injustice of the
Acknowledgement OF women against whom man
IL
this she held there was no reason or Justice.
On this question OF the ballot she dwelt a,
greater length than upon any other and
quoted various high judicial and ecclesiastical
authorities showing that women were unjust
~ treated in the matter OF suffrage
At the barred council room doors of the
church, she said, was where a woman haG
made the least progress; but there, as else
where. enlightened womanhood will prevail
The refusal OF the Method st Protestant con
ference to license women after ordaining them,
she said, was without just &c, and their treat
ment by these holy men was discount
eous beyond parallel. She said that
new church organization Was under
consideration to which all could belong who
subscribed to the apostles creed and the triple
pledge OF total abstinence, anti-tobacco and
social purity in which men and women were tc
be upon the same terms OF perfect equality
The name OF this organization, she said, would
be the Church Union, but she herself p: ayed
that this step would be delayed four years q,
least in the hope that ministerial views would
broaden.
The labor questi on was last touched upon.
The Knights OF Labor, Miss Willard 50 d, were
the most ethc ent body in the land for the pro
lection OF women. 1t upheld wages and regu.
lated the hours OF service so as to disband the
army OF tramps. The climax of the labor
movement, she said, would be reached when
workers ceased SOOTHING at the Bible and looked
upon IL as the book OF brotherhood.
Alter recess the ses sion was opened
with prayer by Mrs. S. C. Acaenson, OF
Texas, followed by music, and Mrs. Caro-.
line Buell. then read her report as score.
tary, which was full of gratifying infor.
nation Of the progress of the cause all
over the country.
Mrs. Buell. began her report by mentioning
the work OF the cause in the New England
states. Rhode Island, in her opinion, has the
best facilities for enforcing the prohibitory
law, and the situation IN regard to the Kansas
injunction law is also encouraging. The re-
ports in Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana
showed that there exists no cause to regret
the WORK the Women's Christian Tenn
pcrance Union has performed there
The ASSOCIATION whose members belons
In Michigan have devoted good
deal of tine in investigating the piner,
horrors recently discovered there. Iowa has
paper espec. ally devoted to the temperance
movement. In the Pacific States there was
nothing mentioned in the reports of any great
consequence. In Washington Territory 1he
women will go to the polls on the 9th OF No
vember, vote, and await the result. In New
Mexico the w. G. T. U. looks to the interests O,
the Chinese, and in their work they have
good many OF the Mongoliaus converted Il
Christianity and temperance.
The union is in very fourishing condition
Us the follow .ng statement, furnished by Mrs
Buell., will show. There are 1871 unions with
membership OF 164,213. OF Loyal Legions, an
outgrowth OF the unions, there are 3, 427 unions
with o membership of l63,743. The secretar,
called this an of year, because the various
Legislatures have not met In Iowa the
Legislature has been petitioned to allow
women to vote. In North Carolina the w. G.
!. U. urged the members to spread the kin
de-garten system among the people, The
work IN the Cult States has progressed favora.
bly,. In Louisiana the work has been princi.
pally among the school children. Tennessee
has lost her prohibitory constitutional amend.
ment. Utah is getting on her feet through the
sys TEN organized by Mrs. Burnett, and gains
have been large.