St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-24
PLAYING AT PEACEMAKER.
Miss Frances Willard Puts a Damper
on Wrangling Women.
SWEET THINGS MUST SCRAP.
The Last Days Session Of the National
W. C. T. U. Ends in
Row.
Special to the Globe.

| NEW l. Oiih. OCt. GO---NOI uOlC
one-quarter of the delegates were in
their seats this morning at the opening
OF the last days session of the great
convention of the Women's Christian
Temperance union. Many had already
left for their homes. The reports of the
national organizers gave good account
OF the work they had accomplished in
the paStyear. During the delivery of the
reports Samuel Diclkie, chairman of the
national Prohibition campaign commit
tee, was introduced, and extended an
Invitation to the president - Miss
Frances Willard-tO become a COUNSEL
ing member of the national eXecu-
tive committee of the Prohibition
Mrs. Mary c. Woody, of North
Carolina, conducted the opening
devotional exercises in the after
noon session. A resolution thanking
Mrs. Cleveland for her observance and
support of total abstinence was adopted
with applause. j. III. Stearns, noted
temperance advocate, made short
speech. Rev. DR.. Costa, a White Cross
leader, spoke on the social purity. A
motion to rescind the action of the con-
vention in making Miss Willard coun-
selling member of the national Prohibi-
ton executive committee was tabled.
DR.. j. NJ. Buckley, of the Christian Adj
yocate, spoke briefly. Mrs. Josephine
| Nichols, of Indiana, was elected to
REPRESENT THE UNION
as fraternal delegate to the Knights
| of Labor convention at indianapolis
| Nov. %. A rule was adopted limiting
| speeches on the resolutions to three
minutes each. All the Iowa delegates
voted against the rule. Mrs. Zerelda
Wallace. of Indiana, mother of Gen.
Lew Wallace, of Ben Hur fame, pre-
scented the report of the commit
tee on resolutions. The resolu-
tions favor federal aid to pub
lie schools, according to illit-
eracy; prohibition of export of liquor to
Africa and other unciviliZed countries:
national legislation to suppress the
liquor traffic, state laws having proved
insufficient, as shown by the supreme
court decision allowing original pack
ages to be seut into prohibition states:
abolition of the internal revenue sys
tenn, which is partnership in
crime; reaffirm allegiance to the
Prohibition party; declare that while
members are free in private opinion
and utterance regarding politics, yet
the action of the union in promising its
influence to the party embOdying prohi-
bltion principles gives the organization
policy which each member is
BOUND IN HONOR TO RESPECT,
and it is, therefore. the sense of the W.
c. T. U. that member should speak
publicly to antagOnize said policy,
and any member doing so is dislOyal to
the organization; favor woman's suf-
frage; endorse the Blair educational
bill; rejoice at the success of the
WOman'S Temperance Publication as
ISOLATION; promise to support the
temperance hospital; promise COOP
Grafton with the Worlds Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union;
indorse the editorial policy of Mary
Allen West. in charge of the Union Sig
nal organ of the union; pledge cooper
alton with the Wisconsin branch in its
work against the dens of iniquity in the
pineries; thank Bishop FallOws for his
sermon proving that the Bible favOrS
ecclesiastical emancipation of women;
thank the men who championed the
cause of women when the president and
superintendent of the union were de-
MED seats as delegates to the national
MethOniSt conference; thank Senator
ingalls, and his cO-wOrkerS for their
interest in and aid of the Mormon mis-
sion. The resolutions were all adopted
as read except the one referring to the
Prohibition party, which was laid aside
until the report of the committee on
protests and memorials on that subject
should be made. Recess was taken,
and when the convention met again
at s o'clock Mrs. II. d. Kells,
of Mississippi, conducted devotional
avaroicac Nv War1WaII DrohiLi
ton candidate for mayor of New York,
spoke briefly. The report of the execu-
tive committee was read. 1t showed
that at last Thursdays meeting of the
committee, Mrs. Foster and her friends
left the room after their nOn-pOlitical in
dorsement memorial had been rejected,
and, after some acrimonious cOrreSpOn-
dence between Mrs. Foster and Miss
West. editor of the Union Signal. had
been submitted, Mrs. Lathrop, of Michi-
gan, suggested that it vas not neces-
sary i'll
THE INTEREST OF HARMONY
that this correspondence be read. There
was some debate on the point, and Mrs.
Henry moved to submit the whole mat
ter to arbitration. This was lost Miss
Willard, with her usual success as a
peace-maker, suggested that it was al
ways better to conceal nothing, and the
mutual recriminations of WisS West
and Mrs. Foster were thereupon
read. In substance Mrs. Foster ac-
cused Miss West of editing
blackguard sheet, and Miss West ac-
cuSed Mrs. Foster of being a traitor to
the cause. Mrs. Fosters celebrated
memorial was then read. 1t argued the
danger of having the union affiliate
with any political party, and accused
the Union Signal of being a Prohibit
ton party organ. Miss Vests reply
was then read, denying in plain terms
any political action Oh the part of the
paper.
A minority report of the Iowa W. c.
7. L. was also read, accusing Mrs. FOS-
ter of lending her aid to the Republic
cans, thus betraying the w. G. L. L.
The report Of the executive committee
concluded with an Endorsement of
the views of this minority report.
and disapproval of the atti-
tude of Mrs. Fosters majority
party in the Iowa w. c. T. U. The
convention adopted the report. The
non-party resolutions of the platform
now came up. Mrs. Foster and Mrs.
Aldrich, of Iowa. opposed it, but after
now down, and some Of the delegates
showed
\ DESIRE TO 'JUMP ON HER."
Mrs. Burt moved that any person
who does not support the attitude of
the convention in regard to the Prohibit
ton movement be declared disloyal.
Mrs. Foster showed fight and asked the
chair if delegate could be declared