Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-31
THE woHEN IN THE CAMPAIGN.

The Wonan's National Republican Club
and one hundred subsidiary clubs are
the outgrowth in part Of the declaration
of the National Republican platform, that
the party viii stand by all wise move
ments to conserve the purity OF and to
protect the home. The organizations have
issued an address, which opens with the
quotation from the platform of the party
The first concern of all good government
Is the virtue and sobriety of the people
and the purity of the home. The Re
publican party cordially sympathizes with
all wise and well-directed efforts for the
promotion of temperance and morality"
With this as the text for their preaching
and the cornerstone of their foundation
they address the women OF the United
States, saying;
We who, send you this call Go not claim pre-
eminent devotion to home and country. We
know that everywhere in our land are patriotic
women; they love the flag; they waved i, in
holiday splendor under the blue sky of pros
perity they revered it when its brightness was
dlmmed by the smoke of war. The
Republican party is not sectional-it is n ma
uonal party. 50 Across the bloody chasm
are the clasped hands of growing industries,
sensitive and responsive to the nerves of
trade. The achievements of the Repub-
lican party have made luminous this century's
history. The Republican Marty has
always been the party of neutrality-suspicious.
10 the citizen. protection to the negro, protec-
uon TO the ballot-b box, protection to the wage
Garner, protection to the wage payer, and now
Il IN ne WITH R past and performances
American women fail to respond? American
women this is the party to whose service we
call you. What position will you take and hold
during the months of the coming campaign
DO you realize the moral side, the heart side of
the economic questions which are being dis
cussed in the campaign Do you remember
tndt when labor Is degraded woman is de-
graded2 The shop girl, the factory operative
the sewing woman indeed every working wo-
man, whether she toll in home or shop or
school, is interested IN the maintenance of the
American standard of values in labor and its
return TO the home. In November next twelve
millions OF voters Will go to the polls and deter
mine VINO snail receive the highest honor in the
GIT OF the American people. Is this anything
to you2 Does it make any difference TO YOU
who this man Is, aud for what set of principles
ne stands? Would not the choice of Benjamin
Harrison and Levi p Morton, eS Chief Execu-
tlyes OF this great nation, tend to establish a
popular standard of private morals and public
service which any mother might present 10 the
asplratlf ms OF her sons? Do not their lives
illustrate that purity N personal character is
consonant with the highest worldly success
Court OF justice, the legislative chamber or the
camp OF war need never cause a blush in the
nome Is 1t not vital to the nations life that
these truths be emph sized in the characters of
the peoples chief representatives.
The Executive Committee of the ma
tional organization consists OF Mrs. j.
Ellen Foster, of Iowa, Chairman Mrs.
Thomas w. Chase, of Rhode Island, Sec
retary; Mrs. Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana;
Mrs. Henry S. Lane, of Indiana Mrs. H. B.
Spillman, of New York, and Mrs. Henry
X. Carroll, Of New Jersey. These women
call upon all others in sympathy with
them to assemble in their towns and vii
lages and organize subsidiary clubs, to
which, at the first meeting, the address of
the National Committee should be read
and then permanent organization be pro-
ceeded with.
These clubs are intended to become
factors in securing the triumph of the
party. They believe the united influence
of Republican women will conserve moral
power in society, utilize dormant political
forces for the public good and aid in the
dominance of Republican principles. They
propose to enlist all the women of America
who can be induced to unite in the effort
to labor for the success Of the Republican
party by disseminating information; by
studying the principles involved in the
contest, and by inducing men to unite with
them in such study; to prepare and distrib-
ute flags and badges; to personally labor
for the party in that proper manner COM
patable with womanly dignity and mod
esty to keep before the public mind the
fact that the Republican party is the party
of protection to the home, and the eonserva-
tor of sobriety and purity among the peo-
pie, and in many other ways to aid the ma
tional ticket. 1t is not intended to drag
women into the ordinary political forum,
or to have them engage iu the wrangles of
the hustings. AS the committee well says: /:
Let our Investigations be wide and thorough.
ana our judgment unbiased by local or persona
prejudice. Let the Republican women never
descend to personal aspeTsion in social plat
form or newspaper controversy. Such contro-
appointment, Jsalousy, weakness, insincerity
ana lack OF confidence in the truth. Be calm
courteous, dgniiied instant, in season and oue
OF season, III advocacy OF Republicanism.
There can be no question about the pow
erful influence Republican women can ex-
ercise in this campaign, and the best way
to employ it is in that orderly manner
secured only by compact organization.
SOME one is disposed. whether by reason
of stupidity or malice we know not, to cul-
tivate the belief abroad that residence in
the Sacramento valley at this time is in
tolerable because of heat Nothing could
be more unjust. The fact is that we have
had few days Of warm weather through
cut the State and some hot hours in the
two great valleys that were phenomenal
But they have passed, and even while they
prevailed did no one harm and impeded no
one in the discharge of everyday duty.
Whoever sent to the San Francisco press
the absurd story that the weather condi-
tions here we're such as to discourage peo-
N.S S7<St-A W DuSlueSS lieu
by the rule of malice, or was toe idiotic
to know the difference between right and
wrong. 1t is just possible that the silly
story printed in San Francisco had its
spring and purpose in the same animosity
TO the Annual State Fair about to be held
that gave birth to the opposition that
crosses its dates with those of private.ex-
position that tarns cut to be little more
than shop-keepers' bazar.
TIE enemies of General Harrison have
got together lot of declarations and .ele-
graphed them abroad that the General did
declare a dollar day enough ior work
ingman. They claim on this the 81 600
put up by the Indianapolis Journal as
challenge of the truth of the charge
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