The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-11-01
Convention of the w. C. T. q.

The convention of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union at New York, has been
the most lively one on record. feature of
the last day was an address by Mrs. Angie f.
Newmann, who has charge OF the work
among Mormon women. Her graphic descrip-
ton Of the shocking condition of the Mormon
women in Utah elected Mortified exclama-
tions from all parts of the opera house. She
told of two sisters, Mormon girls, one 16 and
the other Is years old, whom she saw in a
squalid condition, both with babies in their
arms and both girls the wives OF their own
father. Another case mentioned was that OF
O man who had married, besides wife out
side his family, his own mother, his grand
mother, his daughter and his granddaugh-
ter all these wives were living at the same
time,
: A resolution thanking Mrs. Cleveland for
her observance and support of total abstin-
ence was adopted with applause.
A motion to rescind the action of the con-
vention in making Miss Willard counseling
member of the national Prohibition execu-
tive committee was tabled. DR.. ], NJ Buckley
of the Christian Advocate spoke briefly.
Miss Josephine Nichols, Of Indiana, was
elected to represent the union as u 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. Zeralda Wallace, of
Indiana, mother of Gen. Lew Wallace of Ben
Hur fame, presented the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions.
The resolutions favor federal aid to public
schools according to illiterarcy; prohibition
of the 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 packages to
be sent into prohibition states; abolition of
the Internal revenue system, which is a part
nership in crime; reaffirm allegiance to the
members are free in private opinions
and utterances regarding politics
yet the action Of the union in promising it's
influence to the party embodying prohibition
principles gives the organization u policy
which each member is bound to honor, to re-
spect, and it is therefore the sense of the
w. G. r. U. that no member should speak
publicly to antagonize the party, and any
member doing SO is disloyal to the organiza-
tion; favor woman suffrage; indorse the
Blair educational bill; rejoice at the success
of the Woman's Temperance Publication
Association; promise support to the tenn
perance hospital; promise cooperation with
the Worlds Womnn's Christian Temperance
Union; indorse the editorial pOlEy OF Mary
Allen West in charge OftheUnion Signal, organ
of the union; pledge cooperation with the
Wisconsin branch in it's work against the
dens of iniquity in the pineries thank Bishop
Fallows for his sermon proving that the
Bible favors ecclesiastical emancipation at
women; thank the men who championed the
cause of women when the president and
superintendent of the union were denied seats
AZ delegates to the national Methodist con.
ference; thank Senator Ingalls, and his co
workers for their interest in and aid of the
Mormon mission
The resolutions were all adopted a. read,
except the one referring to the Prohibition
pnrty, which was laid, aside until the report
Of the committee on protests and memorials
ON that subject should be made