The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-07-04

past, to the party that declares for
the protection Of the home. The
resolution proposed was in line
with the position now taken BY the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of all the States except
Iowa. The Unions of Wisconsin,
Missouri and other States, recently
in conventions, had taken this DO
sition She closed, urging that the
women ought to stand by the men
that stand by the women.
Mrs. Swaney, of New Cumber-
land, and Mrs. Hoffman, of Guyan-
dotte, opposed the motion with
much earnestness, prophesying
great harm to the cause in their 10.
calities if the resolution should be
adopted.
Miss Eva Johnson, of Sistersville,
favored the motion said we have
worked under similar resolutions
for the two years past and have
greatly prospered.
Mrs. Jacob, of Wellsburg, Oh.
posed; thought it would be bad
policy to declare sympathy tor any
party.
Mrs. Stevens, of Buckhannon, was
glad to belong to the Prohibition
party, and gladden. to belong to the
W. c. T. u, but opposed the resolu.
ton as impolitic at this time.
Mrs. Herr, of Grafton, spoke
zealously in favor of the resolution
as signed by Mrs. Sleeth and her.
self. She favored Prohibition and
the Prohibition party, and insisted
that the w. G. 7. U. must stand
for principle and be true.
Mrs. Duval here read the Grafton
resolution, adopted by the conven-
tons of 1885 and 1886, as follows :
"That while we are not and cannot be
political organization, we express our ap-
probation of those voters. who declare
their purpose to cast their ballots against
the Liquor Traffic, first, last and all the
time, for the protection of the home,"
and insisted that there was wide
difference between th.t and the
one pendiug She said no one
dared to offer such resolution as
this in the convention at Fairment
a year ago.
The interest was 80 warm at this
point that Mrs. Il. M. Davis, of
Richie G. H., moved that the Con.
vention unite in prayer, which mo-
ton prevailing,the Chair called on
Mre. Hubbard, of Wheeling, who
led in most earnest prayer that the
Convention might be guided by. the
Holy Spirit and have wisdom and
grace to rightly decide the question
at issue.
Mrs. Willard in the chair, Mrs.
Jane A. johnson replied to Mrs.
Duval's reference to the Fairmont
Convention, by saying that while
in the chair at that meeting men,
Der of the Resolution Committee
submitted to her a resolution
Committing the Union to "nonpar-
tisanism," and that being informed
that its passage would be resisted
on the floor, the member returned,
the resolution disappeared, and ne
action was taken by the Committee
defining the relations of the W. G.
T. U. to political parties.
Mrs. J. A. Smith again spoke to
the resolution, insisting that the
Union was for Gospel Temperance
work, and could not afford to an
tagonize friends who would work
with us.
Miss Hattie Blue, of Grafton,
favored the resolution and the Pro-
hibition party.
Mrs. J. D. Walker of Charleston,
spoke against it.
Mrs. Johnson, Miss Willard in
the Chair, spoke for the resolution,
arguing that the work of the Wo-
mans Christian Union in its efforts
to secure the Prohibition of the
Liquor Traffic, was dependent on
political parties, inasmuch as pol
ical parties elect Legislatures
which alone can make laws; that
the creed Of the Union was on par
allel lines with the platform of the
Prohibition party, and to be con-
sistent and logical the w. G. T. U.
must declare its sympathies with