Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-11-23

tOrrCSNNnulNg secretary, MIS-. wary q
Woodbridge, Recording Secretary, an
Miss Esaher Pugh, Treasurer. fhes
officers have also held the position I
which they were chosen for sewers
terms.
The Morton saloon license came II
once more, and a heated diScuSsio
seemed imminent. but it was finally di,
posed Of by the adoption of a resolution
: which declared that since Nice-PreSi
dent Morton occupied the second posi-
tion in authority under an Administra
ton that favorS high license he coul
not have taken any other course with
! ont rehuking the policy of his party
and therefore the whole mat
ter should be dismissed from fur
Their consideration, Short Speeeht,
were made by Senator Blair, Of New
Hampshire; Rev. DIR. Cummings, presi
dent Of the Northwestern University a
EyanSton; Rev. Arthur Edwards, u. D.,
Or. W. &. Anderson, OF Brooklyn; Prof
Samuel T. Dickey, chairman Of the Ma
tional Committee Of the Prohibition
party, and others.
II CLOSING SESSIONS.
At Tuesdays meeting of the conyen,
ton the following resolution was de-
feated after a heated discussion in
which Mrs. Aldrich, of Iowa; Mrs,
Henry, OF Chicago; Mrs. Baker, If Da-
kota; Mrs. Carhart, OF Iowa; Mrs, Ross,
Of Philadelphia; Mrs. Hunt, Of Boston;
Mrs. Foster, If Iowa, and others par
ticipat,d d:
ITS The Union'sl object shall be to insti,
tute a unity of Christian womeE Of
this Nation in non s~ectarian and non,
partisan temperance work for the rctor.
nation Of the Incorporate and the education
Of the public sentiment in behalf of TO
tai abstinence and the prohibition Of alcoholic
liquor, the development Of social purity. the
suppression Of vice, and the education of the
masses in the duties and responsibilities q
citizenship"
In the afternoon q number of Interest,"
ing addresses and reports were read.
Mrs. T, b. Carse read a report concern
ing the National temperance temple
which is to be erected in Chicago at a
cost of 81, zoe, 900. Stock amounting to
>5l2,0 0 has already been subscribed for.
At tbn ovoninr .ossiop Mr.. Nbito
Kinney nrcsontod tho ronort of the com.
mittee on resolutions. The majority
renort consisted of q nroamble and Sow.
~enteen resolutions vbc most imnor.
tont Of tbosn was 49, foIIows.
we believe it is vital to the temnoraneo 70.
form that the principle of prohibition be MAIDS
the dominant issue in American politics. We
therefore give our approval TO that party only
in State ~ ma T, ii Nv, on pi' g,an@s i ~ oa r : ta, -,
application to law"
4 minority renort was hrouoht in Inv
Mrs, Matte RaiIev If low, whicb 40.
n1arod II ,,i,s+ ord rru,;.o ra, a..
organization to pledge it's influence or
allegiance to any political party, but it
received only the votes of the Iowa del.
egates. The majority report was adopt-
cd by an almost unanimous vote.
The convention adontod roso1utiors
EXPRESSIVE Of orief omayemont md n,n.
dcmnation that fine second official of tbo
Government should co ~ononlv al1ov bjn,.
self with tba liouor dcoi Ions az tbo Va,
ton as TO hermit = bar in his botol
The convention also ,dontod - No.
olution an nnian
of church and State. cou,1in,ant
inc tho President for rnli1-
dinnr uili+on,, nnuia,,, aal
ON sunday. cnmn1iman+irr posti,astn,
General Wanamokor for roaucior l,o
amount of sunday n,.to1 u.orl. ro.,n,
mendinr tho establishment If an od,aa
tional test for c~itizonshin. daoIart ."'0'
favor of full franchise for women ana
rejoicing in the efforts that are bnipd
made for the enforcement of the sunday
law.
The Iowa delooation hoItoa tbo oo,
i,,s+ os +1o o,an,.
about to close. Mrs, J, Ellen Fostn,
the chairman of the delecation
and read a very lone nrotas.
in which she reviewed the tfght which
the Iowa delegation had wapcd apainst
the body of the convention on tho man,