Daily Republican., 1889-10-25


L. U. The secretary of that Joint COM
mittee states that during the year 6,99l
nave visited the rooms and that 1,40i
books were taken out. Tho rooms are
frequented by those who seem to appre-
ciate them. Succeseful gospel meetings
have been held and several persons have
been converted. Any night In the week
the rooms may be found filled with men
and boys busy with the books and maRn-
zines, or harmless games found on the
tables. In this branch of the work the
secretary gives great credit TO the W. c.
4. U. In keeping up the rooms and pro-
curing good reading matter.
Encouraging reports were also read
from the superintsndents OF the moi hers
department and the jail and a.fnshouse
committee. Miss Hillcs congratulated
the audience on the appointment of a
police inatron which would do much
good.
Rev. r. Irving Watkins, being intro
duced, made strong and powerful ap.
peal in behalf OF total abstinence and
prohibition. He eaid that in his child
hoods home there was w. c, T. U.
organization. 1t consisted of one woman
and she his mother. From her he learned
to hate the rum traffic, and from her he
learned not the principles of Temperance
but OF total abstinence. There should be
more to'al abstinence taught In the fam
ily. lie had no honeyed words for the
rum traffic, but always tried to hit the
devil between tho eyes. Mr.. Watkins
administered severe rebuke to profess
lug christians who had no kind feeling
Tor the temperance cause. Miss Frances
Willard in one OF her addresses said that
arm chair christianity will not pass cur
rent now. OLD coaches and the one-horse
shay had given way to railroads and
electricity. Women were asserting their
rights and stood by the side Of man as a
helper instead OF ciiDging at his feet IA a
slave.
The difference between the two is that
while men give up the struggle, women
labor on. he was glad women had come
to the helm after the men had fled. He
considered high license the most damna.
bic OF all attitudes OF the Temperance
question. Men dodge the issue. They
are Prohibitionists to Prohibitionists
Democrats to Democrats and Republi-
cans to Republicans, carrying cut tn,
Injunction In that respect OF being al
things to all men. He did not believ,
in Kid glove Christianity.
| Mr.. Watkins complimented the ladiet
on their work IN procuring signers to re
moDstances agaiast the licensing o
saloons. They are used TO Insult ant
abuse from the brutal. They go frou
house TO house, meeting with rebuiis, in
suits, abuse and are used to having door
slammed shut IN their faces. But th el
labored on, minding nothing but the on,
great object for which they were work
Ing.
He did not know how 1t was in tn
western part OF the city, but he knew
that in the eastern part where there wer
formerly O or SALOONS thers were nov
but two, and he lived IN a conmunit
where there was but one in population
of 5000. MIR. Watkins then picture,
the scene In court where the license
were granted and the CONSERVATION o
learned lawyers when they saw thei
efforts dashed to pieces by the onslaugh
OF the noble women. lie was glad tina
there was one judge upon the bench who
had respect to local option in localit,
where the people were interested. II,
was willing to take half a loa 4 rather thar
no bread, and he hailed the improvement
In the law requiring one-half tho signer
to license petitions TO be freeholders.
In the 9th ward 0 out of II ireeholder
on Petition for license for saloon nes
where be lived resided in the extrem
upJer end OF the ward. They tried Il
make II appear what great blessing I
II would be TO have saloon In the neigh
borhood but the people around ther'
couldn't see 1t in that light, and neither
could the court. Mr.. Watkins concluded
his strong address in an eloquent apoS-
trophe to the ladies for their noblt
sacrifices and for the good work done b.
them.
Rev. w. L. g. Murray also delivered
an eloquent address.