New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-14
PLATFORM OF THE ". C. I. U.
DEMAND FOR NATIONAL PRoHIBIToRY AND

SUNDAY LAWS.
Chicago. Nov. 13-The National Convention OF the
women's Christian Temperance Union did not come
to an end until ! O'Clock this morning. This was
due to the debate over the question whether tho
union should take partisan. position in the matter Of
political prohibition. The majority report, as will DO
seen below favored the third-party prohbitionists,
! while the minority report urged the defeat which
attended recent attempts to secure prohibition in
various States proof that the union must take
non-partisan attitude in order to persuade
the people. The majority report was adopted,
whereupon tie delegates from Iowa withdrew.
Confusion following the withdrawal Of the
consideration Of the complete majority
report Of the Committee Resolutions was not re.
sumed until after midnight AS finally adopted the
resolutions are follows:
As a National women's, Christian Temperance
Union In its fifteenth annual convention asscmO.ei,
We desire TO ascribe TO Almighty God the success
when has, to such remarkable degree, crowned
our efforts during the decade and a half Of ex
istence, that our cords have been lcngthened and
sbshes strengthened until to-day our influence IS ielt
prosperity OF our union is largely due to the
systematic work done in our forty departments, In
v,uu i under The general heads or organhaon pre-
NehtNe, educational, social, evangelistc and legal,
me superintendents of each department being
specialists in their particular lines Of work
We recognize the fact that the foundation OF all our
work lies In the acceptance OF the Gospel of Christ
BY by. men and women and believe that even greater
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comI1g year along all evangeistic lines:
state we dS % AL Union at cd IN Sps an
Ming OF Nations and as such should be acknowledged
IN our Government, and His Word made the basis of
We rejoice in the efforts that being made In many
by ndyduals and the public press for the
cooperation IN the manufacture Of public sentiment
aalong ms line We rendorse the petition for a
Natlona sunday Rest law and urge Congress to enact
such law for the District Columbia and tho Terri
2 Harrison We also reoce n the action Of Pssot
On on sunday and OF Postmaster General Wanamaker In
We believe that the efficiency OF temperance In
stction In the Sunday school will be greatly Increased
Coy ,pacing The lesson on some other than review
the coming International Lesson Committee TO adopt
believing that the best interests of woman require
that she be fully equipped for earning her livelihood
We believe that Congress 1t to the territory
lutey prohibiting the sale, mannfactue or giving
| away OF any intoxicating or alcoholic beverages:
| tho Interstate Commerce law TO prohibit the
bringing Of alcoholic liquors into prohibition states
deplore the position taken by Christian America
| in regard to the introduction OF rum into heathen
Afrlcs and pray that this sin and stigma may be
We believe it is vital to the temperance reform
issue In American politics We. therefore give our APP
nroval 70 that party only which declares in its plat
form for prohibition In state and Nation ana STANDS
| In action for application TO law.
| Relieving that much Of the corruption Of politics
is made possible through ignorance, we favor the eS-
tabliShment Of educational test for citizenship
| We reallm our previous declaration in favor OF
full franchise for woman and rejoice in the politca
emancipation Of the women of Wyoming
We commend the action OF the various ecclesiastical
bodies that have recognized the eligibility of women
TO seats as delegates Of their conventions and hope
that in the future all bodies of this charac ter
may be led to do likowise.
We greatly rejoice in the victory OF our principles
| at the ballot-bOx in the new States OF North and
South Dakota and specially glad that the Ominant
| party in South Dakota has explicitly declared for
| National prohibition.