Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-10
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/ S0MBER VIEW OF ( AMERICA.
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CHICAGO, November s. Battery
D. Armory was gaily sdeeked with
banners, flags, shields, and MOT
toes yesterday when the National
Womans Christian Temp ranee
union met in its sixteenth annual
session. Between 400 land 500 dele
gates were present fron5all parts OF
the union. ~ q; : & ~ "a
Last night. President Francis 3.
Willard delivered her annual address.
She bgan her address by saying that
patriotism had always been part Of
her religion. She then said;
You are in Chicago; the CEonin
murder trial isyin full BLAST; the ma
tional flag was Kissed and the red flag
of the commune applauded not far
from here but q few weeks ago. The
experiment of free government in our
large towns and cities is q failure
loudly confessed by men themselves.
Nor are the reasons for this monument
tai catastrophe mysterious. America
has become the dumping ground of
European cities. The Immigration
has steadily deteriorated in proper
ton as its quantity has grown.
Today we have 100000 anarchists
among us in this country who claim
to have $4,000 drilled soldiers at their
call, as many as the entire regular
army of the United States.
The multiplication Of inventions,
the enormous accumulation of CAPT
tai, the corporate combinations and
the octopus grip of the trusts render
our wage workers uneasy. Bread or
blood is the inscription on many a
concealed red flag, and the motive of
many hidden bomb. Note the sui
len look on grimy faces in mine and
mandatory and on the streets; read
the labor signs of the day and see if
well-to-do Americans are not asleep
on the edge of volcano.
We spend 81 10000 900 year for
liquor and tobacco. Ten times as
much as for education and religion.
We have 100000 saloons. enough to
form a line from Chicago to New
York; and in making alchoholic bev-
erages we waste enough grain an
nually to pave street LOGO miles
long with loaves of bread.
Let it never be forgotten that we,
who are here in convention assembled,
present a national movement, that it
is our special prerogative to note the
political signs of promise along the
national horizon, and yonder we see
two great old war ships batterinS
each other on high seas of the presi-
Dental campaign; we see that high
tariff and free trade, the spoils OF
office, the glittering pride of personal
ambition, engage them altogether.
Be OF brave heart, Neal Dow, father
of prohibition, and you st. John, its
Martyr, still alive; and you Clinton
b. Fisk, its standard bearer, valiant
as you are gracious; the white ribbon
women were never more in earnest for
the cause you love than they are now.
Miss Willard said that the thanks
of the convention were due President
Harrison for directing that no liquor
shall be sold on the government reser-
walton at Fort Washington; to Secre-
tary Wanamaker for his pronounced
declarations in favor of prohibition
and Sabbath observance; and then
continued Our protest should be
sent to Vice President Morton for per,
mittinga saloon under his new hotel. }
In conclusion. Miss Willard paid an
eloquent tribute to the memory OF
Mrs. Hayes, the wife of the expires
ident