Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-04-18


miners, Ne ntteriy ,onJ.mn Them f1r not
raising ihc a.t q protection 70 eighteen.
,ntsr..,ed IN H.. .,., ~ ,nI'lru. Xii mo
rality 10 subscribe for the Jaipn >igsiH and
, M y" uie 70 'o y ~, n LAX s IN
the STATE Of Maine to subscribe for the Port
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q" departments III our "'FA mat among
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u "Ha' lNe women ~ Tue hAu'h are ana
Va" ''" YOU "i"' '"e Ha''"h - l'H
Us "ha' INC women are anu we can 'tH
you "!Af 'At Gul'dfrn are any VIA Pc y
= necessary % ''a'A '!ie chiidreh 10 4"Nf
truth rove purity love TOD. lhe'T hearts
are open |" Instruction ms ""iN !
'nucH needed - Ellsworth. y nat fhr lH-
'ufe men ana women 81 TINS couhir! >haIl
De depends On the KIND Of instruction they
snail receive. "e must asitate ana edu-
cafe. we are responsible before God for
the AFeN ~ these little ones.
The next speaker Wa Mrs l. VI. y
stevens, State President OF the W. {. I.
l. She said The early crusade hove
ment. which DID most effective work FIR
temperance. at length cry>tallized int" the
We l. | which has now hrpadoned out
into forty different departments To-day
we are the largest society which ever cN-
isted IN the world. composed wholly u
women For IN" hr>t fe" years We "oi ked
Almost "h"Ay Tor iaiLrn men and We gave
phi MUG attention I" our own >eN
woman rctiinG through the streets 81 foFt-
iaha gave rise 70 most important ""Th
l"f laI!en or unfortunate women. mat
woman vas observed oy a Portland Won
an VINO imagined ne" the poor creature
must leei "heh brought 70 justice "-ih
none OF her sex 10 care Tor her, anu 1t was
lh'n@hl 'Aa' y ""nId Dc s"'d thing l"
nave woman attendant for me benefit y
'A's mo>' unfortunate cIA>>. petiiI"n
was Hra"h up asking the city officials to
appoint police matron I" attend upon
criminal women he PRAYER "A> granted
"''' 4 ponce HlA'F'h "''Al''l "ii" dld 81
eelIeh' Work. FROM That beginning has
-''"h great HA''ei'A' "'rA "hicA h4s
9'""'''iie'' III 'l'o MONIES ana hospitals
1'F Inc cafe ahd reformation Of women
SHINING pr >lhhea against criminal women
o'uiu NOT De received INTO >nch homes ana
'hefe = no pace 10 Maine where they can
i'' 60 e. VT S''-''l seeing ing heeH
% >ucA an institution asked the last Legs
4H'"'e 10 PlpF4He IT, ne women VINO Wis
teu inc capIto! were most kindly received
~ me Juultlar! committee out their re-
quest was my granted because It was >ald
the state ceu!d not AFFORD II. our cleiy
mas hade movement Tor the protection
OF inc Slrlhood OF the state, asking that i
pF raised from ~ wears 70 l, years ln
answer y wa, hr>t raised 10 ID years ana
ai'er"ar" 10 II wears. During tie last
session pi the Legislature the women asked
fur an enactment prohibiting the sale Of
TOBACCO !" bpyn. anu a lazy was finally
passed prohibiting the sale Of cigarettes TO
boys under 10 years of age. Mrs. Stevens
closed with an eloquent plea for temper
ance IN general.
Ne closing speech was made By Mrs A.
r Hreely VINO SAID; When the Legiela-
ture Is asked Tor any new law those who
ask LOT IL should De able to give reason
Tor their request 1t Is so Of woman suf-
frase' though 90 not ask for it. de-
MANI H. me pfeahoies 70 the conStltu-
''ons OF tue h'teu states ana The State OF
maine declafe tilat We inc people, are
does not say We Inc men, but we,
inc people are women people: If they
are ihey should nave voice IN making
our laws. AGAIN 1t Is SAID that govern
heh's derive their just powers from the
consent OF the governed. men have
women VINO are governed ever been asked
70 consent 70 anything relative TO how
tliey shaii De governed: what Is Repub-
mean lorih Oh government: We are told
lilat IL 10 government OF the people, by
'he people anu lor the people Ii women
are not people they should not be taxed
III they are people they should not be taxed
and governed without representation.
lhls government Is an arisIocracy OF SEX
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