, 1889-11-14
ADDRESS OF MISS WILLARD.
She Views With Alarm the Signs
Of the Times and Longs for
Prohibition.

unu Olner OHlCcrS reuu' ..
A majority of the convention was
strongly in favor of alliance with third
party, yet can not conceal their anxiety
as to the attitude of the minority, who
believe in non.partisan action. IL the
Iowa union withdraws the breach will be
irreparablc. Last year the national Off
GERS claimed 10000 local unions with q
membership of 100000. To-day the re-
port showed 1000 local unions with II
membership of AZ, l03. Among the
number which have withdrawn are such
unions as Minneapolis, Cleveland and
Chester county, Pennsylvania, tile latter
comprising sixty unions. Such startling
figures disturb The equanimity of tho or
ganizntion and this evident disaliectiou
has made a strong impression.
Miss Frances II. willard, president of
the society, delivered her annual ad-
dress fortnight. In the beginning she
said patriotism had always been part of
her religion, and cOntinued
"h on are In Chicago; the Cronin mur.
der trial is III full blast; the national
flag was hisscd and the red flag of the
commune applaudcd not far from here
but few weeks ago Tho experiment
of free government in our large towns
and cities is u failure loudly confessed
by the men themselves. Nor are reasons
for this monumental catastrophe inys-
tcrious. America has been the dumping
ground of European cities lmmigra,
ton has steadily deteriorated in pro.
portion MS It's quantity has grown.
To-day we have 100000 anarchists
among us. Tho multiplication OF con-
yentions, the enormous accumulation of
capital, the corporate combinations and
the octopus grip of trusts render our
wage workers uneasy. Note the sullen
look on the grimY faces in mine and
inanuiactory and on the streets. Read
the labor organs of the day and see II
wcll'to-do Americans are not asleep on
the edge of volcano"
Turning to politics Miss Willard said.
'Let IL never he forgotten that We who
arc here to represent II national move
ment deem IL our special prerogutive to
note the political signs of promise along
the national horizon and yondcr we see
two great old war ships battering each
other on the high seas of the presidcn-
tial campaign. We see TINT high tariff
and free trade spoils oiIcr gli,tering
prizes for personal ambition, and they
arc blind to everything else, while into
view comes a glenmiDg sail that tells us
she Is launched on wuve--the good
ship Prohibitiou-thc wave of human
ity, boundlcSs and free Are we afraid
to send our blessings out after that ship
across the stormy water, or to ask heav-
ems blessing OIL tho brave men who died
for its destiny? Nay; sink or swim,
live or die, survive or perish, we have
sounded forth the trumpet that shall
never call retreat
Miss Willard recommended that they
ask congress to p,psS an amendment ta
the inter state law prohibiting the bring!
ing OF alcoholic liquors into prohibition
states; also that they work for the Blair
educational bill and the Blair prohibitory
amendment to tho constitution. and for
law forbidding the manufacture of
cigarettes, and also one against smoking
In wniting'rooms and postotlicos. She
said the thanks of the convention were
due to President Harrison for directing
that no liquor be sold ON the reservation
in Washington; to Secretary Wanna
maker for his pronounced declarations
IN favor of prohibition and Sabbath OBJ
servuncc, and added: "Our protest
should he sent to Vice President Morton
for permitting saloon under his new
hotel. 1t was we'll known that tho vice
president was an enemy of prohibition,
but tina. lie would thus outrage Christian
sentiment by personal alliance with the
liquor traffic no one would believe but
for indisputablo proof"
In conclusion Miss Willard paid all
eloquent tribute TO the memory OF the
late Mrs. Hayes and, referring to the
prominence OF that lady and tho cx-
president in the Temperance movement,
said Total abstinence never had such
standard bearers us this noble pair."
Brief addresses were made made by
General Neal Dow, Mother Stewart Of
Ohio, Mrs. Judge Foster, president
W. G. 4. u. in Canada, and Miss Mamie
Phelps OF Toronto. Mrs. Caroline u,
Buell.. corresponding secretary of the
society, read AN extensive review of its
work during tho past twelve years.
This has been q year made memorable
by defeats" added Mrs Buell.; first,
New Hampshire refused to make promi.
nent prohibitory law; Massachusetts,
then followed, and by majority of
&C. GIG stepped down from the lofty pin
nacle of reform and gave herself to pas
sive obedience to the liquor
olisarchy; but our hopes, if we had
any, conferred on Pennsylvania only
to be met by defeat; and Rhode Island,
brave little Rhody, where the w. G. Il.
u had left no stone unturned, had
found no task too hard, was stubbed In
the homo of hcr friends; and Connecti-
cut, with all her ancient traditions, her
religious history was given over to the
powers of darkness by tremendous
majority Of q ,5oo.
''But there will be no longer defeats
but glorious victories. OF course there
arc conditionsto be obtained. Congress
must be mctamorphosed and state legis-
latures changed, and this t'seems is we'll
nigh impossible when, after following
wrong methods for years, we cut entirely
loose from tnem and make straight for
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