The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-09

CHICAGO, Nov. S.-The sixteenth annual
convention of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance union met here this
morning with four or five hundred dele
gates from all parts of the country present.
The morning session was devoted to read
ing the Scriptures and prayers.
This afternoons session was devoted to
the business of the union. The usual COM
mlttees being appointed and reports from
the executive committee, treasury and
other officers read, Miss Frances E VIII
lard, president of the society, delivered
her annual address tonight In beginning
she said that patriotism had always been
part of her religion and continued so.
you are in Chicago; the Cronin murder
is in full blast; the national flag Kissed
and the red flag of the commune
applanded not far from here but few
weeks ago. The experiment of free gov
eminent in our large towns and cities is a
failure, loudly confessed by the men them
selves. Nor are the reasons for this monu-
mental catastrophe mysterious. America
has become the dumping ground CT
European cities. Immigration has steadily
deteriorated in proportion as it's quantity
has grown. To-day we have 1O0,-
600 Anarchists among US. The rultipi
cation of corporations, the enormous ac-
foundations of capital the corporate COM
binatlOnS and the octupus grip of trusts
render our wage workers uneasy. Note
the sullen look on grimy faces in the
mine and mandatory and on the streets;
read the labor organs of the day and see if
well to- do Americans are not asleep on the
edge of volcano"
Turning to politics, Miss Willard said:
LET it never be forgotten that we who
represent Il 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
battering zach other on the high seas of a
presidential campaign; we see that high
tariff ana free trade, the spoils of Office, the
glittering prizes of personal ambition,
engage them all together, while into
view comes the cleaning sail that tells US
that she is launched on a wave-the good
! ship Prohibition, the wave of humanity,
! boundless and free. Are we afraid to send
our blessings out after that ship across the
stormy water or to ask heavens blessing
on the brave men who died? Its destiny
may be to sink or swim, live or die, sur
vive or perish, we have sounded forth the
! trumpet that shall never call retreat
| Miss Willard recommended that they
ask Congress to pass an amendment to the
interstate law prohibiting the bringing of
alcoholic liquors into prohibition states.
Also that they work for the Blair educa-
tional bill and the Blair prohibition amend
ment to the constitution; for law
| forbiddiDg the manufacture of cigarettes
and one forbidding smoking them in wait
| ing rooms and postoffices. She said the
thanks of the convention were due to Har-
rison for directing that no liquor be
sold on government reservations in
| Washington; to Secretary Wanamaker
for his pronounced declarations in
favor Of prohibition and Sabbath
observance, and added: 'Our protest
should be sent to Vice President Morton
for permitting saloon under his new hotel
1t was well known that the Vice-President
was an enemy of prohibition, but that he
would thus outrage Christian sentiment by
his personal alliance with the liquor traffic,
no one would have believed but for indis-
putable proof" In conclusion, Miss Willard
paid an eloquent tribute to the memory of
the late Mrs Hayes, and referring to the
prominence of that lady and to the ex-Presi-
dentin the temperance movement, said that
total abstinence never had such standard
bearers as this noble pair.
A majority of the convention is strongly
in favor of an alliance with the third party
yet they cannot conceal their anxiety as to
the attitude of the minority who believe in
non-partisan action. If the Iowa union
withdraws, the breach will be irrepara5le.
Last year the national officers claimed
| 10000 local unions, with membership OF