St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-13
Billingsgate Fishwives Could
Get Pointers in the w. C.
T. u. Convention.
Mrs. Foster and Her Syn1pa-
thiZers Are Told to "Sit
Down."
They Denounee the Majority,
and Are Kissed by hiss
Willapd's Friends.
Such an Exhibition Would Be
a Novelty in a Political
Convention.

CHIcoGo. Nov. 12.-When the session
of the W. c.. Il. u. convention at Bat
terry d armOry was opened this mOrn-
ing, it was known that storm was
coming on, for during the session of
yesterday, at the motion of Mrs. Aid
rich and Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, of Iowa,
the consideration of the proposed nom
partisan amendment to the constitution
of the organization was set down for to-
day. The amendment provides that the
objects of the w. G. T. U. shall be ITO
interest and unite the Christian women
of this nation in non-seetaran and nom
partisan temperance work tor the ref0r-
nation of the incorporate and the edu-
cation of the public sentiment iii behalf
of the total abstinence and the prohbI-
tion of traffic in alcoholic liquor. the
development of social purity, the sup
preston of vice and crime and the edu-
cation of the masses in the duties and
responsibilities Of good citizenship"
1t was evident from the commencement
of the debate Ltat the feeling Of the
convention was overwhelmingly against
the proposed amendment. The dele
gates were not disposed to listen to the
speeches of the women who favored its
adoption. and several times there was
kissing and
CRIES OF "sIT DOWN."
In moving the amendment Mrs. Al
drich, of Iowa, said she wished the con-
vention to occept it, because it was SIM
ply right and just and honest. She said
there was no definite statement Of the
objects of the organization In the con-
stitution. The W. G. L. u. occupied an
anomalous position, because they de-
nd
yet adopted the most bitter partisan
resolutions. The women associated
I'M the organization had political
rights. although not suffrage. ard
1t was wrong for the majority
to adopt a resolution binding all
the women to support certain
political party. 1t was just rs wrong
for a woman to give away her political
influence as for man to sell his vote.
Mrs. Henry, of Evanston, ILL.,; Mrs.
Wells, of Tennessee; Mrs. H. NJ. Bark
er, of South Dakota, and Mrs. Perkins,
OF Ohio; Mrs. Buell.. national secretary,
and others spoke in opposition To the
adoption of the amendment, as a re-
flectiOn on the previous action of the
union, and declaring that the union was
nOn-partisan, being ready to support
any party which would put prohibition
plank in its platform. Mrs. Mary
N. Hunt, of Boston, made a good
speech in favor of the amend
ment, arguing that temperance women
should work only by the power of per-
suaSiOn and influence of their goodness
and their Christianity. When Mrs.
Foster arose to speak the interest in the
proceedings
ROSE TO THE HIGHEST PITCH
1.-THE national union, she said, lis parti-
san in a sense that the Iowa union has never
been. 1t has been frequently declared from
this platform that we are not political
body. OF course we are not political party
we could not be under the disabilities
which apply to the sex. But we are partisan:
[cries of mo- no. we are partisan. repeat,
iragmuch as we nave given our preference
[Cries of mo. no.''l This IS what thenational
union has done. 1t has done it by resol u
ton. by the actions of its officers, 1t
has done it by It's own action; IL has done 1t
form, and it is conceded thct it has done it
at this convention. No.. mol 1t will be
conceded by any one who has listened to the
report Of the corresponding secretary IN
capped the pillows of -partisanship Also
upon this platform the sentiment has been
applauded by this great body of women that
nOn-partisan means Republican, and from
this platform the names of honorable men
in the Republican party have been derided.
The speaker was interrupted by
storm of Kisses and cries OF mo-"
"Stop," False"
81 repeat it," said Mrs. Foster, her face
flushing. II repeat it i'll spite of the Kissing.
(More hisses.) That hiss is partisan," she
continued; that hiss was PARTISAN"
II would like to saw, said one of the dele
gates. that the kissing and the cries come
from the spectators outside the seats reserved
for the convention
They do not" responded Mrs; Foster,
went on. ut is an injustice that any woman
should be called here 10 be compelled to SUBJ
NIT to the invasion of her political prefer
ence at the will of the majority II Is mex
preferences should be limited by relationship
to any one party. When we go 70 the legisla-
ture, or the United States congress. we want
to go there unhampered by any limitations
pledge or any afiiliation whatever. Now
ladies, don't go on denying that you are
partisan, for it won't do any good. l repeat,
It Is an injustice to the members of this
your political independence, and carry your
political feelings where you may not want
them to go. do not belong to the Woman's
Christian Temperance union to be given
/ am ProhIoitionist, and was
before some of you ever heard the
name. l stand for prohibition, and l take
my stand here to-day as member OF this
cause want TO put it away that wish the
convention to adopt this amendment as the
surest aud speediest way of doing SO. Oh
you will all be with me in a few years. am
only little ways ahead--that is all. You
will acknowledge l am right one of these
days, ana we will all go on shoulder to
shoulder for God. and home, and native
land"
a motion was made to indefinitely
postpone the discussion. 1t was voted
down. The question was then called ON
the amendment. About fifty voices
cried for its adoption. but the great bulk
of delegates shouted against 1t. Miss
Willard, as chairman, declared the
amendment lost. AT the afternoon ses-
sion Mrs. S. Clements, Of Pennsyl-
vania, read paper on Purity in Liter
ature aud Art" Mrs. E. B. ingalls,, of
Missouri, spoke of "Anarcotics." She
treated particularly the evil effects OF
cigarette smoking, and suggested the
best way to fight anarcoctics was to
teach the children. Miss Gertrude Fer
g4sO OF read rD the report Msa
Jennie Cassiday, of Kentucky. Miss
Jennie Smith, of Maryland, superin- |
tendent of railroad mission work, told |
about what had been done during the
year. Mrs. S. A. McClees, of New
Jersey, read report on Soldiers and |
Sailors" She announced that Presi- |
dent Harrison had just sent out an order |
forbidding the sale of liquor by suffers. |
She complimented Genss SchOfeid and /
Howard because of the
EXAMPLE OF TGTAL ABSTINENCE |