The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-26
Beliaire, Ohio, September "a.

Following is the extract referred to il
the above letter. 1t IL from the Whit
Ribbon, published at Pittsburgh: q
The Wheeling lNrELLiGEscER, in re
porting Mrs. Lsthrop's speech at tn.
Prohibition Assembly in Moundsville
in July, says: "Her subject was thu
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
and right ably did she handle it, etc
The speaker then paid her re
spects to the Non-Partisan W. q. I. U
She said all the leading non.partisa1
workers-and she knew mos, OF them
are closely allied to some Republican
politician, and when they met TO form
their national organization they receiy'
ed kilograms from leading Republican
politicians. Talk about a split in the
W. G. I. IT,! Itisn't a splinter"
II anybody ever supposed il was q
splinter" we are glad TO have them I'm.
deceived. A Splinter Of its present iii.
mansions looks a good deal like an oak
tree.
1t would seem unnecessary to notice
any oil the lady's assertions were it no,
that like reports come to us all the way
from Maine, and doubtless they have
been repeated wherever she has spoken
before and since.
Regarding the political alliances" Of
those who are ''our leading non-partisan
workers." we are ashamed to be obliged
TO confess our almost entire ignorance.
No woman was asked what party ticket
her husband voted, and some Of our
leaders are. widows, and others still are
unmarried. We simply do not believe
this statement, and we think somebody
should require Mrs. Lathrop either to
prove or retract it. Even il it was true
(Which it is not), may not the wife Of a
Republican work for temperance il she
pleases? Has she less brain, soul, con-
science or money, and has she less
social and Christian influence because
,he is the wife. daughter, sister or
cousin OF q man who votes according to
his W ideas Of what is right and best ?
If Mrs. Lathrop'sb broad Christian charity
is the gauge Of the present code Of the
partisan W.. CT. u, sweihope they
will hereafter add to their 'tests for
membership" that no member must
have any alliance" with any prominent
man in either the Republican or Demo.
cratic party, and it might be well to
refund the membership fees and dona.
tions Of the wives. OF Republicans and
Democrats who have so long filled the
treasury OF the partisan ". c. T. U.
We hope some member Of our organi.
Eation will find or take the time to write
to each Of our prominent workers and
ask them what is the political status OF
their nearest male relative. We need q
new census taking, right OIL.
Regarding the teleerams received, the
only one which came from anybody who
might be called a politician" was that
from John Wanamaker. lis phrasing
we cannot recall, but do remember Mrs.
Phinney's smiling comment: "Well,
he's too good a Republican for u.s." We
all knew him q great deal better in con.
nection with dry goods and the White
Ribbon Army in his immense Sunday
school than -tor any special, political
achievements.
Is it not pitiful when a woman of Mrs.
Lathrop's magnificent mind and clio.
quent tongue can consume the time OF q
vast assemblage and use such q grand
opportunity for wagiug war on the drink
traffic in simply making these petty,
puerile and untrue assertions about
Christian women who simply cannot
conacientiously work after the political
methods adopted by thepartisan W. G
T. U.2 We had supposed, latter VT
peacefully withdrew from them and or
ganized according to the dictates OF con
science, reason and common sense, tha'
the old union would positively be re
lieved by our withdrawalian and permit ul
to carry on il work as we saw fit, while
they could do the same. A repetition o
these vindictive attacks makes somt
effort in self.defense almost essential t
ones self.respect. .l