Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-29
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those Of great reform movement. bus
simply ~ the announcements Of political
ofganizssion.s once addressed n % part
san Cnsoa Ia small eourfYy vi;lzxe, a,d
vas permitted 20 speak isoua the puIus. a.
The Nsthotis: church. Shortly before 1
va there, Miss WiiIsys, the p.ss,dert a.
the Women's Chriss an Temsersnce Uoion
ard one Of the most triiiiaas lady spezksrs
In the country, wss ros PERMITTED 10 occupr
that rniris- The efasrencs between -
was tia: 1 rtp.. ssaa-d . gssa. moral ssfayu,
movement, while shs represented IN cr.sn-
izstisn allied to . political party.
o.her moral reform ortsrs m,IotSn
themselves entirely aIeo' from partis.n
p,iitics. The order Of Coed Tsrlp,sr,.
composed of ell shades Of poIisieal opinion,
is particularly well deAned upon this point,
In this Convention MIS-. Fosse. referred
3, 40 srticle IN . recent cosy Of The Port
land Herald. the ffird putty organ in hi,
State. hieh. she sail, sefe she q pe,tjfoy-
glng lawyer 10 a pole court cs1id not
have made testimony bet,er suited to her
argument. This srtiele. ske said, was con
tfibated 10 the Herald By one Mellen Plan.
Hier. She then Rad the folio sing FROM
the communication andsr tue kead The
Good Tempiars": The order Of Good
Temp!srs has always been composed Of sll
shade, Of poiiiieII faith AL III, vas, ma.
jority we're republicans. Why? Because
the maj r.ty Of tempersncs people re,e
paoiicsns. vas a republican myself
aasil two months since sbea b.eane a
rank probibitionist.7
What in the world" remarked Mrs
Foster. could have happened in the past
two months to turn Mr.. Plumner from
republican 10 rsnk tnird psrty man, I am
unable To ray"
The speaker then continued 10 read as
follows "As for the talk Of asy orother
Of the seven making No Surrender Lodge
prohibition club. IL canro. be done The
order Is not for political purposes and no
party should or can control an order shich
extends over such vast part Of Gods
earth. There are many Good Templar,
who DO not desire to aid the Third Party,
even in Nebraska, and their objection to so
doing is well founded on the non- partisan
character of the noble order called the In
dependent Order Of Good TempIars.
We are not an independent Order Of
-,
ard II partisan matters we're brought into
No Surrender Lodge, the Grand Chief
TemElr did 4 wise thing In crushing it out
OF that lodge at once, as he would be- com
PEELED 10 DO In any lodge a his jurisdiction.
As n Good Templar | would welcome
all pfohibitonisls into the order, but
should also be one Of the first TO object to
any partisan work IN the order Tor repubii- |
las tt... n
"ln this communication | have iust
read, said Mrs. Foster, strike out he
words Good Tcmplars and insert the name
OF the Women's Christian Temperance
Un'on, and the article expresses most ad-
mirabiy what | would say"
article, said the speaker, contains
my argument. Commend .me
10 Mr.. 4 amer. Though he i, unknown
to me, | most scknow edge that the force
of his logic 10 clear and unanswerabls. As
well might maiority of an Odd Fellows or
Masonic lodge attempt to pledge its inha-
ence and support to political party as the
members of Woman's Christian Temper.
ace. think have made my position on
this matter clear. am, as you may know,
an ardent republican, bat whenever | en-
vaue in the work Of the Womsns Christian
temperance Union ! put my republican
politics in my pocket and keep them there
So II Should be with you my sisters. No
mater WHIST your political preferences may
be--rspubliean, democrat or third party
or how earnest you are IN support of them.
We shall he glad 10 welcome you all to the
Non Partisan Woman's Christian Temper
anse L sion II you will only put your poll
It's II your p ckets when you come 70 meet
Ing, or represent the Union in temper
anee work The presidcot of the
PsnnsylyAnia n-Partssn Woman's
Christian Temperance Union is most ar
dctt supporter Of the third party. We have
had earnest political discussions. bu. ia our
work for temperance. we know no party.
Dne Of the leading oiiicisls Ia our order in
tive same State IL bright little democrat.
and always ready t. defend her party. She
IL well read upon all political matters. and
we'll able to defend her positions; bat in
the Union she ia non-partisan. Does any
one say that qneftiou of method should
rot be so ardently defended? Yes it should
when methods are tle modi through which |
principles ase applied.
The methods by which steam is applied |
through the stesn engine, makes all the
difference between you riding safely on the
railway train - youe des inElion, and be ng
II iwn into atoms by the burs of
the boiler. Usfhaas are esscrtiaf. and
worthy earnest confederation and IT
needs be strong contention. But fiends
let rot thsss cln entiOns deter you from
alylrg yeur eat With temperance work; II
Nea hel cSe tho wonar's work should lie
ri led Win the Irohihition party. then
s,y So, AMI i ia the Womans Christian
Temperance union. If You believe you
=
sre pleased to oeep the Society free from
oil Pa,fy oN,aHcr, 10 be somewhere in the
ranks OF those who are hsstening the setting
up of Chri,t's Kingdom in the eatth through
the temperance reform.