Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-03
-. PARTISAN ". c. T. o.
=, or.anization Perfected in This
A.asraarks by Able Wofkers

...srs held yesterday In the veafJ Of the
~. Baptist church for the pur'o'e of
.,,,oins in .hi, city non-psf i'sn " c.
r. Amoss the ladies' present were
-. clarence G. Porter Of Oidtovn rs-
-, o,y,nizer; Mrs z. c. Paul Of Fort
s..s.ls provisional presiden. for Mime
~. W. Weston and Mrs. z. D. LID !
III Of skowbssan-
r,s meeting vas called to order at 10
" and the forenoon vas passed as an
'.,o,m.l conference. Al moon fine lunch
Ind by Augusta ladies' Vas SERVED in
,...,y. Al, the afternoon meeting Mrs.
s,,y,n, "a. chosen 10 preside and ia'ro-
aacsa Mr.. ror.er
10, remark. throughout we're very in
...a,,,og. and served 70 define IN clear,
1.,.,,aaate ma "er he meth dc and aim |
,hs non psru,sn order. Sic begaH by
- The natural outcome OF the pr bte.t
~ minority against the partisan action 4
Nv de national organization Of the 1
80 I L. va. the formation Of this in I
,'..4sn, Increment. Tire minority we're /
.,o,,ed wiki the question whether it /
.l,e To drop quietly out or remain |
...,,,s members against thsIr pers lGal
I,fc,ioo. I, became evident that no |
80 orgsn.c union could exist between the .
~. t,c,ioD. Thu. condition Of affairs, the ]
-, aid bad been we'll illustrated III
e ,.,t by DIVISION, that had sprung up la
80 rhu,ch when the minority had been
,1,a,t ont BY oppression on the part Of the
.I.,;,y She believed that he work of
,..'.s,eoce somen may be made s'ro oyer
=. HI. DIVISION that had come into the
~ III. w. e r. l.. Every inteil.
-, .oman would thus be led TO recognize
4, demand. that the temperance work had
=, h., osn thoughts. prayers and Efforts.
The speaker here referred 10 the remarks
n.ds by Secretary Window In line with the
fhoszht expressed BY the martyred Presi-
An, phen he said There Is an Irrepr ssh
ii, eona,ct upon Us THIS country can not
,sAurs half drunk and half sober any more
,b.n II could endure half slave and half
free. Mrs. Porter sud she did not consider
M. parallel With slavery far reaching
,nough TO express the temperai ce .ituAtion.
A,rcan slavery had been sec aonal bile
to,emperanee, was we'll nigh uiiversal and
mos, no South, no North. II means the
n..yhbor on the right hand the br ther on
III. ls.t Moreover in dealing with tn
question Il 10 right to take into cons ,lerhliou
he many methods presented b. those ~ho
have studied long and thoroughly on .he
gbisct The speaker wa, especially
earnest in warning the workers from ia ling
INTO the ru,s OF becoming Narrowed down
into Any groove.
Nrs Porter made vigorous reply TO
statement. the purpose Of which va. TO
create belief that the old organization is
moi, after all. partisan. A partisan is one
.ho .lheres to party. The National w.
CT. e. ha. pledged its influence and eff
fort. to political party. This is shown.
the speaker wont on TO explain. by the ut
tsrsbce. Of its officers and by resolutions
1t It, annual meetings. This was con
elu.Yely shown from Miss Wizards own
book. "Glimp.es Of Fifty Years" Ia 1881
NJ. Willard hogan to prepare The way to
the sioptl0n Of political res0l itiOn pl' 1g-
The n0n. influence and su port T.
political party Not until 1884 hoseyer,
Il lhe National convention, wa resplu-
tor leading up ~ ms reache 1. At this
convention STEPS were also take1 TO present
smemoral To The four different polit cal
p.rt.e. the republican. democr ,tic. gr, en-
b.e. and prohibitions IL was pretty well
snorn beforehand that the two last men,
uonsl souid be- the only ones to accept.
Then the officers asked the Unions support
Of the prohibition party Since then in every
year The convention. had passed resolu-
too, On lotsins the prohibition or third
party IN. speaker here read from these
resolution. passed. showing tina the union
tn-23tj pie lgtd "nur influence :" in SO
"praytr. aqi influence in 81 hearty co
operation PRAYER. md sympathy;" in 'ss
rs ailirmipg our allegiance !" IN 80 "our
approyal and to that parry only which
declares tor prohibition, and in 1897 asking
"lhe prohiolutn party to re- affirm its for
msr position IN regard TO womsn's ballot"
The speaker also cited the words of Mss
Willard Al the Minneapolis convention in
1856 uh,p she declared the vote, saying it
stood al TOT the prohibition purity 10 "
against it AZ the Chicago convention the
minority fet that there was no Their course
but to vighlras A committee was az
pointed 10 make arrangements for a ma
uonal cons, uton. This convention was
held At Cleveland Jan ~ 1890.
Mr.. Porter sad the reason tor holding
the convention at Cleveland WAS that the
0non 10 that eitv was non partisan, having
CIV ~ go "''' ''''' "'oo,"'
no w,,lsr ~. IN, nnion haIl consider.
able prot. r., incorpnr,,ed under that lille.
M. Euen / Phinnny of Cleveland va,
elected n,,jooal pr..,lent Five depstt-
ment. ssrs ..tshh.had vi, evangeli,iic
,dnc.tiorsl lt.,a,n,s conn, "a ,men's and
,v,l.n,. ghs .,c,ety felt TIM, ,here had
been an att. mint IN a., .er too much ground
The sotk .l..nll H., s,.l.lv for t.mperance
Tbon,b ,h, ,,,,.i,,,;,n con. ned mon.
her. in .,mnstl,, ~ tho r,ob,hi,ion marty
And with snr,,n s,gr.y. i, va. b.lie,.J
that the,. .hnpld ,,ce,v, M ,srt of The
yak lors IA, tn. o,1.r IAN, .hn,,la race,vs
Tho ,urn,,, ~ ,h, ,r,rs, o,,,,i,.t,o,.
In rsgs,1 IN tho salI,,a ~ in tho ,iJ mr.
dor the ,,.skar corna,.I ,b. ,,.r.h,,.hin
A. rsnor,sa 81, IN. ~ snI 50 , ,.tinns
sh,ch cop,pa,,.or sho,,s. f.u.g II If
,sOo0 Tb,u,h tho of,cars n, th,. old or-
Do, con,,,l ,b,, ,I,i.was d,o n mi.
,s sment ~, M, ,,,,,,h,,.h;,, - !, !. I
believed hv ,,., non ,.rti.a,. ,hst ,h. fall. I
iny al In, T., ~, f,olin,, ~, b,jh,.n
,rorir, !, th, n,1a, e., 10 four ve,r.
precsdin., lSs,
"'' p'''r WAS ioiio"eu oy "rS' 'S"''
sho' spoke a. follows
Mrs. Pr, splent and friends In this first
s,tempt IN nv present official capacity to
serve the organization which have
the honor to rspre.eut. wish to
ay-Thst on tho evening before
ssrted for little Southern trip, from
-hch am iu., now returning received
'rom the Gen Secretary of the N. p W.
c. 7 [ notice Of nv appointment A. Pro-
,siou.l President for Maine. IL was a
great surprise to me As am unaccustomed