The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-30
FOES OF THE RUN DEMON.
THE GEORGIA TIE MPERANCE AsSO-
CIATIOE IN SESSION.


The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Well Represented Among the
Dzlegates-Mrs. McLendon Attacks
the Dispensary B Il and Mr. Murphy
Advocates the Measure.
ATLANTA, GA, July 29.-The Georgia
Temperance Association met here to-day,
President & r. Priugle Of Sandersville pre-
siding. There are delegates from various
counties. The Woman's Christian Temper
auce Union is well represented. The morn
ing session was occupied with the welcome
addresses and responses. Mayor Hemphill
welcomed the convention in behalf Of the
city. Mrs. NJ. L. McLendon re-
sponded in behalf of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. She made
some scathing references to the "dispensary
bill" A, A. Murphy, president Of the 1890
Club, in response roundly scored Mrs.
McLendon's views on the "dispensary bill"
He thought the bill was the conservative
course, and that that was the best for the
present. This afternoon reports we're heard
from the different local organizations repre-
sented.
MRS FELTON's ADDRESS.
An immense crowd gathered at pro-
bibition hall this evening at S o'clock to
hear the address OF Mrs DIR. W. H. FELTON,.
| 1t was notable in many respects. From the
| first she had the sympathy of the audience,
and the applause at times was deafening
| She did not mince matters at all. No
| palmer talk has ever besn delivered 70
| mixed audience. She did not hesitate TO
use very plain language to convey her
| meaning, and yet every one seemed to be
| pleased. Mrs. FELTON, has learned the art OF
| pleasing an audience and she knows how TO
use II. The subject was: "Woman's Rights,
| But Not Woman's Suffrage. It's but justice
to say that the address WAS 40 able effort,
and was we'll received. Mrs. FELTON, spoke
| for an nour and half, and it is impossible
| to give even a synopsis Of the address,
| but extracts will be interesting.
She said the Georgia Temperance Union
of Women has never adopted
woman suffrage. Perhaps it will now adopt
| it, that is. IN the future; when we do, you
| will have due notice. II this liquor traffic
was abolished then churches and humane
societies would have little work to do, the
millennium would be here ana courts
and a jails would be left with
out work or inmates. and
Atlanta would have to send abroad to i'm
port convicts TO do its public work, as il did
| during the two blessed years of prohibition.
When a woman makes a public protest in
| behalf of her unprotected children, can
assure these latter day lights that
maternity Is no more endangered by
speaking the truth when it is
needed that paternity is disgraced by fold
ing its cloak of piety, too co wardly TO pro-
tect its own children. OF all contemplate
| characters, there Is less excuse for a
preacher of the Lords gospel who proposes
to stop temperance agitation by abusing the
women who protest against the sale Of their
children TO the liquor saloons.
LICENSING OF SALOONS ATTACKED.
Mrs FELTON, here made heavy TRADE upon
the system Of licensing saloons and making
criminals Of our sons and prostitutes of our
daughters, and said that as fast as the
mother builds up the father pulls down,
- and it is this feature Of the evil that |
propose to discuss at this hour" She gave
a severe castigation to preachers who
were too ccwardly 10 speak
| of the evils of fast society,
paying her respects in plain and caustic
language that showed her earnestness if
| not her disregard Of the usual decorum OF
public speakers. She said that men pun
| ished boy for drinking liquor and put him
in the Changing, while they held the
ialoonResP9r up as gontlem an
said it makes man do things
that he would blush to do when sober. The
drunkard ceases to reason and obeys a dis
torted impulse. Alcohol arouses the baser
passione, opens wide the door to vice and
gambling dens and houses Of ill-repute
follow. She spoke feelingly of the fashion
able young lady who gets full of
wines, and said that occurred in
the glded palaces on Peachtree
street here in Atlanta where vice and evil
found fruitful abode. In speaking of
licensing saloons, she said: Can you af-
ford TO license the black rspist t. prowl
upon your young maidens, who are not safe
in the highway or under the paternal
roofF' She said: woman has a
right to be selfish in defending
her right to protection. Maternity has a
vested right to sober fathers for their I'M
born children. Motherhood should be
guarded for the sake Of those yet to be.
o, the pity of it that motherhood is not al
ways sheltered and guarded, and that it
ever fails of decent surroundings and sober,
earnest, virtuous husbands. o, the shame
of it, that unequal standards exist for man
and woman, when there has been seduction
and betrayal; that the woman should tread
the wine press of suffering alone. when the
be,rayer can enter decent homes aud wed
innocent aud pure hearted women. These
fallen women are the prey of these
licensed dramshOps, themselves a crime
center of appalling magnitude Sex is de-
to be compared to a drunken prostitute
sowing wild oats. 1t may be a diversion to
the reckless men of the present genera
ton, but crop of drunken sons infected
with inherited diseases is a fearful harvest
for clean, virtuouS women. She ridlcued
the idea that woman is not regarded as the
equal of man, and fully competent to exer-
else the duties Of citizenship.
WOMEN IN POLITICS
She elected much applause in referring
| to men wanting women to keep out OF poll
ltics, because it was such dirty business,
when most of the men thought women were
made for their own use In speaking of
| enricbing city by licensing whisky deal
ers, she said: IF this is not saving at the
spout and flowing at the bung | would
! like to know what you call it"
! Loud applause. She paid her respects in
! happy style and to the edi1oation of her en-
| thuslastic audlen . TO John L. Sullivan, Rev.
| J. B. Hawthorne and the Prince OF Wales.
| In one burst of enthusiasm she said: 80,
! gentlemen, wake up Calico is always will
| ing to follow in the rear, but when broad
| cloth is afraid to strike the snake that
| raisesats head over the head of the cradle,
! look out for the woman with anything she
| can lay her hands on" AS she closed her
| highly entertaining and novel lecture she
made touching reference to prohibition
| speech made by the late Henry w. Grady,
in which he spoke so pathetically Of what
/ he would have his son be.
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