The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-10-09
Mrs. W. T. FRYER,
j. ]. HANNA, Com
J. G. CONNER,

The report al the annual meeting Of the
Elkton ''non-partisan'' w. C. T. U. giving
an account of the work done dnring the
past year is published. On the roll Of the
L. T. L. are SO names with very good
average attendance. This meeting 10 held
each Friday at 3.45 p. m. About 1000
pages Of leaflets and other temperance read
ing matter has been distributed. The fol-
lowing officers and superintendent were
chosen for the coming year: President Mrs.
L. M. Haines; first vice-president, Mrs.
Joseph Hinchlife second vice-president.
Mrs. DR.. lamar; treasurer, Mrs. Julia
Boone; secretary, Miss NJ. A. Nichols !;
superintendent eyangelistic work, Msis j..
Torbert; supt. juvenile work, Mrs. J. w.
Perkins; asst. supt., Mrs.. j. L. Wells !;
educational work, Miss Mary Biddle and
Mrs. Josie Osmond; work among colored
people, Miss J. Torbert; supt. temperance
literature, Mrs. james Scott. The society
meets the last Tuesday in each month at
which The members will be glad to see all
interested friends.
This non partisan branch of the w. C. T.
U. is a secession from the original society
on account Of a family quarrel about giving
moral support 10 the Prohibition party, led
on and engineered BY Mrs. Ellen J. Foster
who wished to help the Republican party,
there being the most money in it for her,
she being hired as one Of the speakers in
New England and New York where she
stumped the latter State with Warner Mil
Ter who was the high license candidate in
1873 for Governor. on the Republican ticket.
Congressman Darlington's wife of Chester
county was also very active in the "non-
partisan" cause, assisting her husband to
secure as msny votes as possible, aud keep
them from straying over to the prohibition
party. From that section The secession
spirit spread to Elkton and branch was
established there, but has advanced no
further.
The Prohibition party at that time was
creating considerable uneasiness in the two
old twin parties, whose papers and stump
speakers were fighting il tooth and nail
Since that campaign the Prohibition party
has fallen into innocuous desuetude, and the
old parties have dropped the designating
epithet of "third party" and seldom speak
Of the Prohibition party without it is to give
it an encouraging pat on the back for black
guarding the Farmers Alliance. The cause
of disruption of the w. C. T. U. having
been withdrawn. and Mrs. Ellen r. Foster
having secured $4,000 Office for her hus-
band under the administration and Mrs.
Darlington's husband gotten safely back into
Congress. wouldn't it be the par: of wisdom
to unite again into the old party w. G. T.
u, as il was of policy on the part of the lady
Republican politicians to create cism for
securing spoils in the Republican party?
Robert G. Thackery, Esq, republi-
can party nominee for States Attor.
ney was canyassing the upper dis
tricts this week. The MIDLAND
office had a pleasant call. He is
feeling cheerful and confident and
was on his way to the eighth the
historic scene of that s.Article of
Agreement know all men by these
presence, etc.
If the Ns,us can make no better de-
Tense of the eighth district Agreement
than its effort this week its friends had
better advise it TO shut up. Nobody it
seems denies the bargain. Mr.. Nc
Namee's letter affirms it and the Judges
of the primary sign it. Let all future
agreements" be shut off by reforming
the primary.
The Democratic and Republican parties
in nine counties in Kansas have united 10
try and defeat the Peoples party. The
Peoples party, which is an outgrowth Of
Alliance teaching, elected six Representa-
tives and one Senator 10 Congress last fall.