The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-10
WOMEN running II.
The Main Features Of the Mounds
vile Assembly in Their Hands.
BUT TWO ABLE ADDRESSES BY MEN
Round Out a Varied and Attractive
Programme on the Seventh Day
Tho Quartette as Popular as Ever
Reformed Bad Man.

clear, cool and bright. In the forenoon
the woman's Christian Temperance
Union headed the programme, and Mrs.
Jennie sisson, Miss Jennie McClurkin
and Miss LYDIA j. Neycomb gave some
pleasing and appropriate talks, which
were followed by exercises in physical
culture, under the direction of Miss
Newcomb. These exercises are in high
favor with the cottagers on the camp
ground, and many Of them go through
the exercises with an earnestness and
exertion that brings a rudy color to
the cheeks. 1t was amusing the other
day to see Colonel Balm, Dr. Gushing
and Rev. Mr.. Lynch going through
these exercises. They bobbed their
heads, struck out with their fists and
skipped around in good style, only MIR.
Lynch always had his head going the
wrong way and Cononel Balm almost
fell several time when trying to strike
the floor with his hands without bend
ing his legs. He was just little too
stiff at first, but he had perseverance
and got there finally with considerable
grace.
Yesterday morning Miss Newcomb
used the Indian clubs, and the strength
and grace OF movement exhibited were
greatly admired. BY request she will
repeat tho exercise with the clubs this
morning.
When Miss Newcomb's time was up,
E. G. Dinwiddie, OF Ohio, was again in
troduced. Mr.. Dinwiddie's subject was
"The Relation OF Prohibition TO Labor
and the Business Interests of the
Country" He spoke from notes, and
followed them closely, and is a careful,
precise speaker. One was hardly con-
scious that he used his notes at all.
THE PEOPLE NEVER TIRE
OF the Silver Lake Quartette, and they
sing most in the morning. The quar-
tette opened the afternoon meeting by
singing "The Temperance Cause is Roll
ing On" and after prayer by Rev. Mr..
Meade, sang 1--WE Conquer or Die"
Mr.. NJ. V. Bennett, OF Kansas, was on
the programme for the afternoon, but
when the hour to commence arrived he
had not put in an appearance, and Rev.
Anna Shaw, OF Illinois, who was to
speak in the evening, was substituted.
Mr.. Bennett came in when Miss Shaw
had spoken about half hour, and when
she concluded. was introduced and
made short address.
Miss Shaw is said to be the only reg
ularly ordained woman minister in the
country. She has q pleasant face, is Of
stout figure, and fully filed her recon-
mendation as an able speaker.
She said her subject was "The Fate OF
Republics" not Of Republicans, for she
believed that was now being settled
The question is often asked whether or
not a republic is form OF government
that can long continue. What histor-
inns tell us OF the past is that
the largest republics lived the shortest,
The Oldest republic in existence
to-day is 1900 years old. 1t is the only
real republic in the world. 1t has only
thirty men in its standing army, and is
situated in the Alpine mountains.
Looking at our own republic to-day we
see in it elements Of decay. II is pollt.
ically corrupt; through political in
trigue corrupt public officers are chosen,
and every influence freely used to cor
rupt and bride the people to gain polit-
ical ends. There is a marked and grow
ing class distinction which does not
belong to our form of governmental
class distinction recognized by our pub
lie officers and servants in exercising
their Office.
GOOD. POINT.
She said she would rather attend a
political meeting than to go any where
else, except to good old-fashioned
Methodist meeting. She. had listened
to speeches from both Republican and
Democratic speakers frequently and
they all come under four heads-salt,
pig-iron, lumber and wool. They never
suggested the ideas or possibility OF
boys or girls. Now, what we women
desire, is that thoy be protected by the
law. But it is natural that mems
thoughts should run in that direction.
BY nature men are the providers;
what he does is to provide the material
for sustaining life. But there Is still
work to be done In government which
is not provided for in man. There
comes into the home and government
another factor-the female factor. 1t
requires the two in every home to
make a home. A man can build q
house, and fit it up with furniture and
fill 1t with provisions, but he can't
make it home. 1t takes u woman to
make home. You can't have gov
eminent without women any more
than you can have q home without her.
We believe in men, and believe they
have done the best they could. Wherein
lies the trouble? Is it in the form OF
government, or is it in the fault Of those
who have it in hands. We believe this
is the best government. But il is the
best only when the majority is right.
Why then have we not the best govern
ment? The trouble is that the people
have conceived an idea that it is mas.
culine in its nature. Government has
as much to do with women as men.
They are subject just the same to its
laws rs the men. The whole difficulty
with every republic Of the past-and
with this-is that their principles said
one thing and the people acted another.
This government is us a government OF
taxation without representation. It is
not country where the voice OF the
people is the voice OF God, rs is popu-
larly said It is long time since Gods
voice has been heard in this land.
Women possess qualities which are
needed in the government, and which
men do not possess.
Women are more moral than men.
Women are more temperate than men.
Yet you put the ballot in the hands OF
the brewer and the saloonkeeper and
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