Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-29
DO NOT LIKE WINE
The Women's Christian Tenn.
perance Union
NOW IN SESSION AT DENVER
Miss Willard Delivers Her Annual Ad-
dress TO the Convention-PoA-
tics Disc cusscd


DENVER, Oct. %. - The National
Womsn's Temperance Union began its
session here this morning. A large
number OF delegates was present when
Mss Frances E. willard, the president,
called the meeting 10 order. Lady
Somerset and other leading temperance
workers occupied seats on the plat
form. After devotional exercises and
the transaction OF routine business Miss
Willard proceeded to deliver her an
nual address.
Special attention is paid to the ques-
ton Of the sale of liquor at the worlds
fair next year. On TINS point Miss Wll-
lard said
Chicago, Ill.,, will be the national
battle-ground for the next year. Every
possible attempt Will be made 10 secure
from our egIslature the repeal of such
laws rs give Us a measure OF protection
At the worlds fair from the uprising
tide of strong drink that is determined
TO break down every barrier ana flow
IN TO take possession of the great expo
sltlon. The same effort viii be made
III Ialt iIiuAlitshdiAtN - ROAlNl-
clans can summon the brain or the
"boodle" TO bring this about. The ut
most power OF the ". &. L. L. should
toe put forth to help the gallant divi-
sion of the army IN Illinois and Chi
cago which have from the first fought
with the beasts at Ephesus." This ls n
christian country and christians are
commanded 10 remember the Sabbath
day and 10 keep II holy. Whatever
our personal views concerning the de-
tails OF this plan, We must stand soidly
rs an ASSOCIATION IN the emergency that
faces us.
Liquor Question in England
great deal of space was devoted to
her Investigations respecting the liquor
question IN England. She finds that
England with her 81. 900, 900 popula-
ton, has much larger drink bill this
year than America with her 60, ,000, 900.
and says:
Ii Is an astounding fact that 1878
women have been arrested IN the streets
of London within the last year for
being what the police call drunk ana
disorderIy." The worst of il is that
this number does not at all reveal the
actual enormity of the situation, for it
- dlttiOst WuOil1 tic lOWcE CItsctc NHht
these figures represent. There are reg
uiar sets OF drinking women who club
together and treat each other and do
not allow themselves to fall into the
hands of the police, while the secret
drinking of the most aristocratlc classes
swells still further tho pltiable army,
wholly from the mother sex. who are
giving themselves to the devil through
q ta.. Al atnr a. =, al
Politics Discussed.
Turning to politics she said: While
my honest feslty Is given to General
Bldwell and the Rev. j. h. Cranticld,
our own tIcket-by which | mean the
ticket to which the wnite-ribboners
LEND their influence" (ksvlng neither
money nor ballots to lend)-I can still
rejoice III the strong help gwen to the
cause of civil service reform by the
democratic candidate. while | grieve to
learn, since my arrival, of his eubser-
vience 10 the tigers of Tammany hall:
and i remember proudly as patriot
the clean personal record of the pres
ent president. while | bemoan his use
of WINE and the fact that he can 10y 10
means return TO power without the
liquor vote.
ii we are ever 10 save the state we
must enfrauchise the sex which At this
moment has To bear the most painful
burdens imposed by nature upon hu-
| msnity, and which ls much more sc-
ciImatlzed 10 self-sacntice for others
than the sex which al present monopo-
| lies the franchise. Give us the vote,
that we may be recognized as If we
were capab citizens. Give us the
vote that we may help IN purifying
| politics, which at present can hardly
toe sand 10 pe so ideally pure that YOU
| can afford to refuse a helping hand.
| Give us the vote In order that we may
| use 1t, and IN using 1t exercise our
selves in the discharge of responsible
| duties IN the administration of affairs
which form So large a part ot the
realms of most men.
| Report OF the National Secretary
| The report nf the national secretary,
! Mrs. Caroline Il. Buell.. Is as follows:
! Total number OF auXIllaries. Includ-
! ing "ls," 1851; total membership of
| "Ns," lI2 ,562. number OF ~ unions,
756; iotsl membership. l2,3i3, uumber
| OF coffee houses. restaurants, friendly
/ houses and reading rooms, 30; money
Tased by local unions, S336. .2i4 IL ~.
money raised by state unlons, Sl23.
/ S74. ~; money paid national IN dues.
| sl2,s12.62; money paid national for
otner purposes, al ,51s.26.