The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-29

odist church was crowded with dele
gates to the 10th annual convention
of the W. C. 7. U. This morning long
before thehour announced for the meet
ing to commence. The great buildingwas
handsomely decorated with flags aud
bunting. After brief prayer offered
by Lady Somerset, the regular routine
convention work began, which included
reading of minutes, received reports,
and the appointment OF various com.
mttees. Miss Willard, president OF
the association, read her annual ad-
dress as follows:
MISS WIZARDS ADDRESS.
Beiorot Comrades Of TIC Whit RIBBON Army:
1t has been stated by military experts
that 40 well trained soldiers are able to
resist 10000 who have no discipline. II
the temperance army, compared with
the great army OF the world, is as small
as this comparison. being the figures 10
and &c, 900 would indicate, and no doubt
it is, we must remember that those
who have their hearts set as flint.
those whose eyes look straight on and
who have caught step one with another
so that they march in an unbroken
host, must in the nature OF things make
mighty inroads on the great mobocracy
OF thoughtless, ignorant, careless oppo-
nents, who, except when they are drink
ers and sellers OF drink, need but
the arrest OF thought TO bring them to
our ranks. 1t is for this reason that in
regard to the woman's temperance
movements is without parallel and
without a peer, but it does not expect
to win through any slight OF hand, it
does not expect to surprise the enemy
by skirmishes or night attacks, but in
the strong light OF reason, conscience,
faith, it does not expect to put to route
the armies OF aliens, those aliens Of ap.
petite, ignorance and greed which form
the only hope OF whisky makers and
beer politicians. We want what every
church and philanthropic movement
has wanted since the world began
that is power.
THE DRINK CURE.
More than for any other object we
meet here to concentrate thought, pur-
pose and affection in the conservation
that invokes and brings down from
heaven the power of homes for inebri-
ates. With q reiteration that mays
have seemed wearisome, have insisted
for many years that our state unions
ought to petition their legislatures to
build homes for men who are under the
drink habit, and to pass laws compelling
the detention of drunkards within these
friendly walls where work should be
provided for them and every effort
made%o give them back the self control
which they have as thoroughly lost as
any wild, bewildered steed that runs
along the streets with the bit in
his teeth and his driver over.
thrown. The White Ribboners
are among the most earnest
believers OF such scientific cures as COM
mand themselves by their results. We
are held from the specific Endorsement
Of any but there are several so similar
and among them there is such vigorous
rivalry that We do not deem it wise to
take sides. But We are continually
helping men who are willing to try
what these cures can effect in their in.
dividual cases. 1t seems to me that
that would be well to establish an insti-
tuition of our own entirely superior in
its mode to any OF these referred, be-
cause its income over and aboye ex-
penses would be used in the proaecu-
ton OF our temperance work, and the
entire management would be in the
hands OF competent women phystcisns
who are philanthropists as well as spe-
cialists.
PROHIBITION.
There is no object that we White
Ribboners SO much desire to photo.
graph upon the brain OF every voter as
the American saloon. 1t is a larger
picture in this country than it can be
in any other because we are the largest
Of republics. It has been recently
stated that there are 5000 saloons in
New York City and that on these
saloons there are 1000 chattel mort
cages held almost wholly by twenty
wholesale brewers and distillers. These
saloons control the votes Of 10000 men
and these 10000 constitute the balance
of power, go that we have twenty men
who can swing the vote OF New York
City, but as the city goes, 90 goes the
state, and as the state goes, so goes the
nation. We want the saloon photo.
graphed with this shadow in the
picture.
We could not do less; il we could we
would do more. 1t is idle to say that
the Prohibition movement is not one Of
continual progress. We admit that We
have passed the stage Of enthuiasm and
are now advancing with the sturdy
steps of veterans.
With my honest hopes given to Gen.
eral Bidweil and Rev. ]. B. Cranfill,
our own ticket, by which mean the
ticket to which the White Ribboners
lend their influence thaving neither
money or ballots to lend) can still re-
joice in the strong help given to the
cause OF civil service reform by the
Democratic candidate, while / grieve to
learn, since my arrival, OF his subervi-
ence to the tiger Of Tammany Hall.
remember proudly as a pstriot the
clean, personal record OF the
present President, while I be-
moan his use OF wine, and the fact
that he can by no means return to
power without the liquor vote. None
Of US at this time, when the shadow on
great bereavement hangs over the
head OF our chief magistrate, should
fail to tender him our sympathy and
prayers.
While am at heart and soul in sym
pathy with every m ovement for the mp
lifting Of labor, even though they may
not be $50 wise and we'll considered"
as our Republican friends desire their
Temperance movements to be, and
| vhiia I Goa far more in the question