The record-union., 1894-10-11

lated for submitting the no-license ques-
ton TO a vote OF the people. The Super
Vlsors have. however, tabled it, she be-
lleVed, on the ground tha: counter petit
ton was being circulated, which never
materialized, however. Santa Cruz will
nave license and no license printed on the
ballots at the coming election. The re-
port also spoke of other results OF the
work done throughout the State. She
advocated more active eXertion. In one
county the Prohibition party had been
swallowed up by The Peoples party, but
she feared it would prove To be verita-
bic Jonah. The work is increasing in the
Young Peoples Societies and Sunday
schools. Many of the churches seem to
| be afraid of hurting the liquor dealers
! feelings, but ignore the feelings Of moth
ers and the children doomed to ovagrancy.
Mrs. Greene read report of work done
| throughout the State III mothers meet
lngs, and outlined The books and course
OF study laid out for young people for the
coming year. She spoke OF the care moth
ers should exercise over the plays OF their
children, and the roofing OF temperance
ideas III the early years Of childhood.
y telegram OF greeting and encourage
! ment was received from the First Baptist
! Church Of San Francisco.
Mrs. Bailey led III the singing of the
battle LYNN Of the Repub!ic.n
Miss Severance then addressed the
meeting on the promotion OF the female
suffrage question. The Executive Board
has decided that two persons must be
sent 10 the Legislature 10 press the cues
tIon upon the attention of The Legislators,
! Dut, III order to do so, ii is necessary 10
raise funds and pay the expenses ofthose
SO engaged. There are other questions
also TO be pressed. and If 4 sufficient sum
can be raised all will be done that can.
quite sum Of money was pledged by
the delegates for these purposes.
Atrgs II 4
J Ject, How Can We Make the STATE Or
{ ganlzers' Meetings a Success?" First. in
selecting organizers we should select
women having grit, grace and gurnp-
tlon." The organizers should come 10
tie local unions through the County
Superintendcnls. They should be what
might be called "all-rouGd women" as
there are 80 many departments. They
should also be chosen as the early deacons
were-"tull of the Holy Ghost"-tor
without the help of One stronger than
they, they viii bo helpless. Proper ar
rangements should be made for assisting
thom-business, common-sense arrange
mcnls.
Mrs. French read part of the report
on the Demorest medal contests 1t
showed that 100 silver medal, 7 gold and
Old folks contests had taken place, and
S706 10 bad been received. OF medals,
l65 had been received.
| Can Local Treasurer BE Most Helpful
! to Our Work?" The office is a very i'm
portant one, ana woman should be
chosen who can add, subtract, multiply
and divide correctly, who can see through
business proposition readily ard Judge
OF its effects on the treasury of the union,
and whether it will result in profit or loss
TO it. The bookkeeping needed is simple,
and, II carefully done, Will come out all
rlEht, receipts being always given and
taken.
Mrs. NJ. X. Harnish discussed the duty
OF local unions toward the Ensign and
NgEdL
EVENING SESSION.
The first exercises IN the evening were
devotional, conducted by Mrs. NJ. +.
Ieats, MANS Relation 10 God'' being
the theme.
A unique and excellent solo, The
! Temperance Engine" was sung with eX-
cellent effect by young lady and re-
| celved hearty applause. ,n-
Miss Touhey Of San Francisco,
worker III the Catholic Temperance
! Union, then addressed the convention,
giving sketch of the work OF this. tho
first purely Catholic union. One of the
| lines upon which this union of young
women works is 10 induce the young
men OF their acquaintance TO avoid sa-
looms and neither treat nor be treated.
The society has no differences with the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
in TACT the speaker is Il member of the
latter, but finds Il can do work i'll certain
quarters III which il could not do SO we'll
except under its present auspices. She
spoke OF the differences of opinion which
arose between those of different beliefs,
and said she believed the day 10 be not
lar distant when they will put aside all
the differences which have been hinder
ing aud Keeping them apart and fight
with Il united front the battle tor couu-
try, for right and for God.
Miss /. Z. DeNolling addressed the con-
vcntion on the relation OF our Govern
ment 10 the temperance cause. She said
that the subject WAS so broad Il one that
she could not DO it justice i'll a half-hour.
Gladstone said that the best Government
WAS that which rendered il as easy as pos
siUle for its people TO do right, and rem
dered IL as difficult as possible for them
to do wrong. Is our Government one OF
that kind? What position does il occu-
py? The homes OF the land have not re-
covered from tho shock OF late events,
and the acts OF those high III position aud
writing NJ. z. after their names.
1t is plain that people have not given
sufficient thought also 10 the position oc-
cupied by the Government toward the
liquor trailic. III her mind it was clear
that 1t WAS the chief owner i'll the traffic.
No brewer or disill!er can build except
under plans furnished by the Govern
ment through its architect and under its
supervision. IL is now under the super
vision Of a United States Inspector. 1his
is all done that the Government cannot
be defrauded OF lis revenue. Il gets
ninety cents cut OF 81 % from every gal
lon-the lions share. * it not Il partner?
! The Inspector opens aud closes the build
ing. and the nominal owner cannot enter
it III his absence. The Government there
fore seems 10 own il, and the nominal
owner only To furnish the capital. IN
some villages in Ohio no saloons are al
lowed by law, but men licensed by Gov
ernment run their boats III and sell
liquor, and the authorities are powerless,
because the United States law is The
stronger. The war against mooushiners
! is not from principle, uut simply because
! they have not paid the revenue tax. 1t
seems as ii the Government disavowed
all care of It's citizenship and tried TO
! make 1t as difficult as possible TO do right.
! The same flag that floats over our
| schoolhousos, said she floats over the
/ saloons, the pots and partners of the
| Government. The saloons are not the
! fault OF the women, tor no woman has
! ever voted TO license the saloons, but
some .U0.000 women, OF the best in the
| land, With some noDie men and many Of
/ the young people, stand opposed TO them.
| Ii the liquor Traffic is right, Then those
| people VINO stand for their homes are