Arizona republican., 1894-05-03

SOnouo ACmluuSt Ol tItc pTluClplcs lOI which 1t stands. and by day and night 1t will be a bold criticism of evil and wrong doing and especially of the drink traffic.
 II pray ere long we will be called to- gether to dedicate this temple and most sincerely hope this event will be not later than the coming session of the legislature as there will be work for us to do when that body meets, and the completion of the temple will aid us in our work with OUT law makers. And right here wish to say that during the last ten years public opinion has been taking form on the subject of Equal Rights aJ the ballot box" and in this our organization has taken strong grounds.
 Viewer before has the suffrage cause stood in so commanding position as now. Our people recognize the fact that among the women who advocate suffrage for their sex are the best and brightest mothers, wives and daughters in America.
 '"The last legislature passed bill in the lower house, and 1t only failed of passage in the upper house because of tie vote. This is most encouraging evidence of the condition of public opinion on this subject and indicates that politicians are coming to admit the rights of mothers to protect their homes and their children.
 "Others who have spoken have shown | the work of the last ten years in Ph9- nix. If we were to attempt to span the work of the last ten years of the W. C.. T. U. in the United States and the world 1t would fill volumes. Ut is enough to say, at this time, that the christian women of the repub- lie with our dear Francis Willard as our leader are shaking the old political parties to their foundation and com polling the discussion of this great evil on every hand; agitation is going on everywhere through every avenue; the press is teemiEg with the issue. We have cause to rejoice and be glad the work is taking hold on the hearts and the heads of the people.
 "All we have to do is to go on and weary not in well doing. God mingle s the bitter with the sweet; but God grant when life's brief course is run that we shall hear the words, well done."
 Professor Netherton, superintendent of public instruction, delivered short address in which he highly com mended the work of the w. c. T. U. He closed with a fine recitation, which was greeted with applause.
 Hearty applause greeted all these papers when read. Governor L. c. Hughes followed these interesting papers in an address abounding with words of praise of the women of the Phoenix union for their great work in an educational point of view in con- tributlng to large degree in shaping the morals of the soon to be new state and really making statehood itself pos sible.
 The governors facts and figures given in regard to the business interests of Arizona with hls earnest appeal to all | present to do all in their power to sec fond the work of the w. c. T. U. in Arizona cannot soon be forgotten. He was encored very heartily at the close of his remarks. One of the gentlemen present arose and said he thanked God that Arizona had governor who showed so great an appreciation of such work ss that of the union, which re- mark was greeted with general encore.
 The exercises closed with the recital by Hon. J. A. Marshall of a murderer's address to a judge who had condemned him to die for killing his wife. The effect of this recitation brought tears to many eyes in the audience.