The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-16
WHAT A WOMAN SAYS
Miss Wizards Annual Address
to the National w. c. Il. T.
Growth Of the Temperance and
Purity Crusades Reviewed
VICTORIES BY WOMEN.
Republicans Made a Mistake by
Defeating Woman Suffrage.

CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 16-Under the
national banner "For God and Home and
Native Land" delegates representing
every state ia the union, and following
of thousands Of wearsrs Of the white
ribbon, assembled this morning in Music
hall to open the twenty first annual con-
vention Of the w. g. 7. L.
The scene presented in the hall just
before the convention was called to order
was a most animated one The hum Of
conversation increased as the hour set
for the convention to be called TO order
drew near, until il seemed to assume he
proportion of mighty roar.
Tne decorations Of the big auditorium
were artistic and profuse. with yellow
and white predominating.
The wall which formed background
for the platform was a mass OF yellow
and white burning The white is the
recognized color and yellow bears the
same relation TO the woman sufrag ists.
The balconies are draped IN white aad
yellow The upper one is intertwin ed
with the red, white and blue. Each bal
cOny post supports state or superinten-
dents banner
The convention was called to order a
few minutes befor IL o'clock Miss VIII
lard raped sharply on the table ia front
~ her Instantly the big assem- mbl4ge
came to order.
"seveu raps for love hope and graft
tude," said Miss Willard
After the reading Of the crusade psalm
and the singing of the songs "ROck of
Ages" Welcome, Christian, Welcome"
Miss Willard stepped to the front of the
platform. and the first applause of the
convention WAS given aud handkerchiefs
duuered in all parts of the house.
Miss Willard thanked the convention
for the applause, aud then began the de-
livery Of her annual address, d resume
OF which is as follows
The child Of the crusade has lived
out IFS eager youth and stands on the
threshold Of mature w0maDhoOd On
the 23d day Of Decem Der, 1873, the first
praying band Of Ohio bridged with
faithful feet the distance between
church and dramshop. AS if by magic
similar professions began to move
throughout the West until in the nifty
days Of their unexampled faith and
works the liquor traffic WAS banished
from 25J towns and villages. We date
our origin from that red letter day set
like another Christmas in the drear De
cember TO show that dawn is sure to fol-
low darkness.
After reviewing the progress Of teEa-
PerAnce and the VI. @. II. Z. movement
Aliss Willard continued:
.Protsstantism has forged forward
towards prohibition; the Christian voter
is less purblnd, and begins to perceive
that every man should feel that he must
be a good citizen IN order to bs a good
Christian. The pOpe's representative in
this country has endorsed the right of
any bishop to exclude from the sacra-
ments those who belong TO the liquor
dealers camp Prohibition By law, by
politics, by wOman's ballot. is the watch
word Of the temperance army in all ma
tions.
The aggregate and systematic self
against the debasing exhibitions of her
form, whether pictured or real before
audiences of immoral men. he vic
tory gained by Lady Henry Somerset.
Mrs. OrmistOn Chant and other white rib
bon women in bringing evidence TO the
London county council which caused it
BY vote Of 70 to 50 to refuse liquor and
promenade hall licenses so that oromi-
nent places OF amusement in London are
G osed, is perhaps the strongest proof
mat better day has dawned. and de-
serves to rank beside the victory Of
women in Kentucky over the periured
Breckinridge and Of women in New
York over the tiger of Tammany.
The white life for two''-that equal
standard Of purity for men and women
which alone can make home happy=is a
Cardinal principle Of the white ribbon
women, but they also believe that we
shall always have a double standard of
morals while we have double standard
Oi voting
AS a man readeth in his newspaper.
so ia he-and in these days he reads what
Is is for the interest Of great corporations
TO have him read Opinion Is manufac-
tured by the newspapers Just as scisntlfi-
cally cloth is woven by the loom. The
editorial 1--WE" should be abolished and
every writer stand on his own merits
The strongest thing that reformers could
do would be % buy space IN the great
papers of the country in which to put
their ideas before the great humanity
that beats its life along the stony streets.
The word Of the hour was woman armed
with the ballot for the protection OF the
home and the reinforcement of that al
truistic minority Of men who seek to en-
blazon on the statute book the principles
of Brotherhood
Miss Willard made the personal state
ment mat any announcement indicating
a lack Of loyalty 10 the pledges assumed
Dy the leaders is likely to be in the
future as IN tho past, false as a gam bler's
word and daceItful a drunkard's joy.7
"a h<ve not turned Populist, Though I
nope that Populists and Prohibitionists
may % agreed and walk together before
long; i am a teetstaller and expect to be
one always. an opposed to lynching
at any time and any place, and whether
the person lynshed Is black, brown or