The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-26

land. This country sent it's gold to
Europe every year n received In re-
turn criminals and slum born anarchists.
THE men all vote for the saloon nom
inees," continued Colonel Balm. This
country needs house cleaning as we
have been gathering filth for 115 years,
and now we want to clean and put up
the process. Let US stop the emigrants
with tags o n their backs, take off their
tags ard tell them to tag back home;
when those Italians were killed.
ment enclosing SIPS, boo as Indemnity.
Those men were pretty costly. l think
a p. 8. should have been added, since
keep the rest on the other side
Colonel Balm next denounced the an
archists. Of Chicago, who are preach,
Ing against the American Sabbath and
American Sabbath destroyed the pillar
Of the nation. He would like to see
the army of d~runkards' children march
tn thrown w out @aHt Of emplo sgn Dte ~ the c HRsH
given employment BY the capital with
drawn from the diatilleries.
HARRISON AFRAID.
There is not a man holding high office
who dares say @ word against the liquor
traffic" the Colonel shouted: Harrison
applause but in ali his SO speeches
there is not a single sentence against
the liquor. tratiic. Why. didn't Harrison
say something's 1t would have cost him
too many votes. BY keeping his mouth
shut he got the Christian vote. If you
Christians would say open your mouth
or you won't get my vote the politicians
Colonel Balm hoped women Would vote
soon. He was not concerned SO much
about the sphere of women; the men
bothered him more. In the gambling
bells ND In fhn cpINonc wan f0Ind man
while In the churches you found women.
The heart Of the nation is home"
said Colonel Balm In closing. THAT is
why liquor kills the nation. You may
strike anywhere but the heart and live;
when you strike the heart you die.
Liquor strikes at the home. the heart
of the nation"
Mr.: Balm was applauded almost UNI
ceasingly. He closed with an appeal
for money and asked that no one but a
very stingy man should leave.
Mrs. Hunt said a lew words, after
which the convention adjourned.
LAST SESSION.
This mornings session, the last of the
convention, opened with Devotional Ser
evening Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge, Ma
tional Corresponding Secretary died, and
a black ribbon was put among the white
on the platform when the news of her
death was given to the convention. Dur
ing the Devotional Services many allu-
sions were made to Mrs. Woodbridge
and her work.
Mrs. Mary Grant Cramcr, sister of
Woodbridge. Mrs, Hunt brought copies
of the State Physiology journal and said
that efforts would be made to repeal
to its enforcement. When Mrs. Hunt
said "good-bY," the convention sang,
God be with you till we meet again.
A letter was read from the National
Union, conveying greetings and assur-
ances of the National Unions sympathy;
The Executive Committee appointed
these standing committees:
Prison and Almshouse-Mrs. NJ. c.
Barber, Union Library, Trenton.
Flower Mission-Mrs. E. r. Fuller,
% 2120, Ocean Grove.
Parlor Meetings-Mrs. I. c. Wynn, S12
State and County Fairs-Mrs. NJ. C.
Campbell, 101 Wright street, Newark.
Soldiers, Sailors, Firemen and Railroad
Men-Mrs. Sullivan, Merristown.
Frome, 103 North Ninth street, Newark.
Observance OF the Sabbath-Nirs. J. H.
Cox, Mount Tabor.
U~nfermented Wine-Miss /. J, jackson,
2e9 Spring street, West Hoboken.
Tobacco and Narctics-Mrs. Krone.
Franchise-Miss Laura Holmes, Clarks-
boro.
Temperance Lessons in Schools-Mrs.
A. Swan Brown, Passaic.
Social Purity-Dr. Upham.
Suppression of Impure Literature-Mrs
Fl. F. Croker. Lakewood.
Colored Work-Mrs. S. N. Johnson,
Elmer.
Temple Fund Special Committee-Miss
Fannie Belts, Lumberton.
Demarest Medal contests-Special
Grove.
Advisory Members of Executive Com.
mittee-Mrs. T. w. Seabrook, Mrs. e.. A.
Mickle.
sup.sintendents of aepartments:-!u-
venile Work-Mrs. May P Sparks,
Bridgeport. Sunday Schoofs-Mrs. 2. v.
Street, Beverly. LIterature-MTs. s, p
Brittin, Madison. E~vangelistic and Bible
Readings-Mrs. A. E. Bennett, Atlantic
Highlands. Health and Heredity-Miss
Elfreth Haddonfield.
see how many unions were ~sufffagists,
and Hudson reported a majority of suf-
fragists. Miss Jackson of Hudson re-
ported that COS churches use non-alco-
holic wine.
A question was asked If fermented
win ever helped a man to fall, when a
storm of incidents arose of which the
Ladies Ia egsa knew tbs pessoas # Il was nnI,o dee ma41
rons' bill. Mrs. McMinn was presented
with $50 in gold as q token of the dele
gates esteem, The Hudson delegate ap-
meets at Cleveland, is Mrs. Beach.
NUMEROUS RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions were adopted pIedging the
best laDor6 OF the delegates TO the en-
of the law requiring the read
ing Of scientific temperance in the Pub
lie Schools, and CAS- we believe the bal
lot in the hands of women means the
death knell of the liquor traffic, that we
will not cease to labor for their enfran-
chisement, and urge upon the women
the necessity of educating public opinion
up to a full understanding of THIS inn
portant movement"
Resolutions against lynching, immoral
places Of amusement 'for gentlemen
only; con~gratulating our brave sisters
of Kentucky" for their night against
Breckinridge; in favor of the law adj
hitting women to the bar of New Jer-
sey, and thanking everyone who had
contributed toward the success of the
convention, were passed.
YOUNG " ye1 lIpln Newark made q
sensation by telling the ladies they
should be at home tending their children
When he closed a dozen women rose to
tell him his mistake and Mrs. Austin of
Passaic County made a rousing oppo-
sition speech, saying as she left the
platform:
II wasn't going to let tina fellow go
out of this place without telling him
something"
1t was %nnounce that III deaths had
occurred during the year among the
of the State Union. The con-
vention sang Nearer My Zoe to Thee
and"Amerfca," after which Mrs. Aymar
Senior County President, led in prayer,
after which the convention adjourned
sine die.