The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-19

10, 1890. 3oLASs MAIL MA
for the dram shop and the wages are
levied Oh by the proprietor Enew woman
will be necessary TO keep the home togeth-
er unless he himself becomes man.
Miss Willard further spoke of recent
progress made in the fields Of Temper
ance and Woman's enfranchisement and
declared that "The action Of the Metho-
dist Conference in voting a admit women
TO the General Conference is the largest
straw on the current of the times. She
complimented the clergy saying: But
for their teachings that have mellowed
mems hearts women would never have
been in the Colorado Legislature nor
would bill presented by these women
have been adOped raising the age Of pro-
lection to IS years: nor would the Legis-
| lature OF Texas have been specially con-
vened to forbid a couple of prize fighters
to bruise one another within tine borders
of that State.
The Polyglot Petition with its seven
and q half millions Of names and endorse
ments has this year been presented in
America and England. Its journey will
continue until it has borne the plea Of
the homo to every government.
| A union of reform forces is contemplate
ed and the leaders have agreed to the
following Ebasis which is commended to
the good will Of all White Ribbon women !:
l. Dir ct legislation, the Initiative and
! the referendum in all national state and
local matters; the imperative mandate
and proportional representation.
2. When any branch OF legitimate
| business becomes a monopoly III tho
hands of a few, against the interests OF
the many, that industry should be taken
possession of on just terms by the NUM-
cipality, the state, or the nation, ana au-
ministered by the people.
| g. The election of President and Vice
President, and of United States Senators
by direct vote of the people-and also OF
all civil officers SO far as practicable.
4. Equal suffrage without distinction
of sex.
5. AS the land is the rightful heritage
of the people, no tenure should be held
without use and occupancy.
| 6. Prohibition of the liquor traffic for
| beverage purposes and governmental
control of the sale Of medical, scientific
and mechanical uses.
| z. All money-paper, gold AMI silver
| should be issued by the National Govern
ment only, and made legal tender for all
payments, public or private on future
| contracts, and in amount adequate to the
| demands of business.
/ s. The free and unlimited coinage Of
| silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to l.
Miss Willard supported this platform
4
pithy remarks: If the Federation OF
| Labor and the Trades Unions through
out their entire membership decree that
strong drink shall be left teetotally alone,
it will within ten years become the ar
bitter of destiny.
Intemperance in our great cities pushes
people into the tenement houses and the
misery and filth of the tenement houses
pushes them into the saloons
Roman Catholic young women of Dam
bury, Conn. have formed society of
members pledged not to marry man who
is not strict abstainer. The only Won
| der is that this measure OF self-prOtectlon
is not carried out by young women of
common sense in every line OF life. They
should no more run the risk of marrying
| a drinking man than they would that OF
going to the madhousn And yet, by tens
Of thousands they do this every day, and
| while their husbands take the drink, they
! take-the consequence.
Miss Willard traversed the domain of
law, literature, politics. religion and re-
form, reiterating modestly but firmly
| those ideas that have made her so famous.
8 AT the conclusion OF EMiss. Willard 8
address large white silk banner, studded
with fifty gilt stars, representing the
states and territories wherein the W. Z.
r. u. has representation, was presented
to Miss Willard by Miss W. Jennings
Demorest, chairman of the executive COM
mitttee of the Sorosis of New York. This
emblem was waved by Miss Willard and
Mrs. Eliza Thompson, while Mrs
Katherine Willard Baldwin of New York,
a niece of the national president. sang a
recently composed song, The White
Ribbon Star Spangled Banner.
The enthusiasm was beyond description
as the throng arose and sang the closing
stanzas of thu hymn.
Mrs Stevenson and Mrs. Barker were
IL nix nf lyC
the Chautauqua salute in appreciation OF
faithful labors during the past year
Mrs Laura Or1niston Chant of London,
addressed the convention on Temperance
Work in Egypt. Mrs. Chant expressed
the DESIRE to take the American whit e
ribbon leader to Europe, and keep her
there, which was met by storms of no, j"
''no'' from all over the house.
AGAINST LYNCHING.
At the later session Mrs. A. S. Benja-
min of Michigan, offered the following:
| Resolved That white ribbon women.
who wear the badge of peace, ought never
to havo been placed on the position of
having to defend themselves from the
charge that they favored the lynching of
any human being anywhere, under any
circumstances. We keenly feel the false
position in which we have been placed,
and repudiate any imputation in con-
sistent with the law of Christ; which is
totally at variance with torture or i the
killing of any human being without an
opportunityEto have their case fairly pre-
sented and trial by jury.
We do not multiply epithets on this
subject because it is not necessary. We
leave that to those who misrep1esented
our position. We never hesitated and do
not now to place ourselves squarely on
record in regard to lynching, and other
Iawless proceedings in our own, or any
other country. Now and always, we be-
lieve that wi. n women have share In
making the laws, such atrocities will
disappear from the face of the earth. F."
The resolution was adopted.
Another resolution was presented by
Mrs. Matte McClella.l Brown. 1t re-
quired the sending Of greetings to the
triennial convention of the Episcopal
church at Minneapolis and earnestly re-
quested that in view Of the fact that the
use of fermented wines in the sacrament
of the Lords Supper is Objectionable to a
large proportion of most active and de-