The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-14
ALL AT ODDS.
The Woolley-cIark Controversy Re-
celves a Fresh Impetus.
SUBMISSION TO "soss RULE
The Subject of a Somewhat
Caustic Discourse.

Boston, Nov. 14.-John g. WoolIey, the
Eell-known temperance advocate, between
whom and President Clark OF the United
versy has arisen over the alleged refusal OF
President Clark To permit his name to be
used In connection with tho Prohibition
party, has written n letter TO tie Christian
Endeavor society mt large, In which he de-
clares the societies to be under "boss
rule" md declares that the corporation
policy" adopted by the management leaves
nothing to the Judgment of the members.
THE president OF che corporation that
controls tho United Societies Of Christian
Endenyor," Mr.. WooIlcy writes, lis also
chief owner OF The Golden Rule. The
corporation consists OF some 900 members.
i have never heard Of any Of the rank and
file being asked, or even having an oppor-
tunity, to JON.
There -are-some 8,ooo,0oc OF us 'prt-
Yates AS united societies, we have
never voted for anything, nor been oon-
suited about anything. We have no prcsi-
dent, no trustees. no secretary nor treas
urer, no newspaper, no voice; and so / am
forced to address you individually by tho
mail, or submit to the injustice and
tyranny Of boss rule, which / refuse to do
for your sake no less than my own. /
have nothing To gain by this contention,
but you have; and however I may fare,
the society we love will have o great profit
by ID.
Claims Testimony Was One-sided.
ION Oct. ~ The Voice newspaper pub
lished an article containing portions Of
two speeches OF mine, one delivered before
the Gonesce NJ. K. conference at Roches-
ter, and tho other before the Central New
York NJ. u. conference at Newark, ". j.,
on Oct. Is, In which I alluded to Francis
X. Clark In terms derogatory to his lead
ership OF the Christian citizenship move
ment In our society, but not otherwise.
ION Oct. 90, Mr.. Clark, Mr.. Baer and
Mr.. Shaw had letters In tho Boston papers.
and later in The Voice. from which IL APP
pears that Messrs. Baer and Shaw are
party Prohibitionists and Mr.. Clark q
more OF less open secret. Newspaper dis
patches Of Oct. 20 contained my reply.
Oct. 81 The Golden Rule published one
side Of the matter and suppressed the
other.
Suppressed, I say, but also since that
time they have been requested TO publish
my side, and have promptly and CURLY re-
fused, which was perhaps fair enough TO
me. but not 70 you. This accords with thl.
settled policy OF the corporation, which
leaves nothing to the Judgment Of tAs So
ciety, but undertakes TO do its thinking as
we'll as 10 direct its policy. 1 do not even
suspect that there 10 any conscious selfish
ness in the management OF orr organ. u
would doubtless he an advantage IL tho
100000 had less chnperonipg and more
responsibility.
"0ct. es / sent to the secretary Of the
United society u scheme OF Cancellation,
In substance as follows;
am ready TO fight this thing 10 . finish, but
must he = Christian, and possibly here Is o
chanos for US 20 show our young peopS an OBJ.
jcct lesson in Christianity,
First, l apologize &c Mr.. gsrit for tho sharp
language Of my Newark speech, aad suppress
so much OF IL as relates 20 him. IL being stiIi
under my control and not having been ~ yet
issued In pamphlet form.
Second. MI. Clark 20 apologize 70 me for his
conduct in the corridor Of the Brunswick, and
print my Boston Common speech, rs written,
with his comments upon lbs points seriatim, 90
rs TO show exactly his objections and his own
position upon the matters treated in
Third, Mr.. Baer to write a brief 4stement
OF the difficulty and It's settlement, this state
ment TO be signed by himself. Mr.. Clark. Mr..
shaw and me, and printed in The Colder Rule.
Fourth, the whole matter 70 end there, rs to
all its personal features.
Loyalty to the society Unqusstioned.
'sThis proposition twas also rejected, and
so, having done all TINT I could, l stand
and write you this for truths sake and
conscience sake. Nothing could induce
me to lead n division OF our society. I
have been literally aeluged in letters re-
Gently, declaring for . forward movement.
but not one contains q word OF disloyalty
10 the society.
w ought TO be loyal and respectful to
our leaders, but leaders are very prone to
forget that they owe us loyalty also. And
apresident Of our society, whose attitude
toward the saloon Is indefinite In It's ordi-
nary details, is deficient In loyalty, or
bravery, or capacity, My thought In that
speech was infinitely bigger thar the Pro-
hibition party, as you will see when you
read II prayerfully.
Finally, / confess myself bafficd and
beaten In this lakt effort. Mr.. Clark's
exact whereabouts remain undiscovered.
but tho effort has value for what 1t did not
accomplish.
after such a trial one feels like a re-
turned polar expedition-as IL he had been
close to a place which has neither latitude
nor longitudc-but not quite. I will meet
you at the EQUATOR
President Torrey Resigns.