The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-16
WHITE RIBB0NERS.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME By MRS,
NJ. f. GRIFFITH.
4 Monster Petition Bearing the Sig
People OF All Nati0naIitfes.
Addressed to the Governments of
the World.

Washington. Feb. 15.-The Metropol-
itan Methodist Episcopal church was
decorated today in honor Of the con-
vention of the White Ribboners. \
good attendance greeted the opening
session which began with the singing
of hymns, followed by an address of
welcome by OIrs. NJ e. Griffith, presi-
dent of the district W. c. T. u, to
which Mrs. Clara Hoffman, the re-
cordinS secretary Of the National
Union responded.
Then came a prayer and consecra-
ton meeting conducted by Mrs. Cath
crime Lent Stevenson, of Chicago, and
partlelpated in by many prominent
workers in the cause of temperance
Mrs. Griffith conducted a noon-ttde
prayer, which began at II O'Clock.
Rev, Dr.. Lunn, of England. promi-
nent temperance worker, occupied a,
seat on the platform. Miss Frances
Willard and Lady Henry Somerset
were unable to be present, having been
detained in Boston, but they are ex-
Ipected to arrive during the day. The
principal object Of the gathering is to
call the attention of Congress and the
president as strongly as possible to
the immense polyglot petition which
has arrived in Washington after a
Journey around the world and now it
is asserted bears the signatures Of
more than 100000 people Of all ma
ti0naities.
The Monster Petition.
The monster petition is as follows;
For God and home and our land.
The Polyglot petition of the World s
Woman5' Christian Temperance Union.
addressed to the governments Of the
world.
"Honored Rulers, Representatives and
Rulers:
I'VE, your petitioners. although be-
longing to the physically weaker sex,
are strong of heart. to love of homes,
our native land and the worlds family
Of nations.
I'VE know that clear brains and pure
hearts make honest lives and happy
horoes, and that by these the nations
prosper and the time is brought neareT
Mnen The word snan be at peace
I'VE know that indulgence in al
CohOl and opium and in other vices
which disgrace our social lives makes
misery for all the world, and most Of
all for US and for our children
1--WE know that stinulants and
opiates are sold under legal guaran-
tees which make the governments
partners in the traffic, by accepting as
revenue a portion of profits and we
know, with shame, that they are often
forced by treaty upon populations
either ignorant or unwilling; we know
we might do much. now left undone.
to raise the moral tone OF society and
render vice difficult We have no
power to prevent these great iniqui-
ties, beneath which the whole world
groans. but you have the power to re-
deem the honor of the nations from an
indefnal1lp pOmnlicitV
eve. therefore. come to you with the
united voice of representative women
of every land. beseeching you to raise
the standard of the laws to that Of
Christian morals, to strip away the
safeguards and sanctions of the state
from the drink traffic and the opium
trade, and to protect our homes by the
total prohibition Of this curse of ciVtli-
zation throughout all the territory over
Which your government extends"