Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-11-14
TEMP EERATE CHRISTIANS,
DiSclaim the UtteranCeS
of Fanatics.
The Christian EndeaVOr So
CietleS. -.
They Have No Interest In Woman's
Suffrage or in the Prohi-
bitiOn. Party.
To the Editor of THE REPuBL1cAH:

10 the EDITOR OF 1HE REPUBLICANS.
PHOENIX, Nov. 13.-An after math
of the Christian Endeavor conven
ton held at Boston in July, is revealed
in recent articles in the Voice and other
Prohibition papers from the lips and
pen of the we'll known temperance ora
tor Jno. G. Woolley. Mr.. Woolley is
well known , especially throughout the
northwest as talented lawyer, who
lost his prestige and practice through
the enslavement of strong drink. He
reformed however, and then went on
the platform as the apostle of gospel
temperance His favorite teaching is
that permanent escape from the power
of strong drink can come only through
the power of Christ Mr.. Woolley has
done noble work both from the plat
form and in his schemes for practical
redemption of drunkards. But of late
he seems to have fallen into the
clutches of those whose intolerant
radicalism his done much to make tenn
perance reform and especially the prin-
ciple of prohibition, unpopular.
The United Society of Christian En-
deavor, always broad and liberal to-
ward all moral reforms, have frequent
ly invited Mr.. Woolley to attend their
conventions and have in many ways
contributedto his popularity and in
f1uence Such workers as Frances Will
lard and Mr.. Woolley and all in fact
who are prominent in moral reform
work have been courteously welcomed
to the convention platforms of Christ
ian Endeavor Very often this court
esy has been abused by those to whom
it was extended.
The Christian Endeavor society while
standing forever against the saloon,
brothel and gambling den, and for
good citizenship and reasonable moral
reform is in no sense political Organt
zation. Its millions of members will
always vote conscienciously, but can
never as an organization be subserviant
to any political party or Adopt any one
party as it's medium of action.
Knowing this some of the ref0rmers
above mentioned have been discourte-
Gus enough to use the opportunities
kindly given them 80 advance directly
or indirectly the interests of some par
ticulr party or some party's creed,
notably Che Prohibition party and
Woman's suffrage movement.
AS an instance, when Miss Willard
was invited TO address the Ma
tional Christian Endeavor conven-
vention of '88, held in Chicago, on a
topic which was practically "HoW the
Young Peoples Society Christian En-
deavor Can Advance Temperance
she exhibited bad taste enough to sad
die third party, prohibition and wo-
mans suffrage on the convention Tor
an hours speech. The assembly was
composed of christian young people Of
all creeds, political and evangelically
religious, yet she sneered at the princ1-
Piles and leaders of both the great po-
litical parties in manner more beft-
ting stump political spaker than one
addressing religious body.
At the Boston convention of this year
Mr.. Woolley attempted something of the
same kind. When his speech was sent
to the press committee for publication,
prior to the convention, it was found
that The was practically advocating
third party prohibition and using the
names of President Clark, Secretary
Baer and Treasurer Shaw as backing
his position and agreeing with him.
When Mr.. Woolley came to Boston
President Clark pointed out these
Objectionable features, Directing to
them only on the ground that they
would put the Christian Endeavor
movement in the position of endorsing
political party But Woolley refused
to withdraw the matter. President
Clark and his associates then demand
ed that their names as officers of the
society should not appear as endorsing
the position advocated by Woolley and
the lecturer was of course obliged tC
omit them.
1t made him mad, however, and ht
has since published articles claiming
that the three gentlemen mentioned
had tried to muzzle him, were toe
cowardly to show their colors, etc
These articles have received wide pub.
LEGATION. Recently President CLARK
and Messrs. Baer and Shaw were
obliged to come out defending or rather
explaining the facts of the matter anG
refuting Woolley's false statements.
1t transpires that Baer and Shaw ars
boththird party men but have too much
regard for the fitness of things to at.
tempt to use their positions to STAN
pede the Christian Endeavor move
ment into the Prohibition party.
To one who is interested in the cause
of temperance reform and who believes
in the principle of prohibition this
cowardly and uncalled for attack OF
the noble and honorable heads of thu
Christian Endeavor movement is {
matter of sincere regret. No one ha:
done more to hinder temperance re
form than have the men who insist il
doubling the honesty, maigning thu
Christianity and sneering at the in
telligence of those truly Temperance
people who do not see their way clea