Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-07-29
". c. I. U. COLUMN.
SELECTED BY NORRIS UNION.

Pittsburg, May n, declared itself in
unmistakable terms for the single
issue of prohibition. The editor of
Standard who was present, was chair
man of the platform, and good deal
of debate was INDUCED. Ever since
the organization of the Prohibition
party there has been two distinct
classes in the party. In the early his
tory of the movement and until the
present, the w. C. T. U. leaders have
exercised dominant influence in the
party. Most of these women have
regarded the woman suffrage issue as
a paramount issue, and while believ-
ing heartily in prohibition, they join
ed issues with the Prohibition party
to help forward their much loved
woman suffrage scheme. These
women, who are not alone in their adj
vocacy of woman suffrage were rein
forced by such leaders as Gov. St.
John of Kansas. When the platform
was adopted at Pittsburg, this wom-
an suffrage element bolted and or
gained new party, which they are
pleased to call the National Party"
adopting platform that contained
humber of issues, the leading ones
being woman suffrage and free silver.
While heretofore our platform has
been burdened with woman suffrage
and other minor and alien issues, it is
now a distinct prohibition platform
stripped of all entangling issues.
As we see it, the Prohibition party
is greatly relieved by the absence of
these woman suffrage advocates.
They have made life a burden to
many good in the Prohibition party.
Many of them have been blind to the
interests of Prohibition, and have
advocated the new woman with all
her paraphernalia, and have not hest
tated to espouse the cause Of woman
in the pulpit, woman in politics and
woman everywhere else, where woman
ought not to be, For our part we
are heartily glad they have packed
their grips and left us. May joy go
with them! But we are sure that Joy
will not go with the people that listen
to them. 1t would have been impos-
sible for the Prohibition party ever to
have made any large gains in the
South with this woman suffrage
plank in our platform. While believ-
ing this. for many years the writer
has voted the Prohibition party ticket,
for the simple reason that he could
not in conscience vote the ticket of
any party that by its silence endorsed
the organized liquor traffic of this
country. May God bless the Prohi
bition party and its nominees, and
to the temperance men of this
nation sufficient courage and back
bone to goto the ballot box in No
vember and vote for the only party
that distinctly declares for prohibi-
ton in every utterance it makes.
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A new view of "the law and the
lady" was presented by Judge Glib
bons, of Chicago, in a recent divorce
case. The wife was the complainant,
both parties were over sixty years Of
age, and had been married only two
years. The husband was poor and
an invalid, the wife property owner
and well-todo, SO the attorney for
the defendant applied for allimony.
This being a case in which no pre-
cedent could be cited. the Judge re-
viewed the history of the evolution
of woman from antiquity to the pres
ent time, and upon the ground that,
as the "new woman" stands upon an
absolute equality with man so far as
property rights and individual free
dom are concerned" the wife must
pay family bills if the husband can
not, rendered judgement for the de-
PENDANT. Every reason of right,
justice and MORALS" said the court,
lis in favor of the proposition that
the duties which the husband and
wife owe to each other are reciprocal"
We would ask the learned Judge, and
those who commend his judgement,
if it is not time thew consider also the
"reasonableness" of reciprocal rela-
tons between the law and wife.
What fright. justice and morality" is
there in denying to the wealth-pro-
ducing and tax paying wife voice in
government under which the hus-
band. though financially unable To |