The morning times., 1896-12-12
MISS EDWARDS. ATTACKED
TIE INTERNAL REVENUE
Arraignment Of Federal Liquor
Dealing Before the w. c. 7. U.
Other Interesting Addresses Made
at the Three Sessions Of
the Convention.

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The Non-P artisan Women's Christian
Temperance Union, in national convention
here, devoted many hours yesterday to the
labor OF getting thoroughly organized and
settled down to the transaction OF the
business for which, they assembled. The
morning and afternoon sessions We're
strictly business tni character, while the
evening meeting was more for the public
information and education, through the
address set for the occasion.
The exercises OF the evening were opened
with two musical numbers, the first, an
organ voluntary by Mrs. Grace D. Brown,
ana the second, chorus, by Mrs. Carrie
Kidwell Stewart ana her music class.
,,I Inc devotionaf ser, services S,, were led by
was vocal solo Ibyl MIS-. Krppler.
The first of the addresses OF the even
ing was that of Miss Anna NJ. Edw ards of
Cleveland, @. Among women speakers Miss
Edwards i S remarkable, as much because
OF the matter as the manner of her ora
tory She combines perfect self-posses-
form with such simple naturalness of
address and earnest, forceIul dlrectness
in statement and deduction, as To make
her model III oratory. .ra
INTERNAL REVENUE ATTACKED.
She made an attack upon the internal
revenue methods OF the United States
that was condensation of eyeryargulurnt
and fact that could be brought against
this system Of taxation.
All the power that riCicule and sarcasm
can lend TO speech were brought to tear
IN bitter arragnInenu OF what the spcaker
termed 1.-THE partnership of the government
and the saloon II here could be- - she
sand, mo virtue in the excuse that only
Il desire AMI need for revenue made the
government recognize the business, for
The reason that the saloCn- keeper could
plead the same excuse desire for ..loney -
For herself She would prefer to see the
nation S debts go unpnlu and the govern
Inent itself fail to pieces than to know
that It's honor and survival meant the de-
Dauchery and ruin or Its citizens through
the active cOnllVdnCe or the government
After pointing out many Instances in
which she SEi The government interrcred
with personal liberty for the good OF the
lMlviuual as distinguished from tn. public
she Drew striking parallel between The
proVislonS III law for danger signals and
gates, actually preventing traffic at ra H.
road crossings, ana The legislation asked
Tor ny Tie union In restraint or the sale
or liquor
She said that the true province of that
organization as we'll as other temperance
movements, was IN education rather than
agitation, as usually underst God. The
problem was tp Cpnvince the American
people, all OF them. that the sale Of LIQUOR
Is Is a crime and should be punished as such.
ne movement must be founded in a per
Iect faith and trust in the people
MISS Edwards speech was received with
The closest attention by the audience and
her eloquent iIeTorath)n greeted with long
continued appia use.
HON. HIRAM PRIC E's ADDRESS.
After sclo by Miss Wade. Mrs. Ingha m
made one Of her character istic little
speeches, the moral OF which was the re-
quest for offerings for the cause
After taking the collection the next
speaker, Hon. Hiram Price. was an
nouEcetl. Mr.. Price read his remarks from
manuscript 1t was a long but by no
means tlresome address, and kent the
audience in an almost continuous CON
vuision Of laughter by his witty inter lection
oItNtrmtbure addenda UOthe written words
Following Mr. Price We're several niusi.
ca! SELECTIONS. after which Mrs. WiIten-
mEer. or pennsylvania, made a brirr adj
dress EN-GoycrnOr Sidney Perham, OF
Malue, was in the au-lience, I'D was
invited TO Spca 4. He spoke briefly in
1orsing the principles and methods Of tie
Non-partlSan mon ana cheering the
organization with hopeful words.
The solo by Airs. l.. E. stewart and the
chorus, 80 Holy Father" w"re the fina
musical numbers or the program. Mrs
Afford the president, dismissed the meet.
Ing with prayer.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was opened with
devotional exercises conducted By Mrs.
Annie Whittenincter OF Penns ylvania, af-
ter which Mrs +. ]. Phinney. the general
secretary, finished the, reading OF her an
nuai report, which was begun during the
latter part or the mornmg session
The next report submitted was that
or the secretary on Sunday school work.
which was made by Mrs. H. S Ellis of
Philadelphia
The report or The national treasurer.
Mrs II. M Inghan, showed all bills paid
and good balance en- tie right side of
the ledger. The total receipts Tor the
year We're, 81 1886 81, wnile The ,xpend-
ltures were only 81 500 50
Ire report or the publication .,,uIntittee
submitted by the secretary, Mrs T b.
Walker, In her absence was read by Mrs.
phlnney and showed that department OF
the organization to be on Il paying basis
The session was concluded with n iIuIII-
Der OF short talks, or Flashlights" as
| fteX- Wartl called by Ilnlnnnfns A ,,nnn