, 1897-03-23

ernoon.
President Mckinley is to have the aid
o: congress and OF the governors OF ev-
cry STAT" in the union. That, ut least,
Is the intention Of The national officers
and members of the Woman's Christian
Temperance union.
An appeal was forwarded today as fol-
lows:
To His EXcellency. the President Of
de United States. Houored Ruler:
As the official representatives OF the
ian Temperance union OF the United
States, we earnestly cntreat you 10 call
upon congress TO prohibit in the District
IF Columbia and throughout the various
territories, the reproduction, by means
u h kaleidoscope OF kindred instru-
mcntS. Of the COrbctt-Fitzsimmons
night, or .: any like exhibition ut any
fI'urp time.
We believe that in making this re-
lh,sl we are seeking the best welfare OF
he 'i,iz"ns, especially the youth of our
.dnd. who would be brutalized by such
.lt"-like representations OF these degrad,
ing ~spcCtaCles. We learn thai
ions upon the largest scale are being
mad" iur invading mol alone our great
cities, bus every village and hamlet, with
ais spectacular performance, That bad
Us WIS the influence Of the fight upon
The comparative few who Witnessed it
IN person, it would b" infinitely worse,
t'"ansa 50 much more tar reaching. II
ms produced.
We are making II like request of the
chief officials and legislatures of the
various states and have strong hope that
in the majority of them the necessary
legislation may result.
We are glad to feel assured at the out,
set that your personal sympathy must
bee with us, and that your official sane,
ion will be given to this request, so
clearly in the interest of morality. Sin
ccrely and respectfully yours. Frances
L. willard. president; Katherine Lente
Stevenson, corresponding secretary w.
c. r. U.
The addresses TO the governors are
sent to all states OF the union and are
rs follows:
To his Excellency. Governor OF -.
i!onored Sir: AS the official represen-
atives OF the 300, 900 members Of The
Womnp's Christian Temperance union
If he United States, we earnestly en-
treat you 70 do all in your power to see
hat Il bill is introduced into and carried
trough the Legislature of your state
which shall prohibit the reproduction,
iy means Of the kaleidoscope or kin
ared instruments, Of the Corbett-Fitz-
simmons fight, or OF any like exhibi-
on at any future time.
Preparations upon the largest scale
are being made for invading not alone
i!le cities, but the villages and hamlets
Ok the land with these life-like represen-
~tations Of this degrading spectacle. We
''ei ''"V Il ''iAS Sloold oe alio"ed 10 go
Vi" ne in''"e'co Vi 'he nshl upon the
comparative It" VINO Witnessed II IN
person would be small compared with
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we nave already petitioned President
Mchihiey TO use his authority TO pre-
vent this IN the District OF Columbia and
me teFrltorles, ana We are ending this
ietier 10 the governors OF The various
s'ates. May we not hope for your per-
sonai cooperation and earnest endorse
iheht. We learn through the newspa'
pers thai massachusetts and illinois
have aready introduced bills prohibiting
these exhibitions We these are
only the preIudes TO Il great chorus OF
protests which shall arise from every