The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-12

Chicago. He has always been a lib
eral contributor TO the support Of the
Temple.
TO care for the structure after it was
erected board of trustees chosen from
w. c. II. L. people was created. and
Mrs. Matilda b. Carse, Of Chicago,
was made the head OF this board. The
trustees aimed, with the revenue from
the offices which they had To rent, to
make the temple self-supporting and
eventually a source of profit TO the
union. But for the panic times of 1892
and 1898 and the succeeding dull years
they would have brought this about.
But Office buildings in Chicago suffered
from hard times, just as they did else
where. Besides. the Temple trustees
would not rent to everybody. Saloon
keepers, gamblers. sporting men. pawn
brokers' and other kinds OF profitable
but questionable tenants could not Sc
cure rooms in the temple.
INDEBTEDNESS GREW.
Indebtedness began to accumulate
against the institution. Some $500. 900
worth Of bonds which had been issued
against IL became pressing. Absolute
control OF the temple by the w c. T.
L, was an impossibnity while there
were creditors. AT the Buffalo conven-
I
to the union that It should wipe out the
$300 coo Of bonded Indebtedness, show
ing that II they did go the Temple
would pass into their hands She was
supported by Miss Willard. who was
always an advocate of the Temple. Mrs.
Carse carried her point. and a strong
! effort was made during the year to
raise the needed money All that was
needed was not secured. and Miss Will
lard. who undoubtedly. If she had liv-
ed, could have raised every dollar
wanted. died.
Meanwhile. opposition to the main
tenauce Of the Temple by the W. c. T
4 L. arose among the national officers
Of the order Part OF this opposition
(and the largest part OF I'D arose from
the activity OF personal enemies Of that
/ lady I'm Chicago. She is a business
woman. ana business women are not
/ always popular with sentimental won-
/ en-. Other opposition came from East
| ern w. c. 7. Us, who have always been
I jealous Of Chicago's possession of the
national headquarters. The opposition
/ has never come from the rank and file
I OF the union. but always from w. c.
+ T. L. officers. many OF whom were
never In harmony with Miss Willard.
and nearly all of whom both fear and
dislike Mrs. Carse.
Next Monday the convention now in
I 81. Paul is To vote whether IL Will still
! financially indorse the Temple or aban-
( don the building 10 its fate. If the
I lay delegates are allowed TO vote on
the proposition without the application
/ OF
PARLIAMENTARY GAG LAW
I to them. Mrs. Carse viii win her fight.
4 II the national officers have their way.
( she will be defeated.
One Of the strongest friends the Tenn
+ pie and the w c. T. U. ever had In
this country is the conservative Times
/ Herald, OF Chicago. This journal has
/ probably done more for the Temple
/ than all Of its enemies had done against
i II. Sincere admiration OF Miss Willard
and her work was the motive for the
! upholding OF the Temple by this par
ticular Chicago newspaper.
AS a representative Of that paper,
/ II. I. Cleveland is in the city attending
/ the convention. Mr.. Cleveland was
/ formerly q resident OF St. Paul and was
the one TO whom Miss Willard gave the
| last statements for publication in re-
gard 10 the Temple that she ever ut
! tered. A Globe reporter secured
| from Mr.. Cleveland last evening the
following interview on the Temple He
/, said:
The las: words ever spoken to me by Mis-.
/ Willard we're.
'.Mr. Cleveland, believe IN the TEN
! pie. believe central IDEAS must be main
iained for syery great organization. ana !